Youth Advocacy Grant

📢 Call for Applications: Youth Advocacy Grant 🌍

Restless Development invites applications for the "Youth Advocacy Grant" to empower local youth-led action on climate change, circular economy, and solid waste management.

Target Municipalities:

• Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality (Bagmati Province)

• Tilottama Municipality (Lumbini Province)

• Khadak Municipality (Madhesh Province)

What We Offer:

• Grant Funding: NPR 200,000 for each of the selected groups. A total of 3 groups will be selected from each target area.

• Capacity Building: Two days of training on the TagMe app, advocacy, leadership, reporting, and documentation.

• Support: Mentoring and technical assistance to implement your "greenshift" campaign.

• Experience: Opportunity to learn project management and take a leadership role on environmental issues.

Who Can Apply?

• Must be led by youth aged 18-28 years old.

• Registered youth groups located in the target municipalities are highly preferred.

• Must have at least one year of volunteering experience working directly with the community and local stakeholders.

• Established NGOs are discouraged from applying.

Timeline:

The grant activities will be implemented for a period of 6 months (February 2026 - July 2026).

How to Apply:

Submit your application, including your proposal and required documents (listed in Annex-2), to recruitmentnepal@restlessdevelopment.org.

Application Deadline: 31 December 2025

All interested applicants are encouraged to apply. We prioritize candidates from discriminated groups (women, Dalit, Janajati, Madhesi/Terai, and other minority communities)