The power of social media is transforming community in Africa, writes Steph Carter, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Brisbane, Australia, who interviewed a woman at the heart of the social media revolution. In the West African region, social media remains a vehicle for social change and citizen empowerment. The region’s upward trend in the use …
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Lyn-Marie Blackman, 29, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados, reflects on the challenge – and reward – of finding meaning among the demands and pressures of everyday life. The planet Earth has been estimated to house seven billion people. These seven billion are composed of individuals who are of different ethnicities, religious persuasions, sexual preferences, professional and …
Accessing information about local and regional development projects has become easier, writes Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, 20, a Correspondent from Ghana, thanks to a website designed for the public. Citizens have long been encouraged to participate in governance by asking important questions and contributing in any way they can with their knowledge and expertise. However, for many …
Building peace means finding ways to defuse the hate speech of terrorists, writes Mridul Upadhyay, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Delhi, as he describes a workshop that gave activists strategies for this important mission. “We, the peace builders, need to understand that the reach of ISIS type extremist groups is getting much better than the peace …
Young people in Nigeria today are the change drivers, and investing in them will be of huge benefit to the country, writes Bryan Obaji, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Calabar in Nigeria, who urges support for legislative change that will allow younger citizens to hold office. A country of more than 182 million people with …
Video games are a well-established part of popular culture. Musa Temidayo, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria, takes a look at a soon-to-be-launched video game that harnesses the fun of gaming to encourage youth involvement in civic democracy. The road to increasing youth participation in governance is not a one-way street. Gaming is another tool that …