Scout’s Promise to Our Oceans."
Our inspiration was the urgent need to protect Bakau and Jeshwang from coastal erosion. By combining the Forestry Challenge Badge with SDG 13 (Climate Action), we turned a local environmental threat into a leadership opportunity—empowering Scouts to build a "natural shield" for their own community's survival.
The Coastal Shield: 11,000 Mangroves Planted for Bakau In a massive youth-led climate mobilization, Bakau District Scouts—alongside Serekunda West, Serekunda East, and volunteers—successfully planted 11,000 mangrove seedlings at the Tanbi Wetland. This milestone fulfills the Forestry Challenge Badge requirements and advances the Scouts for SDGs (Climate Action) agenda. By restoring this vital ecosystem, TGSA is actively building a natural defense against coastal erosion.
The key lesson from the Bakau Tanbi Wetland project is that collaboration is a force multiplier—uniting multiple districts turned a local task into a regional movement. We learned that nature-based solutions are the best defense against erosion, but they require community ownership to be sustainable. Ultimately, this proved that Scouts are not just volunteers, but the primary guardians of our climate future.
