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Ophelia by Breanne Mc Ivor
Ophelia’s words are sprinkling, tinkling in my ears. They smell like cut grass just washed with rain. I want to breathe her. Strip her. ...
Breaking circles through youth employment
Irene Garoës is a feminist youth activist and a member the The Southern African Alliance for Youth Employment (SAAYE) working group, ...
Adaptation, or justice? Climate action in the Pacific
The purchase of land has been sanctioned to relocate the population of Kiribati in the face of climate change impacts. If this happens, ...
So Many Islands: Stories from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian and Pacific Oceans
Featuring the work of seventeen writers, So Many Islands, explores the many aspects of small island living - highlighting the ...
2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Shortlist
With a record number of entries, Commonwealth Writers has just announced this year’s shortlist. From almost 6,000 entries, up fifty ...
Bringing the sustainable development goals home
The Commonwealth Foundation (CF) spoke to Namhla Mniki-Mangaliso about her role in domesticating and implementing the sustainable ...
Welcome to the Bay Area by Sowmiya Ashok
Everyone has a letter and a number attached to them. The H-4 housewives wear canvas shoes and take brisk walks around the green at the ...
Learning exchange between Citizens UK and SAAYE
As part of capacity development support to the South African Alliance on Youth Employment (SAAYE), the Foundation has brokered a ...
A Story Like No Other
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt about film making, it’s that it can be extremely demanding yet amazingly satisfying. The overwhelming ...
The Commonwealth theme for 2017: all we are saying…
It is right that the Commonwealth’s theme for 2017 “A Peace-building Commonwealth,” follows from last year’s “An Inclusive ...
