This document summarizes unemployment statistics and issues among youth in Malang City, Indonesia. It finds that while the official unemployment rate is low, actual unemployment is likely much higher due to unreported cases. It also discovers that unemployed youth tend to overestimate their skills and demand too high of salaries, while others lack confidence. To address this, the community portal project aims to connect youth communities to opportunities by encouraging passion-driven community projects that can lead to careers or businesses. It structures itself through various youth communities and acts as a hub between them and society.

1. MALANG
COMMUNITY
PORTAL
T e a m
B u ( o n
INDONESIA
Winnie
Witjaksana
Tjahjana
Hardyan
Dipranalta
Natanael

2. NEWS &
S TAT I S T I C EVEN THOUGH THE NUMBERS SEEMS SMALL,
s a i d
t h a t
we
should
be
aware
that…
…
1. The
staAsAcs
only
cover
OPEN-­‐UNEMPLOYMENT.
The
actual
number
of
unemployment
supposed
to
be
A
Unemployment
rate
LOT
GREATER
since
DISGUISED-­‐UNEMPLOYMENT,
in
Indonesia
UNDEREMPLOYED
and
HIDDEN-­‐UNNEMPLOYMENT
were
excluded
from
the
data.
were
6%
to
8%
2. Malang
is
known
as
the
BIGGEST
basis
of
LABOR
EXPORT
in
East
Java
Province.
Most
of
the
labor
2%
exported
were
having
low
educaAon.
3. Most
of
UNEMPLOYED
youth
that
registered
as
job
of
youth
aged
20-­‐29
y.o
seeker
in
Malang
were
HIGHLY
EDUCATED.
They
were
in
Malang
City
Undergraduate,
Diploma,
or
High-­‐School
graduate.
were
registered
as
job
seeker.
4. Due
to
limited
number
of
job
vacancy
available
in
Malang
City,
many
educated
youths
has
to
GO
TO
BIGGER
CITY
TO
GET
JOBS.
source
:
1. Harian
Terbit
August
29,
2012
2. Malang
in
Figures
2012

3. If
T H E Y W E R E H I G H LY E D U C AT E D ,
why
are
they
sAll
unemployed?
Lets
hear
what
they
think
about
it!
The
job
that
available
seems
to
Aring
for
me,
and
salary
is
not
good
enough
to
support
my
lifestyle.
I
want
to
find
employer
who
wants
to
pay
me
higher.
Unemployed
Youth
1
Their
expected
salary
were
TOO
HIGH
for
someone
with
NO
REAL
Business
EXPERIENCE.
However
their
performance
are
usually
sAll
quite
low.
Owner
1
The
Job
seems
too
difficult,
and
there’s
too
much
people
apply
for
the
job.
Probably
I
should
wait
or
apply
for
another
job.
Or
probably
I
should
take
vacaAon
first,
I
can
start
working
later.
Unemployed
Youth
2
They
were
in
general
LAZY.
LAZY
to
think,
LAZY
to
learn,
they
lack
of
passion
to
work.
I
simply
won’t
waste
my
money
to
pay
for
LAZY
Business
Owner
2
EMPLOYEE.
source
:
interview
on
both
unemployed
youth
and
business
owner
(potenCal
employer)

4. We
also
D ISCOVER that…
1. Unemployed youth, especially fresh graduate, do not really understand
their skills and how to implement it,
yet
they
tend
to
overesAmated
their
skill,
and
asking
excessive
reward
solely
based
on
their
educaAonal
background.
Business
owner
not
interested
on
hiring
this
kind
of
youth.
2. Other cases of youth undervaluing their skills are also exist.
This
resulAng
on
voluntary
unemployment
due
to
lack
of
confidence.
3. The youth unemployment is basically mentality & aBtude problem.
Laziness
becoming
one
of
the
stumbling
block
for
youth
from
gefng
a
job.
4. EducaAon
in
Indonesia
emphasizing
to
much
in
theory,
but
lack
of
experience
to
solve
real
problems.
Future graduates will have possibility of become
unemployed due to lack of experience & pracDcal skill.
5. There
is
possibility
that
other urban areas in Indonesia facing similar youth
unemployment problems as Malang City.

5. Our
G OA L S
1. REDUCING
number
of
unemployed
youth
especially
in
Malang
City.
2. PREVENTING
current
high
school
and
university
students
from
being
unemployed
youth
in
the
future.
3. INCREASE
number
of
young
human
resources
who
have
good
performance,
good
understanding
on
their
skill,
and
high
ethical
aftude.
4. CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES
of
making
community
based
business
as
alternaAve
career
for
youths.
5. EXPANDING
our
ba(le
agains
youth
unemployment
into
regional
scope
and
naAonal
scope.

