Belize
A group from the Tri-Shores area will be travelling to the Valley of Peace, Belize, between December 20, 2009 and January 9, 2010 to help build a community medical health centre. The group, in conjunction with local villagers, will be providing the labour for the project, while the Canadian Scout Brotherhood Fund, will be providing funds for the necessary building materials. To read updates and news from this group regarding thier project and it's progress, please click here.
Peru
The 25th Dunbar Heights Venturer Company will be to participating in a community development project in Cusco, Peru. The project will be done in conjunction with ‘Peru’s Challenge’ – a charity that oversees the construction and operation of schools and works towards the improvement of basic infrastructure in small, local communities. The project the group will be working on is designed to improve the quality of life for Peruvians though the construction of a chicken coop at a local school to provide a food source for the students as well as a source of revenue for the local community. The trip will last a total of 17 days (August 15th- September 1st, 2009) and the group will be involved in the project itself over the period of August 25th to 29th.
You can follow this group on their trip by reading their blog at http://scoutsperu09.blogspot.com.
Namibia
Namibia Project
(click here to read an article by Alison Bentley - project team member)
This summer, a group of Venturers and Rovers from the Montreal area will be embarking on a Brotherhood Fund community development project in the Southern African country of Namibia. Our goal is to improve facilities at several nursery schools in the area of Okahandja, about 70 kilometres north of the capital city of Windhoek. None of these schools receive government funding despite the huge influx of AIDS orphans swelling the numbers of children in the classroom. Many of these schools are in a state of serious disrepair and lack even the most basic sanitation facilities.
Fortunately, the materials for international development projects such as this one come from the Canadian Brotherhood Fund. However each participant on the project must raise their travel, accommodation and food expenses, in addition to those of Namibian Scouts working with the group. In order to raise the approximately $100,000 needed for the trip, the group has been seeking private and corporate sponsorship and undertaking several fundraising events.
One fundraiser is the sale of T-shirts. Anyone wishing to support the Namibia Project either by buying a T-shirt (S-3XL), or by making a donation, should contact Alison Bentley at 450-458-8076, by e-mail at alison.bentley@sympatico.ca.
Back of T- shirt design.
Ghana Project
This is a momentous time for Scouting, and to help celebrate the 100 year anniversary, our team of Leaders and youth from the Scarborough area are planning a project to go to Ghana in West Africa in August 2008.
Part one of our mission is to build a dormitory building in the Scout village of Nwodua, Northern Ghana to enable local and surrounding youth to participate in Scouting programs, to gather and learn essential life skills and gain knowledge from other Scouts.
Part two is to purchase and donate a mini bus that will serve to transport youth and materials to the building site and later to transport youth from neighboring villages to and from the Scout camp and other Scouting events.
Part three if funds permit, is to provide two or three lap top computers and printers to aid in administration of Scouting throughout the country of Ghana.
The benefits to our youth will include an understanding of cultural diversity, links to scouting around the world, self-discipline, leadership skills, cooperation and team building skills, appreciation for the benefits of education and an opportunity to make a real contribution to creating a better world.
Financial support for this project can be sent to:
2nd Highland Creek Venturer’s Ghana Project 2008,
Scouts Canada
Central Ontario Administration Centre
gtc@scouts.ca