FOREWORD Messengers of Peace is a flagship initiative of World Scouting, which inspires young people around the world to take action in their communities by contributing to peace and sustainable development. Over the past decade, Messengers of Peace has involved nearly all National Scout Organizations (NSOs), inspiring some 16 million projects and actions which have totalled over 2 billion hours of community service towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). After 10 years of Messengers of Peace, this evaluation was conducted not only for donor reporting, but to gain a better understanding about the initiative’s impact, as well as to collect lessons learned that will enhance World Scouting’s capacity for programme implementation and grant management. The evaluation design and methodology, along with much of the data collection, analysis, and report writing was undertaken by Owl RE, an external evaluation and research consultancy company. Interviews and discussions with NSOs and Scouts were carried out by the staff members of the World Scout Bureau who support the area of Messengers of Peace. These focus groups involved volunteers of Regional Decision Committees who are part of the grant management process. The support of these volunteers and the contributions of the Board members and staff of the World Scout Foundation were invaluable to conducting this evaluation. Finally, this evaluation was made possible thanks to the thousands of Scouts and Scout Leaders worldwide who participated through interviews, discussions and surveys. The World Scout Bureau will review all of the findings and recommendations made available through this evaluation to create an action plan for strengthening the capacity of World Scouting to manage and implement Messengers of Peace and other global initiatives going forward. Lastly, we are grateful to the Scouts and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their generous support to the initiative. We also would like to acknowledge the generous support of a network of donors and supporters of Baden-Powell Fellows and to the World Scout Foundation for ensuring the continuity and sustainability of this initiative. Yours in Scouting,
Ahmad Alhendawi Secretary General World Organization of the Scout Movement
Final Evaluation Messengers of Peace 2010-2020
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