Read more Democracy & Participation "Participation is the pillar of democracy" January 4, 2014 2164 views A four-year- long struggle for workers’ rights has transformed a rural Indian village, writes Shomira Sanyal, 19, a Correspondent from…
Read more Democracy & Participation "Taking part in the process of democracy” August 19, 2013 2184 views On election day citizens use their democratic freedom of choice, writes Geetha Kanniah, 17, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Malaysia who…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Accountable democracy is democracy that delivers” July 19, 2013 8323 views Pakistan’s people have been unable to see the fruitful results of democracy as it has sporadically been overthrown by the…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Corruption subverts and undermines democracy” July 14, 2013 3 comments 3174 views Corruption undermines democracy and cripples Nigeria’s development, writes Musa Temidayo, 23, a Correspondent from Nigeria. He says though corruption pervades…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Democracy is about equity and justice” February 5, 2013 5667 views Democracy has become the standard for governance world wide, writes Meeckel Beecher, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica, but even…
Read more Democracy & Participation “One imperfect man helped shape humanity” February 5, 2013 2310 views Great men are inspiring for what they overcome as well as for what they achieve, argues Nnadozie Onyekuru, 24, a…