Are you a young leader who has been involved with Restless Development in the past year?

Take our Annual Young Leaders Survey today and let your voice be heard! 💬✍️ The survey closes tomorrow, November 10th, 2026

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#YouthLeadership #YouthPower

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It’s not too late to join the movement - registration is still open! 🎟️

🔗 Tap the link to secure your spot before we go live: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

📌 The Road to Manila: Taking Action to End Violence Against Children
📅 Tomorrow, Thursday, 5 November 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM UTC (8:00 PM PHT | 3:00 PM EAT | 5:30 PM IST | 12:00 PM GMT | 7:00 AM EST)
📍 Live on Zoom

#EVAC #EndViolenceAgainstChildren #NoViolenceInChildhood

Through our Youth Action Fund, we support young people like Diana to access the skills, resources and opportunities they need to build their futures and lead change in their communities.👥

Read Diana’s story here🔗 restlessdevelopment.org/projects/a-new…

#Livelihoods #YouthPower #SRHR

The road to Manila starts WITH YOU. 🛣️🌏✨

📌 The Road to Manila: Taking Action to End Violence Against Children
📅 Thursday, 5 November 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM UTC (8:00 PM PHT | 3:00 PM EAT | 5:30 PM IST | 12:00 PM GMT | 7:00 AM EST)
📍 Live on Zoom

On the International Day of Care and Support, we’re calling for investment in what works: supporting parents and caregivers, making schools safe, protecting children in the digital world, and ensuring help is there when harm occurs.

#EndViolenceAgainstChildren

Have you led with Restless Development this year? We’re listening! Your feedback helps us improve the support we provide.

Click the link below, the survey closes on October 30th, 2026.
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#YouthLeadership #RestlessSurvey

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Looking for opportunities to grow your impact? 🌍 We've rounded up some exciting grants, funding and leadership programmes worth checking out this week!

Take a look, get your applications ready and share with someone in your network! 💪

What does real progress on gender equality actually look like in your life? What still needs to change, and who is being left behind? 💬♀️

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Young leaders, we need your input! Take a few minutes to fill out our Annual Young Leaders Survey and let your voice be heard! 🌍

Hurry, the survey closes on October 30th, 2026.
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#Survey2026 #YouthVoices

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🚀 Most funding tells young people what to do. Our Youth Action Fund trusts young leaders to decide, providing direct resources to power youth-driven, community-led solutions.

#YouthActionFund #RestlessDevelopment #Uganda #InclusiveEducation #LiteracyMatters

🤝 Meet Daniel, a Literacy Champion with the Read to Learn Foundation @ReadtoLearn01, a youth-led initiative supported by Restless Development in Uganda! 📚✨

We were inspired by activists from 120+ countries, sparked new momentum for a youth-led research community of practice, championed powerful youth speakers like our researcher Kritika and Farah from MYCP, and kept the energy high with local Thai mango sweets. 🥭🔥

From connecting as a global team across India, Zimbabwe, and Brazil (and meeting a Restless alum from 30 years ago!) to packing out the room on a Friday afternoon!

🇹🇭✨ Team youth power took over Bangkok for the SVRI Forum 2026, and we didn’t just have a seat at the table - we brought the energy, the ideas, and the solutions. 🌍💥

@oakfnd @UNMGCY @girleffect @UniofOxford

Scroll down to see 6 of our coolest moments from the week:

Less than a month 'til the Youth & Survivor Summit! Taking place before the 2nd Ministerial, this is a space for young leaders and survivor advocates from across the world to engage meaningfully in the Ministerial and beyond.

#EndViolenceAgainstChildren #NoViolenceInChildhood

🌟 Attention, young leaders! We’re launching our Annual Leaders Survey, and we want to hear YOUR voice! 🎤 Let us know how we can enhance your volunteering experience and empower you further. Your feedback shapes the future of youth leadership! 📝

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We’re bringing #YouthPower to SVRI 2026! 📣

✨Young people know what it will take to end violence against children and decision-makers need to hear it.

📅 Friday 9 October, 13:00–14:30
📍 Lotus 12, SVRI Forum 2026

#SVRIForum2026 #YouthPower #EndViolenceAgainstChildren

👇 Access the full policy briefs now: restlessdevelopment.org/2026/07/work-s…

From environmental impacts to changing workforce dynamics, see how young people are demanding a seat at the tech policy table. 📊

Authored by youth researchers, these 10 briefs highlight key insights, challenges, and policy solutions from:
🇦🇴 Angola
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇳🇵 Nepal
🇮🇳 India
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
🇿🇲 Zambia
🇺🇬 Uganda
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
🇬🇧 UK

"I'm positive about AI. However, I'm worried about the fact that people completely trust AI and use it as a fact." 🧠

What does the AI revolution look like through the eyes of young people? 🌍

Our AI x Youth Policy Briefs with @CHIA_Cambridge and @Makerere are officially LIVE!

