Blog

The Commonwealth Foundation blog shares knowledge, experiences, and expertise.

20 Dec 2019

Participatory governance: seven years of lessons learned

Myn Garcia shares lessons learned on participatory governance as her second term as Deputy Director-General comes to an end.

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20 Dec 2019

Advocating for the rights of children with disabilities

National advocacy, local expertise, and international cooperation have been playing a part in advancing disability rights in Kenya.

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28 Nov 2019

After the aftermath: Hurricane Dorian

As global attention dissipates, Bahamians are still suffering the consequences of one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the ...

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28 Nov 2019

Shem Ochola appointed as Deputy Director-General

Shem Ochola will lead on programmatic and grant-making priorities as the Foundation’s eleventh Deputy Director-General.

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31 Oct 2019

Regionally speaking: women’s affairs

How do you represent a regional picture of women’s affairs at an international meeting?

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31 Oct 2019

The People’s Commonwealth

From the beginning, Heads of Government recognised that the Commonwealth needed to become much more than a forum for governments. 

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31 Oct 2019

The Politics of Translation

   

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30 Sep 2019

From commitment to action: inclusion of women’s voices in Commonwealth priorities for gender equality

Our Deputy Director-General, Myn Garcia, reflects on the civil society roundtable we organised as a part of the Commonwealth’s 12th ...

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17 Sep 2019

The art and craft of the short story

Erato Ioannou on the art and craft of the short story.

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2 Sep 2019

2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize judges

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