Local Youth Organizations Research Articles

Strategi Masyarakat Lokal dan Pedagang Dalam Menciptakan Kenyamanan Bagi Wisatawan

This research was motivated by the large number of reports from tourists regarding the rampant acts of extortion and disrespectful attitudes carried out by local residents who work as parking attendants, traders, and so on. This became increasingly serious when this discomfort surfaced on social media and went viral, resulting in tourists thinking twice about visiting Carocok Beach in Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra Province. If this is not addressed seriously, the impact will be felt by the regional government, local communities and traders, of course. However, efforts have been made to create comfort for tourists visiting Carokok Beach. This research uses qualitative methods accompanied by direct observations and interviews with parties who are considered capable of answering the problems in this paper. The results of this research show that: first, local people always try to be friendly towards tourists who visit Carocok Pesisir Selatan Beach, second, local people and local youth organizations investigate parties who commit extortion against tourists, third, local people maintain cleanliness tourist environment, fourth, do not increase car and motorbike parking fees arbitrarily, fifth, urge traders to be polite to tourists who shop, sixth, do not increase merchandise prices beyond the limit, seventh, ensure security for tourists by preparing security forces both from the Government and from the local community.

Protective Resources, Legal Status, and the Integration of U.S. Immigrants Entering as Unaccompanied Children

Prior studies of U.S. immigrant integration and well-being assume that immigrants arrive as adults rather than as children. Drawing on in-depth interviews conducted in 2021 and 2022 with 77 immigrant adults who were living in Washington DC and Michigan, and entered the United States as unaccompanied children, we examine whether and how their integration and well-being depends on both legal status and access to protective resources such as teachers, peer mentors, and local youth organizations. Findings reveal that legality alone is not a sufficient explanation of integration and well-being. Access to protective resources enables integration, although those with temporary and undocumented status face more challenges and access fewer resources, affecting successful integration.

PEMBERDAYAAN UMKM MELALUI DIGITAL MARKETING DAN FESTIVAL BAZAR SEBAGAI TUJUAN SDG’S DESA

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) are development that prioritizes the quality of life from one generation to the next. Poverty is one of the problems in various cities in Indonesia. DKI Jakarta, as the capital city of Indonesia, still has areas that can be called KUMIS (Kumuh Miskin) in several areas, for example in the Pela Mampang Sub-district. From these problems, formed program to improve the sales quality of MSMEs in the surrounding area. Improving the quality of sales by providing counseling to MSME players about selling their products through dare and working with local youth organizations to hold bazaars around the Pela Mampang Sub-district. The bazaar activity is intended so that the community around the Pela Mampang area can participate in selling their products and can highlight existing local wisdom. The method used is Research & Development (R&D). The target audience for this program is adults aged 18-45 years. The results of this program are the implementation of socialization on the use of the marketplace as a current sales innovation and the implementation of bazaar activities as the aim of increasing the community's economy by maintaining the value of DKI Jakarta's local wisdom.

Using a customized board game to improve English learning’s experience and effectiveness

English language learning is an integral part of basic education in Indonesia today. However, not all students have equal opportunities to learn English. Elementary school children in Kucur village, in particular, are among those who lack sufficient access to learning English outside the classroom due to their family circumstances. Fortunately, there is a Learning Center called Cakrawangsa managed by the local youth organization (Karang Taruna) in Krajan hamlet, Kucur village. This center provides educational assistance to students. However, the center lacks permanent human resources to support students in learning English. In 2021, the community engagement team from Ma Chung University conducted once-a-week fun English learning sessions. Based on the evaluation results of the program, the participants greatly enjoyed the fun learning approach delivered by the Ma Chung University community engagement team. However, some students still struggled to memorize English vocabulary and pronounce it accurately. Therefore, the proposing team suggests a supplementary English learning program using an enjoyable method that has the potential to enhance vocabulary mastery. Based on conducted studies, the proposing team has developed a relevant board game tailored to the students' environment as an engaging and effective tool to support English language teaching.

