Jobs, security, and inclusive policy are on the minds of Cameroon’s youth, writes Alphonse Akouyu, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon, who says a milestone celebration is an opportunity for youth and society to engage and shape the country’s future. It’s February 2016 and once again the winds of the National Youth Week have begun …
Zurich hosted a summit for young leaders, among them Navodinee Wickramanayake, 22, a Correspondent from Sri Lanka, who found inspiration in the kinds of change being led by youth. Each year, young leaders from across the world travel to various cities to attend The Global Changemakers Youth Summit, which is an incredible experience for young activists, …
The digital world offers opportunity to the burgeoning youth population of Africa, writes Judith Akoth, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kisumu in Kenya, who looks at the investment required to realise the potential. Our youthful population continues to bulge! According to statistics released by UNFPA, World Populations Day 2016, the youth population today stands at …
by Diyaulhaq Bin Usman The custom of older men and women dominating the government of the people is annoying, as it tends to mean the youths are sidelined and not included in running the affairs of a nation. This custom can be said to have robbed the youths of their right to vote and be …
Lyn-Marie Blackman, 30, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados, writes that being a Commonwealth Correspondent has been a rewarding and enriching experience. She wrote this article as a thank you to the Commonwealth Secretariat, and to encourage young people to be all they can be in life. My young people, you are bright and are the future, you …
Munguongeyo Ivan, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda, spotlights the challenges of Uganda’s working poor, whose daily struggles seldom receive attention from the country’s public policy makers. The rural poor in Uganda face many daunting challenges. Many are locked in to a cycle of crises from which even the most gifted policy makers would find it …
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The shift towards a more peaceful world order rests squarely on the shoulders of young people, writes Bryan Obaji, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Calabar in Nigeria. The modern world is becoming smaller, highly integrated and technologically more advanced. It also becoming highly fragmented, less peaceful, and unsafe for both present and future generations. …
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Young people living with disabilities must demand systemic change to ensure that balloting stations are accessible for all, both now and in the future, writes Vibhu Sharma, 24, a Correspondent from Delhi in India. Elections, in any democracy, continues to be a source of heated debates. While political candidates make tall (sometime egregious) promises to …
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Kiyara Matambanadzo, 16, a Correspondent from Harare in Zimbabwe, writes that more complex discussions about ‘rape’, ‘sexual assault’, and the meaning of ‘consent’ need to take place in the mainstream if change is to occur. In today’s society there are few words more powerful than the word ‘rape’. Rape is an utterly horrifying and inexcusable …
Chimwemwe Manyozo, 28 is, Commonwealth Correspondent from Lilongwe, Malawai and co-founder of Maphunziro265, a youth development reflects on its contribution to making the Commonwealth fairer, more secure, more sustainable and more prosperous. As we are drawing close to the Commonwealth Heads of Government and Commonwealth Youth Forum, I have been battling with the Question ‘How …
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