May 2012 This is a report of youth-led research undertaken in 2012. The purpose of the report is to amplify the voices of young people across Sierra Leone around the key issues affecting their lives. It reflects the views of over 200 young people, and is supplemented by those of other stakeholders from civil society …
This report is an overview of young people’s experiences and perceptions from just before the 2018 presidential elections. The votes of Sierra Leone’s young people are key in elections – under 35s comprise 58% of the voting age population, a higher proportion than at any time in Sierra Leone’s history. Despite this, young people are …
Youth-led monitoring of the Global Goals. This is a practical guide for young people tracking the Global Goals. It is available in four languages- English, French, Swahili and Nepali. You can download a copy using the buttons below.
Youth Leadership, Partnership and Accountability 2.0 Strengthened youth-led accountability will enable young people to more effectively hold decision makers accountable for their commitments to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender Equality. Restless Development, in partnership with UNFPA, and with young people from across East and Southern Africa, have developed recommendations for strengthening youth-led …
A Working Paper on Young People’s Inclusion in National Follow Up, Review and Accountability Processes of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In partnership with ActionAid, the UN Major Group of Children and Youth (UNMGCY) and the Office of the UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, Restless Development collaborated with young people around the world …
The quantity and quality of young people’s employment in lower income countries has, in recent years, become of pressing global concern. This report from the University of Cambridge explores why.
The State of Youth This report covers research carried out into the state of youth in Zambia, with particular focus on their economic empowerment.
A five year retrospective from Restless Development’s Youth Consortium. In 2010, Restless Development led a consortium with War Child UK and Youth Business International (YBI) to build a Programme Partnership Arrangement (PPA) offer that would go beyond directly impacting lives to playing a strategic role for youth in the international development sector. This learning study …