Restless Development Zim Hub—Annual Report 2024
We are proud to share our Annual Report a reflection of the work we have carried out over the past year: our achievements, the challenges we have navigated, and the impact we continue to make together with our partners and communities. This report highlights key successes across our programmes and the meaningful change driven by …
State of Youth Civil Society Report 2025
In the 2024 State of Youth Civil Society report we introduced the 10 Principles for Funding Youth Movements, a milestone in our collective efforts to ensure sustainable support for youth-led organising. But the development landscape has shifted dramatically since then. The dismantling of USAID has led to the termination of nearly 5,800 multi-year aid awards, …
We Lead Publications
We Lead Feminist Leadership Guide We Lead with Power was developed by A-01 (opens in a new tab) and the young women that participated in the program, as well as with representatives of the We Lead consortium: Hivos, Restless Development, Positive Vibes (opens in a new tab), the Central American Women’s Fund (FCAM (opens in a new tab)), The African …
Project Description: Peak Youth Tackling HIV
In partnership with the Mercury Phoenix Trust, Restless Development has implemented a successful 12-month pilot phase of the Peak Youth Tackling HIV program, improving young people’s knowledge, confidence, and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as well as HIV and AIDS services in Harare’s farming communities. During this first phase, 1,629 young …
AU-EU Youth Voices Lab – Power of the Collective
The AU-EU Youth Voices Lab – Power of the Collective is a four-year initiative that began in March 2024, funded by the European Commission in collaboration with the African Union. Restless Development joins a consortium; Search For Common Ground, YouthMakers Hub, Makesense Africa, led by Oxfam Intermon. The overall goal of the project is to …
Including Youth in Tax Policy is Key to a Fairer Future
Tax fairness means making sure everyone pays taxes according to their ability, and that the money collected is used to improve the lives of all citizens. In Tanzania, young people, including those with disabilities make up an important part of the population and can play a big role in the country’s economic and social growth. …
Policy Analysis of Adolescent SRHR in Tanzania
This report sheds light on the current state of adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Tanzania, highlighting both challenges and emerging opportunities for progress. The report explores gaps in policy implementation, limited coordination among stakeholders, and the absence of young people—particularly adolescent girls—in decision-making spaces. These barriers continue to affect access to …
Relatable Youth Led Research
Young people today are driving change, dreaming big and demanding better. Explore our youth led research. The Impact of COVID-19 on Young People’s Psycho-Social Health in India In the wake of the pandemic, and subsequent lockdown in India, Restless Development rolled out a survey, aimed at assessing the impact of the pandemic on young people’s …
VOICE AND DEMOCRACY
Young People Today are Driving Change, Dreaming Big and Demanding Better Voices of Change: Powerful and Promising Futures For Young Tanzanian Leaders In a world where the voices of the young are louder and more influential than ever, a new chapter is being written. This is the era of peak youth, where the potential of …