APR Youth Involvement Guide

ASIA-PACIFIC REGION YOUTH INVOLVEMENT GUIDE

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Table Of Contents

Section 1: Understanding Youth Involvement and Personal Development

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Introduction

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Some Useful Definitions

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Why Is Youth Involvement So Important?

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The Purpose and Mission of Scouting

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The Two Programme Policies

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The Concept of Diversity

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Keeping Scouts Safe from Harm

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The Global Support Assessment Tool (GSAT)

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In Summary

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How to Use This Guide

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Section 2: Making a Plan for Greater Youth Involvement

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Some Example Youth Involvement Initiatives

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Planning Considerations

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Unit Level Planning

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Institutional Level Planning

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Community Level Planning

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Section 3 – Let’s Do It!

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Considerations

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Challenges to Monitor

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Observations and Documentation

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Observations at the Unit Level

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Observations at the Institutional Level

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Observations at the Community Level

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Section 4 – Review & Assessment

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Youth Involvement Review Examples

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Youth Involvement Self-Assessment Tool

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Some Notes about creating an NSO Youth Involvement Policy

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Section 5 – Summary of tools and readings

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INTRODUCTION

UNDERSTANDING YOUTH INVOLVEMENT AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Your National Scout Organization is ready to grow its youth involvement in decision making opportunities and practices. That’s great news! Here, in this Guide, you will find information and guidance to help you be successful. Go ahead and read on...

The World Organization of the Scout Movement reminds us that the Scout Youth Programme occurs through a partnership between youth members, and adults who take into account each young person’s interests, needs and abilities. Young people are the main players in this non-formal educational process who require adequate support, usually provided by

their peers and/or adult volunteers. Scouting is a Movement of young people, supported by adults; it is not a Movement for young people managed by adults only. Thus, Scouting offers the potential for a learning community of young people and adults, working together in a partnership of enthusiasm and experience.

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And, in fact, the Vision for Youth Involvement reads:

Young people are empowered to develop their capacities for making decisions that affect their lives; and engage in decision making in the groups and institutions in which they are involved, so that they actively contribute to creating a better world1.

The 26th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference held in Manila in October 2018 continued to put a focus on the empowerment of young people to influence the decisions that affect their lives.

As a contributing factor to the educational outcomes of Scouting, we embrace youth involvement through the youth programme, through our involvement in community projects and action, and in the institutional structures that make up our National Scout Organizations, the Asia-Pacific Region, and the World Organization of the Scout Movement.

Objective 1 of the APR 2018-2021 Triennial Plan states:

Ensure greater youth engagement in NSO decision-making bodies at all levels.

This Guide is designed to help NSOs in the Asia-Pacific Region to further develop their youth involvement in decision making at the three levels described by the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy: The Unit Level, the Institutional Level, and the Community Level.

This Guide also responds to the Key Performance Indicator Objective 1.4: Provide guidelines and toolkits on possible avenues, including e-learning, and actions to foster greater youth involvement at all levels of the NSO. This work is the result of the collaboration of members of the APR Programme Subcommittee 2018-2021, along with the expertise of the WOSM Asia-Pacific Regional Support Centre.

This Guide is developed from, and influenced by, the learnings and recommendations from a number of Asia-Pacific Regional Workshops on Youth Involvement and other areas, held from 2010 through to 2019, and builds on the key ideas and concepts set out in the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy. Best practice methods demonstrated by NSOs in the Asia-Pacific Region and around the globe also influence this Guide. Finally, this Guide brings together many WOSM initiatives that support youth development, in the context of Youth Involvement, into one document that you can use to launch off to find other useful information.

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The Vision was first agreed to at the 39th World Scout Conference in Brazil, 2011

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SOME USEFUL DEFINITIONS

Let’s start by making sure we have a working knowledge of the terms used both in this resource and in Scouting generally.

There is often different terminology used2 when discussing youth involvement in decision making. Different organizations and theorists use the language interchangeably. For the purpose of Scouting, the following terms are used , and some examples offered:

YOUTH PARTICIPATION • is a process that ensures young people are consulted and given the opportunity to contribute to the decisions that affect their lives. ct their lives.

