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April 30, 2021 Duncan Mlanjira - Nyasa Times 2 Comments Great Britain’s Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has awarded recognised the ‘CoVID Response Private Citizen’ initiative which Malawian Onjezani Kenani rolled out to fundraise towards procurement of medical resources in the fight against CoVID-19 pandemic. The initiative has been awarded with the Commonwealth Points of Light award, says a statement from the British High Commission in Malawi. The Commonwealth Points of Light awards ...

Queen Elizabeth of Britain has awarded Malawi’s private Citizens initiative on Covid-19 the Commonwealth Points of Light Award for supporting the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. During one of his addresses on January 17 this year, President Lazarus Chakwera appealed for collective efforts in dealing with the second wave of Covid-19 which was getting out of hand, and said those who have ideas about how to better deal with it are welcome to make suggestions. Many people ...

Commonwealth Day 2021 speech by High Commissioner Charles Hay High Commissioner Charles Hay delivered a Commonwealth Day address during celebration at the Royal Commonwealth Society of Malaysia. From: 8 March 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) It’s a great pleasure to be taking part in Commonwealth Day 2021 with at least a few people around me, even if we are all in masks. The very essence and heart of the Commonwealth is our people to people links, and while we...

Students create a business model for combating hunger For 35 years Huzaifa Ahmad’s mother opened her home each afternoon to people who were hungry and fed them food she had cooked for them, hundreds of them. Then one day in 2015 Huzaifa was pondering on the contradiction that lots of eating places throw away food every day when so many had nothing to eat, and he turned to his friend Qasim Javid Khan and said: “There is a lot of food being wasted and a lot of people going hungry. Let’s do ...

8.1k shares Princess Charlotte, five, is seen sitting on her mother Kate Middletons lap wearing a Ralph Lauren jumper, while the youngest of the clan Prince Louis, two, nestles between his parents, both 38. The card is addressed To all the amazing NHS staff, with the message: Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and New Year. One person commented: She looked like the older Queen when she was younger. Then more and more like William. Now she is a mix of them both (pictured) Inside, there is a hand...

Our correspondent Islamabad Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has recognised Pakistani charity founder Hamza Farrukh with the 129th Commonwealth Point of Light award in honour of his exceptional voluntary service providing clean water to local communities in Pakistan. British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner presented the award to Hamza Farrukh during a ceremony arranged by the British High Commission here. Mr Farrukh runs a charitable project ‘Bondh-EShams’ (droplet...

British High Commissioner presents g to Hamza Farrukh By Hamid Khan Wazir ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has recognized Hamza Farrukh, representing Pakistan, as the 129th Commonwealth Point of Light in honour of his exceptional voluntary service providing clean water to local communities in Pakistan. The British High Commissioner Dr. Christian Turner presented the award to Hamza Farrukh at a ceremony arranged by the British High Commission here on Tuesday. The Commonwealth ...

Mexico organisation ropes in Assam’s forest man to replenish its forests Mexico’s Fundación Azteca has signed on Jadav Payeng — famous as the ‘forest man of India’ — to aid the country’s efforts on sustainable conservation. Updated: December 11, 2020 7:55:14 pm Jadav Payengs story of how he grew a forest, perturbed by the erosion he witnessed at a sandbar in his home in Assam’s Majuli island as a 16-year-old, is well documented. From single...