“I can now find a way to feed myself and my family.” In a bustling market just outside of Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital city, a young entrepreneur blasts music out of big speakers in his shop. “They hear sweet songs playing.” Alusine runs what he describes as an electronics shop and uses a playlist of …
“A learner today is a leader tomorrow.” “As a young person this is my motto in life; working within my community to achieve sustainable development.“ Shishu is a Restless Development India volunteer from Giridih district in Jharkhand, India. He has been working with Restless Development for over two years as a youth accountability advocate on …
Bosco’s shop Bosco, 24, smiles as he stands amongst shelves of useful items for sale; washing powder, batteries, packets of biscuits, soap. One side of his shop is piled high with large, cream coloured bags filled. Each bag is packed with sunflower seeds. Bosco explains, “There is a large market in Uganda for sunflower seeds.“ Customers …
Standing firm in the middle of a market in rural Zambia is Mwila. Mwila isn’t a business strategist or a management consultant. She is a young person, who, with a little bit of training, set up her own business and is now using her experience to multiply decent livelihoods for young people in her community. …
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 …