Sri Lanka is making strides in development, but Indooshan Shanthakumaran, 26, a Correspondent from Colombo in Sri Lanka, argues that investment in the education system is a crucial step if the country is to achieve its goals. Though Sri Lanka has entered the new post-war development era of its history, still some parts of the educational system …
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Hijab, Choice or Control? Why Policing What Women Wear Helps No One
January 11by Monica Islam Austria recently banned the Hijab in schools in an effort to separate religion from …
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LCOY Sri Lanka 2025: Redefining What It Means to Be Heard
September 19by Viranga Wijayasinghe, Commonwealth Asia Youth Alliance Advocacy Fellow Sri Lanka had a peculiar w …
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Read moreMehzabin Ahmed, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bangladesh, says Small Island Developing States are dependent on fossil fuel, but the renewable energy targets and initiatives of some of these small nations rival those of developed countries. When we look at the small island developing states, starting from Trinidad and Tobago to Tonga and Samoa, we see …
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History is a progress of meeting adversity with innovation, writes Harmanan Singh,17, a Correspondent from Mumbai in India, who argues that current and future problems can be solved by using the best of human qualities. Humans have treaded on this earth from time immemorial, and the story of mankind has been one of innumerable highs …
Small island developing states are especially vulnerable to external economic and environmental shocks. At the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States in Samoa, 1-4 September, the Commonwealth is partnering with the United Nations, governments and international organisations to help build the resilience of these countries. The unique natural life on small islands plays a …
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Videos of people taking the ice bucket challenge are everywhere on social media, but Madusha Erandi, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Sri Lanka, asks whether other causes aren’t equally deserving of the awareness and money being raised. As all of us know by now that the Ice Bucket challenge has been viral on social media and …
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“Come, let’s discuss men!” encourages Naaz Fahmida, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bangladesh, who states that both sexes need to acknowledge their roles in the perpetuation of how society understands traditional gender roles. As reports of a Danish woman being gang-raped in Delhi created headlines around the world at the beginning of the year, I remember …
Pakistan has tourism potential for nature and adventure enthusiasts, writes Isar Nazir, 23, a Correspondent from Jhang in Pakistan, who tackled challenging trails to reach the spectacular beauty of mountain forests and meadows. This indeed was the most dangerous and perilous (counting only the landscape, nothing else) excursion of my life. Although I’m not the …
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Public libraries are usually considered to be temples of knowledge, but Harmanan Singh, 17, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Mumbai in India, argues that when it comes to author rights libraries are pirates. Piracy – we all know what it means, right? Administrations around the globe will tell you that it is the illegal sharing of content …
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Salma Yusuf, a Sri Lankan based human rights lawyer, lecturer and Commonwealth Correspondent, outlines from a youth perspective how to achieve a socially cohesive society, and why it is critical for young people to be on board. She notes that this can be done through inter-ethnic and inter-faith exchanges, as well as empowering women to …
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In early January 2014, Geetha Kanniah, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Malaysia, joined a team of amateur and experienced mountain climbers to hike up hills and mountains every weekend. Their objective is the Everest base camp, but there are important lessons to be learned along the way. Our objective: to trek up to base camp …