Basic English Teaching for Fostered Children of Youth Organization in Cimanggis Subdistrict, Depok City

Basic English teaching activities were conduced on December 20, 2020 at RT 04, Cimanggis Subdistrict, Depok City, West Java through the cooperation of the local youth organization, and were attended by 20 children as the participants. This community services activity was conducted with aim to improve the children’ pronounciation quality of English words and increase their vocabulary mastery. To find out the participants' English skills, firstly the community services team (teachers) conducted a pre-test. After that, the learning was implemented using direct learning methods, card games, guessing words, and guessing sentences. The result showed that among 20 participants, 15 children were able to correctly pronounce the 5 words they chose. In the meaning understanding test, among 20 learning participants, as many as 7 children (35%) were able to name 10 pictures they took in English, 4 children (20%) were only able to name 9 pictures, 6 children (30%) were able name 8 pictures correctly, and 3 children (15%) were able to name 7 pictures correctly. In conclusion, the implementation of this basic English teaching program was declared successful according to the achievement target. This can be seen from the increase in knowledge among the participants, namely the increase in vocabulary mastery and knowledge of the correct pronunciation of the words introduced in the teaching.

Education and assistance in hydroponic plant cultivation for strengthening the self-reliant economy

Assistance with a hydroponic cultivation theme towards strengthening the self-reliant economy of Sukoreno Village is a manifestation of awareness in contributing to the development of a more modern agricultural system and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) within the community. The partners for this activity are 10 members of the Sukoreno Village Youth Organization ("karang taruna"). The implementation method consists of three stages: planning, implementation, and evaluation. During the planning stage, the situation and potential of the Sukoreno Village community are analyzed. In the implementation phase, seminars are conducted to provide information and invite the local youth organization and village government officials to practice farming using hydroponic systems, which are more space-saving, environmentally friendly, and practical to maintain. This aims to raise awareness among the community that farmers do not always have to rely on large plots of land. Evaluation involves regular checks on the hydroponic growing media in the village's greenhouse. Based on the monitoring and assistance activities conducted by our group members, the cultivated plants have thrived and become assets for the village's youth organization. Furthermore, some residents have shown interest in practicing hydroponics in their own homes. This activity can be further expanded on a larger scale within the Sukoreno Village area.

Community Participation In Developing Cupak Village As A Tourist Destination In Jombang, East Java, Indonesia

This research was conducted to utilize a model of community participation in the development Cupak Village as a Tourist Destination in Jombang, East Java, Indonesia. The approach used in this research is a qualitative approach, which describes the participation of the community in the development of a tourist village. The informants in this study were village officials, pokdarwis administrators, local youth organizations, community representatives and visitors. Information was taken through structured interviews. The study results show that developing a tourism village requires participation from various parties, including the community as the major actor, the local government, and stakeholders in charge of providing guidance. Likewise, the university's role took a significant place by providing Assistance in managing the tourism village while the role of SMEs is to provide special products that can be offered to visitors. The implication oif this study. This research aims to provide an overview of village communities in developing tourism villages by involving the community to participate.

Purchasing Power of Small Commodities Communities

The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze Community Empowerment from the ability to buy small commodities in Kedensari Village, Tanggulangin Sidoarjo. This study used descriptive qualitative methods. The data were obtained through observation, documentation, and interviews with the head of Kedensari Village, Kedensari Village Secretary and with Micro,Small And Medium Enterprises actors. Data analysis techniques in this study are data collection, data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions. The results showed that the ability to buy small commodities Kedensari Village community was able to buy their daily needs and could help them to support their families. However, there are obstacles, namely that the village government has not been optimal in conducting socialization to the community about the implementation of economic empowerment due to the limited ability of the village government apparatus in conveying information clearly. As well as community involvement and awareness to participate in training organized by the village government in collaboration with local youth organizations is also still lacking.

Neighborhood as a place to foster generalized trust among young adults in Hong Kong.

