In Tilottama, Lumbini Province, the Rotaract Club of Central Rupandehi is showing what happens when young people are trusted with the resources, skills and space to lead environmental action. On an August morning, seven teams of young people set out across the streets of Butwal with a simple challenge: collect as much plastic waste as …
For Khadak Nagar Yuwa Sanjal, environmental advocacy began with learning about waste. It soon became a much bigger effort to bring young people, community members and local stakeholders into the same conversation about how Khadak can manage its environment differently. In Khadak Municipality, waste is a problem people encounter in ordinary places: along roads, around …
When Boys Union Club received a Youth Advocacy Grant under the EU funded GreenShift Nepal project, environmental advocacy was a new territory for a group whose experience had largely been rooted in sports. In Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality, its members are now using that experience of teamwork and mobilisation to get young people thinking about waste, …
Creating Opportunities for Young People through Digital Innovation Operations under the European Union-funded Creating Opportunities for Youth in Digital Economy (CODE) project have transitioned rapidly from initial setup into tangible community implementation across Gandaki and Madhesh Provinces, marking a series of early program milestones. Implemented by a consortium led by Swisscontact alongside Restless Development and …
The Creating Opportunities for Youth in Digital Economy (CODE) project has been launched to connect young people in Nepal with opportunities in the digital economy. Over the next three years, the initiative aims to equip 10,000 young women and men with market-relevant digital skills and connect them to formal employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. Launched to …
Stakeholders from the private sector, industry associations, development organisations and the labour market came together in Kathmandu to validate findings from a Rapid Market Assessment on emerging digital employment opportunities for young people in Nepal. The validation workshop, held on 6 August 2026 at Dhokaima Café in Patan Dhoka, was organised as part of the …
Story by Hannah Silas (28), Youth Researcher. Zimbabwe After graduating from the University of Jos in late 2024, I was looking for opportunities that matched my passion for research and creating positive change. In early 2025, I came across a Facebook post advertising Community Researcher positions across 14 African countries. After I had submitted my …
Young people are not just participants—they are driving change. Explore how, together with our partners and communities, we reached over 31,500 people and advanced youth-led solutions in health, governance, and accountability across Uganda.
As the implementing partner leading the Youth Advocacy Grant component of the GreenShift Nepal project, Restless Development Nepal conducted a two day Capacity Building Session for Third Year Youth Advocacy Groups and Waste Smart Fellows from 12 to 13 April 2026 in Sauraha, Chitwan. GreenShift Nepal is a consortium initiative that promotes circular economy approaches …
Young people across Uganda are stepping up as leaders, researchers, and changemakers. In this edition of the Restless Development Uganda newsletter (January–February 2026), we highlight how youth are influencing governance in Karamoja, leading community research, and gaining practical experience through GCAP internships to create lasting impact in their communities.