Avid reading offers not only mental stimulation but can ensure freedom from poverty, superstition, loneliness and ignorance, writes 23-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Craig Dixon from Jamaica. There are numerous objects of demarcation between people who read, reason and write and those who do not.  Oftentimes these objects distinguish between those who live in residential areas and …

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Avid reading offers not only mental stimulation but can ensure freedom from poverty, superstition, loneliness and ignorance, writes 23-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Craig Dixon from Jamaica. There are numerous objects of demarcation between people who read, reason and write and those who do not.  Oftentimes these objects distinguish between those who live in residential areas and …

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An international charity working in Rwanda is helping to improve the lives of disadvantaged people by supporting the development of entrepreneurial and technology skills, reports David Masengesho, a 25-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Kigali. I am an intern at Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), a leading international NGO, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, which enables people to access …

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An international charity working in Rwanda is helping to improve the lives of disadvantaged people by supporting the development of entrepreneurial and technology skills, reports David Masengesho, a 25-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Kigali. I am an intern at Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), a leading international NGO, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, which enables people to access …

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An international project has brought together youths from Jamaica and Canada to film a documentary about the youth response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, reports 25-year-old Keresa Arnold, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kingston, Jamaica. The issue of HIV/AIDS is one that has received significant attention since it was first discovered in the 1980s. With statistics showing that …

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An international project has brought together youths from Jamaica and Canada to film a documentary about the youth response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, reports 25-year-old Keresa Arnold, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kingston, Jamaica. The issue of HIV/AIDS is one that has received significant attention since it was first discovered in the 1980s. With statistics showing that …

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Intellect is a great trait to possess. But success in life relies on more than brain capacity. It requires determination, guts and hard graft, writes 27-year-old Steven Nsubuga, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda. Like any typical Ugandan student at the end of University, I dreamt of the good life: a nice car, a great …

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Intellect is a great trait to possess. But success in life relies on more than brain capacity. It requires determination, guts and hard graft, writes 27-year-old Steven Nsubuga, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda. Like any typical Ugandan student at the end of University, I dreamt of the good life: a nice car, a great …

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With youth unemployment at a record peak in New Zealand, the future is seemingly bleak for many young Kiwis.  Yet dire prospects have yet to ignite a new era of political activism, reports Fale Lesa, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Auckland. In 2008, young American citizens mobilised around the presidential election campaign, and were a critical deciding …

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With youth unemployment at a record peak in New Zealand, the future is seemingly bleak for many young Kiwis.  Yet dire prospects have yet to ignite a new era of political activism, reports Fale Lesa, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Auckland. In 2008, young American citizens mobilised around the presidential election campaign, and were a critical deciding …

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