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

15 Jan 2018

Submissions Form: Gratiaen Trust Writing Workshop. Deadline 5pm (sri lanka time) 28 February 2018

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12 Jan 2018

Bula!

In October, I received an email from the Commonwealth Foundation. It contained an invitation to participate in the International Civil ...

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20 Dec 2017

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 ...

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20 Dec 2017

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 ...

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20 Dec 2017

Seasonal message from the Director-General of the Foundation

On behalf of the Commonwealth Foundation I want to take a moment to extend good wishes to our supporters during this season of goodwill ...

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24 Nov 2017

Commonwealth Writers’ Conversations at International Civil Society Week 2017

Commonwealth Writers’ Conversations at the International Civil Society Week will highlight the transformative power of stories to help ...

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24 Nov 2017

Commonwealth Writers' Conversations at International Civil Society Week 2017

Commonwealth Writers’ Conversations at the International Civil Society Week will highlight the transformative power of stories to help ...

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24 Nov 2017

Just, peaceful and inclusive societies: CPF 2018 programme takes shape

No matter how many international events I help organise, I always face the same challenge. How do I best capture and present the ...

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22 Nov 2017

Johannesburg waste pickers organise to defend their livelihoods

Four months ago, WIEGO’s project with the Commonwealth Foundation Waste integration South Africa (WISA) took an unplanned turn as ...

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22 Nov 2017

Gypsy in the Moonlight by Caroline Gill

I wish I had amnesia so I could forget Sally Burry. We were at school together, Sally and I, in Heart’s Pen, the coastal hamlet […]

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