Introduction

Scouts discover the power of the sun!

The very first source of energy that made life earth possible was the sun. However, still today, most people are not aware of dependent we are on the sun, and how underutilized this form of energy is. Are you interested in learning more about solar energy and discovering new ways to use it in your everyday life? Then use the Scouts go Solar handbook to get started. At the end of your discovery, you can earn the Scouts go Solar badge! We invite you to get active and use the power of the sun. Maybe you can find solutions for your own life or your community. At the end, every saved or renewably produce unit of energy means less pollution and a better future for all of us. We invite you to share about solar energy. Tell everyone what you have experienced. Show how you use the power of the sun. And invite them to join you. Get inspired on scout.org, and then inspire others by also sharing your own projects on this platform. We invite you to help others to follow your example and find their own unique way of using solar energy. Be an inspiration for others and support them as much as you can.

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Apr 19, 2014

First Training of Scout Solar Ambassadors at Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC)

The Scouts Go Solar project (SGS) is an environmental partnership between the World Organization of the Scout Movement, Greenpeace and Solafrica, a Swiss NGO, working in close collaboration with the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) in Switzerland. The partnership started in July 2013 as Scouts from all over the world were trained at KISC to become Scout Solar Ambassadors. There they gained practical experience on how to organize and run solar energy activities with children and young people and on basic solar energy principles, including self-assembling of a solar torch for Scouts, a do-it-yourself solar suitcase for camps and a solar campfire. They were then encouraged to bring the projects back to their own organizations.
Mei 13, 2014

The Scouts go Solar programme is introduced into two official pilot national scout organizations

Solar Ambassadors introduced the Scouts Go Solar programme in their national scout organization (NSO), which resulted in two official Pilot NSOs in 2014: One in Manila with the Boy Scouts of the Philippines and a second in Islamabad with the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association.
Agu 05, 2014

Kandersteg International Scout Centre goes solar

Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) installs a set of solar panels for the top of one their lodges in cooperation with Greenpeace and Solafrica. The solar panels help to power the Kander-Lodge, and KISC started implemented Scouts go Solar activities within their programming. See more at: http://www.kisc.ch/media-centre/latest-news/scouts-go-solar/
Sep 16, 2015

Official Launch of the Scouts go Solar Programme and Solar Badge

The Official Launch of the Global Scouts Go Solar Programme and the Solar Badge took place on the 16th Sep 2015 on the occasion of the APR Workshop on Environment Education in Scouting (see http://scout.org/node/105276).
Jan 10, 2016

Global Scouts Go Solar Coordinator is installed to coordinate solar energy projects

A Global Scouts Go Solar Coordinator was installed in January 2016, based in Islamabad. The goal is to connect and support Solar Ambassadors world wide and to Implement the Scouts Go Solar programme on a national level in the two pilot countries (Pakistan and Philippines) as a model for other national scouts organisations to adapt.
Apr 19, 2018

Scouts go Solar training of trainers events are held across the globe

To test the activities on ground, training of trainers events for Scout Leaders and workshops for Scouts held during national jamborees have been introduced to Scout groups in Philippines, Pakistan, Brazil, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Ivory Coast, Namibia, Indonesia and many other countries.
Nov 16, 2018
Scouts Go Solar starts its alignment with SDGs
Scouts for SDGs is a mobilisation of 50 million Scouts that leverages the Scout Youth Programme and the Movement’s initiatives under the Better World Framework, including the flagship Messengers of Peace initiative, to raise awareness and take action towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The World Scout Environment Programme will provide education for sustainable development, which will contribute to the development of key competencies in young people and the achievement of SDG7 Affordable and clean energy, SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, and SDG12 Responsible Consumption and Production.
Scouts for SDGs Hub