The theme “encourages us all to celebrate the ways in which talent and innovation can be supported and put to the best use possible” – Secretary-General This year’s Commonwealth theme, to be launched on Commonwealth Day, encourages imagination, creativity, and a positive attitude to grasp the opportunities of our time – at home or with …
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The Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) is celebrating 40 years of championing young people’s engagement in decision-making and development. Since its establishment in 1973, CYP has focused on youth empowerment: working with youth leaders, government ministries and youth workers to unleash the vast potential of young people in Commonwealth member states. Today, young people (aged 15-29) …
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The Australian cricketer known by his many fans as Mr. Cricket has ended his international career, but Ryan Bachoo, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago, says his longstanding respect for Mike Hussey lies not in what he achieved on the field, but in the focus and perseverance he displayed along the way. It’s …
Each day new apps and alliances help Facebook become a larger cyber-superpower, capable of following its users and educating itself about them, writes Ariela St Pierre – Collins, 15, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados. The question is whether Facebook users should be concerned about the scope of information being permanently compiled. Your security settings are …
The State of the Nation address Rwandans heard as 2012 closed its books indicates positive economic trends. David Masengesho, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kigali in Rwanda, says President Paul Kagame reported that safety and good governance contributed to increased revenue and financial opportunity. Job number increases, safety, peace and good governance contributed to the …
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Nigeria’s citizens have been increasingly active at the national level since the 2011 election, but Tayo Elegbede, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria, argues that active citizenry is needed at the local level of government, where it can have the most social and political impact. Individuals make up a society. The government leads, but for …
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The outrage that followed a brutal rape in Delhi could be a turning-point in a democracy where hundreds of unreported rape cases each month reveal social failure and a misogynist mind-set, writes Tabish Azeem, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Gaya in India. On the chilly winter night of December 16th, a 23 year old woman …
Signing up for a social service program started out as an extra-curricular activity, writes Mridul Upadhyay, 21, of New Delhi, India. It became a major time commitment that stretched his abilities and yielded rare opportunities. After securing 80 per cent attendance and 80 per cent marks in the first two months of my enrolment in …
Are you interested in how sport can be used to support sustainable development? Do you believe in the value of international cooperation and working with other young leaders across the Commonwealth? Would you like to contribute to a Commonwealth-wide initiative and expand your networks and contacts in the sport and development field? An exciting opportunity …
A call to young leaders in Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) in the Commonwealth Read More »
Governments promise roads, water and power, but Shah Tavseef Mairaj, 22, from India says unfulfilled promises and incomplete projects leave voters in his neighbourhood questioning the wisdom of voting for promises. Rupees 482.7 lacs, reads the signboard as the ‘Project Cost’ of the road supposed to be completed by this time. On the same road, …
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