The Australian city of Melbourne recently hosted delegates at the Harvard World Model United Nations. The week-long conference was an inspiring demonstration of youth potential and global promise, says Francis Ventura, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Australia who was also a participant. The Harvard World Model United Nations is an annual gathering of around 2,000 …
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Igniting change for Fiji’s young people
April 5th, 2020Young people make up more than half of Fiji’s population – but they are mostly excluded from policy …
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With elections to the Commonwealth Youth Council approaching, Mridul Upadhyay, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Delhi interviewed Tharika Dileepani, CYC Asia Regional Representative, to discuss the CYC’s work and how youth leaders can participate. Mridul: Hi Tharika, you will complete two year term with Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) as Asia Region Representative in November 2015. CYC is …
Conferences featuring motivational speakers with trite phrases miss the mark, writes Joshua Orawo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kenya, who argues that African youth need practical demonstration of how to fulfil their potential and reach success. I had the opportunity to attend the Africa Arise Conference in Nairobi in August 2014. This is an annual conference …
by Diyaulhaq Bin Usman The custom of older men and women dominating the government of the people is annoying, as it tends to mean the youths are sidelined and not included in running the affairs of a nation. This custom can be said to have robbed the youths of their right to vote and be …
University students were reportedly among persons being harassed by a special police squad in Nigeria months ago. While the reform of the squad has been announced, Olawole Olakunle, 24, a Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria, argues that university students chose silence over activism. He writes about the importance of speaking up on national and political …
Disillusioned with the politics in their country , young people sometimes refuse to participate in the political process, but Maisy Bentley, 19 years old,a Correspondent from Wellington, New Zealand, writes that sitting on the sidelines won’t help to change the system. At 20 Chloe Swarbrick had decided to run for mayor of the largest city in …
Young people in sixteen countries now have the opportunity to develop innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges that hinder marginalized youths from reaching their full potential. Vibhu Sharma, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Delhi, India, is one of the young global board members of the initiative. She argues that young people …
From climate change to other pressing societal problems, young people are making their voices heard. In countries like Uganda, where almost three-quarters of the population are under 30 years old, young people can no longer be ignored, writes 25-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Munguongeyo Ivan from Kampala, Uganda. On September 20, millions of young people across the …
Apply now if you want to represent the Commonwealth’s 1.4 billion young people on the Commonwealth Youth Council. Have you got what it takes? What you’ll do You will: serve Commonwealth young people from 2020 to 2022 run, manage and develop the Commonwealth Youth Council join and organise workshops, advisory panels help make policy recommendations …
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Young people make up more than half of Fiji’s population – but they are mostly excluded from policy formulation and decision-making. Broderick John Mervyn, one of this year’s Commonwealth Youth Awards finalists, is working to change that through his initiative Ignite4Change. Oghenekevwe Oghenechovwen, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Warri in Nigeria, spoke to Broderick about …