{"id":26,"date":"2023-03-09T01:45:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T01:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2023-04-21T22:12:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T22:12:45","slug":"impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Impact<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>

Your generous support to World Scouting transforms lives, drives positive change, and is a power for good.<\/p>\n

Thanks to you, Scouts gain hands-on education on sustainable development; have access to cutting-edge services to increase their capacity and impact; receive training on how to respond in humanitarian emergencies; receive the necessary support to grow and reach even more young people in their communities, including the most vulnerable; and more!<\/p>\n

Discover the impact of your support and the incredible impact of Scouting through six very different, inspirational initiatives:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Ticket to Life in Africa<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>

E<\/span>very child has the right to play and to education<\/span>. Y<\/span>et <\/span>vulnerable children<\/span> worldwide<\/span> face <\/span>extreme <\/span>poverty, social <\/span>exclusion<\/span> and unjust barriers to their participation in education and training<\/span>.
\nScouting\u2019s answer<\/span>: <\/span><\/span>Ticket <\/span>To<\/span> Life<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Zachary’s Buddy Bench<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>

It\u2019s hard not to let hurtful words and actions get you down. Meet Zachary, a 9-year-old Cub Scout from Indiana, United States of America, who took a stand against bullying, and in the process also drove an enormous plastics recycling initiative. Discover how this young Scout, with a big heart and sincere convictions, has created incredible impact!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Scout response, Ukraine<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>

When war broke out in Ukraine in early 2022, Scouts didn\u2019t hesitate, mobilising swiftly to help others, coordinating local emergency relief efforts, distributing vital supplies and medicines, supporting displaced persons and providing vital mental health support for children impacted by the war.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Bolivia’s Native Forests<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>

Scouts in Bolivia are championing afforestation with native plants to restore ecosystems in the inter-Andean valleys of Bolivia, around Cochabamba. It\u2019s not a quick nor easy solution, but one which will create healthier natural forests and ensure the sustainability of entire ecosystems in the region for generations to come.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Algeria’s Changemakers<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>

Meet Nour Mahmoudi, an Algerian Scout and champion of youth engagement who is creating opportunities to empower Algerian youth as changemakers in society, through Scouting. She credits Scouting with helping her to find her voice, which she now uses to advocate for young people\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Vertical Garden, Philippines<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>

Have you ever eaten a salad grown in the sky? Scouts in Navotas in the Philippines are using cutting-edge vertical farming techniques to grow organic vegetables to feed hundreds of families. Discover their project and be amazed by their gravity-defying urban gardens!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>