WE GOT SILVER! 🥈🎉✨

We’re thrilled to announce that we've taken home Silver for Global Good Employer of the Year at the 2026 Global Good Awards! 🏆 @GlobalGoodAward

Here’s to staying bold, staying hopeful, and staying Restless! 💚🌍

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Nearly half of our global team is under 25. 📊✨

We don't just advocate for youth leadership; we live it. That’s why being shortlisted for Global Good Employer of the Year at the 2026 @GlobalGoodAward means so much to us! 🏆

Empowering young people with the right tools, resources, and information changes everything. 🌍✨

Seeing our work in Zimbabwe proves why investing in global health must be a priority. 🏥💡

Transferred power = lasting change. 🔥

#ShiftThePower #YouthPower #GlobalHealth

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✨ Meet our value champions Pius, Sharon and Sia! 🥳

At Restless Development, our values shape how we lead, collaborate and show up for each other every day. 🔗 Read more about their reflections as we celebrate them! 🔗 restlessdevelopment.org/restless-devel…

A huge thank you to every pupil, host school, volunteer, and supporter who made this possible! 🙌

📖 Discover more in the full 10-Year Impact Report:restlessdevelopment.org/wp-content/upl…

Tonight we’re at Knight Frank HQ celebrating a massive milestone, 10 years of the Schools Triathlon Series! 🎉 Over the last decade, this incredible Triathlon series has grown beyond expectations.

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Instead of just supporting the process, Zvikomborero Nyamugure took real ownership through co-designing research, shaping processes, and carrying the lived experiences of young people into key decision-making spaces.💡

📖 Read our Global Report 2025: restlessdevelopment.org/2026/07/global…

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📣 Real leadership is about handing over the decision-making power and direct funding so young people can shape their own communities.

📖 Ready to see what happens when young leaders take the lead? restlessdevelopment.org/2026/07/global…

#YouthPower #PowerShifting #ShiftThePower

💡 In our Global Annual Report 2025, @PeteVowles, British Ambassador to Zimbabwe (@UKinZimbabwe) who first started his journey as a young Restless Development volunteer over 30 years ago, highlights why true youth leadership requires real resources, decisions, and shift in power.

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Meet a group of kids in the Scottish Highlands who have decided to protect local oceans! The Ullapool Sea Savers are a marine conservation charity run entirely by young people aged 7 to 17.

🔗 restlessdevelopment.org/2026/07/global…

#YouthPower #ClimateJustice #MarineConservation

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As we mark International Youth Day, we are reminded that young people are actively shaping the future, driving social justice and transforming communities across the globe. Truly, when young leaders are trusted and given the platform, real change happens. 💪✨

#IYD2026

Beyond the meeting rooms and negotiations are the people behind the movement, each driven by a shared belief that every child deserves to grow up safe, heard and free from violence.

#ARISEAfricaII #EndViolenceAgainstChildren #YouthPower #ChildProtection

🙌At the ARISE Africa II Convening, members of the Global Youth-Led Movement on Ending Violence Against Children joined leaders from across Africa to help shape policies and commitments that put children first. #GlobalYouthLedMovement

We’re gearing up for the 5th Continental Dialogue on Youth, Peace, Security and Governance!

Together with YouLead and the APRM, we’re hosting an official Side Event:

📌 Africa Youth Charter @ 20: From Promise to Prosperity
📅 11 August 2026 | Bujumbura, Burundi

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What does the future of AI look like through young eyes? 👁️✨

We unpacked data from 1,864 young people across 65+ countries to discuss what AI brings to learning, working, and everyday life.

🔗 Full webinar recap and report here: …uthcollective.restlessdevelopment.org/youth-ai-surve…

👓 Have you read our annual report yet? It captures the ripple effect of 40 years of youth-led change and stories like this one.

📖 Discover more stories of youth-led change like Joseph Ibrahim's in our 2025 Global Annual Report: restlessdevelopment.org/2026/07/global…

#YouthPower

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👀Have you read our annual report yet? Read Ines' story and discover more stories of youth-led change in our 2025 Global Annual Report. 🔗restlessdevelopment.org/2026/07/global…

#YouthPower #WalkTheTalk #ClimateJustice #YouthPower #AnnualReport

Global Fund (@GlobalFund) partnerships make it possible for young people everywhere to not just survive, but thrive.

Attending #AIDS2026 too? Come say hi to our Programme Manager Maxwell Changombe at the conference!

#RethinkRebuildRise #PutPeopleFirst #YouthPower

For the final wrap-up of this round of Young Gamechangers Fund (YGF), Roland reflects on what made the project-end celebration so special - from the quiet, human connections between grantees to the undeniable impact of putting real resources directly into youth hands.

