Songs of awareness to stop the spread. As Uganda intensifies the fight against COVID-19, rumours and false information about how to avoid catching the virus are spreading fast. There are reports of individuals drinking high strength alcohol thinking it will protect them. But many young people are leading the way for communities across the country – including …
Fighting Covid-19 through music. I wanted to play a part. Our Youth Power is needed to fight the pandemic, and we must rise and use it. Vinnex Vincent Tinashe Chimonyo aka Vinnex, 24, is a dance-hall musician, community mobiliser and former peer-educator volunteer with Restless Development. His new awareness song on COVID-19 is taking Zimbabwe …
Lamin is one of the youngest bakery owners in Waterloo, Sierra Leone, employing four other young people. Together they produce over a thousand loaves each day, providing a good living for themselves and their families. Things were not always this way for Lamin and still aren’t for many young Sierra Leoneans who face huge challenges …
“Education helps us to be self-reliant, which gives way for innovation and creativity to solve problems in our society.” Mary is 22 years old and lives in rural Sierra Leone. Her family are farmers. “Growing up was difficult. I was the one who had to cater for our family even as a child. Working at …
“Girls in my area had no education about entrepreneurship or their reproductive health or where to go in case they were sexually harassed. Restless development has taught me and guided me on how to teach this to girls.” Neema leads a women’s group as part of Restless Development’s ‘Mabinti Tushike Hatamu (Mabinti)’ – ‘Girls! Let’s …