In the ongoing effort to bridge cultural divides and promote peace in Cyprus, a group of passionate young peacebuilders — Katerina Panagi, Paris Zingis, Margarita Georgiadi, Evie Theocharous and Stylianos Hadjiforados—has come together to launch Harmony by the Shore: Youth Beach Tennis for Peace. Funded by the Commonwealth Year of Youth 2023/24 and supported by …

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by Ainesh Dey photo caption: The team arguing against the motion won the 8th Commonwealth Debate on Sport and Sustainable Development The 8th Commonwealth Debate on Sport and Sustainable Development held recently in London shed light on the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The …

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by Samara Ali From David Beckham’s sensational free-kick at the England World-Cup in 2001 to Javed Miandad’s inspiring last-minute sixer at the Sharjah series in the 1980s, sports represents the human spirit that is electrified with the beat of vigour, enthusiasm and empowerment. While several countries have successfully implemented training programs and development initiatives to …

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by Monica Islam “Ammu, will you sign this parental consent form for me to join the school football club?” asked Faatiha, my 10-year old niece to her mother. Faatiha studies at Bangladesh International Tutorial, a prominent private English-medium school in Gulshan, the heart of Bangladesh. The school has been operational since 1983 and therefore, it …

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WITH just months to go to the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Man the 10 partner sponsors are urging residents to volunteer to help run the games. The event, which takes place from September 7 to 13 2011, will be hosted at various sporting venues across the Island staging rugby 7s, boxing, athletics, …

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Just a few things we’ve got planned in the months ahead: 7th-9th February: CABOS (Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sports) Meeting, Delhi – India Discussions on how Sports can be better utilized as a tool for Peace and Development. 14th-18th February: Commonwealth Youth Sub-committee on Human Rights and Democracy Training, London. Commitment Create a Commonwealth Youth …

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The England cricket team’s backroom staff deserves as much credit, if not more, for England’s recent Ashes success in Australia, writes Ryan Bachoo, a 21-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago. Throughout the recent Ashes series in Australia, England put together a series of partnerships, big partnerships, many of which are still to be broken. The best partnership …

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A mapping of sport for development and peace (SDP) initiatives, activities, projects and programmes across the Commonwealth was launched by the Youth Affairs Division on 22 July 2011. The exercise will help establish baseline data on SDP, which uses sport as a tool to help realise international development goals and to address some of the difficulties …

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Community based sports initiatives in Australia are offering young people fun and improved health, while also defying the expectations of older people, writes Amanda McClintock, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland. Across Australia and the world, sports are considered very highly as a profession, entertainment or social activity. Whilst there is a group of elite few …

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