Fiona’s Story
With the support of Restless Development, young volunteers have set-up call-centres in six rural districts of Uganda to support communities to report cases of gender-based violence and economic exclusion during the lockdown.
Four stories of youth resilience from around the world.
As we celebrate this year’s International Youth Day, we find ourselves living in a new era of incredible resilience. Young people everywhere have been showing their resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting not just themselves but their communities too. These four stories of young people from the UK, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and …
Britah’s story
Britah is a young leader volunteering with Restless Development as part of the Development Alternative. Britah has been monitoring a community project called Young Women skilling implemented by Somero Uganda, worth UGX 463600000 (£100,000) implemented by the Uganda Government. It is located in Bwaise, one of the poorest suburbs in Kampala, Uganda. The Young Women …
Bosco’s Story
Bosco’s shop Bosco, 24, smiles as he stands amongst shelves of useful items for sale; washing powder, batteries, packets of biscuits, soap. One side of his shop is piled high with large, cream coloured bags filled. Each bag is packed with sunflower seeds. Bosco explains, “There is a large market in Uganda for sunflower seeds.“ Customers …
Airjay’s story
Songs of awareness to stop the spread. As Uganda intensifies the fight against COVID-19, rumours and false information about how to avoid catching the virus are spreading fast. There are reports of individuals drinking high strength alcohol thinking it will protect them. But many young people are leading the way for communities across the country – including …