Sport for Development and Peace can only achieve optimal results when the strategy involves education and dialogue, says Alvin Ma, 21, a Correspondent from Toronto, Canada. Youth need to engage in sports and to discover their own ability to influence society. Canadian Paralympian Rick Hansen, an outspoken activist who set up a research foundation for …
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The brutal incident where Mozambican Mido Macia was dragged behind a police van raises questions about the position of the South African police. Is it acceptable for our ‘protectors’ to make others fear them, asks Denise Juvane, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Mozambique, now living in England. For some time now, what has been playing …
Young people are far more than tomorrow’s leaders, writes Emily Murray, a Correspondent from Australia. She argues that young people are already at work changing the world today. Is there any mainstream phrase more patronising and controlling than “Young people are the leaders of tomorrow”? Oh move over you older person! Young people are already …
Biotechnology can be an essential tool for Africa’s economic transformation, says Ronald Ochoo, a Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda. He gives a bird’s eye view into the ideas exchanged at a public lecture organised by the Association for Strengthening Agriculture Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA). “Biotechnology has the potential to do for the agriculture …
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Local government development plans should consider the needs of youth, writes Carl Konadu, 20, a Correspondent from London, UK. He reports on a conference designed to give young leaders a voice in policy-setting. Uganda hosted young leaders from around the Commonwealth at the seventh Commonwealth Local Government Youth Forum on the 13th-14th May 2013. The …
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It is high time for the Caribbean to fully exploit the relationship it has with Asian countries in order to explore other pathways to a brighter future, writes Latoyaa Roberts, 25, a Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean trade and development aid is primarily linked to historical colonial powers such as the United Kingdom, and …
For sport to build peace, it needs to be coupled with educational processes and guaranteed commitment from everyone involved, otherwise it can be a slippery roadmap argues Alvin Ma, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Canada. At meetings for Commonwealth Sports Ministers convened to coincide with the London Olympics one summer ago, there were many posts on …
The Youth Development Index, a new global measure of the development and empowerment of young people, was launched by The Commonwealth on 19 September. We asked contributors to YourCommonwealth.org to define youth development. Here are some of their answers: “Youth development is when there is equal opportunities for all youths to gain access to basic resources …
Some pundits say India is poised to become a superpower in the next decade. Achuth Menon, 20 a Commonwealth Correspondent from India, argues the country must meet a number of goals before that happens. India and her people will emerge in the forefront of world nations as a shining economic super power – provided the systems …
The founder of an innovative social enterprise in India tells Steph Carter, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Australia, why ‘getting social’ can transform traditional health solution models in developing countries. In an increasingly interconnected world, social media now plays a central role in the architecture of development communications. Social media is an innovative and collaborative platform for …
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