📣 "Imagine what could happen if more of us were funded? Every young person deserves this."

🔗 Full blog here: wearerestless.org/2026/07/20/whe…

#YoungGamechangersFund #YouthPower

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✊📢 These are more than just projects. This is a global movement of young people reclaiming their power, driving real change, and co-creating a future that works for everyone. This is the #PowerShift.

We believe that when you trust, connect, and directly fund Youth Power, the results speak for themselves. From Uganda to India, Ethiopia, and globally online, young people aren’t just the leaders of tomorrow. They are tackling the world’s biggest challenges right now. 🌏🔥

The shift is here! ⚡️🌍

For too long, young people have been left out of the big decisions and underfunded in their work. We’re here to change that narrative. 💥

🌎 The future of work, study and leisure is being rewritten by Al, and it is important to include young people in these conversations.

Join us on 21 July, 12:00-1:30 GMT!

👉 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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✈️Restless Development is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the ARISE Africa II Convening on Advancing the Common African Position on Ending Violence Against Children and the Validation of the African Union Model Law on Child Online Safety at the African Union Headquarters.

🤝 Today, Isatu is helping other girls understand their rights and showing her community what's possible when girls have the opportunity to stay in school.

📖 Read Isatu's story and discover more stories of youth-led change in our Global Annual Report: restlessdevelopment.org/2026/07/global…

🙋🏽‍♀️ Meet Isatu. At just 14, she returned to school with a goal of building a different future for herself.

🎒 Last year, 51,034 adolescents and young people were supported through our education and livelihoods programmes.

📅 Save your spot! Click here to register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Don’t miss this chance to hear firsthand insights from the global report and discover how we can build youth-centered digital futures. 📷

The future of work, study, and leisure is being rewritten by AI, and youth voices must lead the conversation. 🌐✨

We are inviting you to our Youth x AI Survey Webinar! We’re bringing together an incredible, global panel of researchers, tech leaders, and policymakers to dissect how artificial intelligence is changing our lives and how we can make the digital world more equitable. 📊💡

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🙌 Shifting power also means shifting resources.

In 2025, we unlocked £2,076,813 to support 252 youth-led organisations and groups, putting resources directly into the hands of young people to lead.

📖 Read more in our 2025 Global Annual Report
🔗 restlessdevelopment.org/2026/07/global…

🌟 We are proud to have Anna Barford attending this year’s AI for Good Global Summit to share the findings of the Youth x AI Survey Report, a massive collaborative effort exploring how artificial intelligence impacts youth work, study, and leisure.

🔗 restlessdevelopment.org/2026/07/work-s…

👀 Here's a finding that got us thinking...

Daily users of AI are also the most concerned about its risks.

📚 Read the full report: restlessdevelopment.org/2026/07/work-s…

📅 Join us on 21 July, 12:00–1:30 GMT, as experts unpack the findings. Link is in the comments.

#AI #AILiteracy

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👀 One finding from our latest research caught our attention and it might catch yours too.

📅 Join our Youth Survey 2026 Webinar
🗓️ 21 July | ⏰ 12:00–1:30 GMT

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#YouthSurvey2026 #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AILiteracy #YouthPower

What does change look like? Check out our latest Annual Report to know!

👀Curious to see what youth-led change looks like in action? Our report includes powerful stories, evidence of global impact and the lessons shaping our future.

restlessdevelopment.org/2026/07/global…

#AnnualReport

Our Values Day was a chance to reflect on the people, purpose and values that connect us across the world.

🌟As if the timing couldn't have been better, we also received the exciting news that we have been nominated for Global Good Employer of the Year by the Global Good Awards!

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📚Evidence alone does not create change, we need action.

🤔What needs to be done now to ensure that the evidence we have translates into meaningful action for adolescents across Eastern and Southern Africa?

#EvidenceToImpact #AdolescentHealth #YouthLeadership #YouthPower

On this Day of the African Child, we are reminded that every child deserves to be heard, protected and given the opportunity to thrive.

#DayOfTheAfricanChild #ChildProtection #Africanchild2026

AU-EU Youth Voices Lab envisions a society where youth engagement, empowerment, and connection drive policy-making, partnerships and decision-making. Linda Longole, an AU-EU researcher shared her experience which has been impactful.

🔗 aueuyouthvoiceslab.eu/grants/

Restless Development is at the 2026 Evidence to Impact Symposium alongside 300+ researchers, champions, advocates and youth leaders defining responsive and holistic research approaches to adolescent programming and policies.

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We celebrated Menstrual hygiene yesterday and got to have important conversations gearing towards #menstrualhygieneawareness

👇We would like to hear from you🤔 What does a world where menstruation is fully destigmatized look like to you?

The shift is here! ⚡️🌍

For too long, young people have been left out of the big decisions and underfunded in their work. We’re here to change that narrative. 💥