Youth Power Hacks

The Youth Power Hacks have launched to bring together hundreds of young people to hack solutions to help get the Global Goals delivered.

“End gender-based violence now!”

Growing up in a highly patriarchal society has been a big challenge for me and every other young woman and girl out there. In my community there are many incidents of gender-based and domestic violence, and most abusers go unpunished. This has to stop. One act of violence is too many. Violence against women and …

Climate Change & Youth Aspirations

This new study is looking at how climate change impacts the lives of young people. What are young people doing to mitigate the effects of climate change upon their lives and their communities? We are also looking at how young people can be helped to overcome this challenge.

Paulina’s Story

Meet Paulina Paulina Joseph, a 16-year-old girl from a village called Mtitaa, in central Tanzania, has been working hard to eradicate gender-based violence in her community. Paulina, who lives with her mother and two siblings, is in her third year of secondary school. Growing up she saw women and girls in her community held back …

Youth experiences of the decent work deficit

Youth research into the youth employment challenge in lower income countries. More than half of the world’s population is under 30 years old – nine-tenths of whom are from developing and emerging economies. Never before have there been so many young people. This report investigates the youth employment challenge in lower income countries as described …

Trek Mount Kilimanjaro with Restless Development

Join us on the trip of a lifetime to visit our programmes and see the impact of your fundraising! You will meet some incredible young leaders, hear some inspiring stories, support our work and even climb Mt Kilimanjaro to top it all off! A once in a lifetime challenge The trek will follow the Machame …

What’s next for Restless Development?

As we look to the decade to come, we’re as Restless as ever. Hi, I’m Perry Maddox, CEO for Restless Development. Ten years ago we became Restless Development, and I’ll always remember that day. I was by the banks of the River Nile in Jinja, Uganda with our team there as we launched our new …

Abdul’s Story

This story is a part of our 10 years of Restless Development Celebrations; Becoming Restless, Changing Development. Since 1985 we’ve been helping young people take control of their lives and help their communities, and ten years ago we transformed to be more community-driven than ever. Abdul Mans-Kanu, now a Programme Officer at Restless Development, tells …

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 …