Learning across contexts through co-production: Youth journeys in digital urban governance
This document presented YUP citizen scientists’ journeys through Global Youth Exchange (GYE), a five-day international workshop held in Kuala Lumpur as part of the YUP Project. Bringing together sixteen young citizen scientists from Solo and Denpasar (Indonesia) and Bar Elias and El Mina (Lebanon), this exchange strengthened the citizen scientists’ capacities as co-researchers and co-producers…
YUP City Fora Compilation Report
This compilation of reports outline the processes and outcomes of the City Fora, a series of multi-cities forums and activities designed to present, consolidate, and discuss the core research findings generated by Work Package 1 (WP1) of the YUP project. The City Fora is a milestone within Work Package 2 (WP2) of the YUP project…
Young people’s participation in urban governance: an analysis of findings from four cities in Indonesia and Lebanon
This report presents findings from the first phase of the Co-Producing Digital Platforms for Youth Inclusive Urban Governance (YUP) Project, which has explored how young people (aged 10-24) in Surakarta (Solo) and Denpasar in Indonesia, and Bar Elias and El Mina in Lebanon take action in their cities, and the barriers and supportive factors they…
Survey story #3: Unpacking digital media role in young people (dis)engagement in the city
By Rawiyah Salma Young people today are born as so-called digital and technology natives. Digital media not only serves as a source of entertainment in their daily lives, but also acts as a medium for youth participation in city activities, reflecting modern forms of civic engagement. However, despite the advantages of digital media, can it also…
YUP survey story #2: How do young people participate in the city?
By Rawiyah SalmaHow do young people take action on what matters to them? What factors encourage them? What challenges do they face? Continuing the survey story series, this section explores how young people in four cities take action on issues they care about in their communities. Let’s meet Putri. Putri is a 17-year-old from Solo, currently…
Survey story #1: Exploring young people’s diverse social identities in Indonesia and Lebanon
By Rawiyah Salma, Asri Septarizky How was the YUP survey taken and who was involved? In this post, we will present a snapshot of our respondents’ backgrounds before delving further into how they participate in the cities. From June to August 2024, we reached out to 4,248 young individuals aged 10–24 who are living, working, studying,…
Overview of survey findings
Palestine Scouts Association
Mission and objectives Organizing scouting activities for children and youth that include a combination of educational and recreational programs Main activities with youth Educational (drawing, Quran memorization courses), Entertainment (games), Sports (races, swimming, football), Patriotic (organising events dedicated to Palestine) and Religious activities. Their story The initiative started under the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) to…
Kesatuan Mahasiswa Hindu Dharma Indonesia (KMHDI) Denpasar
Mission and objectives KMHDI’s vision is to be a unifying vessel and cadre trainer of Indonesian Hindu students. They aim to increase the number of qualified student cadres. Main activities with youth KMDHI provides spaces for young people to voice aspirations. Activities vary depending on the most current urban issues. In 2024, they focused on…
BaleBengong
Mission and objectives A space for the citizen to voice out their opinions and local news. Main activities with youth Activities include campaigns and advocacy. Their story BaleBengong is a citizen journalism media portal in Bali, founded on June 26, 2007. In citizen journalism, citizens are not only objects of news but also subjects. Citizens…
