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Illegal arrests, extortion, brutality, and the killing of innocent Nigerians by the country’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have sparked protests which are continuing throughout this week. Nnabugwu Chukwuebuka, a 26-year-old Nigerian Correspondent argues that the youths have been traumatized by SARS and just want to live their lives. After one of my regular phone conversations …

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An HIV-positive young woman describes her work as a Commonwealth Youth Ambassador for Positive Living Pooja Thakur, 27, is a Commonwealth Youth Ambassador for Positive Living (YAPL). She was diagnosed with HIV in her early twenties soon after she lost her husband to the disease. She is one of the estimated 2.27 million people currently …

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A Commonwealth citizen is generally described as a person, who is a national of any country within the Commonwealth of Nations. Under this organization, these nations agree to support the values and principles of the Commonwealth which addresses key matters such as democracy, equality, as well as access to health and education. This simple description …

Youth, Citizenship and Migration Read More »

In 2004, Uganda’s Ministry of Gender Labor and Social Development created the National OVC Policy, aimed at improving the quality of life for poor and vulnerable children. However, despite many efforts to improve the circumstances of vulnerable children in Uganda, policymakers, donors, and program managers still lack comprehensive and up-to-date information about their numbers, geographic …

Protecting Hope: Situation Analysis of Vulnerable Children in Uganda Read More »

It is indeed a privilege to be here and more importantly to join with other Caribbean nations in the celebration of this ‘Caribbean Youth Day’. ‘Youth’, irrespective of colour, creed, nationality or religion have for decades been heralded as ‘the wave of the future’ and the backbone on which any economy stands. The term ‘Youth’ …

Creating Sustainable Employment for Young People Read More »

November 17 -19, 2010 Georgetown, Guyana The value of education can never be understated.  Education is not a privilege but is the right of every individual, thus the major stakeholder in the education system is its students. On November 17th, 2010 a historic roundtable was convened in Georgetown, Guyana under the auspices of the Commonwealth …

Final Communiqué Of the Regional Student Leaders Round Table Read More »

Bamenda, the headquarters of the North West Region will next February 3 and 4 dance to the rhythm of activities marking the launching of this year’s 45th edition of the National Youth Day. The details were worked out in Yaounde by the committee in charge of the third preparatory meeting chaired by Youth Affairs Minister, …

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The Barbados Youth Development Council will be hosting a one day seminar entitled Youth Employment : Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies for the way forward in collaboration with the regional office of the Commonwealth Youth Programme. The impetus for this seminar arises from the special youth report released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in August 2010 …

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNTIES AND STRATEGIES Read More »