In the spirit of ubuntu, one of our partner organisations, Volmoed Youth, based out of Hermanus, graciously invited us to their 10-year reunion weekend from 12 to 16 June.

What happens when we ask young people what wellbeing actually means to them? This quarter, that question sparked conversations that led us to look at the city through new eyes.

For too long, the dominant ways we have understood wellbeing have focused on individualised metrics, looking at what individuals own, how they feel, or how well they function.

Ștefan-Andrei Trif, a Babeș-Bolyai University psychology graduate with a pharmacogenetics-focused public health Master's, is a u'GOOD Project Advisory Group: Youth member.

How do we break down hierarchies in research? For the Resilient Roots Romania team, the answer lay in the “World Café” methodology.

We are beginning to understand that youth-related challenges are not linear; rather, they are multifaceted and deeply interconnected, encompassing social, environmental and policy dimensions.

u’GOOD advances youth mental health in the Global South through relational wellbeing research, youth collaboration, and culturally sensitive approaches to build context-specific understanding and effective mental health interventions.

The u’GOOD research programme investigates the relational nature of wellbeing, with a focus on young people and a fundamental understanding that wellbeing is closely linked to relationships and human connection.

The u’GOOD research programme represents a pioneering and much-needed step towards understanding and promoting the wellbeing of youth in the Global South.