Read more CommonwealthEditor's Pick Five Ways to Beat Cervical Cancer July 22, 2022 801 views Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable types of cancer, yet 300,000 women across the world lost…
Read more CommonwealthEditor's Pick Fighting HPV and Cervical Cancer July 7, 2022 914 views Over the last two years, the world has been battling the coronavirus. We’ve become more health-conscious, and people – both…
Read more Health, Safety & WellbeingHuman Rights Sanitation and Dignity May 25, 2022 673 views From using fire to an illuminating lightbulb, and from chorded electronic devices to Bluetooth connections, we have benefited from groundbreaking…
Read more Editor's PickHealth, Safety & Wellbeing Menstruation, Taboos, and Period Poverty October 15, 2021 1971 views Resorting to newspapers, bags, socks and rags; women and girls around the world continue to suffer from period poverty. The…
Read more Health, Safety & Wellbeing “Menstrual hygiene and green philosophy” December 22, 2016 3202 views The green revolution has made its mark on many aspects of society, writes Ashley Foster-Estwick, 25, a Correspondent from Barbados,…
Read more Health, Safety & Wellbeing “Discussing menstruation remains a taboo” August 23, 2016 3250 views Menstrual health is not widely discussed in rural areas, writes Azinwi Ngum, 25, a Correspondent from Cameroon, who spoke to…
Read more Health, Safety & Wellbeing “A bright future for energy stove users” August 5, 2015 3122 views Smoky kitchen stoves endanger women’s health and use scarce resources, but Judith Akoth, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kisumu in Kenya, says…
Read more Gender Equality & LGBTI "Women must work with sweat and blood" March 7, 2015 3 comments 3259 views International Women’s Day raises a fundamental issue, says Monica Islam, 24, a Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh, who argues women…