It should be everyone’s responsibility to protect the rights of those around them. However, very few accept this mantle with as much grace as Ashley Komangaapik Rose Cummings. Commonwealth Correspondent Samantha Khan, 26, from Trinidad spoke to the 2019 Commonwealth Youth Awards finalist about her work championing the rights of indigenous communities in Canada. If …
Goodbye kerosene lamps and candles, hello solar-powered lanterns. Communities in Rwanda are lighting up with cheap, clean energy sources, thanks to people like Alice Mukashyaka. Promise Forsuh, a 22-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Bamenda, Cameroon, spoke to the 2019 Commonwealth Youth Awards finalist about her bright initiative. Alice Mukashyaka and Ariane Umuringa started their company, Starlight, in …
Africa is often depicted as a needy “dark continent” characterised by primeval irrationality, tribal anarchy, civil war, political instability, flagrant corruption, incompetent leadership, famine and starvation, and rampant disease, writes Lonjezo Idrissa, a 22-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Zomba, Malawi. How could a Hollywood blockbuster help change these negative stereotypes? Since most people in the United …
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Future Leaders is a thriving youth organization that offers study, service and mentorship opportunities to young people in Bermuda. Shannay Williams, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from St. Thomas, Jamaica spoke to founder Ryan Robinson Perinchief. The 22-year-old law student at the University of Durham was a finalist in the 2019 Commonwealth Youth Awards. What inspired …
Three major challenges affect the lives of ordinary Nigerians – insecurity, unemployment and poverty – writes Belema Ekine, a 28-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Rivers State in Nigeria. But are the country’s public policies addressing these? Overcoming a lot of challenges in Nigeria requires strong successful public policies developed from progressive ideas. These ideas serve as …
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Vaccines have saved many lives and mark an important milestone in early childhood healthcare. But in a new trend, more people are refusing to get vaccinated, despite the wide availability of vaccines, writes Commonwealth Correspondent Omer Fayshal Pavel, 25, from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Vaccines appeared as early as the year 1000, but it was only hundreds …
Akwaaba! Ghana is rolling out the red carpet for the descendants of slaves and Africans in the diaspora to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of West African slaves to the USA. Many of their ancestors may have been taken away in chains against their will. But their descendants are returning voluntarily to connect …
Students in many Commonwealth countries are making the most of the holidays before gearing up for the new school year. Daniel Olajuyigbe, 17 a Correspondent from Ekiti State, Nigeria argues that education is important for each of us and our countries for more reasons than we may realize. When we think about bright futures for ourselves and …
Outstanding female athletes pay a great price – intense scrutiny. After many years in the shadows, women are finally taking their place in the sports limelight. But as with most other professions, they are finding that here too, there are double standards between their treatment and that of their male counterparts, writes Bonolo Madibe a 22-year-old …
From climate change to other pressing societal problems, young people are making their voices heard. In countries like Uganda, where almost three-quarters of the population are under 30 years old, young people can no longer be ignored, writes 25-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Munguongeyo Ivan from Kampala, Uganda. On September 20, millions of young people across the …