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Youth Stop AIDS Transition Statement

Restless Development is hugely proud of the support we have provided to the Youth Stop AIDS Campaign over the years, and everything that has been achieved by so many activists leading the fight to end HIV and AIDS.  After extensive conversations with our partner STOPAIDS, and internal reflection, we have recently taken the decision to …

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Our statement on the UK riots

We are appalled by the racist riots that have erupted across the UK over the last week. These are not protests. They are riots fuelled by racism and Islamophobia, organised by people who have used the horrifying murders of children to justify their violence. There is no place for this in our society. Restless Development …

 Moving Commitments to Action

Gender Data as a Cornerstone of Feminist Foreign Policy Since Sweden announced the world’s first feminist foreign policy (FFP) in 2014, the momentum has grown, with fifteen countries committing to FFPs by June 2024. Despite this, gender data remains overlooked in many FFP discussions and policies, hindering governments’ abilities to measure progress, ensure accountability, and …

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“This is not what real leaders do”

“Right now, the world needs leadership to help us emerge from this pandemic – cutting lifesaving aid at such a crucial moment is not what real leaders do”, says Rosanne Palmer-White, Restless Development’s UK & Influencing Director.

“Wrong for UK to break aid promise”

Today the UK government announced a cut in the overseas aid budget from 0.7% to 0.5% GDP. Rosanne Palmer-White, Restless Development UK Director said: “It’s wrong for the UK government to break its promise on 0.7% aid, never more so in the middle of a global pandemic.  COVID-19 has shown that we are all so …

UK activists continue BLM Activism throughout the Pandemic

A youth-led online event on the 8th October successfully used the internet to inspire change around the subject of racial justice and inequality. Set up by Mata Durkin and Sophie Ewen, Restless Development ICS alumni, the event was centered around racial justice and equality. The event aimed to inspire a new generation of changemakers to …

ICS update

The current phase of the ICS programme, delivered by VSO in partnership with Restless Development and Raleigh International, will come to its planned end in December 2020.

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We’ve joined Count Us In, a community of people and organisations taking practical steps to protect what they love from climate change.