Kenya

Dagoretti for Kids (D For K) is a Scout Extension project, working with street children in a district of Nairobi. The project is run in partnership with the ILO office in Kenya. The project has been undertaken with a target of improving the conditions of young people living and working on the streets of the Butchers Market area in the outskirts of Nairobi. The young people are provided with food and shelter at D For K, and are helped in entering into formal education (primary schooling is free in Kenya) after a brief period of rehabilitation. The kids are involved in Scout based activities on a daily basis as well as learning to take care of themselves.

Egypt

The Scout project in Alexandria targets a poor area of the city, working with children engaged in economic activities in the neighbourhood. The project aims to improve the conditions of families in Alexandria city. The project will now be supported by a National Level project based on SCREAM for all Scouts aged between 10-14 as a part of the “Gifts for Peace” project. The project involves organising different courses for 2800 working boys and 800 working girls, once a week (during the weekend). These courses teach them how to protect themselves in their working places and personal safety and security regulations. There are also literacy classes for the ‘drop outs’. The project also works with the parents of those in Child Labour and try to help them improve their living conditions. Another important element of the project is the attempt to work with the employers of young children, to try and improve the working conditions, understanding that eliminating child labour is a gradual process.

El Salvador

The Scout project "Semillas de Esperanza" (Seeds of Hope) is run in partnership with ILO and local government bodies. This project, run by the Rover and Venture sections, offers working children (aged 10-18) opportunities to join youth groups and gain essential life skills through non-formal education, as well as to attend camps and be able to interact with other children. Following the camps, groups are organised in their communities, involving the adults and educating them on the importance of children's rights and taking a stand against child labour. The children benefit from a support network provided by the Scouts, and they get to have a childhood - to play and interact with other young people even if this is only on the weekends.

Chile

The goal of this project is to improve the overall situation concerning children: poverty, inequality in economic distribution, poor living conditions and quality of education. In summary, it aims help with the personal development of children coming from poor communities. The project is run in partnership with the UN, UNESCO, ILO, UNICEF, OECD. Scouts are involved in improving the standard of living for children and helping families to keep their children in Primary Education. Leisure and Formative Camps is an ongoing social project in cooperation with the government.

Jordan

The Scout Association of Jordan trained Scouts and parents using the ILO SCREAM manual as a resource and integrated it into the school curriculum. 65 scout leaders are involved in the project. The project is run in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and ILO/IPEC.