The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 for the year 2030. These following 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership:

World Organization of the Scouting Movement (WOSM) is also playing a major role in the fulfillment of these SDGs worldwide with help of scouts around the globe. As a part of Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA), it is our utmost responsibility to ensure that scouts all over the nation are performing at their best in effective contribution of these SDGs.

In view of foregoing, Ismaili Karimabad Scout Unit (IKSU) planned an event with the name of “Scout Bazaar”, in which eight patrols of IKSU participated for an epic gala of competition mainly a combination entrepreneur skills and scouting skills to enhance an overall skill set and help contribute in SDGs.

IKSU planned this event to enhance entrepreneurial skill set amongst scouts by involving SDGs. As any business idea requires a solution that addresses a certain problem. However, each SDGs in its innate nature relates to a problem. Every patrol selected their own SDG out of given eight SDGs that are consciously shortlisted as per their applicability in Pakistan.

Consequently, after successful selection of SDG, every patrol was assigned a mentor to facilitate them in implementation of their idea. Brainstorming sessions were done by the patrols involving their mentors and leadership of IKSU. Moreover a marketing campaign was also conducted through Social Media page titling – “Scout Bazaar Portal”. This helped bring in new ideas and solutions that a patrol can address while contributing to their SDGs. After successfully structuring the idea of each patrol, each patrol gone through the implementation phase at community level and showcased the efficiency of their solution(s) that might become a breakthrough in Pakistan Society.

Consequently, an Awareness Creation Desk (ACD) was also set up in Karimabad Jamat Khana. As name suggests, it helped Scouts to interact with Jamati members and create awareness amongst Jamati members about their role and contribution towards SDGs. It also helped our Scouts to invite suggestion and comments from Jamati members for better results.

 In this regard, a final exhibition was held in Jamat-Khana on November 15, 2019, where all these patrol will present their SDGs and related execution to Jamati members. This exhibition also helped community members to feel their sense of responsibility towards SDGs and preach the same to their fellow as well.

       No Poverty

Eradicating poverty in all its forms remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. While the number of people living in extreme poverty dropped by more than half between 1990 and 2015, too many are still struggling for the most basic human needs. As of 2015, about 736 million people still lived on less than US$1.90 a day; many lack food, clean drinking water and sanitation. Rapid growth in countries such as China and India has lifted millions out of poverty, but progress has been uneven. Women are more likely to be poor than men because they have less paid work, education, and own less property.

736 million people still live in extreme poverty.

10 percent of the world’s population live in extreme poverty, down from 36 percent in 1990.

Some 1.3 billion people live in multidimensional poverty.

Half of all people living in poverty are under 18.

One person in every 10 is extremely poor.

In view of foregoing, Ismaili Karimabad Boy Scouts Unit, Wolverine Patrol has taken multiple initiatives like: Wall of Help, Exchanging Skills, Discussion of Sustainable LIfe and To End Poverty

The SDGs are a bold commitment to finish what we started, and end poverty in all forms and dimensions by 2030.

The entire activity was dedicately conducted from September 22, 2019 to November 15, 2019, by investing 01 Hour on daily basis. 

A total of 52 days were invested in the project which accounted for 52 hours for this specific activity.