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One in four young people in Africa (approximately 72 million) are not in formal education, employment or training, and 60% of that number are women and girls(opens in new window).

At Comic Relief we’re continuously reviewing our funding practice to make sure its intentional and less burdensome for partners. Every two years we gather anonymous feedback from the organisations we fund and work alongside. This feedback helps us reflect, adapt and strengthen the way we support them and their sectors.

This blog was written by Ayesha Farah, Senior Communications and Advocacy Manager working with Comic Relief’s Shifting the Power programme. This programme is supported by Anchor Partners STAR Ghana Foundation, the West African Civil Society Initiative (WACSI), the Zambian Governance Foundation (ZGF), and Tilitonse Foundation, and co-funded with the FCDO.

No one should have to choose between paying bills and putting food on the table. Yet for millions of people across the UK, that’s still a daily reality. At Comic Relief, we believe that everyone deserves access to good, nutritious food - not just in times of crisis, but every day, with dignity and choice. That’s why tackling food insecurity has become a key focus of our work in recent years. The reality today Food insecurity is far more widespread than many people realise.

Thousands joined Jill to cheer her over the finish line at the Stadium of Light as she completed the last leg of her Coming Home Challenge for Sport Relief, raising an incredible £470,677 so far Family, friends and supporters lined the streets of Sunderland to welcome Jill home, while a special mural celebrating her career was unveiled on the final approach to the Stadium of Light Jill battled the unpredictable British weather, endless hills, exhaustion, and pain like she’s never felt before...

Ant & Dec, Sir Chris Hoy, Greg James and Dame Laura Kenny are all getting behind Jill as she struggles through Day Four of her Sport Relief challenge Today Jill will tackle a punishing 111-mile cycle from Manchester to Bishop Auckland, featuring some of the toughest climbs and terrain so far After cycling and running three brutal days on the road, Jill Scott is closing in on home having already completed more than 240 miles of her 388-mile journey to Sunderland Earlier today Jill received a...

Day Three sees Jill swap her bike for her running shoes as she tackles a lung busting 38-mile run from Liverpool to Manchester City's Joie Stadium, spurred on by fellow England legend Sir David Beckham Olympic champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Sky Sports presenter Kyle Walker, DJ Adele Roberts, ultra runner Jonny Davies and para-athlete Milly Pickles all join Jill on the road Jill Scott completed more than 200 miles in just two days after arriving at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium in...

After more than 14 hours in the saddle, Jill Scott completed the first leg of her journey from Wembley Stadium to Sunderland, arriving at Aston Villa's Villa Park shortly after 9pm on Monday evening Just nine hours later, Jill was back on the road to begin Day Two and a 99-mile cycle from Aston Villa's Villa Park to Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool Former Lioness teammate Carly Telford joined Jill on the road ahead of a special Lioness reunion and hero’s welcome at the Hill...

Jill returned to the scene of her greatest sporting triumph at Wembley Stadium to kick off her epic five-day 388-mile challenge Former England footballer Jamie Redknapp and social media sensation GK Barry joined Jill at the Wembley start line to send her off in style Comedian Katherine Ryan crashed the route to provide heavy-duty laughs I'm A Celeb bestie Owen Warner dialed in via FaceTime to dish out long-distance moral support Children from Two Mile Ash School joined Jill on a bike bus to...