Aims of Scouting

There are more than 16 million Scouts in 150 countries and territories. Since Scouting began, some 250 million people - many of them later famous - have been Scouts.

Aims of Scouting.

• Scouting aims to help young people develop physically,intellectually, socially, and spiritually through chellenging recreation.
• Scouting is not just “helping old ladies across the street”.It is an education for life. It complements school and family. A Scout makes a personal commitment to a simple code of living - a duty to God or country, a duty to others , and a duty to self.

Scouts learn by doing in programs of progressive self-education, working in small groups to develop leadership, group skills, and individual responsibility. 

Many of these activities bring them in contact with nature. They learn how simplicity, creativity, and discovery come together to provide adventure and challenge.

          The range of Scouts’ voluntary activity around the world includes heath and immunization programmes, building low-cost housing, planting trees, producing food, helping the old and the handicapped, and fighting drug abuse. Scouts are involved in programmes to protect the environment, to increase litaracy, in teaching job skills, and in safeguarding the rights of children. Scouts help with relief work to help victims of floods, droughts, earthquakes, and other natural disasters.

          Lack of clean water and bad sanitationn are major problems in many parts of the world. Scouts are helping to clean up polluted waterways. They help to bring clean water supplies to remote villages. They show other people how to avoid polluting water.

          Scouts also work with friends, neighbours, and community leaders in tackling local problems. They work to promote local, national, and international understanding and cooperation.