Peak Youth Tackling HIV End of Project: Evaluation Project

The end of project evaluation for the Peak Youth Tackling HIV programme was commissioned by Restless Development, to assess the outcome results of its implementation in Hopley, Southlea Park and Ushewokunze, areas located in the Harare Province of Zimbabwe. The two—year Programme was funded by Comic Relief and Egmont Trust from December 2017 to November …

Theresa’s Story

At the savings group, it’s like we are one family. Theresa Under a shady tree in rural Zambia, members of Katondo community gather around a small metal box hidden in a scarf. They carefully unwrap the box and unlock the padlock that seals it shut. Out of the box comes cash, a large notepad, a …

Tanzania Annual Report

We are in an era of global peak youth, where we are witnessing the fastest growing youth population in history, and Tanzania is not exempt from this trend. Tanzania’s population is among the youngest in the world, with over 10 million people between the ages of 15 and 24, and a median age of 17 …

Shishu’s Story

“A learner today is a leader tomorrow.” “As a young person this is my motto in life; working within my community to achieve sustainable development.“ Shishu is a Restless Development India volunteer from Giridih district in Jharkhand, India. He has been working with Restless Development for over two years as a youth accountability advocate on …

Bosco’s Story

Bosco’s shop Bosco, 24, smiles as he stands amongst shelves of useful items for sale; washing powder, batteries, packets of biscuits, soap. One side of his shop is piled high with large, cream coloured bags filled. Each bag is packed with sunflower seeds. Bosco explains, “There is a large market in Uganda for sunflower seeds.“ Customers …

Mwila’s Story

Standing firm in the middle of a market in rural Zambia is Mwila. Mwila isn’t a business strategist or a management consultant. She is a young person, who, with a little bit of training, set up her own business and is now using her experience to multiply decent livelihoods for young people in her community.  …