In partnership with the United Nations, World Scouting contribute to the Global Campaign on the Millennium Development Goals by launching the “Youth of the World Campaign”. The purpose of this youth campaign is to mobilise and sensitise the youth on issues regarding development, and to invite young people to act, debate and reflect in a community.

Take part in the Youth of the World Campaign

You are between 15 to 26 years old, you are concerned by the World issues: sustainable development, environment, peace. You agree that in the third millennium, it is a scandal that 1.2 billion people live on less than $1 per day, that 800 million people go to bed hungry every day, that 28,000 children die from poverty-related causes everyday. You have heard about the Millennium Development Goals (http://www.millenniumcampaign.org/) and you know that we are the first generation that has the means to change this situation. The world is currently spending 1 trillion dollars on defence annually, this is much more than the estimated annual cost of 40-70 billion dollars required to meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

Maybe you have the feeling that you are powerless and that you cannot change anything. This is wrong! You can do something. Thousands and thousands of young people all over the world are engaged in many projects to improve the conditions of life of their communities and to advocate for changes. All together we can join our efforts and make a difference.

Just form a team with some of your friends and contact us. We will help you to develop a project, which can take one of the two following forms:

1. Develop a campaign within your school, within your community, and raise awareness about the MDGs.
2. Or, develop a specific project to contribute to solve a problem related to the MDGs.

We can help you to get the information and the skills required to develop your project. If it is considered as significant, you will get the Youth of the World badge and be registered for the Youth for development Prize.

Don’t wait! Take part in the Youth of the World Campaign! Set up your team and change the world!

Aims of the Campaign

• Mobilise young people, from 15 to 26 years old, on the Millennium Development Goals and encourage them to develop projects responding to the needs of their community.
• Develop educational resources enabling young people to acquire motivation, knowledge and skills regarding the Millennium development Goals and ability to develop projects.
• Support young people to use media or to create alternative solutions to inform, sensitize, mobilise other young people on a larger audience on the Millennium Development Goals and issues regarding sustainable development and peace.

Components

1. Scouts of the World Programme
2. Youth for Development Prize

Principles

• Promote and support youth led projects
• Create information for young people by young people
• Focus on local communities and needs of young people
• Invest in youth
• Reaching out to young people with the right media

The Youth of the World Campaign is devised and organised by the
World Organization of the Scout Movement. © Copyright June 2004.