Vehicles and industry top the list of energy challenges, but Alphonse Akouyu, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon now studying in Israel, argues we need to think of the energy issues behind everyday activities. Tonight, based on data from the UN, more than 1 billion people will sleep without electricity with 80 per cent of …
Water supports human life but Sarmad Shahbaz Bhutta, 19, a Correspondent in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, argues that this life-giving resource has been taken for granted. He points out that water is not as abundant as we may think, and calls for more action to prevent the depletion of our water supply. Some people have predicted that …
Africa’s aspirations for socio-economic transformation over the next 50 years are captured in Africa Agenda 2063. But how should these and other development goals be financed? Enitan Damilola Temidayo, 23, a Correspondent from Nigeria now studying in Moscow, explores some of the options he believes are available to the African continent. According to Suzy Ross, “Transformation …
Poverty, inequality and climate change are some of the global realities putting the future of our people and planet in jeopardy. Sarmad Shahbaz Bhutta, a 20-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Pakistan writes that the Sustainable Development Goals are not just a global initiative to achieve a sustainable future but a national plan for Pakistan that’s being pursued …
There are many ways that robotic technology could positively impact Nigeria’s energy sector, writes Obinna Nnaemeka Ejide, a 24 year old correspondent from Lagos, Nigeria who explores some of the ways that robots could enhance safety, improve efficiency and help to deliver cleaner energy to Nigerians. Imagine you are at your workplace, perhaps in the …
Last month, the University of West Indies opened a campus in Antigua and Barbuda, the first UWI campus located in the Eastern Caribbean. Ariana Joseph, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Antigua and Barbuda, says for many years, the notion of a university campus for Antigua and Barbuda had been proposed by the major political parties. …
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Growing up, Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020 finalist Samuel Neil had lofty dreams of becoming a pilot. Now, as founder of The Aviation Club of Jamaica, a national initiative which encourages young people to enter the aviation sector, he is helping other young people’s dreams soar. Commonwealth Correspondent Tshwanelo Fokazi, 27, from Ekurhuleni, South Africa caught …
Lalita Gopaul, one of the 2020 Commonwealth Youth Awards finalists, does not mind getting some dirt under her fingernails. As founder and CEO of Eco Club in the Guyana, she is passionate about educating young people about environmental conservation and protection. Promise Forsuh, a 23-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Bamenda, Cameroon, caught up with the eco-warrior to …
Young people make up more than half of Fiji’s population – but they are mostly excluded from policy formulation and decision-making. Broderick John Mervyn, one of this year’s Commonwealth Youth Awards finalists, is working to change that through his initiative Ignite4Change. Oghenekevwe Oghenechovwen, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Warri in Nigeria, spoke to Broderick about …
Joshua Ebin from Nigeria was one 16 finalists for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Awards. The 29-year-old is the co-founder of Jumela Ltd., an agro-technology venture that specializes in the production of plant-based compost for crop farmers in Nigeria. Jumela also tackles poor food waste management, pollution problems and low agricultural yield in Africa. Sola Abe, …