Mission:
China&US Youth Environment Action Platform intends to provide a comprehensive platform for Chinese & American youth to collaborate on innovative environmental solutions to share mutual understanding and empathy for our unique nature, culture and history, to grow and expand our civil society, and to promote a positive Sino-American relationship.
Values:
1. Reliability:
We keep the public and our network trust through the efficient and empathic use of resources entrusted to us and conscious that our mission is accomplished through the generosity of others. We communicateand maintain accurate and timely information on climate change topics related to China and the U.S. We evaluate regularly for the use of our resources and achieve our mission.
2. Empathy:
We value the ability to put ourselves in each other’s place and understand their perception to build trust and cooperation. This is a key for developing effective cross-cultural communication despite our deep diversity in upbringing.
3. Collaboration:
We believe that strength lies in both sides of American and Chinese youth. We collaborate to build long lasting relationships, and work together to accomplish the vision from our local activities to the community virtual platform. We value each other’s roles and use open communication. We believe that collaboration creates ideas that are better than anyone could have achieved alone.
4. Respect and Openness:
We respect the dignity of every person and treat all with compassion and justice. We are open-minded to one another and encourage diversity in thoughts and ideas as we pursue shared goals
5. Diversity:
We believe that cultural and social diversity of our two great nations should be reflected in our member, advisors, and network as well as our topics and projects.
6. Optimism
We believe a positive attitude is key for us to have enough tolerance to face potential challenges, misunderstandings, and absorb what is best of these situations
7. Sustainability
We are sustainable through the practical implementation and support of funder and maintain a long-term vision that social transformation for the better of the social and environmental situation.