Former home secretary David Blunkett has called on the Treasury and Big Lottery Fund to create a multi-million pound endowment fund to increase youth volunteering. Blunkett’s views are included in a wish list from civil society leaders published by the Social Investment Business today. Blunkett says youth volunteering is necessary at a time when young people are …

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This 2011 edition of The African Report on Child Well-being is the second in a series of reports published biennially by The African Child Policy Forum as their contribution to putting Africa’s children on the public and political agenda, and to holding African governments accountable to their obligations – to their children. This report explores …

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Tough times in the employment market mean it’s essential to support innovation in the marketplace, writes Mercy Zulu, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lusaka in Zambia, who argues it’s not too late for Zambia to catch up. Around March 2015, I walked passed a group of students engaged in a heated conversation involving the infamous jobless …

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Making life insurance mandatory for the nation’s workforce could be an invaluable way to provide long-term economic stability in Nigeria, writes Samasi Anderson, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bayelsa State. A vibrant insurance sector contributes significantly to the expansion of the economy. When the insurance sector is sound in an economy, there are several benefits. First, …

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