Scouts Go Solar
Scouting movement started in 1907, by Lord Stephen Smith Baden Powell in United Kingdom. This movement was loved by youth the streets of London, soon there were troops of Scouts from all over UK, today Scouting is a worldwide organization with it membership of over 38 million in 164 different countries, its program involve augmentation of youth on different spheres of life and better world frame work. With organization this hge and having branches in so many countries it holds a huge impact upon the world, that is why in most important conference on climate change by UNFCCC called COP21 members of Scouts association were specially invited to attend and work along with other international organization to resolve the problem of climate change.
Scouts around the world were already contributing towards the environment by introducing the conservation of environment in the basic scouting trainings, on top of that International Bureau introduced specially designed programs that were focused towards conservation of energy, reducing carbon footprint and improving the environment. This resulted in Scouts Go Solar campaign, which introduced a new badge called Solar Scouts badge, in this badge Solar panel technology was used to show Scout how they can produce and use electricity using only sunlight and have fun and learn now and exciting Science of solar energy production. The badge was designed keeping youth and young adults in mind the training include exciting and engaging activities. That allowed scouts to learn through doing, an engineering subject which is normally seen boring was made exciting by Scouting, Scout leader and Scout engage in these activities and after completing the activities they not only learn about energy conservation and solar technology, but also have cool solar gadgets made by themselves to keep with them and to top that off they receive a neat badge that will identify them as Solar Scouts. The handbook and official guide for the solar badge allows Scouts to learn about harmful rays, beneficial use of solar energy, basic engineering all while having great fun with fellow Scouts and leaders.
This badge program by WOSM will be very effective in creating awareness about alternative energy sources and will also allow Scouts to learn about engineering and solar technology, this program will increase the changes of people shifting toward clean and affordable alternative sources of energy rather then the traditional. Moreover, this move of Scouting contribute greatly towards the goals of COP conferences where the countries signed the accord to reduce carbon footprint and shift to alternative fuel sources.
Moreover, World Organization of Scout Movement (WOSM), is committed towards its goal of making a world better place to live with it great number of active and energetic member all over the world this organization has impact that can affect the whole world, with its membership growing day by day Scouting is sure to take a lead in resolving any problem that arises as hurdle in making this world a better place. WOSM has always stepped in whenever there had been an international issue, previously Scouting introduced messenger of Peace program for Scouts in the time where world was entangled with hatred it was Scouts that took to the world and stood for peace, love and harmony and united against hatred. Scouting has always will be an organization to take on the global challenges and make this world a better place.
