Global Health Corps announced applications are open for year-long fellowships for professionals under 30 years old to work on the front lines of underserved communities around the world. GHC announced: Global Health Corps is expanding this year to support 70 emerging leaders in their 2011-2012 fellowship class.Applications for placements in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda and …

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Public debating is a fun learning process that can be thought provoking and challenging at times. It teaches one to be a good speaker and appreciate other points of views, writes 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Mehzabin Ahmed from Dhaka in Bangladesh. I have always considered myself eloquent, excellent in English, very knowledgeable about worldly affairs, and …

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Public debating is a fun learning process that can be thought provoking and challenging at times. It teaches one to be a good speaker and appreciate other points of views, writes 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Mehzabin Ahmed from Dhaka in Bangladesh. I have always considered myself eloquent, excellent in English, very knowledgeable about worldly affairs, and …

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The inaugural ceremony of the National Consultation youth employment with a focus on youth enterprise and entrepreneurship was graced by Honourable Minister, Ministry of Industries, Mr. Dilip Barua as the Chief Guest (shown in photo below). The consultation was aimed at improving employment generation in Bangladesh through promoting entrepreneurial skill development, culture and accelerating self …

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Following national elections last month, Singapore’s government should re-engage its citizens, particularly the increasing number of youths who may have different perspectives on the country’s development, writes Tan Pei Ying, a 29-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent. Singapore has done well economically since its independence in 1965. Led by the ruling People’s Action Party, our country has experienced tremendous …

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Following national elections last month, Singapore’s government should re-engage its citizens, particularly the increasing number of youths who may have different perspectives on the country’s development, writes Tan Pei Ying, a 29-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent. Singapore has done well economically since its independence in 1965. Led by the ruling People’s Action Party, our country has experienced tremendous …

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This summer the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) is busy delivering an array of competitions and programmes for young people around the Commonwealth. The 2011 Essay Competition was a huge success and our examiners are now busy marking entries from all 54 member nations. The deadline for both the Photographic and Vision Awards has been extended …

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Inheritance is not only a matter of human rights, it adversely affects women’s economic and financial conditions. However the Bangladeshi government is failing to address the issue in national policy, writes Mehzabin Ahmed, a 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka. Recently there was much hullabaloo in Bangladesh about the National Women Development Policy 2011, which supposedly …

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Inheritance is not only a matter of human rights, it adversely affects women’s economic and financial conditions. However the Bangladeshi government is failing to address the issue in national policy, writes Mehzabin Ahmed, a 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka. Recently there was much hullabaloo in Bangladesh about the National Women Development Policy 2011, which supposedly …

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