Jobs, security, and inclusive policy are on the minds of Cameroon’s youth, writes Alphonse Akouyu, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon, who says a milestone celebration is an opportunity for youth and society to engage and shape the country’s future. It’s February 2016 and once again the winds of the National Youth Week have begun …
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A Year of Youth Spotlight Series – Martinson Yeboah of Ghana
September 15Please tell us a little bit about yourself I’m Martinson Yeboah and I’m a 32-year-old Ghanaian who’s …
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Young Leaders Announced as Candidates for Commonwealth Youth Council Executive Elections
September 3Forty-eight Young leaders have been announced as candidates for the upcoming Commonwealth Youth Coun …
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A Year of Youth Spotlight Series – Izat Ullah of Pakistan
August 27A Short Bio of Yourself I am Izat Ullah, a 26-year-old from Pakistan and a passionate humanitarian a …
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A Year of Youth Spotlight Series – Shergaun Roserie from Saint Lucia
August 25A Short Bio About Yourself My name is Shergaun Roserie from the island of Saint Lucia. I have a bach …
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Read moreThe theme for Commonwealth Day has a message for youth as well as for member nations, writes Harnoor Gill, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Georgetown in Canada. The theme of an Inclusive Commonwealth ensures the world’s smallest and least-developed countries have a say in decision-making on the global scale. The Commonwealth is a voluntary association …
Human relationships are powerful, and are sometimes subject to a range of outside influences. Atikul Islam, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bogra in Bangladesh, argues this makes a strong case for arranged marriages. When a human child is born, he or she usually loves his or her parents, brothers, sisters, and relatives who care for, …
The digital world offers opportunity to the burgeoning youth population of Africa, writes Judith Akoth, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kisumu in Kenya, who looks at the investment required to realise the potential. Our youthful population continues to bulge! According to statistics released by UNFPA, World Populations Day 2016, the youth population today stands at …
by Diyaulhaq Bin Usman The custom of older men and women dominating the government of the people is annoying, as it tends to mean the youths are sidelined and not included in running the affairs of a nation. This custom can be said to have robbed the youths of their right to vote and be …
Lyn-Marie Blackman, 30, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados, writes that being a Commonwealth Correspondent has been a rewarding and enriching experience. She wrote this article as a thank you to the Commonwealth Secretariat, and to encourage young people to be all they can be in life. My young people, you are bright and are the future, you …
An increase in the crime rate is an opportunity to look at society and at ways to reduce crime through prevention and intervention, writes Lyn-Marie Blackman, 30, a Commonwealth Correspondent alumni from Barbados. For the past several months in Barbados there has been an upsurge in criminal activity, primarily perpetrated by young men. As an individual who …
On World Press Freedom Day, we heard and read much about a free press and freedom of speech being strong and necessary pillars of democracy. We also heard distressing statistics about death and harm to journalists, and about repressive legislation and arbitrary detention that makes it difficult for journalists do to their jobs. These are …
Resourcing and Financing for Youth Development will be in the spotlight when youth policy makers meet in Kampala, writes Alphonse Akouyu, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon. He argues that the meeting will be an opportunity for policy makers, stakeholders and youth leaders to come up with innovative ways on how to best resource, finance and empower …
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Angelique Pouponneau, a Commonwealth Correspondent from the Seychelles, highlights the importance of Public-Private partnerships in light of the upcoming Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting to reiterate the key role governments and the private sector stakeholders play to mobilise resources and finance youth development across the Commonwealth. This year at the 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers’ Meeting (CYMM), …
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