“It is important to learn as it helps to change your behaviour to help yourself and those around you and your community.” Education has the power to give girls the freedom to build their own futures. Isatu has always been fully aware of this. She lives in the Rokulan community, in the Bombali District of …
Young people look up to me as a role model because of the training I received from Restless Development. Education has the power to change the lives of women and girls, on their terms. Princess has witnessed this first hand throughout her own journey as Restless Development’s Programme Coordinator in Sierra Leone. “My name is …
“I now do things on my terms.” The power of education can be life-changing, helping girls shape their own future. Kadiatu, a 17-year-old from Sierra Leone, knows this well. “Education and opportunities are one of the same. They make great things happen to change people’s lives.” But in many countries like Sierra Leone, too many …
“I’m going to be a doctor and help community members.” Sangeeta is a 14-year-old student from Ganjam, India, who wants to become a doctor. Like many girls, Sangeeta has been facing gender discrimination at home. Sangeeta’s father has made attempts to make her drop out of school to fund her brothers’ education. He also wanted …
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 …
The winds got strong and the rain kept falling, threatening to create a tide below that could collapse the bridge. Azeez, Youth Power Climate Rep Young people make up half of the world’s population. But they are being excluded from many of the global conversations on how to tackle climate change. This is especially the …
Story of Happy Balisidya, a 28 year-old feminist from Tanzania in her fight against Gender-based Violence.
Abel Koka, a young feminist from Tanzania who has worked as Program Coordinator at Restless Development and Partnerships Lead for the Feminist Action Lab project attended the opening ceremony in Paris on the 30 of June 2021.
“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 …