Building International Youth Coalition Through Youth Exchange Program Volunteering Between China and The Philippines

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume VI, Issue IV, April 2022 | ISSN 2454–6186

Building International Youth Coalition Through Youth Exchange Program Volunteering Between China and The Philippines

Jessaree J. Ramos, Randolf Warren Gregorio T. Mayo II, and Melchor L. Cuizon
Department of Social Sciences, Central Luzon State University, Philippines

Abstract: This study expands one understanding of coalitions between countries and how they might help resolve some issues and conflicts. The youth exchange programs and youth volunteering can be an avenue to uncover the possibility of establishing an International Youth Coalition between China and the Philippines by examining their similarities and differences. The mission of the International Youth Coalition is to promote collaboration among the youths across the globe by providing them opportunities as well as enriching their experiences through cultural diversity.
This helps bridge a gap between China and the Philippines, particularly among its youth. Youths are unique as this study promotes the youths internationally to strengthen links and collaboration. Thus, the study aims to know whether the youth in the Philippines and China using the variables of the youth exchange program and volunteering could build an International Youth Coalition despite the tension between the two countries. In support of the above thesis the following questions need to be elucidated: (1) What are the salient features of Youth Exchange Programs and Volunteering between China and the Philippines? (2) What are the similarities and differences between China and Philippines Youth Exchange Programs and Volunteering? (3) How does the Youth Exchange Program and Volunteering to influence the possibility of an International Youth Coalition between China and the Philippines?

Keywords: Philippines, China, youth, volunteering, leadership, culture, unity

I. INTRODUCTION

Youths participate in a wide range of opportunities in different ways, like socializing, environmental involvement, and even politics. Youths are an important part of society because they are the ones who are most likely to pursue opportunities for themselves or even social advancement. In addition, youths in every country engage themselves in a broader context by building collaborations and coalitions to enhance youth development further. They are the most likely to engage in politics, Rose and Munro (2003) explain that youth political participation is a subset of civil engagement and movement in which youth can express their political engagement in various ways, whether formal or informal, within the population as a whole (Rose and Munro, 2003). This includes formal participation in voting and youth exchange programs and informal involvement in the form of political demonstrations and volunteer work.

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