Youth in a Time of Crisis: Livelihood Diaries from Nepal and Indonesia During COVID-19
Youth in a Time of Crisis: Livelihood Diaries from Nepal and Indonesia During COVID-19
RESEARCH FINDINGS LAUNCH
8 and 9 December 2021 | 5:30–7:00 p.m. GMT+8
The Asian Development Bank, Cambridge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership and Restless Development teamed up to undertake innovative research on the impacts of COVID-19 on young people’s livelihoods. The pilot study explored how some of the most vulnerable groups of young people experienced and responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal and Indonesia. Through diaries collected weekly over four months, this youth-led project generated new insights and recommendations that can inform future research and practice.
The event was held for two days (two 1.5-hour online sessions on the 8th and 9th December 2021, each day commencing at 17:30 (GMT +08:00) to share the methodological approach, explore the findings, and hear directly from the research team themselves. After the presentations, facilitated discussions on Day 1 focused on the research methodology and how this and other innovative participatory qualitative research can contribute to COVID-19 recovery planning, and what the benefits of funding this type of research are. While Day 2, focused on the findings in Nepal and Indonesia, and consider how this research can guide the response.
Watch both sessions below:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Dec 2021 | Preliminaries | Opening Speech | Bruno Carrasco, Director General, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB |
| 08 Dec 2021 | Summary of Research Methods and the Youth-led methodology | A Youth Livelihoods Diary-Based Study | Dr Anna Barford, University of Cambridge |
| 08 Dec 2021 | Process, Successes, and Challenges | Soniya Shrestha, Restless Development Nepal | |
| 08 Dec 2021 | Response | Academic Discussion and Reflection | Dr Gerard McCarthy, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore |
| 08 Dec 2021 | Question and Answer | Helen Osborne, Youth Employment Specialist (Consultant) | |
| 08 Dec 2021 | Closing Remarks | Jiro Tominaga, Country Director, Indonesia Resident Mission, ADB |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Dec 2021 | Preliminaries | Recap | Kaajal Pradhan, Restless Development Nepal |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Opening Speech | COVID-19 labour market impact and youth employment in Asia and the Pacific | Felix Weidenkaff |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Presentation of Research Findings | Findings Overview | Grace Mueller, University of Cambridge |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Country Insights: Indonesia | Priscillia Anastasia, Rutgers WPF Indonesia | |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Country Insights: Nepal | Soniya Shrestha, Restless Development Nepal | |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Response | Reflection | Dr Baburam Dhungana, Administrative Chief, National Youth Council, Nepal |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Reflection | Ollin Pérez Raynaud, Policy Research and Advice, Public Governance Directorate, OECD | |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Question & Answer | Helen Osborne, Youth Employment Specialist (Consultant), ADB | |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Closing Remarks | Rudi Van Dael, Principal Portfolio Management Specialist, Nepal Resident Mission, ADB |