Restless Development

🙌 Hands up for #WorldYouthSkillsDay! 🎉 Today and every day, we celebrate the incredible power of young people to make a difference. Let’s continue working together to build the skills needed to foster peace and drive development around the world. 🌍💪 #WeAreRestless #YouthPowe

💬 What's our goal? A society where girls are empowered, educated, and free to make their own choices, paving the way for a brighter and more equitable future! At Restless Development in Sierra Leone, we work directly with girls and young women, boys and wider community members, to focus on: 🎒 improving school enrolment rates, 📕 enhancing school retention, and 👧 facilitating successful school transitions for girls to reduce the risk and likelihood of early child marriage. 👏 It is with great joy that we welcome the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act passed recently in Sierra Leone. This watershed moment demonstrates the power of youth-led #communitychange and signifies a commitment to break the cycle of #childmarriage and its associated consequences. 🙌 Read this brilliant blog by lesley garura and Natalie Agboeze on our work to end early and forced marriage in the country! https://lnkd.in/g3T3uf9P #ChildMarriage #ChildMarriageAct #SierraLeone #Law #HumanRights #Equality #SRHR #SexualRights #Education #DevelopmentProgrammes

🌍✊ Amidst ongoing global challenges and uncertainty, Restless Development is rallying young people to demand bold action from world leaders for urgent and inclusive change. 🤔 But have you ever wondered what happens when young people take the lead in global change? Watch our new film and see how our work helps young people to: Access youth-friendly, affirming reproductive health care and services ❤️🩺 ✅ Fight injustice and climate change 💪🌱 ✅ Demand the right to live free from violence, discrimination, and stigma 🕊️✊ ✅ Gain practical skills leading to increased employment opportunities 🧵🌾 ✅ Navigate the digital economy and manage personal finances 💻💰 Join us in our journey as we champion youth leadership globally! 🚀🌍 #WeAreRestless #RestlessDevelopment #GlobalChange #YouthPower#SustainableDevelopment 🔗 https://bit.ly/3zFSqFl

Interested in learning more about #WelcomeTheFuture and how you can support our cause? Check out our blog reflecting on our day at Parliament and Portcullis House as well as sharing our key calls to action that you can get involved in! https://lnkd.in/dQDaFJv7 And while you are there, why not check out our webpage dedicated to all things #WelcomeTheFuture too: https://lnkd.in/e4-Er-Hm Restless Development

This Morning Restless Development headed down to Parliament to wish the new MP’s some good luck❕ ⭐️As we welcome our new MP’s into office, we want to encourage our new Government to #WelcomeTheFuture generation. ⭐️As young people we are counting on our MP’s and Government to listen to us and act on our priorities. Check out the video I put together in my previous post to hear how young Chnagemakers think the new MP’s should #WelcomeTheFuture (I’ve been in my comms and editing bag recently 😅). You can also check out the Open letter 🔗👇🏾 https://lnkd.in/e3T8CHY9 Emily McChrystal (FRSA) did an amazing Job designing the photo boards and cards 👏🏾 The whole team smashed it this morning too!! Rosanne Palmer-White, Jemma Cottam Verbruggen, Rachel Coventry, Alex Kent 🙌🏾

Had an absolute ball this morning with my lovely Restless Development colleagues, handing out “Good Luck!” cards to new MPs and inviting them to #WelcomeTheFuture with us. Half the world is under 30. More than ever the world needs youth power and leadership to solve its greatest challenges. As MPs take up their seats, we are keen to see them listen to young people, partner with them to find solutions to the world’s biggest challenges and amplify their youth power. We are an optimistic bunch at Restless and we wanted to share that energy and enthusiasm with parliamentarians because #YouthPower matters.

Today marks the first day of the new Parliament‼️ ⭐️As we welcome our new Government into office, we also want our new Government to #WelcomeTheFuture generation. ⭐️Half of the world's population are currently under 30. More than ever, the world needs young people’s power and leadership to solve its greatest challenges 🌍 ⭐️As young people we are counting on our MP’s and Government to listen to us and act on our priorities. Here are some young campaigners and changemakers sharing how they think our government should #WelcomeTheFuture You can also check out our open letter to parliamentarians by clicking the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/edCJ2i8f Ines Hart Tanya Maxine Chinowaita Chimbu Chinda Emily McChrystal (FRSA) Sophie Ramsbottom Lauren Simpson Yashiba S. Christie Roberts Kate Morley

🌟 Meet Loveness, our #YouthPower Hero of the Week! 🌍 Loveness is a youth representative for the Singida region in Tanzania and a member of the Youth Sounding Board, a consultative group for The Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania powered by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and coordinated by Restless Development 🌿 Loveness attended COP28 as part of the Green Samia Platform, an initiative dedicated to preserving the environment for future generations. This platform, established by the Tanzanian President's office following the Africa Climate Summit, connects young people engaged in climate action across the nation. Growing up surrounded by nature, Loveness developed a deep appreciation for the environment and a strong desire to protect it. Witnessing the effects of climate change and unsustainable practices on her community, she decided to take action. Loveness has dedicated herself to promoting sustainable practices that benefit both the environment and the livelihoods of her fellow community members. She actively educates her community on eco-friendly farming techniques, such as composting, crop rotation. 💪 Now, through Restless Development alumni networks in Tanzania, Loveness continues to advocate for the environment and educate young people, inspiring them to take active roles in safeguarding their future. #WeAreRestless #YouthPower #YouthPowerHero

The Democracy Moves Annual Conference 2024, Held on June 24–25, addressed the growing frustration among youth about the efficacy of democracy. Under the theme "Youth Power for Inclusive Democracy: Exploring New Innovations in Evolving Civic and Governance Spaces," the conference featured 18 sessions covering crucial topics like Youth Perspectives in Elections, Artivism for Democracy, and AI in Democracy. The event saw impressive participation from young policy leaders, researchers, government representatives, civil society, and the media. Special thanks to Restless Development, Accountability Lab, @Youth for integrity building, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) Global Grassroots Support Network, The International Foundation for Electoral Systems, and our other partners for making this event a success! #DemocracyMoves2024  #YouthLeadership #InclusiveGovernance