In commemoration of the 2015 Commonwealth theme "Young Commonwealth", the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) compiled success stories of 112 young people from across the Commonwealth from different backgrounds. The book also included some informative articles on youth volunteerism, peace building, politics, social change, entrepreneurship, environment and civic participation.
The 323 pages book presented stories of success, challenges and hopes of young people from 41 countries in the Commonwealth, among which 32 from Africa and Europe, 29 from Asia, 23 from Caribbean and Americas, and 12 from Pacific. The book is made up of 59 females and 53 males achievers. Nominations for the achievers were opened online and further nominations were made from different international civil society organisations and CYC partners.
The soft presentation of the book was made by the CYC chairperson, Ahmed Adamu, during the General Assembly of the CYC in Malta on 24th November 2015.
"The Commonwealth Young Achievers book is aimed to inspire young people to unleash their potentials, learn from their colleagues, and encourage the achievers, as well as to encourage sharing of ideas and best practices among young people. The book will serve as a symbol of unity in diversity and monument of contemporary young achievers. The book also contain some very educative articles written by the young people themselves".
The book is available online on the CYC website under resources menu. You can download your copy here
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