Restless Development (formerly known as Students Partnership Worldwide) is a

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which organizes volunteer placements for young people in the areas of

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, livelihoods and employment,

sexual rights Sexual and reproductive health and rights or ''SRHR'' is the concept of human rights applied to sexuality and reproduction. It is a combination of four fields that in some contexts are more or less distinct from each other, but less so or not at ...

, 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 Jim Cogan, the Deputy Head of

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. It was originally a gap year programme for school leavers from Westminster School to work as teachers in

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. Former volunteers include British filmmaker Louis Theroux and Jamie Drummond, co-founder of One Campaign. In 1992 SPW started recruiting local volunteers, which subsequently became a significant focus of SPW's operating model. Between 1991-2000 SPW expanded its work to Nepal, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa, and its work took an increasing focus on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. From 2000 onwards SPW began to use only local volunteers to deliver programmes. Between 2000-2006, SPW expanded to Zambia and Sierra Leone. In 2010, SPW re-branded as Restless Development, and in 2011 joined the consortium of organizations for the

International Citizen Service International Citizen Service (ICS) is a global volunteering programme. It is aimed at young people aged 18-35 and supports them on 12-week long sustainable and locally-owned volunteering placements focused on working towards the Sustainable Devel ...

, a program funded by the UK

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(DFID), providing overseas volunteer placements for young people to work alongside national volunteers. From 2011-2016, Restless Development led a 'Youth Consortium' involving Warchild and Youth Business International that held a Programme Partnership Arrangement (PPA) with DFID.

Policy and advocacy

Restless Development is a member of the

Stop AIDS Campaign STOPAIDS is a UK-based HIV, health and rights network. Drawing on its 35-year experience working on the HIV response, it supports UK and global movements to challenge systemic barriers and inequalities to end AIDS and support people around the wo ...

, with responsibility for coordinating the campaign ''Youth Stop AIDS!'' (formerly known as the ''Student Stop AIDS Campaign''. Since 2012, Restless Development has been in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. From 2014-2016, Restless Development was Organising Partner of the

United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth Established in 1992, the Major Group for Children and Youth (UN MGCY) is the United Nations General Assembly mandated, official, formal and self-organised space for children and youth to contribute to and engage in certain intergovernmental and a ...

(MGCY).

Awards

*2017 ** Transparency Award (Winner) from

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for NGO effectiveness and accountability. ** Campaign Award (Finalist) from

for the ''Youth Stop AIDS! Missing Medicines'' campaign. *2018 ** Outstanding International NGO of the Year - Sierra Leone NGO Awards

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Restless Development
Development charities based in the United Kingdom HIV/AIDS activism Organisations based in the London Borough of Lambeth Youth-led organizations Youth charities based in the United Kingdom Youth organisations based in the United Kingdom

History

Policy and advocacy

Awards

See also

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