Grown Too Quick Foundation GTQF

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/

16/01/2026

Youth, it’s time to speak up!

Your experiences matter. Your ideas matter. But they will not shape the national budget if you keep them to yourself. The Ministerial Youth Pre-Budget Consultation is your chance to speak directly into the 2026/27 National Budget and put youth realities where they belong, at the centre of national priorities.

This platform is for students, entrepreneurs, creatives, innovators, and young leaders from all walks of life to share what they are facing and what they believe government must do differently for young people.

Do not assume someone else will speak for you. Speak for yourself. Share your views. Submit your ideas. Join the consultation. This is how youth voices move from conversations into the national budget.

Scan the QR code on the poster or register to attend the consultation online using the link below:
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Submit your ideas and recommendations ahead of time using this link:
[https://forms.gle/RKUJjXGuo5XRS1jK6



Rex Chapota Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture - Malawi Ministry of Finance-Malawi Ministry of Industrialization, Business, Trade & Tourism - Malawi National Planning Commission of Malawi Arthur Peter Mutharika United Nations Malawi

18/12/2025

Education is the backbone of development.
Fiscal breathing room is essential for governments to invest in education for their citizens.

New publication alert:
Globally, classrooms are crowded and teachers are overburdened...

But what if the answer lies not only in education reform but also in fiscal policy?

The evidence 👉🏼https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1146/13/4/46

04/12/2025

02/12/2025

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Ministry of Gender, Malawi United Nations Youth UN Women Gender Equality Network UNFPA Malawi UNICEF Malawi Rex Chapota