Periods During A Pandemic (UK Research)
Although there is increasing data on menstrual injustice in the UK, there has been almost no focus on the specific experiences of young people aged 18-35 during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Emily’s Story*
In April 2020, a team of volunteers from Restless Development partnered with the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) to tackle the spread of harmful misinformation about COVID19 online. These volunteers became the Youth Against Misinformation (YAM) programme.
Anti-vaccine and Covid misinformation being recommended to millions
A new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and Restless Development finds Instagram is recommending anti-vaccine and Covid misinformation to potentially millions of users.
Coalition launches with call for ‘moral leadership’.
Voters are calling on the UK government to provide ‘global moral leadership’ to confront COVID, poverty and climate change.
UK activists continue BLM Activism throughout the Pandemic
A youth-led online event on the 8th October successfully used the internet to inspire change around the subject of racial justice and inequality. Set up by Mata Durkin and Sophie Ewen, Restless Development ICS alumni, the event was centered around racial justice and equality. The event aimed to inspire a new generation of changemakers to …
‘Once Restless, always Restless’
This story is a part of our 10 years of Restless Development Celebrations; Becoming Restless, Changing Development. Restless Development is here today thanks to its incredible supporters. To celebrate 10 years since we became Restless Development Megan Andrews caught up with one of those supporters. Jim Sewell first got involved with us in 1990 when we …
Four stories of youth resilience from around the world.
As we celebrate this year’s International Youth Day, we find ourselves living in a new era of incredible resilience. Young people everywhere have been showing their resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting not just themselves but their communities too. These four stories of young people from the UK, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and …
Will to Act Report
As part of our Youth Against Misinformation campaign, in partnership with the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), we have produced this report on social media’s role in misinformation.
International Citizen Service (ICS)
Creating sustainable change through volunteering.
