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We support the collective power of young people to create a better world 🌍 #YouthPower

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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.
🔗 https://t.co/WfyiYYkJKA

#Survey2026 #YouthVoices

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5. The Hamburg Sustainability Conference picks a small cohort of young sustainability leaders from the Global South to take part in its 2027 conference as Youth Ambassadors.

⏰ 19th October
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Hey there, changemaker! ✨

You should totally apply for these jobs! 💁 Pick up your computer and send in your application 😉

You've got this! 💪 Don't forget to share this with your network.

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4. The Yves Rocher Foundation's Terre de Femmes International Award backs women leading concrete environmental projects anywhere in the world. The 2027 edition has one theme, "Trees in the City: Allies for Life".

⏰ 30th November
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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

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

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📖 Daniel's literacy development work is part of a movement that has reached 4,185 learners, expanding from 3 to 20 mainstream schools and bringing inclusive education to:
- Mulago School for the Deaf
- Salama School for the Blind
- Kampala School for the Physically Handicapped

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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. 🥭🔥

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🇹🇭✨ 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:

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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!

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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

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🌟 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! 📝

🔗https://t.co/WfyiYYkJKA

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5. The Young Ambassadors Society (YAS) is now recruiting delegates to join the YAS Delegation at the 9th edition of the Paris Peace Forum, which will take place from 10 to 11 November 2026 at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris.

📌Deadline: 4th October

🔗 https://t.co/2DzgKzwM9N

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Hey there, changemaker! ✨

You should totally apply for these opportunities ! 💁 Pick up your computer and send in your application 😉

You've got this! 💪 Don't forget to share this with your network.

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4. The adidas Foundation is putting EUR 2 million behind organisations in Brazil, Colombia and Argentina that use sport to tackle gender-based violence, discrimination, exclusion and harmful gender norms.

📌Deadline: 4th October

🔗 https://t.co/VbVWL16vzn