Scouts of the World

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Scouts of the World
Citizens of the World
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Scouts of the World

• A proposal to young people from 17 to 26 years
  old
• Scouts or non Scouts
• Willing to contribute to make the world a better
  place

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Scouts of the World
 No man can be called educated who has not a
willingness and a desire, as well as a trained
ability, to do his part in the worlds work 
(Robert Baden-Powell, Aids to Scoutmastership)
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Global issues

• The next generation will have to face the main
  challenges of the world
• Environment
• Development
• And Peace
• They should be prepared now

Development
Environment
Peace
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SOS environment!
Global issues

• The Earths protective atmosphere, necessary for
  life, is threatened
• Air pollution
• Ozon depletion
• Global warming
• Biodiversity is limited as many ecosystems are
  destroyed

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SOS environment!
Global issues

• Most countries use the sea as a sewer
• Mining and industry pollute rivers with deadly
  chemicals
• By 2025, 2 out of 3 people will not have enough
  water for their basic needs
• Polluted water affects the health of 1.2 billion
  people

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SOS environment!
Global issues

• Over-fishing
• Destruction of mangroves, and coral reefs, the
  rainforests of the sea
• Over-use of fertiliser and pesticides, poor waste
  disposal...
• Desertification affects over a billion people
• Soil degradation affects a third of the worlds
  land

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SOS environment!
Global issues

• Forests recycle carbon dioxide into oxygen.
• They provide habitat for most of the world
  biodiversity.
• Deforestation 375 km2 of forest disappear every
  day
• Global warming 2C more by 2100 causing the
  polar icecaps to melt, sea levels to rise and
  freak weather conditions

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SOS development!
Global issues

• 1800 one billion people
• 2000 6 billion
• 2050 10 million
• A billion people do not have access to clean
  drinking water
• Two billion people do not have access to
  electricity
• 25 of the world population live in wealthy
  countries and consume 75 of the energy

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SOS development!
Global issues

• Half the total population now lives in urban
  areas.
• Cities with more than 10 million people 3 in
  1970, 32 in 2003.
• 100 million people in cities are homeless
• Due to bad conditions of life, new epidemics are
  spreading over the world 3.1 million people died
  from HIVAIDS in 2002 42 million are infected

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SOS peace!
Global issues

• Economic rivalry and culture shock
• Antagonism between ethnic groups and religions
• Over past years, numerous conflicts led to 10
  million of deaths

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SOS peace!
Global issues

• In 2000 1.7 million deaths due to violence
• 40 million children are subject to abuse and
  neglect
• Consequences mental illness, behaviour disorders
• Which are themselves the cause of more violence

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Scouts are active!
Global issues

• Like many young people, Scouts are active in
  their communities and abroad to help develop
  better conditions of life
• Danube Delta Romanian scouts protect wild life
  and help disadvantaged communities.

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Scouts are active!
Global issues

• Egypt Rovers organise  Health Caravans  to
  show people how to prevent common diseases and
  drug abuse.
• Saoud Arabia Scouts are assisting pilgrims
  gathering every year for the great Muslim
  pilgrimage in Mekka

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Scouts are active!
Global issues

• Northern Ireland British and Irish Scouts work
  together to challenge prejudices between catholic
  and protestant communities
• Haiti Scouts are active in protecting the
  environment, planting trees and teaching local
  communities how to save fire wood

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Scouts are active!
Global issues

• Kenya and Burundi Scouts are working with street
  children
• Angola Scouts have run a health education
  campaign, which has aided the immunisation of
  thousands of kids against polio, endemic here.

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Scouts are active!
Global issues

• France, Italy, Spain Scouts are working with
  firemen and rangers to prevent forest fires.
• Indonesia Scouts help rural communities
  implement projects for improving food, protecting
  forests, developing appropriate technologies

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International partnerships
Global issues

• Projects developed by Scouts have often an
  international dimension
• Mongolia During the summer of 1999 a group of
  Venturer Scouts and Rovers from both Australia
  and Mongolia organised a mobile Global
  Development Village through Mongolia.

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International partnerships
Global issues

• Brasil Scouts of France and Scouts of Brasil
  developed a project for underprivileged children
  in Fontaleza
• United Kingom The Scout Association has set up
  an  Uganda network  to support the development
  of co-operation projects between young people
  from both countries

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International partnerships
Global issues

• Great lakes Area Scouts from Rwanda, Burundi and
  Congo challenge ethnic hatred and work for peace
  and reconciliation.