Generalized trust is a crucial determinant of individual and social well-being and is the fundamental element of a healthy society. However, a decline in generalized trust was observed among Hong Kong young adults, despite local neighborhoods, and placed-based experiences gaining popularity among Hong Kong young people. Hence, this paper examines the effect of neighborhood-level factors on promoting generalized trust. Cross-sectional data were obtained from 1635 young adults aged 17-23 through mixed-mode surveys-a computer-assisted telephone interviewing CATI telephone survey, an online survey, and a mail survey. Logistic regression results showed that neighborhood cohesiveness, being an active member of a religious organization, being an active member of a local youth organization, acceptance of ethnic diversity, and having a good parental relationship were related to higher odds of reporting generalized trust. Research and practice implications and the international relevance of the findings are discussed.

Making success tangible: reengaging female opportunity youth in Baltimore, MD.

Opportunity Youth represents over four million young people who are not in school and are unemployed. In Maryland, Baltimore City has the highest rate of youth disconnection. In spite of this, there are limited culturally relevant program models specific to the experiences of urban, African American youth. None focus on the unique needs of young women who are disconnected from school and work. In partnership with two local youth organizations, a 6-week program was co-developed and implemented to address the social and emotional needs of female opportunity youth in Baltimore. The program promoted self-efficacy, fostered a supportive network of trusted adults and increased awareness of resources. Lessons learned included the importance of program flexibility, the value of youth voice in program development, and the need to reframe how success is measured. This case study highlights a novel approach to bolstering the development of female opportunity youth.

Pelatihan Pemasaran Digital dan Manajemen Usaha untuk Akselerasi Kinerja UKM Pengrajin Bambu di Desa Tirtoadi, Mlati, Sleman

DIGITAL MARKETING TRAINING AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FOR THE ACCELERATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF BAMBOO CRAFTSMEN SMES IN TIRTOADI VILLAGE, MLATI, SLEMAN. This community service program in the forms of training and consulting was carried out for 3 months in Tirtoadi Village, Mlati District, Sleman Regency. Community service participants consisted of bamboo craftsman SMEs and local youth organization (Karang Taruna). Training and counselling material consist of digital marketing, business management, and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) certification. The training material is in accordance with the problems or constraints experienced by Tirtoadi Village bamboo craftsmen SME. The participants expect that the community service program can be carried out on a regular basis. Several parties involve in the program such as the Tirtoadi Village Government, local youth organization and bamboo craftsmen SME. The training and consulting program contribute to the increase of knowledge related to digital marketing, business management and IPR certification.

Strategies of Diskominfo SP to Obtain Support to Create Website Based Online System for Kelurahan

In order to improve public service in village (kelurahan), the Local Government of Surakarta create innovation called website based online system (WBOS). The system is intended to facilitate interaction between village government and its citizens utilizing Information Communication Technology (ICT). It is created by the Department of Communications Information Statistics and Coding Service (Dinas Komunikasi Informatika Statistik dan Persandian/Diskominfo SP) and can be used to disseminate government information and publish the village’s potentials. In an effort to create the website, Diskominfo SP need to obtain support from kelurahan. This research is aimed at identifying encountered obstacles and strategies used to overcome it. The structuration theory of Anthony Giddens is employed to analyze the phenomenon and the Three Processes Model is used to elaborate the activities conducted by Diskominfo SP. The data is obtained by interviews and documentation study. The interviews are conducted with Diskominfo SP, web administrators, and local youth organization (Karang Taruna Kelurahan). The results show that the encountered obstacles are; limited number of personnels available in the village, limited number of personnels in the villages who master in computer science, the village’s personnels’ high work volume, and the limited opportunities to create innovation in villages. Meanwhile, the strategies used are making a simple web design, appointing web administrators from village official, local youth organization and SMEs community, conducting special training for web administrators, and inviting local communities to participate in enriching web content and web development.

