Lilan Dayananda is a co-founder and the CEO at Elzian Agro. His organisation has been tackling world hunger through award-winning smart agronomy solutions. These innovations provide soil and weather monitoring systems to farmers who are affected by extreme weather changes and pests and who also have limited resources to service their farms. 25-year- old Commonwealth …
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been criticized for failing to live up to his pre-election promises to improve economic conditions in his country. Mubeen Adewale Azeez, a 25-year-old correspondent from Nigeria, argues that the country’s situation appears to have gotten worse since Mr. Buhari’s election in 2015 as citizens, many of whom fall below the …
The areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are known to drive innovation and development in society. While women are just as capable of participating in these critical fields, they are far outnumbered by men. But why? What’s stopping more women from getting involved in STEM? And what will it take to increase their …
Climate change is an undeniably dangerous aspect of our present and future. This shift in global weather patterns – mostly caused by human activity – is taking place rapidly. Although the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in lockdowns and economic slowdown, these factors did not decrease the expediting negative impacts of climate change, according to a report …
Climate change is an undeniably dangerous aspect of our present and future. This shift in global weather patterns – mostly caused by human activity – is taking place rapidly. Although the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in lockdowns and economic slowdown, these factors did not decrease the expediting negative impacts of climate change, according to a report …
Extreme rainfall has affected livelihoods and claimed lives in India. This is evidence of the far reaching effects of climate change argues Kashvi Chandok, a 20-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from New Delhi, India. She says the government needs to support young people in their fight for the environment and a better tomorrow. The future of the …
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As the countdown to COP26 continues, young environmental activists and innovators, academics, experts and government officials from across the Commonwealth, joined a series of regional dialogues to help set the youth agenda at the conference. Organised by the Commonwealth Youth Programme and the Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Network (CYCN) and supported by the Commonwealth Blue Charter, …
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Regional and international trading systems have been among the casualties of the coronavirus. As Bokani Lisa Motsu, a 22-year-old Correspondent from Botswana argues, in the face of a huge reduction in global trade, the heated debate about regional trading blocs versus globalization has been placed on the backburner. The coronavirus pandemic has silenced one of …
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Photo Credit: Sonika Agarwal via Unsplash ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. About Karishma Arora: My source of happiness is working for the vulnerable and underprivileged. I aspire to be a civil servant and contribute to public services. Some of my interests include creative writing, photography and debating.
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