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, …

The State of the Youth in Sierra Leone | 2012

May 2012 This is a report of youth-led research undertaken in 2012. The purpose of the report is to amplify the voices of young people across Sierra Leone around the key issues affecting their lives. It reflects the views of over 200 young people, and is supplemented by those of other stakeholders from civil society …

The State of the Youth in Sierra Leone | 2018

This report is an overview of young people’s experiences and perceptions from just before the 2018 presidential elections. The votes of Sierra Leone’s young people are key in elections – under 35s comprise 58% of the voting age population, a higher proportion than at any time in Sierra Leone’s history. Despite this, young people are …