Digital Media Based Entrepreneurship Training in Sampora Cisauk Village [Pelatihan Kewirausahaan Berbasis Media Digital di Desa Sampora Cisauk

Entrepreneurship knowledge has the power to maximize the youth's potential. Introducing the benefit of entrepreneurship skills to them would be one of the alternatives to escaping poverty and unemployment, especially for those who cannot continue their education to a higher level. To spread the entrepreneurial spirit to the young generation, a Digital Entrepreneurship Training Program was introduced in Sampora Village, Cisauk District. This program was a community service activity to increase the entrepreneurial interest of the Sampora youth villagers, who are members of Karang Taruna and Warung Teknologi (local youth organizations). Seminars, Workshop, and online discussions were leads to independent and productive sustainable activities. This program consists of five sub-activities: Open Recruitment; Entrepreneurship Basic Theory Training; Success Story and Achievement Motivation Training; Creative Business Plans and Digital Media for E-commerce Training; Creative Digital Business Plan Competition. The success criteria for the program are generated from the questionnaire that has been given to participants. We intended to study the increased level of knowledge regarding entrepreneurship, the increased level of commitment to implementing entrepreneurship programs, and the increased level of entrepreneurial desire. In this program, the participants were not only provided with entrepreneurial skills but they practiced them directly.

EKSPRESI IDENTITAS KEACEHAN DALAM INTERAKSI SOSIAL DI TENGAH LINGKUNGAN NON-SYARIAT ISLAM (Studi Kasus pada Komunitas Ikatan Pelajar Aceh Semarang)

Student Association Aceh Semarang (IPAS) one of a local youth organization of government of Aceh Province located in Central Java, especially the city of Semarang. IPAS community as a place for students Aceh Semarang to express Acehnese in the Non-Shari'a. This study uses the Identity Theory Anthony Giddens. The results of this study indicate that: (1) The identity attached to IPAS community members as a result of identity construction from the region of origin, every individual has a sense of perspective or different about the identity. IPAS community members individually adjust to the new environment. The new neighborhood would be a challenge for any community member IPAs to make adjustments. (2) Community IPAS did some ways to express Acehnese in the Non-Shari'a, such as through social, cultural religious funds. (3) There are three factors that affect the community IPAS in mengepresikan Acehnese in the Non-Islamic Shari'ah, namely minorities, cultural differences and social environment. It is these factors that trigger IPAS community to show the Acehnese in a new environment.

“The Youth is a Threat!” Controlling the Delinquent Boy in Post-WWII Munich

“The Youth is a Threat!” Controlling the Delinquent Boy in Post-WWII Munich Martin Kalb (bio) Introduction In the summer of 1947, the Munich Youth Exhibit welcomed its guests with a large banner reading, “The worst in Germany, worse than a lack of food, [and] overcrowding . . . is the psychological state of the youth.”1 Upon entering the first tent of the exhibit, visitors saw “the misery of the young” depicted in various photographs, while numerous statistics and charts supported the notion that juvenile delinquency posed a major problem in Munich.2 Visitors then learned about solutions: local youth organizations showed how to lure youth off the streets; state institutions including the youth welfare office provided information on dealing with disruptors. Concerned contemporaries could leave the exhibit without worry: the misery and delinquency of youth was under control. The Youth Exhibit captured a widespread and highly moralized postwar discourse. Equating misery with deviancy, the exhibit exemplified an obsession with juvenile delinquency in the Bavarian capital. According to popular sentiments, National Socialism, the war, and postwar destitution had led young people of both sexes towards a life of homelessness, black marketeering, and sexual deviancy. Like ruins and rubble, juvenile delinquency became a visual reminder of defeat, destruction, and disorder; its existence jeopardized social order and postwar recovery. Organizing the young within institutions, on the other hand, would paint a positive picture of the current state of affairs. As a result, and even though authorities condemned the strict hierarchies of the Hitler Youth, the general public supported those willing to rebuild the young through traditional schooling, watchful guidance, and rigorous control. The construction of juvenile wrongdoing had benefits. Whereas it is apparent that some youngsters participated in illegal endeavors given postwar [End Page 263] circumstances, local officials generally exaggerated the number of claims so as to frame a broader consensus. Following Michel Foucault’s discussion of the “benefits of illegality,”3 it is clear that the construction of delinquency offered a variety of traditional powers a way to reorganize society. Authorities from across the political spectrum were mainly interested in restoring security, stability, social order, and traditional morality. Bavarian Minister Fritz Schäffer from the conservative party called on Christian morals and the power of the Bavarian homeland as the foundation for recovery.4 His social democratic successor, Wilhelm Hoegner, noted in his 1946 inauguration speech “a whole world is out of balance and must return to order.”5 Marking the norm across party lines, officials and authorities relied on pre-1914 sentiments. They defined recovery as a return to a state of normality in that way hoping to delegitimize the horrors of National Socialism and the instability of the Weimar years. As the future, youth proved a powerful rhetorical space for discussions about postwar recovery. As the Youth Exhibit demonstrates it helped that delinquency already had a solution: more intervention by adult authorities. Anxious to prove their ability to create order and ensure recovery, those responsible for controlling youth had an interest in spotting juvenile delinquency. Given such overlapping intentions, representations of youth increasingly became disconnected from reality. Instead of portraying youth as victims of war, authorities increasingly depicted young males in particular as work-shy vagabonds and disruptors. This connection between postwar delinquency defined as male behavioral problems called for state action, thereby making youth a powerful tool and an excellent excuse for expanding mechanisms of social control. Although attentive to the ways masculinity is formed in relation to notions of femininity, this essay focuses specifically on male youth in the immediate postwar period, presenting the delinquent boy (der verwahrloste Junge) as a specific case study of the rhetorical construction and normalization of male youth masculinity. No stranger in German history since at least the work of Detlev Peukert, the delinquent boy had appeared in the 1920s to purposefully annoy authorities. Such nonconforming behaviors led to numerous quarrels and larger debates.6 In the immediate post-WWII period male youth actually had reasons to complain. The young had lost their families, homes, and youth to National Socialism and war. Whereas this explains why a construct like the delinquent boy took a center stage in the immediate postwar period, it is key...

