Have you ever thought about this before? As a young person, what comes to mind when you think about Leadership? Who do you see as a leader? Around you today, who are the leaders? Just in case you are thinking too far, that face is what you see when you look in the mirror. In …
Just a few things we’ve got planned in the months ahead: 7th-9th February: CABOS (Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sports) Meeting, Delhi – India Discussions on how Sports can be better utilized as a tool for Peace and Development. 14th-18th February: Commonwealth Youth Sub-committee on Human Rights and Democracy Training, London. Commitment Create a Commonwealth Youth …
Over 20 students and Faculty from The National University of Rwanda (NUR), on Friday, concluded a one-week training in the use of multimedia for instruction, as part of the university’s efforts to explore modern ways of delivering knowledge to its students. The training was organised by the University Center for Instructional Technology (CIT) in partnership …
A recent post in the Guardian’s “Poverty Matters” blog touched upon an important idea: That we should focus on poor people, not just poor countries. When the World Bank carried out its annual reclassification in July, Senegal, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen all graduated to middle-income status – countries that have reached the US$1,000 or …
Maybe We Should Focus on Poor People, not Poor Countries Read More »
The Pinelands Creative Workshop (PCW) is facilitating a one-day workshop on the topic highlighted above on Wednesday, 16th February 2011 at the Horatio Cooke Auditorium, NUPW Headquarters, Dalkeith, St Michael from 10am – 3pm. The Workshop is a component of a new project which is being conducted throughout the Caribbean including Barbados, with the objectives …
Capacity Building Workshop on Trade related Labour and Gender Issues Read More »
The four CYP regional centres will each be hosting a regional consultation on the theme: Investing in youth employment and Entrepruenership development. The consultations will be held during the months of February and March of 2011. This will be followed by a Pan Commonwealth Dialogue on the same theme in April, 2011. …These consultations are …
CYP On the Move: Regional Consultations on Youth Economic Empowerment soon. Read More »
The Anguilla National Youth Council (ANYC) and National Youth Ambassador Corp (NYAC) are autonomous and non-partisan organizations whose mandate is to represent and articulate on behalf of Anguilla’s youth. The ANYC and NYAC firmly believe that it is imperative that youth are involved in all aspects of Anguilla’s Development. Youth must not be seen as …
A new year has come and we are very much looking forward to another great meeting of the Global Anti-Corruption Network (GYAC) members, this time in Nairobi, Kenya, from April 25-27, 2011, with both old and new members. We are going through the applications of the existing members to choose the most active organizations to …
New Membership Application into the Global Youth Anti Corruption Network! Read More »
We’re seeking applications to participate in the Commonwealth Local Government Young Professionals Forum (CLGYPF) taking place on 13th – 15th March, 2011, at City Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK, marking the International Year of Youth 2011. The two–day international forum will explore the role of local government in assisting young people to be agents for Local …
Unemployment in Britain has surged by 49,000 to nearly 2.5 million, including one in every five young people – putting the number of 16- to 24-year-olds out of work at close to a million, the highest since records of youth unemployment were first kept in 1992. The rate of joblessness among 16-to 24-year-olds is now …
One in five young people out of work as jobless total hits 2.5m Read More »