The Faculty of Psychology at Universitas Gadjah Mada, through the Center for Indigenous and Cultural Psychology (CICP), organized an Internal Workshop: Youth Studies, Livelihood, Relational Wellbeing, and Scoping Review on September 10–12, 2025, at ARTOTEL Yogyakarta. This activity is part of the U’Good Grant Program: Vulnerable Youth – Navigating Meaningful Livelihood in Indonesia, an international research initiative that aims to explore social relations, community support, and the role of institutions in helping vulnerable youth achieve meaningful livelihoods. The UGood Grant Program is supported by the National Research Foundation (South Africa), Fondation Botnar (Switzerland), and the Human Sciences Research Council (South Africa).
The workshop brought together research teams, research assistants, support staff, as well as academic partners and field practitioners from YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU) and Kampung Halaman Foundation. Through this forum, participants were encouraged to align visions, deepen methodological understanding, and explore thematic studies relevant to vulnerable youth in various contexts.
The topics presented covered three main areas: Livelihood and Indonesian Youth, discussing the dynamics of young Indonesians in pursuing meaningful livelihoods; Relational Well-Being, emphasizing the importance of relational aspects of wellbeing; and Vulnerability and Intersectionality, unpacking the realities of youth vulnerabilities across diverse identities and social structures. In addition, participants also received a special session on scoping review methodology as a systematic approach to mapping literature and identifying research gaps.
The workshop was facilitated by interdisciplinary academics: Dr. Wenty Marina Minza, M.A., Dr. Pradytia Putri Pertiwi, S.Psi., Ph.D., Prof. Dr. Amalinda Savirani, S.IP., M.A., and Dr. Restu Tri Handoyo, S.Psi., M.Psi., Ph.D., Psikolog. Over three days, they guided discussions, delivered material, and conducted hands-on practice in scoping review methodology. The final day concluded with a wrap-up session by Dr. Wenty and Dr. Pradytia, summarizing collective learnings while formulating directions for further development.
Through this internal workshop, the research outputs within the U’Good Grant Program are expected to be strengthened both conceptually and methodologically, while also making concrete contributions to the development of knowledge and public policy that prioritize vulnerable youth in Indonesia.
Writer: Raden Roro Anisa Anggi Dinda