‘Once Restless, always Restless’

This story is a part of our 10 years of Restless Development Celebrations; Becoming Restless, Changing Development. Restless Development is here today thanks to its incredible supporters. To celebrate 10 years since we became Restless Development Megan Andrews caught up with one of those supporters.  Jim Sewell first got involved with us in 1990 when we …

Juliet Nakazibwe: My Leadership Journey.

This story is a part of our 10 years of Restless Development Celebrations; Becoming Restless, Changing Development. Youth constitute 18% of the global population (in my country, Uganda,  they are 78% of the population), and they understand the challenges they face better than anyone.  I believe the main solution to the development challenge across the …

Lebo’s Story

Empowering silenced civil society voices. “We have always done our work at a local level without thinking of broadening our working relations but through the coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) that Restless Development created we have learned that together we can do more.“ – Lebo, Programmes Assistant, Yomelela Community Support Organisation, South Africa Over …

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 …

Aisha’s story

“When I wake up, I write to do tasks for the day. I make sure my passion is in whatever is my task, and my passion is always young people.” Aisha is 24 years old and lives and works as a volunteer in Makole ward in Dodoma municipality in  Tanzania. Teenage pregnancies, HIV, gender based …

Our Superheroes Fighting COVID-19 in Nepal

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, young International Citizenship Service (ICS) alumni from Restless Development Nepal – Alisha, Nishu, Subina and Sona have come together to work under the Alumni Engagement Committee (AEC). The committee was created to mobilize young leaders to address the various concerns brought about by the pandemic with innovative and inspiring solutions.  It …

Mary’s Story

“Education helps us to be self-reliant, which gives way for innovation and creativity to solve problems in our society.” Mary is 22 years old and lives in rural Sierra Leone. Her family are farmers.  “Growing up was difficult. I was the one who had to cater for our family even as a child. Working at …