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Meet The Winners Of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2022
The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) is the world's oldest international schools' writing contest, established by the...

Elizabeth van der Valk
Oct 2, 2022


Statement on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Patron of the Royal Commonwealth Society
8 September 2022 The Royal Commonwealth Society is immensely saddened to learn of the passing of our Patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth...

Elizabeth van der Valk
Sep 8, 2022


Join our next Commonwealth Youth Exchange: Malta & the UK 2022-2023!
Are you an inspiring young leader who is passionate about creating positive changes in your local community? In partnership with Clarion...

Elizabeth van der Valk
Aug 4, 2022


CYGEN: Open Call for Applications!
The Commonwealth Youth Gender & Equality Network (CYGEN) is a youth-led network that actively promotes and supports the meaningful...

Elizabeth van der Valk
Aug 1, 2022


Tsemberi Fashion Project
Tsemberi Fashion Project is the first fashion sustainability project in Cyprus, with a strong focus on Cypriot heritage. The project is...

Christina Dymioti
Jul 18, 2022


HRH The Prince of Wales announces pan-Commonwealth commitment to The Queen's Commonwealth Canopy
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales announced pan-Commonwealth commitment to The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) at the...

Elizabeth van der Valk
Jun 24, 2022


Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Women's Leadership in Malawi
(Photo: The Honourable Agnes Nkusa Nkhoma, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Member of Parliament (Mchinji South Constituency) This...

Aubrey Chidziwisano
Jun 20, 2022


Strategies to improve Youth Transition Policy
The world of work continues to be affected by the evolving dynamics of the pandemic, which continues to widen disparities among young...

Taofeekat Adigun
Jun 15, 2022


Celebrating Commonwealth writing with HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
On Saturday, 4 June 2022 Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall, Vice-Patron of the Royal Commonwealth Society joined the BBC...

Elizabeth van der Valk
Jun 7, 2022


I Stand for Change Cyprus
I Stand for Change Cyprus is a project which celebrates the LGBTQ+ Community in Cyprus and to aims remove the prejudice associated around...

Christia Demetriou
May 30, 2022


Preventing accidental outing: Tips for closeted LGBTQIA+ people
The physical and digital worlds are increasingly intertwined when it comes to safety. Prejudices that manifest online can lead to...
Nandini Tanya Lallmon
May 23, 2022


Using sport as a tool to improve young people's sexual and reproductive health and rights advocacy
Sports has been endorsed as an innovative tool of social and sustainable development by the United Nations (UN, 2015; STĂNESCU et al.,...

Umair Asif
May 17, 2022


YL Project Hope CIC
YL Project Hope CIC is a project that is youth led for young people set up by two young people who saw a need for a project to help...

Amelia Collis-Patel MBE
Apr 30, 2022


Women's Leadership and Ending Forced Marriages in Africa
Forced marriage does not just affect individuals. Its consequences are widespread, spanning local, national and international levels....

Olayemi Amusile
Apr 21, 2022


Hong Kong celebrates Commonwealth Day 2022
Since the Royal Commonwealth Society Hong Kong Branch (RCSHK) was established in 1983, RCSHK has customarily celebrated Commonwealth Day...
Nicholas Tam
Apr 12, 2022


Evaluation of the health implications of Nigeria’s same-sex prohibition act
Eudora Nwangwu, CYGEN Lead for Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics Rights evaluates the health...

Eudora Ogechukwu Nwangwu
Apr 12, 2022


RCS Antigua & Barbuda Branch: Environmental Initiative to encourage responsible solid waste disposal
Photo caption (L-R): Joanne Newell, Board Director, RCS (Antigua-Barbuda); Lindsy Thompson, British Resident Commissioner; H.E. Lady...
RCS Antigua and Barbuda Branch
Mar 25, 2022


REFLECTIONS ON THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH PARLIAMENT: A YEAR THAT ASKED QUESTIONS
By Taofeekat Adigun The Commonwealth Youth Gender and Equality Network (CYGEN) is a network of young experts advocating for gender...

Taofeekat Adigun
Mar 11, 2022


Child Early and Forced Marriage: A Norm Endangering Girls and Women.
Article by: Christine Ghati Alfons I am the founder of Safe Engage Foundation, an organisation working with youths as the change agents...
yelluk
Mar 11, 2022


INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: RCS IN EUROPE
As the RCS Working Group Lead for Equality in Europe I believe that we should recognise the contributions and achievements of women*...
yelluk
Mar 10, 2022
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