The struggle for women’s suffrage has been a long and arduous one. After more than 100 years, women in almost all countries now have the right to vote in local or national elections. But as 26-year old, Kenyan correspondent Sana Hussein points out, a low voter turnout among women in some countries indicates there is …
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“It always seems impossible until it’s done,” Nelson Mandela once said. It takes faith to seek to do the impossible, but faith is what South Africans must have if we are to reverse the many issues that affect us, including corruption and poor governance writes Ela Meiring, 18-year-old, Commonwealth Correspondent from South Africa. But what …
“It always seems impossible until it’s done,” Nelson Mandela once said. It takes faith to seek to do the impossible, but faith is what South Africans must have if we are to reverse the many issues that affect us, including corruption and poor governance writes Ela Meiring, 18-year-old, Commonwealth Correspondent from South Africa. But what …
‘Your attitudes and leadership consistency will be pivotal’ — Deputy Secretary-General It was a day for ceremony and celebration in Chandigarh yesterday (weds) as the Commonwealth’s newly-elected youth leadership took their oaths in an hour-long Installation Ceremony Presided over by the Deputy Secretary-General Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba. On Tuesday, at a special Youth Leaders’ Conference in the …
2010 is the United Nations’ Year of Youth and to honour the occasion, the Commonwealth Youth Programme in Honiara is giving Pacific youth a voice by actively seeking young people’s ideas. click to listen to the interview
2010 is the United Nations’ Year of Youth and to honour the occasion, the Commonwealth Youth Programme in Honiara is giving Pacific youth a voice by actively seeking young people’s ideas. click to listen to the interview
Representatives of the country’s Youths to the Commonwealth Youth Conference in India departed the country this afternoon. On Monday next week, 9 young people from Commonwealth Pacific Countries will unite with other youths from the Africa, Asia and the Caribbean regions. Click to watch the video interview with the Regional Director of the Commonwealth Youth …
Youth and women elections, yesterday, ended smoothly in various districts. In Rubavu, 16 representatives were elected. The positions contested for included the coordinator of the district activities, the vice coordinator, secretary and welfare as well as good governance. “Although the exercise kicked off late, it was very successful, free and fair, without any complaints,” said …
Young people from around the Commonwealth are trained in human rights and democracy to prepare them for their role as youth election observers A group of twenty young people from around the Commonwealth became the first trained Commonwealth youth election observers last week, after completing their training in human rights and democracy at the Commonwealth …
Latest: CYP prepares youth leaders for role as election observers Read More »
It is time for British voters to turn their backs on the shameful shadow of democracy that is the first-past-the-post voting system, writes Sam Bayes, a 27-year-old from London. It’s an exciting time on the UK political scene at the moment as a date has been set for the people to radically transform the way …
Correspondence: Electoral reform in Britain and why I’ll be shouting ‘Yes!’ Read More »