Exploring the trailblazing voices of the fearless young feminists shaping our world today. This survey focuses on the inspiring work of young feminist movements and collectives in challenging democratic backsliding around the globe. The 2023 State of Youth Civil Society will showcase these trailblazing efforts and highlight the resilience of young people as they push …
Restless Women: How can we #EmbraceEquality? On Wednesday the 8th of March we celebrated International Women’s Day! We heard from three inspirational panellists from across the world at Restless Development, who are demonstrating gender equity in their daily lives. They discussed topics from ending violence and discrimination against women and girls to tackling access to …
Restless Development has launched its annual State of Youth Civil Society survey today. Are you a young feminist? If your answer is yes, we are thrilled to invite you to take part in a fun and insightful survey for the State of Youth Civil Society Report: Young, Feminist and Fearless. The State of Youth Civil …
Restless Development conducted its Annual Young Leaders survey with volunteers and alumni who have volunteered with us and led our work within the last year. The young people who lead our work are our greatest asset. There is a wide range of ways in which young people volunteer their time and lead our work; from …
This 90 minute session brought together young people from Asia to ideate a strategy that could make world leaders sit up and listen on the climate and education crisis. The Big Idea event was a fantastic place to connect with other Asians who are as passionate as me about climate education and youth-led transformation. It …
A Game of Choice, Not Chance to meaningfully engage young people. The Go Nisha Go game aims to empower adolescent girl game players to become active decision-makers in their own lives especially when it comes to becoming better equipped to make decisions and achieving positive health, safety, career, and educational outcomes. It is a digital …
No one else knows more about youth issues and how to solve them than young people themselves. We are the experts. – Mialy, 24, Youth Researcher from Madagascar The world continues to face unique challenges. From climate change and economic inequality to political upheaval and social injustice, the world is changing. Young people are at …
Young people from all across Africa came together to connect and share ideas on changemaking and how to get decision makers to sit up, listen and take action on Climate and Education issues. Our discussions focused on three key topics: Key points raised by young people during the conversation were: The group had the opportunity …
Prioritising young people in programs, governance and decision-making. Restless Development US has been busy this year with their pilot program the Meaningful Youth Engagement (MYE) Lab funded by Citi Foundation. We gathered a cohort of youth-employment focussed organisations to begin discussions and imagine solutions to prioritise young people in programs, governance and decision-making. This can …