With a Commonwealth Foundation grant, the Association of Young Disabled People of Mozambique (AJODEMO) is raising its members’ capacity to help local government departments improve how they implement domestic and international legislation designed to support them.
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Upholding gender equality legislation in Pakistan
With a Commonwealth Foundation grant, the Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP) is forming a strategy for women’s rights advocacy in Pakistan entitled, ‘Da Khwendo Xhag: The Sisters’ Voice’.
Promoting the recognition of carers in India
With a Commonwealth foundation grant, Carers Worldwide UK is supporting carers in India to advocate for the social provisions and protection needed to reduce their vulnerability to impacts such as reduced earnings, poor health and loss of education.
Commonwealth Shorts
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These five films were made for Commonwealth Shorts – a capacity building scheme from Commonwealth Writers to give new writer/directors the opportunity to make a film along the theme of relationships.
Commonwealth Lecture 2013
Ricken Patel, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Avaaz on the Commonwealth Theme, ‘Opportunity through Enterprise’ at 2013 Commonwealth Lecture.
Commonwealth Lecture 2012
“To Instruct and Delight: A Case For Realist Literature”
Ms Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaking about the importance of realist literature at the 15th annual Commonwealth Lecture, insisting that “the role of literature is to instruct and delight” and that realist literature becomes a ”search for humanity.”
“The world of realist literature is not the same as the real world, but it is close enough, aligned enough, to the real world to be able to illuminate it. And it is books of that sort that I would like to make a case for today.”
Commonwealth Lecture 2009
“Continuation of the Commonwealth imperative if global democracy is to be realised”
Speaking at the Guildhall for the 12th annual Commonwealth Lecture, Mr Terry Waite gave a powerful address on the mission and responsibility of the Commonwealth to properly prepare its youth, as its next leaders, by educating and empowering them – “The Commonwealth at 60: serving a new generation.”
