Sustainable Development Goals give the world’s youth new roles in 2015, says Joshua Orawo, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kenya, who challenges youth to be ready for the opportunity. As the world marked the end of 2014, as it has always been at the end of every year and beginning of another, we, the world’s citizens, were thrown into a …
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Youth issues will be in the spotlight when policy makers meet in Yaounde, writes Alphonse Akouyu, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bamenda in Cameroon, who argues the meeting will also be an opportunity for youth representatives to prove themselves. The eyes of the Commonwealth will again be on Cameroon’s capital city, Yaounde, as the country hosts …
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News media focused on disaster and scandal can have a strong impact on the outlook of young people writes Carl Konadu, coordinator of the Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace working group, a network supported by the Commonwealth Youth Programme. The media’s negative portrayal of the world is of extreme importance in our society today. …
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Tragic news has put Nigeria in the headlines recently, but Prince Joshua Oyeniyi, 26, a Correspondent from Nigeria, reports that young leaders are placing the country on the map for positive reasons. These days, the rate at which information is spread to the rest of the world from one little village can be shocking. Now …
Youth want action to accompany policies on development, health, and employment issues, writes Alphonse Akouyu, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon as he reports on the Africa Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers meeting in Yaounde. The Africa Region Commonwealth Youth Forum was a key part in the agenda of the Youth Ministers meeting. This was an avenue for youths to discuss several …
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Youth Ministers propose to bring youth into an active role in development, writes Alphonse Akouyu, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon as he reports on the Africa Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers meeting in Yaounde. The words of Cameroon’s Minister of Youth Affairs and Civic Education would surely be the take-home message from the first Africa Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting …
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Youth Ministers and youth representatives agree on the need to ensure action follows new policies, writes Alphonse Akouyu, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon as he reports on the Africa Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers meeting in Yaounde. The Africa Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting (AR-CYMM) is now history, talking time is over and it is time to start the real work. …
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Building a nation requires responsibility and involvement from all levels of society including students, writes Nutifafa Geh, 29, a Correspondent from Ho in Ghana. Ants are wonderful insects and they affirm there can be unity in diversity. These creatures work collectively and in harmony for one goal ‒ to support their colony. The ant colony is …
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Youth, leaders, and government ministers put their thoughts on the table at the Youth Ministers Conference, as Alphonse Akouyu, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon reports from the Africa Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers meeting in Yaounde. The theme of the first Africa Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers Conference in Yaounde February 8 to 10, 2015 was ‘Young People Building a …
New and international trends appeal to Bangladesh’s new generation, writes Abdullah Al Hasan, 23, a Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh, and the impact is being felt in society and the marketplace. Bangladesh’s very large number of young people is a dynamic and trendy generation. To keep pace with the current world they try to transfigure themselves and …
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