Know your reproductive rights. In Zambia today, access to sexual and reproductive health information and services continues to be a problem among young people. Socio-cultural barriers prevent young Zambians from accessing guidance on avoiding pregnancy and making positive decisions about their sexual health. Through this toolkit we are sharing – in a youth-friendly manner- information …
Strengthening youth response and recovery for youth civil society. Resilient Realities is a youth-led research project that will explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth civil society around the world, and identify the kind of resourcing and support needed to strengthen the youth response and recovery. Resilient Realities will use an innovative methodology …
Britah is a young leader volunteering with Restless Development as part of the Development Alternative. Britah has been monitoring a community project called Young Women skilling implemented by Somero Uganda, worth UGX 463600000 (£100,000) implemented by the Uganda Government. It is located in Bwaise, one of the poorest suburbs in Kampala, Uganda. The Young Women …
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.
“My community needs me, now is not the time to back off.” Karim is a 27 year old young leader from Tanzania. He got involved with Restless Development Tanzania in 2015 under our Kijana Wajibika (Youth Be Responsible) project which aimed to create space for Tanzanian citizens, particularly marginalized women and young people to engage …
In Sierra Leone, one in 17 mothers face a lifetime risk of dying while giving birth. This is one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with an estimated 1,165 deaths per 100,000 live births, according to the UN’s most recent data Nearly half of these mothers are girls under 19 years of age. At Restless Development, …
“Shifting the power: what will it take to do development differently?” is a research series into Youth Civil Society, led by young people in Iraq, Lebanon, Madagascar and Uganda. Download the full report below.
What does success look like? Supporting young people to reach their living aspirations. What are the livelihood aspirations of young people in Uganda? What is getting in their way? Through our peer to peer research approach, we were able to ask young people directly about their experiences and aspirations around livelihoods. We intend to use …
“I can now find a way to feed myself and my family.” In a bustling market just outside of Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital city, a young entrepreneur blasts music out of big speakers in his shop. “They hear sweet songs playing.” Alusine runs what he describes as an electronics shop and uses a playlist of …