Youth Accountability Champions
Enhancing young people’s access to SRHR services in the Eastern and Southern Africa region
State of Youth Civil Society Report 2025
In the 2024 State of Youth Civil Society report we introduced the 10 Principles for Funding Youth Movements, a milestone in our collective efforts to ensure sustainable support for youth-led organising. But the development landscape has shifted dramatically since then. The dismantling of USAID has led to the termination of nearly 5,800 multi-year aid awards, …
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We Lead Publications
We Lead Feminist Leadership Guide We Lead with Power was developed by A-01 and the young women that participated in the program, as well as with representatives of the We Lead consortium: Hivos, Restless Development, Positive Vibes, the Central American Women’s Fund (FCAM), The African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), Marsa Sexual Health Center and local implementing partners. Sexual health and …
WE LEAD BLOGS
Nour Nahhas’ Interview Nour Nahhas is a 26-year-old Community of Action Facilitator for the We Lead Program in Lebanon. We caught up with Nour to talk about We Lead and her work in Lebanon. Virtual leadership lab -LATAM During this Virtual Leadership Lab, we reflected on the meaning of intergenerational leadership in the Latin American …
Project Description: Peak Youth Tackling HIV
In partnership with the Mercury Phoenix Trust, Restless Development has implemented a successful 12-month pilot phase of the Peak Youth Tackling HIV program, improving young people’s knowledge, confidence, and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as well as HIV and AIDS services in Harare’s farming communities. During this first phase, 1,629 young …
New Project Alert: Agri-ELEVateD
Project: Agri-ELEVateD: Empowering Livelihoods through Youth Entrepreneurship Skilling and Value Chain Development Duration: 30 MONTHS Lead: Restless Development Zimbabwe Geographic focus: Greater Harare (peri-urban horticulture, poultry) and Nyanga District (fruit farming, dairy) Project Context Zimbabwe faces one of the highest youth unemployment rates in Sub-Saharan Africa, with 54.7% of youth aged 15–34 unemployed despite high …
AU-EU Youth Voices Lab – Power of the Collective
The AU-EU Youth Voices Lab – Power of the Collective is a four-year initiative that began in March 2024, funded by the European Commission in collaboration with the African Union. Restless Development joins a consortium; Search For Common Ground, YouthMakers Hub, Makesense Africa, led by Oxfam Intermon. The overall goal of the project is to …