World Scouting Report
Mondofragilis network is proud to have been selected by the World Organization of the Scout Movement, based in Geneva, Switzerland to design its unique and comprehensive World Scouting Report. We are also pleased that WOSM chose our naturaprint facility to print this first edition.
Below is the Secretary General's introduction to the report.
The promise of a better world
In his last message, Lord Baden-Powell clearly defined the mission that Scouts need to follow: “Try to leave the world a better place than you found it.” This invitation resounds strongly in the ears of those who consider the establishment of fair and sustainable human development as important.
Creating a desire to understand
This first edition of the World Scouting Report was written in order to understand the problems that young people face in today’s world, and to create a desire for debate so as to find answers to them. Development needs actors who are aware that this is a permanent challenge. Scouting’s contribution to meeting this challenge is to educate young people, male and female, of each generation entrusted to it so that they can become responsible and committed citizens.
Through analyzing the issues affecting youth, by thinking ahead as to how to provide appropriate educational proposals and by discussing these openly with its partners, Scouting seeks to define a fair alternative. Its success lies in its capacity to translate young people’s needs into ever-changing political and socio-economic scenarios, as its primary concern is to adapt to local and national realities. This is why it invites young people to play an active role in responding to the issues within their communities, where the impact is likely to be greatest. By offering young people a framework to analyse issues, the Scout Movement can help them to open their minds.
Sharing hope
Scouting offers an original framework in which young people in search of ideals, and who need to develop the life skills that will enable them to face the future, can seek self-fulfilment. It also has the tools needed to do so: know-how, networks and partners.
Let us look wide and lengthen the paths that link us together. On the roads of humanity, Scouts can be bearers of hope by sharing this vision of a better world.
Dr. Eduardo Missoni, Secretary General