A pioneering young entrepreneur from Uganda, Dr Charles Batte, has been named as the winner of the Bright Ideas from a Young Commonwealth contest. Charles, 28, presented his Bright Idea today (November 23) at the 10th Commonwealth Youth Forum in Malta. He is the founder and CEO of Tree Adoption Uganda (TAU), a youth-led social …
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Swapnil Mishra, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from India, currently studying in the United States, writes that governments should consider investments in social and economic infrastructure as key ways to combat religious extremism. The government of Tajikistan is going all out to curb religious extremism. Last year, the government outlawed Arabic-sounding names. It has also shut …
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On the final day of the 11th Commonwealth Youth Forum, the young people of the Commonwealth finalised their declaration, expressing their policy recommendations to Heads of Government and action plan for the Commonwealth Youth Council. Layne Robinson, Head of Social Policy Development at the Commonwealth Secretariat said that the young people spoke very clearly on …
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Achaleke Christian Leke, who was the 2016 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year has been named the Winner of the Luxembourg Peace Prize for 2018 as Outstanding Youth Peacemaker for his preeminent efforts and initiatives to promote peace. Achaleke, from Cameroon was awarded for his preeminent efforts and initiatives to promote peace by the Schengen Peace …
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