“I need to be the kind of person that creates opportunities”, Timi Olagunju, a Commonwealth correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria tells the State Department’s Macon Phillips in a podcast. Through his non-profit organisation, Nigerian Youths in Motion (NYM), Timi helps empower over 350 young Nigerians in engaging their community, government, and institutions to help create …
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London, Tuesday, August 16. The African Media Initiative is pleased to invite applications for the second edition of the Zimeo Excellence in Media Awards. The contest is open to professional journalists in Africa reporting or writing for print, radio, TV and digital and will recognise journalism excellence in the following categories: 1. Gender/Women’s rights 2. …
The growth of regional and international organisations that foster trade agreements could overshadow perception of the Commonwealth of Nations, but Denise Juvane, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Mozambique now living in England, reminds us it effectively helped 53 member states move toward peace, representative democracy and individual liberty. The United Nations, being so internationally recognised …
Applications for the Commonwealth Youth Awards 2016 are open until October 31. I decided to work on ensuring quality education for all because I believe that it can contribute to the overall set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). I implemented innovative digital technology methods to improve the quality of education for which I won the …
Catching up with Commonwealth Asia Young Person of 2016, Shougat Nazbin Khan Read More »
The Global Youth Development Index and Report 2016 has successfully launched. The report provides an overview of the divide in opportunities for young people aged between 15 and 29 across 183 countries. There is a compilation of 18 indicators that collectively measure the opportunities for youth development in five key domains – education, health and well-being, employment and opportunity, …
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The Commonwealth Secretariat is bringing together young entrepreneurs from across West Africa with the intent of setting up a new regional youth alliance, writes Rebecca Olorunisola, a young Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria. I was privileged to be at the Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs-West Africa visioning workshop on youth entrepreneurship. Young entrepreneurs from …
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When Nahiyan Pasha, a 16 year-old young British-Bangladeshi reporter, interviewed Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, he heard how the Commonwealth is committed to supporting young people’s development. The organisation is a ‘huge beacon of light at a time when it is easy to lose hope’, he writes. It’s not every day that you get to meet the …
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Robin Lockhart from the United Kingdom supports young people, including violent offenders, and the victims of such crimes to transform their lives by helping them to understand their emotions. In this blog, he reflects on his work and being named Commonwealth Youth Worker of the Year 2016. As an independent youth worker based in London, …
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Young people of the Commonwealth – make your voice heard in the Review of the Commonwealth Youth Programme! An evaluation is currently underway of the Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP), conducted by the consulting company Public Administration International (PAI). The report will be published online by the Commonwealth Secretariat during 2017. If you have something to …
Thank you for your interest in attending the Stakeholder Forum of the 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting which will be held in Kampala, Uganda from 31st July – 1st August, 2017. This year’s theme is Resourcing and Financing Youth Development: Empowering Young People. The Forum is intended to be a space for dialogue and resolutions …
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