The Commonwealth Youth Council is an autonomous youth-led body, which aims to further advance the youth development agenda and strengthen young people’s participation in the Commonwealth.
The candidates for the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Youth Council have been announced.
The Commonwealth Youth Council is an autonomous youth-led body, which aims to further advance the youth development agenda and strengthen young people’s participation in the Commonwealth. Its Executive will be responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of the Council.
Nominees are members of national youth councils or registered youth-led organisations and aged 15-29. Fifty-three candidates from 21 countries are standing for nine executive posts including Chairperson, Vice Chairpersons, regional and special interests representatives.
The young persons vying for Chair are:
Ahmed Adamu – Nigeria
Kesaobaka Pharatlhatlhe – Botswana
Francesca Temitope Danmole – UK
Ngen Yves Riyuh - Cameroon
Meet the candidates, read their manifestos and watch their campaign videos.
Or visit the CYC Facebook page
The first General Assembly of the Council will be held during the Commonwealth Youth Forum in Sri Lanka from 10 to 14 November 2013. Young people from all over the Commonwealth can watch the Commonwealth Youth Forum sessions and Commonwealth Youth Council election debates live on the CHOGM 2013 Youth Forum website.
The Commonwealth Youth Council Election Day is 12 November 2013. Young people can contact their national Commonwealth Youth Forum youth delegate to discuss the Executive Committee candidates. The youth delegates will ratify the Council’s constitution and vote on its inaugural Executive.
The following are the official delegates to the 9th Commonwealth Youth Forum:
| Country | Name of Youth Delegate |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Ransfors Simms |
| Australia | Lachlan Cooke |
| Vanessa Picker | |
| The Bahamas | No Voters Nominated |
| Bangladesh | Pending |
| Barbados | Cherisse Francis |
| Nikolai Holder | |
| Belize | No Voters Nominated |
| Botswana | Koziba Malibala |
| Moabi Tshelani | |
| Brunei | Muham Auji Azizi Bin Mohd Noor |
| Cameroon | Ngen Yves Riyuh |
| Rose-Mary Agbor Mbeng Agbor | |
| Canada | Alicia Swinamer |
| Fawzi Ghosn | |
| Cyprus | No Voters Nominated |
| Dominica | No Voters Nominated |
| Ghana | Anita Al-Hassan Adam |
Stephen Kankam Badu | |
| Grenada | Royden Beharry |
| Rashid Syleseter | |
| Guyana | Tricia Teekeh |
| Tiffany Daniels | |
| India | Sandhya, J&K |
| Chanu Yaiphabi Leimapokpan | |
| Jamaica | Keeva |
| Nackadian | |
| Kenya | Mary Achieng Ogolla |
| Atemo Opulu Dishon | |
| Kiribati | No Voters Nominated |
| Lesotho | No Voters Nominated |
| Malawi | No Voters Nominated |
| Malaysia | Hanul Haniff Bin Harun |
| Maldives | Pending |
| Malta | Karl Bugeja |
| Mauritius | Pending |
| Mozambique | Pending |
| Namibia | Ephraem Tuhadeleni Nekongo |
| Delicia Beatrice Kotungondo | |
| Nauru | No Voters Nominated |
| New Zealand | No Voters Nominated |
| Nigeria | Ahmed Adamu |
| Ahmed Abubakar Bachaka | |
| Chidi Okonkwo | |
| Pakistan | Pending |
| Papua New Guinea | Christina Jillian Keziah Giwe |
| David Aoneka Rupa | |
| Rwanda | Pending |
| St Kitts and Nevis | Pending |
| St Lucia | Marcellus Cazaubon |
| Kelvin Antoine | |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | Alex J.EM Veira |
| Kaskie Miguel | |
| Samoa | Molly Homasi |
| Asafo Paletaoga | |
| Seychelles | Ziggy Steven Adam |
| Beryl Birgitta Payet | |
| Sierra Leone | Ibrahim Idrissa Mansaray |
| Mamusu H. Turay | |
| Singapore | Nurhaya Binte Yatiman |
| Hoe Teck Chye, David | |
| Solomon Islands | Harry James Olikwailafa |
| Ella Wairiu | |
| South Africa | Yesrhen Pillay |
| Lerato Matasha Mofokeng | |
| Molodadi Mologadi | |
| Sri Lanka | Pending |
| Swaziland | No Voters Nominated |
| Tanzania | Pending |
| Tonga | Tapaita Kemoe'atu |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Nicholas Morris |
| Kieron Samaroo | |
| Tuvalu | No Voters Nominated |
| Uganda | Samuel Kavuma |
| Davis Akampurira | |
| Victoria Nakachwa | |
| UK | Benjamin Marcus Allister Mallon |
| Lola Mustapha | |
| Vanuatu | No Voters Nominated |
| Zambia | Nathan Chanda Bwalya |
| Rachael Kalaba |
Overseas Territories
| Anguilla | Kasseem Forde |
| Sherise Brooks | |
| Bermuda | No Voters Nominated |
| British Virgin Islands | No Voters Nominated |
| Cayman Islands | Carla Martin |
| Victoria Crumbley | |
| Montserrat | Loni Howe |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | No Voters Nominated |
| Cook Islands | Patience Vainerere |
| Charlene Hoff | |
| Mervin M. Browne | |
| Tutai Mauke | |
| Niue | No Voters Nominated |
