London, Wednesday, July 20. Entries are invited for the 2016 ‘Young Journalist from the Developing World’ prize sponsored by the Thomson Foundation. Part of the UK Foreign Press Association Awards (FPA), the award enables journalists aged 30 and under from countries with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of less than $20,000 to enter …
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By Jenny Stodola and Basil Crozier, Royal Commonwealth Society Ottawa Branch Each May, over one hundred Canadian youth travel to Ottawa, the nation’s capital, to attend the National Student Commonwealth Forum (NSCF), a week-long leadership program created by the Royal Commonwealth Society Ottawa Branch over 40 years ago. Over the years, thousands of Canadian students …
“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 issue of clean and available water is at the heart of intertwined Sustainable Development Goals, writes Lorna Nyaga, 29, a Correspondent from Nairobi in Kenya, as she examines the interaction around this essential need. The UN describes the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a set of 17 international targets aimed to be achieved in …
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 …
Plans for a massive power station in a UNESCO-designated forest will have serious consequences for the environment, writes Lamia Mohsin, 21, a Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh, who argues the state must carefully review the rationale for the project. As we move towards a more globalised world bound together by a series of interconnected hyperlinks, on …
Poverty is a major challenge in both developed and developing countries, and poverty reduction is number one among the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Paul Odhiambo, 26, a Correspondent from Nairobi in Kenya, applauds the goal to cut poverty by half by 2030, but suggests that target may not be achieved. I am afraid that most countries, especially …
The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to end poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change by 2030. Madusha Erandi Thanippuliarachchi, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Sri Lanka, says even though the goals of 2015 have not been achieved, there is new hope as world leaders and citizens try to reach the greater target. …
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 …
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