#YouthPower in 2020
2020 was difficult. Here are some inspiring stories to end the year.
Young people in Sierra Leone play key role in fighting corruption
Since June 2019, Restless Development has been supporting young Sierra Leoneans to be involved in a nationwide programme – Strengthening Public Financial Management, Anti-Corruption and Accountability Institutions in Sierra Leone. 64 young people have volunteered as Youth Accountability Volunteers (YAVs) on this programme, based in towns and villages across all the districts of Sierra Leone. …
Youth Power Hacks
The Youth Power Hacks have launched to bring together hundreds of young people to hack solutions to help get the Global Goals delivered.
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 …
‘Youth Principles’ launched to address problems in education and work.
12 young researchers have launched ‘Youth Principles’ to help address problems young people face in education and work.
India hub’s work on violence against children recognised by UN
A case study on our work in India on prevention of child marriages through children and youth-led strategies has been published in a special report from ‘The Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, United Nations’.
Young People Discuss Racism Around the World and How to Tackle it.
What does racism look like in different parts of the world and what can we do to fight against it? On Wednesday the 1st July, with two very special guests, Coumba Toure, movement coordinator from Africans Rising and Saye Joseph, advocacy manager from Black Youth Project 100, we gathered young people from around the world …
Fighting Racism
Restless Development’s commitments to anti-racism.
Youth activists report misinformation but social media firms fail to take action
Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are failing to take action against more than 9 in 10 posts containing misinformation about coronavirus which are reported to the platforms, according to new research