Community Needs Assessments

Youth-led research shaping stronger, more inclusive community systems.

Read the full reports:

(2024 & 2025)

Project Stand Up (PSU) believes that real change starts with listening. Since 2024, PSU has conducted a series of youth-led community assessments to better understand the experiences, challenges, and priorities of refugee youth across the Klang Valley and beyond.

The 2024 Needs Assessment focused on understanding access to education, leadership participation, and safe spaces for young people from Afghan, Rohingya, Somali, Pakistani, Chin, and Sudanese communities.

Through a participatory approach led by youth facilitators, the study highlighted the urgent need for more inclusive, youth-driven initiatives and safe environments where young people can learn, grow, and lead.

Building on those findings, PSU launched the 2025 Community Assessment: Refugee Youth Leading Digital Inclusion, co-led by trained Youth Focal Points. This study explored how refugee communities access and verify information on essential services such as education, healthcare, legal aid, and livelihoods.

The results directly informed the design of InfoHub a youth-led digital platform that will make verified, multilingual community resources easier to find and trust. PSU is currently developing and testing the platform, with a target launch in late 2026.

Together, these assessments reflect PSU’s ongoing commitment to youth-led evidence, community trust, and practical solutions that improve access, connection, and opportunity.

  • 2025 Refugee Youth Leading Digital Inclusion Report (Launching soon)