For Tonny and Claudia, a charged phone is the first priority ahead of a busy day volunteering. Tonny lists his morning tasks, giving us an idea of what his daily to-do list looks like. “First I travel to the project location, meet the project lead, and prepare to start monitoring a project. I speak to …
Thanks to your help Restless Development can support hundreds of thousands of young people lead on lasting change in communities around the world. About the Schools Triathlon The Knight Frank Schools Triathlon unites thousands of young people through the power of sports. Channelling their passion into something remarkable by swimming, cycling and running whilst raising …
The Communities of Action Facilitators will co-design and deliver the We Lead programme. Betty Mtuweta Betty Mtuweta is a development professional with a passion for advocating for health and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). With a Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies, Betty possesses a robust academic background in understanding critical development issues. Having previously …
Restless Development recruited six rightsholders into We Lead’s steering committee, training them to engage meaningfully as equal partners. Andrea Paz Andrea is a young activist passionate about women’s rights in Honduras. She is a dedicated student of Communication Sciences, where she has found a platform to express her voice and advocate for gender equality. Currently, she …
Learning from intergenerational approaches to address issues facing older and younger people. A society for all ages is one where older and younger generations live in harmony together. That’s why projects that bring together older and younger people to work on activities promoting cross-generational bonding while addressing issues affecting them and their community are needed …
Creating a better resourced, more equitable and sustainable future for youth-led change. This challenge paper explores the opportunity to create positive systemic change in how youth civil society and activism are supported and resourced. It proposes ten actions that donors can take to more effectively resource young people around the world. These recommendations include funding …
Livelihood diaries from Nepal and Indonesia during COVID-19. To deepen our understanding of young people’s experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, Restless Development, Rutgers WPF Indonesia, and the University of Cambridge worked with cohorts of disadvantaged young people in Indonesia and Nepal on a youth-led, diary research pilot. The work was funded by the Asian Development …
A recommended framework for volunteerism and compensation for young people. This document aims to provide concise, practical guidance on volunteerism and compensation for young people. It is based on a document review of relevant internal policies on volunteering, compensation and reimbursement, and consultation meetings with CIVICUS and Restless Development staff and select partner INGOs that …
The Transforming Education Summit (opens in a new tab) (TES) in September 2022 seeks to mobilise political ambition, action, and solidarity to transform education. But the success of the Summit is under threat. Unless young people are in the driving seat , the Transforming Education Summit will fail. For the Summit to be truly transformational, …
In 2021, Restless Development and our partner Lightful supported five young climate activists from across the world to travel to Glasgow to bring as many youth voices into COP26 as possible.