Scouts Guides are leading youth action against covid 19
Day 5
The campaign aims to combat the spread of the epidemic through mass awareness-raising in urban and rural populations and the establishment of Community constituted by the Local Association Secretary, Circle Organiser and his representative, a women's delegate, Scouts, Guides and Rovers Rangers, Unit Leaders and other young people from the district. The Scouts are the focal points is that help to coordinate the awareness activities. Each volunteer signs a volunteering engagement charter, which contains measures they must take to protect themselves during their involvement to avoid exposing themselves to the disease.
Scouts and other youth volunteers go to the neighbourhoods to inform people about the virus, its symptoms and the protective measures to adopt. They do this after undergoing training to develop the capacity to respond to most of the questions from the population. In cases where they're unable to effectively respond to the questions, they refer them to local doctors or other more qualified medical personnel. They enlighten the community on defining what COVID-19 is, its manifestations, mode of transmission, the means of prevention and what to do in the presence of people with the signs, or when they suspect they may be infected. They also use videos, audio clips to promote good COVID-19 practices on social media.