A Qualitative exploratory analysis on Angeles City Sangguniang Kabataan Councils’ events management during the pandemic

Abstract

The coronavirus also called COVID-19 has quickly influenced people’s lives and even slowed global exchange and development. With the strict health protocols made by the government to limit social gatherings in the country, community events were all canceled. Sangguniang Kabataan is an organization established to mold the positive development of each community in the Philippines, and one of the ways they carry out this mission is by managing and organizing community events. Relative to this, the study examined how the SK faces various challenges in managing and organizing events and finding interventions or solutions to solve these uncertainties. Participants for the study are nine (9) SK Chairmen from different Barangays in Angeles City. Data are gathered via a qualitative-exploratory method. Through the participants’ narratives, the researchers have initiated a descriptive-exploratory approach employing Key Informant Interviews. Researchers’ findings indicate that even though social gatherings are prohibited, this does not stop the SK Councils from organizing and managing community events. Still, this time, most of the events they organized were through virtual settings. The result implies that the government and other organizations must invest in new media such as applications, systems, and programs, equipment such as computers, establishing local studios, and providing a stable internet connection to facilitate more projects for the youth. The result also suggests that training and capacity building for SK leaders in organizing and managing virtual events that promote physical activity and engagement among youth is needed.