Restless Development
{{Short description|Organization focused on developing young leaders}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name = Restless Development
| formation = 1985
| image = RestlessDevelopment Logo.png
| founder = Jim Cogan
| headquarters = United Kingdom
| leader_title = Co-CEOs
| leader_name = Alex Kent & Kate Muhwezi
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| website = www.restlessdevelopment.org
}}
Restless Development (formerly known as Students Partnership Worldwide) is a non-governmental organization which organizes volunteer placements for young people in the areas of civic participation, livelihoods and employment, sexual rights, and leadership. It operates in 74 countries in Africa and Asia, as well as the United States and United Kingdom.
History
Restless Development was founded as Students Partnership Worldwide in 1985 by [https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/africa-travel/south-africa/cape-town/jim-cogan-svl3tnzsrf5 Jim Cogan], the Deputy Head of Westminster School.{{Cite web |last=Coles |first=Alf |date=2007-12-07 |title=Obituary: Jim Cogan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/07/obituaries.guardianobituaries |access-date=2021-09-22 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} It was originally a gap year programme for school leavers from Westminster School to work as teachers in India or Zimbabwe. Former volunteers include British filmmaker Louis Theroux and Jamie Drummond, co-founder of One Campaign.
In 2010, SPW re-branded as Restless Development,{{Cite web|last=Plummer|first=John|title=Case study: Restless Development|url=https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/case-study-restless-development/communications/article/1030656|access-date=2021-09-22|website=www.thirdsector.co.uk|language=en}} and in 2011 joined the consortium of organizations for the International Citizen Service, a program funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), providing overseas volunteer placements for young people to work alongside national volunteers.
From 2011 to 2016, Restless Development led a 'Youth Consortium' involving Warchild and Youth Business International that held a Programme Partnership Arrangement (PPA) with DFID.{{Cite web |date=7 October 2020 |title=[Withdrawn] Programme Partnership Arrangements (PPAs) |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/programme-partnership-arrangements-ppas |access-date=2021-09-22 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}
Restless Development's work
Restless Development is a member of the Stop AIDS Campaign, with responsibility for coordinating the campaign Youth Stop AIDS! (formerly known as the Student Stop AIDS Campaign.{{Cite web|title=Who we are {{!}} Youth Stop AIDS|url=https://youthstopaids.org/who-we-are/|access-date=2021-09-22|language=en-US}}
Since 2012, Restless Development has been in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.{{Cite web| title=List of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council as of 1 September 2018 | url=http://csonet.org/content/documents/E.2018.inf.5.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525035145/http://csonet.org/content/documents/E.2018.inf.5.pdf | archive-date=2019-05-25}}
From 2014 to 2016, Restless Development was Organising Partner of the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY).{{Cite web|title=Children and Youth .:. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform|url=https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/majorgroups/childrenandyouth|access-date=2021-09-22|website=sustainabledevelopment.un.org}}
The organisation also runs a global [https://youthcollective.restlessdevelopment.org Youth Collective]{{Cite web|title=The Youth Collective|url=https://youthcollective.restlessdevelopment.org/about/|access-date=2024-07-29}} providing support to young people involved in civil society and political change-making.
Awards
- 2017
- Transparency Award (Winner) from Bond for NGO effectiveness and accountability.{{Cite web|last=Robertson|first=Laura|date=2016-01-12|title=Transparency Award|url=https://www.bond.org.uk/events/transparency-award|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Bond|language=en}}
- Campaign Award (Finalist) from Bond for the Youth Stop AIDS! Missing Medicines campaign.
- 2018
- Outstanding International NGO of the Year - Sierra Leone NGO Awards
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.restlessdevelopment.org Restless Development]
- [https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/africa-travel/south-africa/cape-town/jim-cogan-svl3tnzsrf5 The Times]
Category:Development charities based in the United Kingdom
Category:Organisations based in the London Borough of Lambeth
Category:Youth-led organizations