6. Our
S O L U T I O N
W e
c r e a t e
MALANG COMMUNITY PORTAL a
n o n
p r o fi t
p r o j e c t
t h a t
a c t a s a h u b b e t w e e n y o u t h c o m m u n i D e s a n d s o c i e t y .
H e l p i n g
y o u t h
t o
t u r n t h e i r p a s s i o n
i n t o
r e a l p r o j e c t s ,
n e w c a r e e r
o p p o r t u n i D e s
o r
e v e n
n e w k i n d o f b u s i n e s s .
F o c u s
o n
e n c o u r a g i n g y o u t h t o c r e a t e c o m m u n i t y -­‐ b a s e d p r o j e c t s
b e c a u s e
i t
w i l l
r e a c h
m o r e
n u m b e r
o f
y o u t h ,
a n d
I t ’ s
e a s i e r
t o
m a n a g e
a n d
n u r t u r e d
s i n c e
t h e
m e m b e r s
n o r m a l l y
a l r e a d y
h a v e
s i m i l a r
p a s s i o n .
B y
n u r t u r i n g
c o m m u n i A e s
w e
h a v e
o p p o r t u n i A e s
t o
d e v e l o p b i g g e r
n e t w o r k t h a t w i l l h e l p s o l v e t h e u n e m p l o y m e n t p r o b l e m i n b i g g e r
society.

7. Our
S T RU C T U R E
COMMUNITIES • Various
youth
communiAes
in
Malang.
• Consist
of
20
to
50
members
per
community,
mostly
students
and
employed
youth
(
),
part-­‐Amer
(
),
and
unemployed
youth
(
).
• Youths
is
encouraged
to
join
or
create
communiAes
that
suit
their
passion
• Volunteer
who
guiding
community
projects.
M E N T O R
M E N T O R
M E N T O R
• Consist
of
business
owner,
professional
and
successful
member
of
community
based
business.
• We
act
as
offline
and
online
hub
that
connects
MALANG between
communiAes
and
general
society.
• Providing
guidance
through
mentors.
COMMUNITY • Providing
space
to
adverAse
community
project
and
events,
PORTAL and
also
facilitate
project
funding
through
crowd-­‐funding
method.
SOCIETY • General
Public
act
as
potenAal
market
and
investor
(through
crowd-­‐funding).

8. The
S T E P S *
1 CollecAng
database
of
exisAng
3 AdverNse
project
and
events
in
youth
community
both
online
and
offline
media
InviNng
mentors
to
volunteer
Project
fundraising
through
crowd-­‐funding
method
2 Encouraging
youth
communiAes
4 Public
gave
response
and
to
iniNate
community
projects
support
through
crowd-­‐funding
that
suits
their
passion
UAlizing
mentor
to
provide
guidance
on
planning,
managing
5 Malang
Community
Portal
&
mentors
ensuring
the
project
projects,
and
markeNng
running
well
and
delivered
products/service
product
/
service
to
crowd-­‐
funder
and
public.
*Repeat
steps
1-­‐5
or
2-­‐5
for
each
community
/
projects.
Time
used
by
each
project
will
varies
depend
on
the
need
of
specific
project
and
community
involved.

9. The
P U R P O S E & BENEFIT
For
Student,
Employed
Youth,
Passionate
Members
For
Youth
Community
Member
• Chance
to
develop
community
based
business
while
sAll
being
employed
somewhere
else
or
• Use
their
passion
to
deliver
even
before
graduaAng
from
school.
new
kind
of
product
/
service.
For
Unemployed
Youth
For
Mentor,
Business
Owner
• Chance
to
get
experience
and
• Opportunity
to
select
and
prepare
youths
to
gain
appropriate
confidence
join
their
business
as
employee
or
partners.
that
help
them
transiAoned
to
more
professional
working
For
Society
scheme
• PosiAve
influence
from
• Opportunity
to
invest
on
new
products
/
mentors
&
passionate
fellow
service.
community
members.
• AcAvely
support
their
young
generaAon.
For
Malang
Community
Portal
• Reach
more
numbers
of
youth
and
help
them
improve
their
quality
of
life.
• Help
prepare
youth
and
bigger
society
for
whatever
unemployment
problem
happen
in
the
future

10. Planned
I M P L E M E N TAT I O N
10%
to
20
%
spend
3
to
5
hour/ Guiding
around
of
the
community
members
day,
6
days/week
3 community / will
be
unemployed
youth.
collecAng
community
mentor,
database,
recruiAng
mentor,
20 to 50 youth / While
the
rest
will
be
student
&
adverAsing
and
collecAng
community employed
youth
investment
for
projects.
that
at
risk
of
become
unemployed
in
the
future
Amount
of
Ame
spend
by
mentor
to
guide
and
monitor
youth
community
will
varies,
according
to
the
project
needs.
“ If
MALANG COMMUNITY PORTAL
were
successfully
implemented
in
the
city;
We’re
looking
forward
to
implement
it
in
another
ciAes
and
possibly
naAonwide.