Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, founder of Stand to End Rape (STER)  is the  regional winner of the 2019 Commonwealth Youth Award for Africa and Europe. Her organization, which operates in Nigeria creates awareness about  sexual violence against women and girls and supports victims of rape.STER also trains healthcare providers on sexual violence response mechanisms, donates HIV …

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Sixteen extraordinary individuals including innovators, activists and entrepreneurs from 12 countries have been shortlisted for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Awards. A pan-Commonwealth judging panel met in February and selected the top individuals in each of the award’s four regional categories. This year, the awards received more than 500 entries from 40 countries. Of those shortlisted, the …

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