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 …

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 …

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 …