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Intellect is a great trait to possess. But success in life relies on more than brain capacity. It requires determination, guts and hard graft, writes 27-year-old Steven Nsubuga, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda. Like any typical Ugandan student at the end of University, I dreamt of the good life: a nice car, a great …

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Intellect is a great trait to possess. But success in life relies on more than brain capacity. It requires determination, guts and hard graft, writes 27-year-old Steven Nsubuga, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda. Like any typical Ugandan student at the end of University, I dreamt of the good life: a nice car, a great …

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With youth unemployment at a record peak in New Zealand, the future is seemingly bleak for many young Kiwis.  Yet dire prospects have yet to ignite a new era of political activism, reports Fale Lesa, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Auckland. In 2008, young American citizens mobilised around the presidential election campaign, and were a critical deciding …

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With youth unemployment at a record peak in New Zealand, the future is seemingly bleak for many young Kiwis.  Yet dire prospects have yet to ignite a new era of political activism, reports Fale Lesa, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Auckland. In 2008, young American citizens mobilised around the presidential election campaign, and were a critical deciding …

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Australian youth, with their ability to mobilize a crowd through new forms of social media and their knack for garnering media attention with unique stunts, are transforming the campaigning space, reports Steph Carter, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland. For the modern day campaigner, whether their cause be the environment, animal rights or social justice, …

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Australian youth, with their ability to mobilize a crowd through new forms of social media and their knack for garnering media attention with unique stunts, are transforming the campaigning space, reports Steph Carter, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland. For the modern day campaigner, whether their cause be the environment, animal rights or social justice, …

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Life is sometimes full of hard lessons, but young people needn’t wait until they leave school to learn some of the key principles of assuring success and happiness, according to Eva Maria, a 20-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent in New Zealand. At the start of last month, I was asked to present at a local High School on …

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Life is sometimes full of hard lessons, but young people needn’t wait until they leave school to learn some of the key principles of assuring success and happiness, according to Eva Maria, a 20-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent in New Zealand. At the start of last month, I was asked to present at a local High School on …

"I had to swallow my pride and fear and get out there and do it" Read More »

A recent conference on sustainable youth employment laid bare challenges including job creation, employability, entrepreneurship and equal opportunity, according Joshua Hamlet, a 23-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from San Fernando in Trinidad and Tobago. In my last article I focused on youth unemployment and, as destiny constantly practices irony, I recently had the opportunity to attend a conference …

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A recent conference on sustainable youth employment laid bare challenges including job creation, employability, entrepreneurship and equal opportunity, according Joshua Hamlet, a 23-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from San Fernando in Trinidad and Tobago. In my last article I focused on youth unemployment and, as destiny constantly practices irony, I recently had the opportunity to attend a conference …

"How can youths contribute to the creation of a prosperous future?” Read More »