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About VSO Bahaginan

WHAT WE DO

VSO Bahaginan recognizes the role of the youth in nation building. We offer young people a chance to make a real difference to community projects in the Philippines and the UK through the Global Xchange Programme.

Global Xchange is a partnership of VSO Bahaginan, VSO Philippines and the British Council who are equally committed to the idea that International Volunteer Exchanges can help develop active global citizens. It is committed to working for positive change and intends to positively impact local communities in the Philippines and in the UK.

Global Xchange is an exchange program that brings young people from the Philippines and from the UK to live alongside each other and work together as volunteers so they can share their learning with their host communities. Global Xchange works with teams of up to 18 young people with equal numbers coming from the Philippines and from the UK. The participants are recruited, and the teams are formed to reflect diversity in terms of geography, ethnicity, ability, education and gender. Together, in cross-cultural counterpart pairs, they live with host families and work in host communities for up to 3 months in the Philippines and 3 months in the UK. They also work on a global citizenship project specifically aimed at raising awareness of development and diversity within their host communities.

The program impacts most directly on the young people who volunteer, but its power extends to the families who host them, the community projects with which they work with and the wider communities in which they live. For all these participants in the program, Global Xchange demonstrates the potential and promotes the values of active global citizenship.

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