AIM YOUTH POWER

AIM Youth Power (now completed) strengthened youth-led accountability in Zambia by building the capacity of youth-led organisations to generate evidence, advocate with duty-bearers, and create safer dialogue between young people and state actors.

SHE SOARS PROJECT LAUNCHED

Improving the sexual health and rights of women and girls in Zambia Restless Development Zambia and partners CARE Zambia (opens in a new tab) have launched The SHE SOARS project which advances Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights and Economic Empowerment! Speaking at the Launch of the SHE-SOARS which was attended by His Royal Highnesses …

Financial Inclusion for women, youth and people living with disabilities.

Restless Development Zambia Hub Director Ms. Chanda Chisenga and Ms. Betty Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer of FSD Zambia (opens in a new tab) signed a partnership agreement amount of £850,000 for the implementation of a project that aims to provide financial inclusion for women, youth and people living with disabilities. The “Tusunge Lubono Project translated …

Purity’s Story

The girls challenging gender biases for career independence in Zambia. The boys in the woodwork class were making a coffee table. Purity’s attention was caught by the intricately carved wood and the sharp tools. As she watched the furniture taking shape, she wondered if this was a job that girls could do. Purity, 17, is …

Tikambe National Dialogue Virtual Event

Young people hold government accountable for SRHR services amid Covid-19 On Friday, 27the August 2021, Restless Development Zambia (opens in a new tab) and BBC Media Action which are co-jointly implementing the Tikambe Youth media project hosted the Tikambe National Dialogue where young people from Zambia’s four provinces converged virtually to share challenges and recommendations …

Young People’s Voices heard in Zambia’s Election

Young people in Zambia turn out in large numbers on polling day   At the center of Zambia’s general election, young people turned out as the highest rate than ever before, playing a key role in the elections. The turnout was the highest since Zambia’s multiparty elections and young people constituted more than half the electorate. …

Miriam’s Story

“I could have been married, if not for the Careers Clubs.” Miriam, 18, cannot stop smiling. Her dream of reaching 12th Grade, the third year of secondary education is being realized. For her, this is a great turn around. Just two years ago, Miriam and her five siblings couldn’t attend school because no one could …

Learning through radio amid Covid-19

Supporting adolescent girls with life skills, mentorship and career opportunites. On a bright sunny day, learners gather around a small solar-powered radio set under a shady tree, in the deepest parts of rural Choma District in Southern Zambia. Equipped with pens and notebooks in their hands, they carefully listen to the recorded radio lessons as …