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Dialogue for Peace Challenge

Hey, changemaker! Greater world peace starts with each of us, from our daily interactions to appreciating different perspectives.

If that sounds great to you, continue this journey to learn the tools and approaches to create a culture of peace that will lead to a better, more peaceful world.

You will be contributing to:

Take this challenge and you’ll be able to:

  • Expand your worldview and embrace diversity.
  • Understand how dialogue can benefit you, your relationships, and your community.
  • Identify community needs and challenges related to dialogue and conflict.
  • Practice active listening, compassion, and understanding when listening to others.
  • Apply the 10 principles of dialogue to promote peace.

In case you didn't know…

  • Peace forms the foundation upon which communities thrive, enabling all people to collaborate to create safe, happy, harmonious societies.
  • War costs the world tens of trillions of dollars every year. By preventing conflict and war, we would have more resources to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, like making sure every child is healthy and can attend school.
  • The word "dialogue" comes from the Greek words "dia” and “logos," which mean "through words and speech" or "reasoned conversation."

8 steps to earn your digital badge:

  1. Agree with your Leader on the activities and community project you want to do.
  2. Complete a minimum of 5 activities from our activity bank (next page).
  3. Answer the reflection questions after each activity.
  4. Complete your community service project related to dialogue for peace.
  5. Reflect with your Adult Leader on your experience during the challenge and how your project is making a positive change.
  6. Share your project story on sdgs.scout.org.
  7. Wait up to a week for the feedback email.
  8. Congratulations on a job well done! Your digital badge is in your account.

Let’s complete the activities and build peace one dialogue at a time!