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COMMONWEALTH BLOG - Issues, Insights, & Innovation


'Do not underestimate the power of your story.'
'Do not underestimate the power of your story. Your personal experience, when shared, allows others to connect with you' @LetUs_Learn...
@queenscomtrust
Dec 7, 2018


#COP24
“Young people are greatest drivers of change and we need to empower more and more” - We could not agree more @IYCM #COP24 Full Story...
@queenscomtrust
Dec 7, 2018
@BatTheMusical with The Duke of Sussex
Tonight our Patron, the Duke of Sussex, opened a Gala Performance of @BatTheMusical in support of the Invictus Games Foundation, along...
@WeAreInvictus
Dec 6, 2018


Do we need to fix recycling?
Recycling persists not because it’s efficient (it isn’t) or effective (it’s much less so than we think) but because we are obligated to...
The Walrus
Dec 5, 2018


RCSO 47th National Student Commonwealth Forum (April 27 - May 3, 2019)
Young leaders of tomorrow will build leadership skills, while discussing and learning about international affairs and the Commonwealth....

RCS Ottawa
Dec 2, 2018
Afrobytes London (Dec. 6)
The pan-African accelerator and lab will gather trailblazers in the African tech industry to discuss how blockchain and artificial...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 2, 2018


2018 RCSO - Shakespeare on the Platform competition November 14
This year was the 25th Anniversary of this Shakespeare competition for Ottawa high school students. This year's Winners: 1. Genevieve...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 30, 2018


RCSO - Remembrance Day Ceremony & Lunch, Nov 11
RCS Members and Supporters; honoured our men and women who have served our country on Sunday, November 11, 2018, by placing a wreath at...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 30, 2018


RCSO - "Commonwealth Conversation" with British High Commissioner, OCTOBER 24th
Ms. Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque, CMG, provided an overview of the challenges facing democracy around the world, the outcomes from...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 28, 2018


#STEMeducation
Regina Mtonga, founder of the Asikana Network in Zambia, is driving capabilities and confidence for women in tech and helping them to...
@queenscomtrust
Nov 23, 2018


Close the persistent economic gap between men and #women
@PScotlandCSG has urged bold action to close the persistent economic gap between men and #women and help pave the way to achieving the...
@commonwealthsec
Nov 3, 2018
#RoadToPeace
#OTD 100 years ago Major Atwood Mackay died of wounds – the 34-year-old is buried in the @CWGC Terlincthun British Cemetery, France. Born...
@CWGC
Oct 26, 2018


#Legalawareness
#MondayMotivation #Legalawareness #Evidence A legal awareness session at Machakos Women's prison where inmates were enlightened on the...
@africanprisons
Oct 12, 2018


"Commonwealth Conversation" with British High Commissioner, OCTOBER 24th, 2018
Royal Commonwealth Society, Ottawa A ‘Commonwealth Conversation’ with the British High Commissioner Ms. Susan le Jeune...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 12, 2018


Global Goals Week
QCT are celebrating Global Goals Week by sharing an invitation for schools across the Commonwealth to register for @futurefound GSL...
@queenscomtrust
Oct 5, 2018


Gender equality
Calabar Youth Council for Women’s Rights works to overcome gender-based violence in Nigeria. Read about their fight for gender equality:...
@queenscomtrust
Oct 5, 2018


Commonwealth Secretary General visits Belize
@PScotlandCSG has met with government officials, stakeholders and is due to meet Prime Minister Dean Barrow during a four-day visit to...
@commonwealthsec
Oct 5, 2018
‘For us’
The simple words ‘For us’ were chosen to adorn the headstone of Captain Fred Reynolds who died in Belgium 100 years ago today. The...
@CWGC
Oct 5, 2018


Hope for a brighter future
Young people across the Commonwealth foster hope for a brighter future. On #NationalPoetryDay, we share a poem of hope to celebrate their...
@queenscomtrust
Oct 5, 2018
October 2018: Commonwealth Observer
Bangladesh Opposition sees Act as threat to freedom of speech Bangladeshi activists hold placards during a protest against the Digital...
courtesy of Mr. Murray Burt
Sep 30, 2018
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