by Jemine Elsie Eyinmisan When the opportunity arose to attend the Commonwealth Youth Leaders’ Summit, scheduled for March 3 to 14, 2025, an event that brings together young leaders from the 56 Commonwealth Member States, I was thrilled! As a Nigerian woman born in one of these member states, I’m familiar with the Commonwealth and …
by Jasmine Koria Volunteerism is a loaded word in our current socio-economic climate. This is especially true for youth aged between 18 and 29; this age group continues to be the target demographic of large-scale volunteer recruitment drives by international organizations such as the World Economic Forum and One Young World. My first impression of …
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Press Release For Immediate Release Sydney, Australia – Monday, 3 February 2025 – The Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) is proud to announce the launch of a major survey aimed at capturing the perspectives, aspirations, and challenges of young architects and architecture students across the Commonwealth. This initiative underscores the crucial role of youth in …
by Imran Bacchus Our society has placed a great deal of strain on the lives of our young people. It has programmed them to think and behave a certain way; that they have to achieve a particular thing by a certain age. This sort of pressure and way of thinking is far from the realities …
by Jasmine Koria The Commonwealth Youth Forum in Apia, Samoa opened on October 21 with an engaging Plenary Session on Leveraging Youth Leadership for Strengthening Democracies and Youth Engagement and Participation. Moderated by Prof. Luis Franceshi, Assistant Secretary General of the Commonwealth, and coordinated by Jasmine Koria of the Commonwealth Youth Forum International Taskforce, the …
A recent two-day rural immersion camp to Dabhlon Village, organized by the Group for Rural Activities (GRA) [1] at IIT Bombay, provided students with a profound insight into rural life. Dabhlon village is located in Jawhar tehsil of Palghar district in Maharashtra, India. The journey commenced at 5 am from IIT Bombay with the students …
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The Commonwealth Youth Programme and UNCTAD recently held consultations with key stakeholders from civil society, academia and leading entrepreneurs to update the youth entrepreneurship guide launched jointly by the two organisations in 2015. The Commonwealth Youth Programme participated in UNCTAD’s 11th multi-year expert Meeting on Investment, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development …
by Similoluwa Ifedayo Article written for the 13th Commonwealth Youth Forum on the Theme: Empowering Youth to Strengthen Inclusive and Resilient Democracies Recently, I faced a thought-provoking question in an application: “If you had the power to solve one problem, what would that be?” My answer was clear: The mindset problem. In today’s world, the …
Many youths today are raised in homes and communities where they are exposed to conflicts and violence that infringe on their minds and infiltrate their thinking and actions. Thus, it is crucial that we take the time to recollect and reconsider our behaviours and decisions that can negatively affect a generation that is innocent and yet to have their lives roll out before them.
There is no better force for participation in the exercises of democracy in today’s societies than young people. Around the world, young people are taking on leadership roles by raising their voices, provoking change and transforming politics, and in the manner in which they exercise their rights in their democracies.