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Fifty years ago this month, Rwanda won independence from Belgium. Since that time the country has experienced desperate brutality and, latterly, an economic resurgence. Fale Lesa, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Zealand, recalls his own life-changing trip to the heart of East Africa. In September of 2010, life was very much a nestle of …

“Happy Birthday Rwanda, thank you for hosting me on your soil” Read More »

Fifty years ago this month, Rwanda won independence from Belgium. Since that time the country has experienced desperate brutality and, latterly, an economic resurgence. Fale Lesa, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Zealand, recalls his own life-changing trip to the heart of East Africa. In September of 2010, life was very much a nestle of …

"Happy Birthday Rwanda, thank you for hosting me on your soil" Read More »

On 25 July, governments will meet in London to consider how sport can contribute to advancing vital development goals. The 6th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting will review how all types of games – from football to fencing – can address social and economic challenges and promote global public health. But why is sport so important …

“Sports provide a safe and controlled environment for youth” Read More »

On 25 July, governments will meet in London to consider how sport can contribute to advancing vital development goals. The 6th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting will review how all types of games – from football to fencing – can address social and economic challenges and promote global public health. But why is sport so important …

"Sports provide a safe and controlled environment for youth" Read More »

On 25 July, governments will meet in London to consider how sport can contribute to advancing vital development goals. The 6th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting will review how all types of games – from football to fencing – can address social and economic challenges and promote global public health. But why is sport so important for …

“Sport has the power to unify, empower and motivate” Read More »

On 25 July, governments will meet in London to consider how sport can contribute to advancing vital development goals. The 6th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting will review how all types of games – from football to fencing – can address social and economic challenges and promote global public health. But why is sport so important for …

"Sport has the power to unify, empower and motivate" Read More »

There is much more to sport than the hysteria surrounding individual games, discovers Steph Carter, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from cricket-mad Australia. I admit that I am always the first to scoff at fellow Australians whose dedication to sport reaches a certain level of hysteria. Long hours of cricket in the sun, the endless tackling in …

“Sports do not build character, they reveal it.” Read More »

There is much more to sport than the hysteria surrounding individual games, discovers Steph Carter, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from cricket-mad Australia. I admit that I am always the first to scoff at fellow Australians whose dedication to sport reaches a certain level of hysteria. Long hours of cricket in the sun, the endless tackling in …

"Sports do not build character, they reveal it." Read More »

This week governments will meet in London to consider how sport can contribute to advancing vital development goals. The 6th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting will review how all types of games can address social and economic challenges and promote global public health. But why is sport so important for national development? According to Fale Lesa, 22, a …

“Sport should be encouraged by the Commonwealth of Nations” Read More »

This week governments will meet in London to consider how sport can contribute to advancing vital development goals. The 6th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting will review how all types of games can address social and economic challenges and promote global public health. But why is sport so important for national development? According to Fale Lesa, 22, a …

"Sport should be encouraged by the Commonwealth of Nations" Read More »