Being unexpectedly cut off from the internet and Wi-Fi access is frustrating, but as Harmanan Singh, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Mumbai in India writes,there are lessons to be learned when one ventures offline. Charles Darwin was an English naturalist who first introduced the theory of evolution of man. From the early cavemen to the …
Homosexuality is illegal in many countries, but Oluwafemi Ogunjobi, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria, argues that it is time for African governments to recognise human rights and repeal ‘anti-gay’ laws. I was amazed reading Patrick’s story few weeks ago on one of the social media networks. He figured out he was gay at 13, …
Julius Shirima, the 2015 Pan-Commonwealth Youth Award recipient, tells us how he helps young business-people turn enterprising concepts into profitable ventures. Julius is investing the monetary assistance from his award into building projects so that his entrepreneurial work has a sustainable impact on local communities. At the age of 19 in 2008 while I was in …
The Caribbean’s natural resources drive the tourist industry, but Advira Shand, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Manchester in Jamaica, says they also have a vital role in alternate energy and climate change. When we think of the Caribbean’s radiant sunlight, exotic seas and refreshing breeze, we are automatically led to visualize scantily clad tourists scampering along …
Youth recently met with decision makers and government ministers during the Asia Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting. Mridul Upadhyay, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Delhi in India says the discussions are a vital step toward action and the CHOGM in Malta. “We, the youth, are not just 50 per cent of today’s population. But …
Sustainable development in a region of Cameroon is getting a boost from a British organisation, writes Alphonse Akouyu, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon, as he describes his visit to projects and the communities they serve. The 21st century has witnessed an increase in international development initiatives around the globe. Non-governmental organisations, foundations, charities and …
Primary school is free in Nigeria, but as Musa Temidayo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria writes, other factors can push children to give up their dreams and find a living on the streets. In Lagos, Nigeria, public primary education is free, as it is in some other states in the country, yet you meet …
Commonwealth Youth Award 2013 winner Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne is a Sri Lankan eco-social entrepreneur, environmentalist and youth activist. Mridul Upadhyay, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Delhi, interviewed her to celebrate Commonwealth Youth Work Week in November, celebrating the achievement of youth workers, youth organisations and young people throughout the Commonwealth. This year’s theme is “Youth Workers …
This past weekend, world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York adopted new Sustainable Development Goals, an ambitious agenda that aims to end poverty, promote prosperity and to protect the environment over the next 15 years. Femi Asu, 30, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria, writes that the goals mark an opportunity …
Femi Asu, a young Commonwealth Correspondent and reporter from Nigeria, has been announced as the winner of a prestigious CNN African Journalist Award. Femi, who today writes for The Punch national daily newspaper in Lagos, received the Ecobank Economics and Business category award at a gala ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya. Femi was one of 31 …
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