The above mentioned group is very much vital in development of our nations and indeed respective regions per say.. Our Global mission is to mobilize young people around the world in envisioning for themselves and their respective countries a better life. CYP EES seeks to design and develop scalable and sustainable bottom-up approaches to support …
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Stories of Resilience: Young Refugees Shaping New Futures in the Commonwealth.
June 21by Lilian Efobi Christian’s Story I met Christian during the UNESCO Youth on the Move mentorship pro …
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Read moreWorld Environment Day: My Local Environmental Champions
June 8by Aurore Teta Ufitiwabo Rwanda is known around the world for its clean streets and environmental po …
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Read moreThe above mentioned group is very much vital in development of our nations and indeed respective regions per say.. Our Global mission is to mobilize young people around the world in envisioning for themselves and their respective countries a better life. CYP EES seeks to design and develop scalable and sustainable bottom-up approaches to support …
Over 20 students and Faculty from The National University of Rwanda (NUR), on Friday, concluded a one-week training in the use of multimedia for instruction, as part of the university’s efforts to explore modern ways of delivering knowledge to its students. The training was organised by the University Center for Instructional Technology (CIT) in partnership …
A recent post in the Guardian’s “Poverty Matters” blog touched upon an important idea: That we should focus on poor people, not just poor countries. When the World Bank carried out its annual reclassification in July, Senegal, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen all graduated to middle-income status – countries that have reached the US$1,000 or …
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The four CYP regional centres will each be hosting a regional consultation on the theme: Investing in youth employment and Entrepruenership development. The consultations will be held during the months of February and March of 2011. This will be followed by a Pan Commonwealth Dialogue on the same theme in April, 2011. …These consultations are …
CYP On the Move: Regional Consultations on Youth Economic Empowerment soon. Read More »
International Perspectives in Youth Entrepreneurship Training (IPYET) is an International Training programme of the Commonwealth Secretariat and the International Labour Organization. It is organised by the ILO Lusaka Country Office and CYP Regional Centre for Africa The workshop is targeted at youth development practitioners, social development programmers, enterprise mentors, trainers and academia. The workshop will …
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The Associated Press reports today that the Global Health Fund, a $22 billion development fund to fight AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, backed by celebrities and hailed as an alternative to the bureaucracy of the United Nations, sees as much as one-third to two-thirds of some grants eaten up by corruption. The AP reports that at minimum, …
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Kampala’s moneyed youth mill round a photography exhibition, quaffing wine and debating the works on show. But this is no ordinary exhibition and these are no ordinary conversations. The exhibition displays photographs of some of the city’s most notorious potholes. Weary commuters, vegetating in Kampala’s perpetual morning traffic snarl-up, were tickled recently by the creativity …
One of the important steps that The Gambia can take to improve its agricultural productivity is through the establishment of district youth farms. Senior officials at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the National Youth Council, the National Enterprise Development Initiative and the National Youth Service Scheme recently held meetings with district authorities and members …
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post by Samira Sawlani Everyone teases me about my obsession with Africa.. more so with Uganda.. those friends of mine in Uganda and in the diaspora embrace me as one of them when they hear of me eating matoke.. when i mention that i love the royco spices or the mandazi i get shrieks of …