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Finalists of 2016 Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards announced
Youth work professionals from 14 countries have been named as the Finalists of the 2016 Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards. This year’s...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 28, 2016


Launch of the Global Youth Development Index and Report 2016
The Global Youth Development Index measures progress on youth development in 183 countries, including 49 of the 52 Commonwealth...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 24, 2016


Commonwealth Youth Work Week 2016
Youth Work Week is an annual initiative by the Commonwealth Secretariat that highlights the contribution and achievements of youth work,...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 9, 2016


Association of Commonwealth Universities Commonwealth Summer School
39 delegates, made up of postgraduate and final year undergraduate students from 14 Commonwealth countries, participated in a challenging...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 9, 2016
Call for Applications: Commonwealth Youth Human Rights and Democracy Network Coordinator
Human rights are an integral part of the values and principles of the Commonwealth as espoused in the Commonwealth Charter. The role of...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 8, 2016


The search is on to find the Commonwealth young person of the year - apply by 12 Oct 2016
Nominations are now open for the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work, which recognise outstanding young...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 8, 2016


Southern Africa Youth launch business alliance
For most youth-owned businesses in the Commonwealth Southern African community, access to finance, a united voice to seek support...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 5, 2016


“Believing in the power of youth leadership”
Each year, young leaders from across the world travel to various cities to attend The Global Changemakers Youth Summit, which is an...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 2, 2016
Do you have what it takes to be one of the next Queen’s Young Leaders?
The Search Is On for inspiring 18-29 year olds from across the Commonwealth who are working to improve the lives of others. If you are...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 1, 2016


Commonwealth Youth Programme newsletter
Dear colleagues, After a busy couple of months, it is a great pleasure to update you on our progress. It was encouraging to see...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 1, 2016


Nominations open for Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards 2016
Nominations are now open for the Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards 2016, which will recognise youth workers who utilise sport and arts...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 29, 2016


Empowering Young Minds - $15m Global Learning XPRIZE competition.
The Global Learning XPRIZE challenges teams from around the world to develop open source and scalable software that will enable children...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 21, 2016
8th Commonwealth Youth Parliament in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on 6-10 November 2016
The Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP) is an opportunity for young people from across the Commonwealth to experience aspects of...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 19, 2016
The Queen's Young Leaders from Canada Dominica Grenada and Jamaica
2016 Queen's Young Leaders bios #youth #ENGAGE

RCS Ottawa
Aug 17, 2016


Call for Applications – Commonwealth Youth Health Network Co-ordinator
The Commonwealth spans every region of the world and has a population of some 2.2 billion people – an estimated one-third of the world’s...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 14, 2016


The search is on to find the Commonwealth young person of the year
Nominations are now open for the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work, which recognise outstanding young...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 14, 2016
Canada: $10m boost for mobility scholarship fund
A Canada-based scheme that funds mobility scholarships for projects promoting global leadership between Canada and the Commonwealth has...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 11, 2016
CYC CARIBBEAN AND AMERICAS REGION STANDING COMMITTEE
Aden Hamza and Ammani Hanafe represent Canada on the Commonwealth Youth Council's regional standing committee. Full Story #youth

RCS Ottawa
Aug 11, 2016
“You are our hope and our solution”: Queen’s Young Leaders inspire action on development goals
Establishing a youth desk in every government ministry so young people can influence policy, ring-fencing at least 17% of GDP for...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 11, 2016
Commonwealth young leaders launch new health and human rights networks
Young leaders from across the Commonwealth have come together to establish two new Commonwealth Youth Networks, one focused on Health,...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 11, 2016
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