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Telling island stories
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Catalayah by Wendy Hara
I memorised the rhythm of your heart, almost inaudible but I heard you, a beating body inside a body being beaten. Growing within me ...
Can stories create change? Commonwealth Conversations at Civil Society Week
Can stories told through the medium of films, short stories and poetry, change the way people perceive social problems and challenge ...
A new policy for civil society in Nigeria
The recent debate in Nigeria on Bill HB585 provided an unexpected opportunity for The Nigeria Network of NGOs’ to advance its efforts ...
The Brief Insignificant History of Peter Abraham Stanhope by Mary Rokonadravu
At 11.42 pm on 1 November, 2016, Peter Abraham Stanhope sat at his family’s old mahogany dining table and slit his wrists. He had ...
Telling the story of indigenous survival
In October, I received an email from the Commonwealth Foundation. It contained an invitation to participate in the International Civil ...
Submissions Form: Gratiaen Trust Writing Workshop. Deadline 5pm (sri lanka time) 28 February 2018
Bula!
In October, I received an email from the Commonwealth Foundation. It contained an invitation to participate in the International Civil ...
Pacific Shorts premiere at the Hawaiian International Film Festival
There is something magical about sitting in a dark auditorium with 200 hundred strangers waiting to share the same experience. Sitting ...
Advocacy is not complaining: Jamaicans for clean air and water
Jamaican communities living near to mining and quarrying operations often experience adverse impacts to air and water and to their ...