A Social Force
An agent of development, Scouting constitutes a social force at local, national and international levels. Working together with its partners, both public and private, Scouting responds to the needs of society. Without social awareness, it cannot exist. An educational movement for young people, Scouting is an active member of society.
When WOSM decided to collaborate with the World Bank in March 2003, it endeavoured to ensure that this would be a useful exercise and would bring about change in a criticised system. The challenge was directed at the President himself, James Wolfensohn, who was given the opportunity by World Scouting to meet a panel of representatives of the largest youth organisations: to establish a youth policy that did not yet exist.
Having a real impact on young people with regard to prevention and health is not an easy task. That is why 240 young leaders from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the Sultanate of Oman have been trained to educate their peers on sensitive topics such as the AIDS virus, drug abuse and injury.
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