youth participation

April 5, 2020 2226 views

Young people make up more than half of Fiji’s population – but they are mostly excluded from policy formulation and…

Your chance to join the Commonwealth Youth Council

March 23, 2020 2033 views

Apply now if you want to represent the Commonwealth’s 1.4 billion young people on the Commonwealth Youth Council. Have you…

Democracy & Participation

Governance

If not now, when?

September 23, 2019 2735 views

From climate change to other pressing societal problems, young people are making their voices heard. In countries like Uganda, where…

Youth Policy

“Our time. Our turn. Our future”

December 11, 2018 2750 views

Young people in sixteen countries now have the opportunity to develop innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing…

Democracy & Participation

“You’ve got to be part of it to change it”

October 29, 2018 2112 views

Disillusioned with the politics in their country , young people sometimes refuse to participate in the political process, but Maisy Bentley,…

Democracy & Participation

“Education begins when you can ask why”

October 21, 2018 1788 views

University students were reportedly among persons being harassed by a special police squad in Nigeria months ago. While the reform…

Youth Development

“Are youths not worthy of being leaders?”

December 19, 2016 2894 views

Youths have the right to vote, but Diyaulhaq Bin Usman, 23, a Correspondent from Funtua, Nigeria argues that more effort…

Youth Development

“African youth need to see practical success”

January 10, 2016 2895 views

Conferences featuring motivational speakers with trite phrases miss the mark, writes Joshua Orawo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kenya, who argues…

Youth Development

“CYC Asia representative reflects on term”

September 4, 2015 3753 views

With elections to the Commonwealth Youth Council approaching, Mridul Upadhyay, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Delhi interviewed Tharika Dileepani, CYC…

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“We shall reinvent our world!”

April 16, 2013 3445 views

The Australian city of Melbourne recently hosted delegates at the Harvard World Model United Nations. The week-long conference was an…

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