Building Back Better- Advocating for an equitable recovery form Covid19

Africa Youth Partnership Youth-led Research Series by young people from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe The youth led research was conducted under the Africa Youth Partnership outlining various impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the gaps in recovery processes in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Whilst there have been …

Michael and Peter’s Story

Solar Powered Innovation is lighting up young lives in Sierra Leone. Electricity is essential for learning in rural Sierra Leone, meaning the difference between being able to study at night, or skipping homework.  For most students in rural communities, children join their parents on the farm or market to help earn money after school and return …

Faridah’s Story

Faridah, is a 24-year-old psychotherapist living in Uganda.  In her country, young people, young mothers, and women face many challenges. It is difficult to access sexual reproductive health services, especially for women in rural areas whose partners deny them a choice or access to services Faridah Women in Uganda are viewed as inferiors who cannot …

Press Statement: Restless Development Zambia Supports Halt of Mining in Lower Zambezi National Park

Restless Development Zambia Stands with Young People in Support of Halt on Mining in Lower Zambezi National Park 2nd June 2023 Restless Development Zambia, a youth-serving organisation committed to empowering young people and promoting sustainable development, unequivocally expresses its unwavering support for the recent decision by the Zambian government to halt mining activities in the …

Chitetezo

Chitetezo (now completed) was a youth-led, peer-to-peer project tackling gender-based violence, child marriage and teenage pregnancy across Eastern Province, Lusaka Province and Western Province in Zambia.

Akash’s Story

Around the world, we’re seeing clear evidence that our climate is changing. Floods, drought, temperature, air pollution have been increasing every year. Climate change is making life harder for young people who already struggle to get clean water. Akash Mishra, is 21 years old, currently living in Bangalore, volunteering as a Youth Climate Champion with …

Mayur’s Story

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues affecting young people. Young people’s vision of a better world is threatened by climate change and related systemic problems such as inequitable access to resources.  Mayur is a 21-year-old biology student from a small town called Wardha Maharashtra and is currently studying biology at Azim Premji …

Akshatha’s Story

Akshatha is a 26-year-old architect from Mirjan, Uttara Kannada in India living in Bangalore. She has been working to tackle the impacts of change in Bangalore. 

The UK’s largest children’s fundraising event.

Kids raise £83000 for UK’s largest children’s fundraiser The rain on Sunday didn’t dampen the spirits of 853 school children who came together at Royal Russell School to take part in the Knight Frank Schools Triathlon, the UK’s largest fundraising event for children. In teams of four, they swam, cycled and ran over 1,600km combined, …

Restless Development Zambia Annual Report 2022

Our Restless Work in 2022 In 2022, our ambition was not just about working with young people, it was about building new leaders and shifting power to the communities we work with. In doing so, we delivered programmes that are gender transformative, inclusive and holistic. We worked and delivered inclusive, holistic Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health …