Wrong impressions were swept away when Badru Walusansa, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala in Uganda, made a guest visit to a Rotary Club visit. He discovered that Rotary embodies four important aspects for building a better society. Arguably the work done by Rotary Clubs seems not to be tracked as developmental, yet it’s critical if …
The Commonwealth Secretariat is bringing together young entrepreneurs from across West Africa with the intent of setting up a new regional youth alliance, writes Timi Olagunju, a young Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria. From October 25-27, 2016, young entrepreneurs from the Commonwealth countries of Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, …
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Eric (centre) receives his award from Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Josephine Ojiambo (L) and Grace Cerere of the Kenya High Commission to the UK (R). Eric Nehemiah, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kenya, has been named as the 2016 Commonwealth Africa Youth Worker of the Year. He is the co-founder of the Mathare Foundation, a Kenyan NGO …
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The behaviour of a tennis bad boy holds lessons for youth, wrties Hsin-Yi Lo, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Melbourne, Australia, who reflects on the benefits that have been showered on the millennial generation, and the reputation it has earned. Australia’s tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios was slapped with a $32,000 fine and an eight week …
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The power of online news works for benefit and for harm, writes Abdullah Al Hasan, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh. Social media can build solidarity for causes, but can also incite negatives when fake news manipulates the unwary. Life is now easier than before. We have been able to minimise most of …
The first-ever Indian snow sculpting team will compete in the 27th International Snow Sculpture Championships in Colorado, United States in January 2017. Mridul Upadhyay, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Delhi, is a member of the team and speaks with his team mates about overcoming the challenges of the competition. Mridul: Congratulations Zahoor Din Lone, Sunil Kushwaha, and …
Saturday 3 December, International Day of People with Disabilities, will see the launch of the Commonwealth Youth Council’s campaign for youth with disabilities. The project, entitled I AM ABLE, will run for eighteen months and will seek to contribute towards the development of a more inclusive society by addressing the marginalisation and discrimination of people with disabilities …
Ghanaians head to the polls on December 7 to choose a president and parliament. Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Ghana, says the country is a beacon of democracy in Africa after successfully organising six previous elections and the peaceful transfer of power between political parties. While much of the world’s media attention …
Will Nicholl, 23, a Correspondent in London, UK, notes that in the aftermath of the events of the last six months, commentators have done their best to find patterns through which to make sense of the world. He argues for the need to take a longer viewpoint. Tempting though it is to pivot the narrative onto …
Millions of Ghanaians turned out on December 7 to elect a new set of parliamentarians and a president who would govern the country for the next four years. Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Ghana, cast his ballot and reflects on the positive experience of a well-run national election. As a first-time voter, …