You can navigate by country or by theme. Over 100 inspirational projects have been received from Scouts worldwide at national and local level.
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Scouts in Costa Rica are learning about environmental issues, and taking part in activities and voluntary service projects with other local organisations to safeguard the environment for future generations.
Scouts in ten regions of Ghana are working with young people to clean up their communities and encourage people not to drop their rubbish on the streets.
Scouts in Ethiopia are planting and taking care of 50,000 indigenous trees, and also teaching people in their communities about the importance of trees and sustainable development.
Scouts in Lesotho are planting 110,000 trees every year from 2006 to 2015 in an effort to prevent soil erosion and to provide firewood and timber for other uses.
Scouts in Cyprus are working in co-operation with their local authorities to convert waste ground into Peace Parks, clear, safe areas for recreational and reflection in the community.
Scouts in South Africa are teaching environmental education to young people from poverty-stricken rural areas. The young people attend, free of charge, a two-day environmental camp at the Mafikeng Scout Centre of Excellence for Nature and the Environment (SCENE), and since 2002, over 9,000 young people have gone through the programme.
Scouts in Indonesia are rebuilding Aceh following the December 2003 Tsunami which caused tremendous damage and casualties. Their "Let's rebuild Aceh" project is a response to the economical and ecological problems resulting after the Tsunami, and also aims to improve the living conditions of the people of the region, especially the children.
Scouts in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are educating their local communities about the uses of plastics and possibilities for recycling. They aim to make their island cleaner and help to keep the environment plastic-free.
Scouts from the region of Aragon in Spain are working with French Scouts from Midi-Pyrénées on issues related to water and sustainable development. They will take part in over 35 local projects in the two areas from 30 July - 6 August 2007, and will celebrate Scouting's Sunrise together on 1 August 2007. The 2000 Scouts will then come together at a trans-pyrenean Jamboree 'AquaJam' from 6-10 August to participate in workshops and forums on water and sustainable development and intercultural exchange.
Scouts in Brazil's Piraquara city are reaching out to children from really underpriviledged backgrounds and giving them opportunities to join in Scout activities or join Scouting. Their Scout Group is called 'Guardio das Aguas', and they work to preserve the local rivers and the environment.
Scouts in Lebanon are coordinating the 'Rebirth of the Phoenix' project, bringing together Rover Scouts and leaders from around the world to assist in the rebuilding of Southern Lebanon after the conflict, distributing relief to displaced citizens, developing environmental and health campaigns, and educational programs for families and children.
Scouts in Great Britain have teamed up with the organisation 'Woodland Trust' to plant 100,000 trees during 2007, the Centenary of Scouting and as part of the 'Trees for All' campaign.
Scouts in Madagascar are raising awareness of health and environmental problems and taking action to make a difference. Their “Civic Involvement of Scouts for Peace in Madagascar” project includes fundraising to buy medical drugs, repairing hospital toilets, HIV/AIDS. awareness, planting trees and making people aware of environmental problems.
Scouts in Panama are building a national campsite for Scouts, Guides and other young people which will introduce them to living in natural surroundings and provide them with educational opportunities for structured courses on forestry, eco-tourism, hiking, and camping.
Scouts in Algeria are supporting environmental issues, and have been particularly involved in the management of environmental disasters, such as the earthquake that took place on 21 May 2003. At the time, the Scouts managed to set up a Solidarity Scout Camp within 48 hours and organised thousands of volunteers to help in this camp in the weeks and months following the disaster.
Scouts in Japan are promoting peace by organising peace education activities for children, adolescents and adults. The young children and adolescents are taking part in interactive peace education activities on a urpose built website, and the adults are attending various peace training activities.
Scouts and Guides in the Great Lakes region of Africa, in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, are fighting ethnic prejudices and breaking down barriers that were previously the source of great violence in the region. In order to do this, young people are training as community mediators and organising public awareness campaigns, peace and reconciliation workshops, peace days, and getting involved in village and neighbourhood councils.
Scouts in Korea are working to build peace, friendship and harmony both in the Republic of Korea and with North Korea. They are running four key projects: Peace Trekking around the demilitarised zone, tree-planting, the delivery of peace messages and managing conflict without violence in schools.
Scouts in Tanzania and neighbouring countries are raising awareness of key issues such as drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, sustainable environmental development and peace education. They organised a peace caravan from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to Nyeri in Kenya and as they traveled they ran activities for young people in the local communities on these key global issues.
Scouts in Georgia are supporting an important initiative in their country called CIP: Community Investment Programme, designed to assist the two communities of Samtskhe-Javakheti (SJ) and Kvemo-Kartli (KK) through which a huge gas and oil pipeline is being constructed. The Scouts are leading activities for young people related to youth empowerment, leadership, conflict management, nature and the environment.
