4th Scouts of the World Award Discovery _ Scouts of Greece - Soma Hellinon Proskopon

4th Scouts of the World Award Discovery _ Scouts of Greece - Soma Hellinon Proskopon

No one should take Peace for granted, at least not everywhere. There are places where conflict and violence rule, countries where war and death control every trivial aspect of human life. Is change possible? Is there any hope? “Yes, there is” was the response of Scouts of Greece – Soma Hellinon Proskopon and as a reaction the 4th SW Discovery was held in Ioannina (a friendly city in the Northwest of the country) during 9 and 11 of December, 2016. The main topic was Peace, the reconciliation between nations, the harmony between humans. Youth education and involvement is one of the pathways towards Peace and every of the 19 participants got familiar with the activities and the opportunities to join projects of associations such as those of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), of Paguristas (a no formal group of active citizens of Ioannina) and of ARSIS (an NGO for the social support of Youth). As a part of the 4th SW Discovery, all attendants participated in an activity that promoted social awareness on accessibility of people with disabilities and visual impairments in the town-center of Ioannina. A quick workshop educated them on no violent communication and on “putting themselves in someone else’s shoes”. Finally each and every one worked on and presented an individual plan concerning their SW Voluntary Service. It seems that we can create a better world. We focus our efforts on it...
Topics
Partnerships
Legacy BWF
Youth Programme

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