Grown Too Quick Foundation GTQF

09/10/2026

MALAWI TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE GLOBAL YOUTH EXCHANGE IN MADRID, SPAIN! 🇪🇸

GTQF through Mada D. Nkhoma will represent Malawian youth at the Global Youth Exchange, hosted by the Nexus Public Policy Institute in Madrid, Spain.

Only 4 SADC countries: Malawi, South Africa, eSwatin, and Zimbabwe will be represented at this exchange, with Mada serving as the sole delegate from Malawi. 🇲🇼🙌🏿

This is an opportunity to bring Malawi’s youth perspectives, experiences and aspirations to an international platform.

What issues would you like Mada to raise or advocate for?

From youth unemployment, education and entrepreneurship to digital innovation, mental health and youth participation in policymaking, we want to hear from you!

💬 Send us a message or share your suggestions in the comments. Let’s make sure Malawi’s youth voices are heard!

Email: [email protected]

17/08/2026

A proud moment for GTQF!

Our submission on “The International Financial Architecture, Debt and the Right to Education” has been published by the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights and will inform the annual thematic report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, to be presented at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly opening on September 8, 2026.

This was a joint submission by the GRADE Project - Government Revenue and Development Estimations (GRADE) at the Universities of St Andrews and Leicester, the Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR), and The Grown Too Quick Foundation (GTQF).

For a grassroots organisation like GTQF, this is a powerful reminder that local evidence, research and youth voices can contribute to global policy conversations.

Learn more: https://gtqfoundation.org/2026/08/01/gtqf-contributes-to-united-nations-education-advocacy/

Read the submission and other contributions under “Academia”:
https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2026/call-inputs-international-financial-architecture-debt-and-right-education

24/05/2026

Wa chinyamata ozindikila amaphusha

22/04/2026

07/04/2026

World Health Day 🌍

Health is more than access to care.
It is dignity, opportunity, and the power for young people to thrive.

As we , let us embrace both the philosophy and the practice that drive it forward.

Investing in young people is investing in healthier futures for all.

20/03/2026

Digital Rights and the Mental Health Crisis

Problematic social media use among young people has increased significantly, with growing evidence linking excessive screen exposure to depression, self-harm, suicidal ideation, and long-term psychological trauma. What is often described as “digital dependency” is now recognized as a serious child development and public health concern.

Constant online exposure can disrupt sleep, increase anxiety, weaken real-life social bonds, and expose young people to cyberbullying, harmful content, and unrealistic social comparisons that can leave lasting emotional scars.

Protecting digital rights must therefore also mean protecting mental health through safer online environments, balanced screen use, and trauma-informed approaches to child development.

15/02/2026

Every three seconds, a girl is married somewhere in the world.

Child marriage is a human rights violation that denies girls the chance to reach their full potential.

This Valentine's Day, join the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) in speaking out against this form of gender-based violence: https://www.unfpa.org/child-marriage

01/02/2026

24/01/2026

The Power of Youth in Co-creating Education
As a member of , on Education Day, the Grown Too Quick Foundation (GTQF) contributed to the statement by Farida Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, with two key messages.

First, we called for addressing inequity by tackling poverty and other barriers that continue to deny 272 million children their right to education. Second, we highlighted how global financial pressures, particularly debt servicing, tax abuse, austerity, push millions of domestic learners out of school or trap them in low-quality education systems.
Full Report: https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2026/01/international-day-education-24-january-2026

Using Malawi as a case study, GTQF demonstrates that as of 2025 public debt is unsustainable across many LMICs, with Malawi allocating 18.2% of government revenue to debt servicing. Curtailing external debt service could unlock major gains toward achieving key SDG 4 indicators (see attached chart).

To realise inclusive and equitable education for all, GTQF, reaffirmed the need to restructure global economic and financial systems that perpetuate inequality, including debt regimes prioritising repayment “with high interests” over social protection, tax secrecy, and pro-rich International Financial Institutions-driven frameworks.

NB: Debt data from Debt Justice & the realistic potential gains simulations by GRADE Project - Government Revenue and Development Estimations


Major Group for Children and Youth

22/01/2026

Meet Lewis Kachembere.
A dynamic, resourceful young person turning skills into opportunity. In the first picture, he is teaching other youths how to produce soap; in the second, he is making organic manure.

Through its “Youth Economic Justice & Financial Inclusion” initiative, GTQF is supporting Lewis’s continued skills development, entrepreneurship, and pathway to social mobility.

This is what investing in young people looks like in practice.

Readmore about the GTQF's initiatives here: https://gtqfoundation.org/