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Scouts are active!
Global issues

• Thousands of projects
• All around the World, Scouts and young people are
  involved in thousands of projects aimed to
  improve environment, conditions of life and
  promote peace
• We need to recognise and promote them

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Scouts of the World

• In order to acquire the values, knowledge and
  skills to develop appropriate projects and become
  Citizens of the World, young people are invited
  to prepare the Scout of the World Award

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Scouts of the World

• A proposal approved by the World Scout Committee,
  developed in the framework of the Strategic
  priorities  Youth Involvement  and
   Adolescents 
• Aimed at encouraging young people from 17-26
  years old, members or not members of Scouting, to
  prepare themselves to face the future challenges
  and become Citizens of the World

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Scout of the World Award

• Objectives
• Ability to live and take action in an
  intercultural context
• Sense of solidarity and community spirit
• Aptitude for finding and analysing information
• Autonomy, leadership
• Aptitude for developing innovative projects
• Aptitude for using negotiation, mediation,
  problem solving techniques

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Scout of the World Award

• The Sowt Award is granted by a Scouts of the
  World Centre to individuals having successfully
  accomplished
• A Course
• A Voluntary Service

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Scout of the World Course

• One course of 5 days or 2 weekends in a Scouts of
  the World Centre
• An adventurous learning and discovery experience

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Scout of the World Course

• A learning by doing approach
• 1. Exploring discovering the challenges of
  environment, development or peace
• 2. Responding processing and analysing the
  collected information
• 3. Taking action preparing and implementing a
  Voluntary Service

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Scout of the World Course

• Introduction to the Scouts of the World proposal
• An active exploration of challenges in the fields
  of Environment, Community development or Peace
• Workshops
• Personal project of action

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Scout of the World Course

• Examples of exploration
• Hiking with rangers in a forest threatened by
  pollution
• Visiting an ethnic community facing prejudices
  and racism
• Visiting a refugee camp
• Meeting street children in a shanty town

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Scout of the World Course

• Examples of workshops
• Renewable sources of energy
• Low environmental camping techniques
• Appropriate technologies
• Problem-solving techniques
• Mediation and negotiation
• Communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Organisation and Planning skills

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Scout of the World Voluntary Service

• A period of voluntary commitment (at least two
  weeks)
• To support a project dealing with the issues of
  environment, community development or peace

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Scout of the World Voluntary Service

• Examples of voluntary services
• Working as volunteer in a Scouts of the World
  centre
• Preparing and running a Global Development
  Village for an international event
• Participating at an international work camp for
  the protection of the environment
• Developing a project with a team of friends to
  prevent substance-abuse or violence at school

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Scout of the World Award

• How to get the SoftW Award?
• Register at a Scouts of the World Centre
• Follow a SoftW Course
• Accomplish SoftW Voluntary Service
• Make a report to the Centre
• Receive the SoftW Award from the centre if the
  conditions are met.

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Scouts of the World Centres

• Around the world, there are thousands of Scout
  centres
• They are invited to become Scouts of the World
  Centres and play a key role in the development of
  the Programme
• The Scouts of the World Centres will replace the
  SCENE Centres

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Scouts of the World Centres

• A Scouts of the World Centre can be specialized
  on one or two aspects of the SoftW proposal
• Environment
• Development
• Or Peace

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Scouts of the World Centres

• A Scouts of the World Centre can be
• A permanent Scout activity or Training centre
• A temporary centre established during a camp or
  an international event

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Scouts of the World Centres

• The Scouts of the World Centres are committed to
• Promote the Scouts of the World proposal
• Organise SoftW courses
• Offer opportunities for voluntary services
• Organise exchanges with other centres
• Grant the Scout of the World Award

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Scouts of the World Centres

• With the agreement of their National Scout
  Organisation, Scout centres can apply for
  accreditation as Scouts of the World Centres
• Accreditation of the Scouts of the World Centres
  by the World Scout Committee lasts for 3 years
• The period is renewable after a positive
  evaluation made by the Technical Commission

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Scouts of the World

• In order to promote and recognise youth projects
  the Scout of the World Prize will be granted
  every year
• The Prize is granted to teams of young people
  having implemented innovative voluntary services
  or projects in the field of environment,
  development or peace

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Scouts of the World
 In the years to come, Scoutings credibility as
a non-formal educational movement will depends on
its capacity to bring forth from its ranks tens
of thousands of young men and women who have the
knowledge, skills and motivation to take an
active part in bringing about social change at
local, national and international levels, in
order to create a more open, just and peaceful
society.  Jacques Moreillon, Secretary General
WOSM