Paying the Costs of Connection: Young Adults reclaiming human rights online

Missed the International Youth Day webinar? Here’s what you need to know This session brought together young voices from Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Vietnam to talk about what it really costs to be connected online. Based on research with over 300 young people, it revealed how stigma, poor infrastructure, digital exclusion, and online abuse are …

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 …

DEMOCRACY AND VOICE

Young people today are driving change, dreaming big and demanding better. Explore our research on democracy and voice 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 …

EDUCATION AND LIVELIHOOD RESEARCH

Young people today are driving change, dreaming big and demanding better. Explore our research on education and livelihood. INDIA’S FOCUS ON IT’S YOUTH:ARE WE DOING ENOUGH? With the aim of strengthening the voices of the youth, Restless Development and TOH came together to closely examine India’s youth development efforts to understand, if and how, they …

GENDER AND SEXUAL RIGHTS RESEARCH

Young people today are driving change, dreaming big, and demanding better. Explore our research on gender and sexual rights A youth-led research on re-entered girls experiences and challenges The study therefore sought to investigate the challenges that the learners face when they are readmitted into school. The study also sought to find out first hand …

Climate Justice

Young people today are driving change, dreaming big and demanding better. Explore our research on climate justice. Young People as Change Makers on Issues of Climate and Health This report reflects what 20 young people can do in 10 months and in 2 districts; just imagine if each of us worked towards change in our …

GLOBAL ANNUAL REPORT 2024

Restless Development supercharges youth-led change for a better world. We are a globally connected, locally led network of organisations working to support youth-led change.  Restless Development provides opportunities for young people to build confidence, networks and skills so that their work has a lasting impact. In 2024, we directly reached 192,211 young people and engaged …

69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and Beijing+30

Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society from all regions of the world  will convene in New York for the Commission on the Status of Women and Beijing+30 from 10-21 March 2025. They must commit to funding young people, youth organisations, and movements championing gender equality. The main …

Annual Young Leaders Survey 2024: What are young people saying?

Restless Development conducted its Annual Young Leaders survey with current volunteers and alumni who have volunteered with us and led our work within 2024. The young people who lead our work are our greatest asset. There are a wide range of ways in which young people volunteer their time and lead our work; from community-based …

AU-EU Youth Voices Lab Fund

Are you a youth-led organization or group supporting initiatives led by or benefiting underrepresented and marginalized youth?  Are you passionate about Then, the Representation grant is here to support you! What do the Representation Grants seek to support? It is a grant supporting initiatives led by underrepresented and marginalized youth in Africa with the overall …