The 23 research projects
Research
The u’GOOD research programme funds 23 projects in nine countries in the Global South focusing on the thematic areas of young people and livelihoods, climate change, digitalisation and mental health.
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Spatial-temporal modelling of localised relational impacts on youth livelihoods under the changing climate in informal peri-urban settlements of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
This research project aims to develop strategies that enhance youth resilience in the face of growing climate vulnerabilities in Tanzania
Livelihoods
Reasons to live: relational wellbeing and the prevention of suicidal ideation and attempts among youth in Ghana, South Africa and Tanzania
The goal of this project is to generate evidence on suicidality and the main “reasons to live” among youth in peri-urban areas of South Africa, Tanzania and Ghana.
Livelihoods
Historical trauma and repair: fostering transgenerational wellbeing
This project aims to shift the focus from transgenerational cycles of historical trauma, to go beyond theoretical debate and ask rarely explored questions on how these generational cycles can be disrupted by creating opportunities for relational wellbeing in a way that will foster transgenerational wellbeing.
Livelihoods
Harnessing digital platforms for enhancing youth wellbeing: revolutionising data collection on livelihoods and digitalisation
This project explores how adaptive, digital and participatory methods can help bridge the gap between conventional data collection methods and the lived experiences of young people in the digital age.
Livelihoods
Vulnerable youth: navigating meaningful livelihoods in Indonesia
This research aims to explore how vulnerable Indonesian youth construct meaningful livelihoods and how social relationships and community and institutional support influence their wellbeing.
Livelihoods
The relationship between the relational wellbeing of young people and the type of neighbourhood they live in
This project aims to help improve relational wellbeing among young people in the studied neighbourhoods and demonstrate to policy-makers, researchers and practitioners the importance of the neighbourhood for relational wellbeing.
Livelihoods