MISSION of SCOUTING
Scouting mission statement is based on the fundamentals of the Movement (definition, purpose, principles and method) described in the Constitution of WOSM.
The mission, and in particular the conditions needed for its achievement, translates these timeless and ab-stract concepts in a pro-active way which enables the Movement to situate its particular role and function in today's world so as to better meet the needs and aspirations of young people.
It should foster a sense of direction and commitment and fulfil a unifying, mobilising and motivational function.
to contribute to the education of young people...
Education is a life-long process which helps to unfold a personal potential throughout life.
Scouting contributes to the education of young people through its structured and attractive
youth programme.
It uses the Scout Method, which makes each individual the principal agent in his or her own personal development. This form of non-formal education comple-ments, but does not replicate or replace, the education provided through the school (formal education) and through family, friends and the media (informal education).
through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law
Scouting is based on a value system. This is expressed in the principles of the Movement,
normally summarised in three categories: duty to God, duty to others and duty to self. For young people, Scouting values are expressed in the Promise and Law, the cornerstone of the Scout Method: a voluntary personal commitment (the Scout Promise) to do one's best to adhere to an ethical code of behaviour (the Scout Law).
to help build a better world
Scouting was born from the desire of its Founder, Lord Baden-Powell, to improve society, a goal he believed could only be achieved by improving the individuals in society. Indeed, he considered the character of its citizens as being a country's greatest strength. Scouting purpose therefore contributing to the development of young people is set in this broader social context: helping to build a better world through the education of young people
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where people are self-fulfilled as
individuals,Baden-Powell would have
described this as being happy, active
and useful citizen a person of character.
What it really means is someone who is
able to make his or her own decisions
and manage his or her life; someone who
actively cares about and for others;
someone who is able to assume the
consequences of his or her decisions,
keep commitments and complete what he or
she undertakes; someone who seeks to
live according to his or her values and
supports causes and ideals which he or she
finds important.
and play a constructive role in society
Education includes the development of an
awareness of and concern for others, the
sense of belonging to a community and being
part of its history and evolution.
This implies learning to live with others
as an active member of one's local, national
and international communities.
Scouting's broader social purpose is to
help build a better world in which each
individual has a contribution to make to
the future development of society.
Baden-Powell said, Try and leave this world a little better than when you found it.
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