Engaging Youth in Food Activism in New York City: Lessons Learned from a Youth Organization, Health Department, and University Partnership

Research indicates that insufficient emphasis on community collaboration and partnership can thwart innovative community-driven work on the social determinants of health by local health departments. Appreciating the importance of enhancing community participation, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) helped lead the development of the Health Equity Project (HEP), an intervention aimed at increasing the capacity of urban youth to identify and take action to reduce food-related health disparities. DOHMH partnered with the City University of New York School of Public Health and several local youth organizations to design and implement the intervention. HEP was conducted with 373 young people in 17 cohorts at 14 unique sites: six in Brooklyn, six in the Bronx, and two in Harlem. Partnered youth organizations hosted three stages of work: interactive workshops on neighborhood health disparities, food environments, and health outcomes; food-focused research projects conducted by youth; and small-scale action projects designed to change local food environments. Through these activities, HEP appears to have been successful in introducing youth to the social, economic, and political factors that shape food environments and to the influence of food on health outcomes. The intervention was also somewhat successful in providing youth with community-based participatory research skills and engaging them in documenting and then acting to change their neighborhood food environments. In the short term, we are unable to assess how successful HEP has been in building young leaders who will continue to engage in this kind of activism, but we suspect that more extended interactions would be needed to achieve this more ambitious goal. Experiences at these sites suggest that youth organizations with a demonstrated capacity to engage youth in community service or activism and a commitment to improving food or other health-promoting community resources make the most suitable and successful partners for this kind of effort.

The Time Is Now: Youth Organize to Transform Philadelphia High Schools

Through a study of public school reform in Philadelphia, Research for Action (RFA) has focused on youth roles in civic engagement. Two local youth organizations at three high schools have turned to the “small schools” model in the hopes of drastically improving their schools. Concurrently, the School District of Philadelphia has launched an unprecedented capital campaign to renovate dilapidated buildings, and an initiative to downsize large urban high schools and increase educational choice. Organized youth recognized an important opportunity for broad-based youth-led campaigns that could influence the decisions made about their schools, yet found that civic engagement and District reforms were not well-connected. This field report presents RFA's research on the first years of the youth-led campaigns for small schools with a particular focus on how youth-driven organizing groups have helped to build civic capacity in Philadelphia.