Women in Belize are distinctly lacking from the high offices of government. It’s a far cry from the world of the mythical ‘Amazons’, writes 16-year-old Phaedra Mohammed-Ali. Throughout the centuries, women have gradually proven themselves to be agents of change. For the end of ‘Women’s Month’ in Belize, commemorated under the theme ‘valuing ourselves – promoting …
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Women in Belize are distinctly lacking from the high offices of government. It’s a far cry from the world of the mythical ‘Amazons’, writes 16-year-old Phaedra Mohammed-Ali. Throughout the centuries, women have gradually proven themselves to be agents of change. For the end of ‘Women’s Month’ in Belize, commemorated under the theme ‘valuing ourselves – promoting …
A new election has been called in Canada. Young Canadians must now exercise their democratic right to vote if they want to see the change they desire, writes Gys Weverink, a 23-year-old from Ottawa. Last week, word emerged from Parliament Hill that Canadian citizens will be heading to the polls for the 41st time in …
Correspondence: Another election, but will young Canadians vote? Read More »
Investing in the education, health and talents of the world’s female population reaps economic as well as social and political benefits. However success relies on breaking down traditional ideologies and conventions, writes Samantha Khan, an 18-year-old from Trinidad & Tobago. Famed French social critic and writer, François Marie Charles Fourier, once wrote: “The extension of …
Correspondence: We could change the world if given the chance Read More »
‘Is it fair to blame the parents of young people who get mixed up in gangs and criminal behaviour?’ asks Sonia Quamina, a 25-year-old from Arima, a town in Trinidad and Tobago. The poll in the local Trinidad and Tobago Guardian newspaper, dated 2 April 2011, asked the question, “Should the parents of gang members …
Correspondence: How do you define successful parenting? Read More »
‘Is it fair to blame the parents of young people who get mixed up in gangs and criminal behaviour?’ asks Sonia Quamina, a 25-year-old from Arima, a town in Trinidad and Tobago. The poll in the local Trinidad and Tobago Guardian newspaper, dated 2 April 2011, asked the question, “Should the parents of gang members …
The Commonwealth Youth Programme Caribbean Centre facilitated a Caribbean Youth Leadership Summit during March 29 to 31st in Bridgetown, Barbados. For three days Youth leaders from 21 countries, together with the President of the European Youth Forum and members of the Duke of Edinburgh Award, looked at practical ways to strengthen youth governance networks at …
Caribbean Youth Leaders commit to National Youth Councils by 2012 Read More »
Youth is undeniably the most important and formidable force and resource that a nation can have; and interestingly most of the Commonwealth countries are positioned with this unprecedented opportunity of being endowed with a large amount of ‘Youth Capital’. Harnessing this ‘demographic dividend’ by investing in them NOW, is the need of the hour which …
Event: ‘Investing in Youth Employment’ 9-10 May in London Read More »
We in the Commonwealth owe it to ourselves to educate young people about accepting self and appreciating that beauty comes with individuality, writes Sonia Quamina, a 25-year-old from Arima, in Trinidad and Tobago. “The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who …
Correspondence: Look beyond the mirror and appreciate real beauty Read More »
We in the Commonwealth owe it to ourselves to educate young people about accepting self and appreciating that beauty comes with individuality, writes Sonia Quamina, a 25-year-old from Arima, in Trinidad and Tobago. “The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who …
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