Restless Development

Finally… they are here! 🎉 Meet the 3rd Cohort of the #TeamEurope Youth Sounding Board for Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 From Beitbridge, Binga, Harare, Masvingo, Mudzi, Lupane, Mutare, Mazowe and other areas. Selected after a journey that began in Sept 2025... This week, we meet them and dive into the 🇪🇺–🇿🇼 partnership. Their role? ✔️ Advise ✔️ Monitor ✔️ Inform 👀 Watch this space, introductions coming soon! #YSBZim #EUwithYou

Day 2 of #YouthAccountability Champions 🇿🇼.Young leaders from 14 countries co-created strategies to advance youth priorities on SRHR, livelihoods & meaningful participation. From participation to real influence and development. #YouthPower

🔥✨Our Youth Accountability Champions are getting equipped with the tools to turn commitments into action 💪🌍 📌 Seeking accountability 📊 Data-driven advocacy 🧰 Youth-led tools 🚧 Barriers & enablers This is more than training.. #YouthPower

We’re back and ready for 2026. As our offices reopen, we step into the year refreshed, focused, and committed to delivering impactful, youth-led programmes with our partners and communities. Here’s to a year of collaboration, learning, and meaningful development. #YouthPower

Restless Development Zimbabwe stands with the global call to “Overcome Disruption, Transform the AIDS Response.” We remain committed to empowering young leaders to end AIDS by 2030 because tackling AIDS means tackling the inequalities fueling it. #WorldAIDSDay2025

As we mark #16DaysOfActivism2025, we renew the call to end digital violence against all women and girls. Young people in the Global Youth-Led Movement on EVAC are demanding accountability from tech platforms & governments. Her click should never cost her safety.

As #16DaysOfActivism begin under the 2025 theme “Letsema: Men, Women, Boys & Girls working together to end GBV & Femicide.” We reaffirm our commitment to fighting for gender justice and standing with all survivors. Together, we can end GBV. ✊🏾💜 #EndGBV #GBVF #GenderJustice

🎉 40 years of Youth Power in Action! 💪 For 4 decades, we’ve championed young voices shaping impact, leadership & change across the 🌍 & we’re just getting started! The world needs #YouthPower now more than ever. Here’s to 40 more years of restless energy. @UKinZimbabwe

Celebrating 40 years of Youth Power in action!💪 Listen to amazing responses on “If Restless Development was an animal, which one would it be?” Let us know what animal you think Restless Development would be 😃!! #youthpower #restlessdevelopment @UKinZimbabwe

To advance the 'Consent2Access' campaign, the Fund convened the regional engagement meeting, bringing together voices from Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe & Namibia. Policy makers, youth & CSOs together to advance equitable #SRHR access for all. #Consent2Access #SRHR

Currently happening at Cresta Lodge is the ESA Regional Engagement on Adolescents SRHR . We are currently listening to youth voices as they look at cross cutting themes hindering acces to SRH services for young people. #YouthPower

Today, our @CafeSRHR, with @RestlessDevZim & @CSA_Kenya, kicked off the “Step Up 4 Adolescents SRHR Access” regional meeting, bringing together voices from Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe & Namibia. Policy makers, youth & CSOs together to advance equitable SRHR access.

📚 CSE = more than health. It equips young people with life skills, career guidance & protection from GBV & exploitation. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe has one of the best CSE policies in ESA—but enforcement & access for out-of-school youth remain key gaps. healthtimes.co.zw/legal-barriers… #CSE #SRHR

@hivosrosa @CafeSRHR Adolescents in ESA face barriers to SRHR services: unintended pregnancies, child marriage & HIV. 🎙️ Media must be partners for change. ✅ Balanced reporting ✅ Youth–media collaboration ✅ Media advocacy plan #MediaForChange #SRHR #ESACommitments

Today we held a media sensitization workshop in Zimbabwe with Youth Advocates, supported by @hivosrosa through the SRHR Regional Fund. 🎙️ The media are key allies in amplifying youth voices, shifting norms & holding leaders accountable. #SRHR #YouthVoices #Accountability

WE HAVE MOVED Just so you know, we have moved our offices from Marlborough to Avondale as of the 1st of September 2025. Take note!!

As the week comes to a close, we celebrate the incredible energy and leadership of young people! 🎉 Zimbabwe marked #IYD2025 in style with the launch of the UNited4YouthInclusion programme, led by @UNVolunteers & @UNZimbabwe Government, UN agencies, volunteer organisations, and local partners pledged to work with #youth — including those with disabilities, boosting their participation, upskilling, and ensuring their voices shape our shared future. A powerful ending to a week dedicated to youth empowerment, and the beginning of even greater opportunities ahead. Happy weekend folks! #YouthInclusion #YouthConnektAfrica #IYD2025 #UNited4Youth

Impactful engagements at the #AfricanYouthEngagementWorkshop a high level dialogue with youth & stakeholders across the #African region. 29th to 30th of July in Kampala Uganda, Theme :Beyond Funding Gaps- Advancing youth leadership for SRHR,Edication & Justice. #YouthPower

Currently happening at the Holiday Inn in Zimbabwe, in collaboration with @YouthAdvocates, is a National Engagement Meeting with young people, CSOs and decision makers. The meeting is being held under the theme "Collaborating for equitable SRHR in Zimbabwe." #YouthPower

What are CSOs Doing to Push Countries to Sustain HIV Gains? “Sustaining HIV Gains Locally: South-to-South Strategies Amid a Shrinking Donor Landscape.” We want to hear your experiences and country perspectives— join us shorturl.at/X6eTr