Youth Participation can be seen in the form of Youth Forums and Youth Councils. These events usually bring together a diverse group of Scouts from across different areas to hear about, discuss, and make recommendations on relevant topics. Sometimes Scouts might have matters of their own to include in discussions at forums and councils. Youth Forums and Youth Councils can occur at the Unit level (as part of the Patrol System), at the District level, at the NSO level, at the Regional level, and at the World level.

YOUTH INVOLVEMENT • is a capacity-building educational process, based on enabling young people to actively share responsibility with adults for making decisions that affect their lives, and the lives of others in their community.

This is another level of involvement where youth can discuss ideas and then, with adults, have greater involvement in matters that impact them and the future of Scouting. When an NSO ensures that their adult training curriculum teaches adults to effectively work alongside young people and share decision making, at any level, they are working towards a strategy for building the capacity of their youth members to become responsible and active citizens.

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YOUTH ENGAGEMENT • is the meaningful participation and sustained involvement of young people in an action in which they use their time, intelligence, talents, skills and abilities for making a positive change in their own and the life of others, which results from strong connections to a particular idea, person, activity, place or outcome.

Meaningfully involving young people in the planning and running of a major event, such as a Jamboree, could be viewed as Youth Engagement. However, we must be careful not to just have them at the planning table as a token contribution. Ensuring that youth members have an active responsibility for ensuring the success of the event that matches their personal abilities, will ensure that the young person is engaged and their skills are being developed.

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT • is the attitudinal, structural, and cultural process whereby young people gain the ability, authority, and agency to make decisions and implement change in their own lives and the lives of other people, including young people and adults.

When NSOs create policies that ensure opportunities are made available, and are advertised in appropriate places, for young people to get involved in the management structures of the NSO, then Youth Empowerment will be evident. These policies must be supported by a Youth Programme that ensures Scouts have the opportunity to develop their leadership and teamworking skills and encourages Scouts to use those skills in responsibilities beyond the Youth Programme.

Some educational authorities also use language such as “voice” and “agency”.

These definitions communicate similar concepts to Scouting language3: [Youth] Voice is not simply about giving [young people] the opportunity to communicate ideas and opinions; it is about [young people] having the power to influence change. Authentic [youth] voice provides opportunities for [young people] to collaborate and make decisions with adults about what and how they learn and how their learning is assessed.

[Youth] Agency refers to the level of autonomy and power that a [young person] experiences in the learning environment. [Youth] voice and agency are intrinsically linked. Agency gives students the power to direct and take responsibility for their learning, creating independent and self-regulating learners.

NSOs should also refer to Annex 2 of the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy which sets out three models for explaining youth participation, involvement, engagement, and empowerment. Different terminology is highlighted there, also.

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State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training); Amplify: Empowering students through voice, agency and leadership, Melbourne (Australia), 2018

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WHY IS YOUTH INVOLVEMENT SO IMPORTANT?

The World Scout Youth Involvement Policy is clear about why this is important: Young people are valuable members of our societies; they are active citizens who are contributing to resolving the challenges our communities are facing today. With contemporary issues demanding intergenerational collaboration for finding solutions, the importance of involving young people in decision-making processes is visible now more than ever before.

Youth Involvement not only provides the opportunity and space for young people from diverse backgrounds to have a say in issues that affect their lives, but also the lives of others in their communities. It is also capacity building: it enables young people to gain adequate skills and knowledge through which they strengthen self-confidence and learn to be responsible members of their societies.

Finally, involving young people in decision-making motivates them to be active citizens, and realize the responsibility they carry as individuals towards the community, as a whole.

As a Movement of young people supported by adults, we are providing opportunities, spaces, and avenues for young people from diverse backgrounds to have a say in issues that affect their lives. This is capacity building which, in turn, enables young people to gain adequate skills and knowledge through which they strengthen self-confidence and learn to be responsible members of their societies.

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There are some compelling reasons to involve young people in decision-making in Scouting. Read more about these in the Policy:

By involving young people in a process that allows free expression of their views about the needs of young people and the relevance of the Youth Programme, we avoid the following triple danger4: •

Without feedback from those working at grassroots level, the national leaders will be unable to design and develop accurate strategies.

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If deprived of the opportunity to express their views and to be listened to, the young members and young leaders could lose their motivation and soon leave. When the turnover of Adults increases, the quality of the programme deteriorates.

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Scouting is based on learning by doing. If young people cannot experience decision-making at grassroots level at a younger age, they cannot be expected to suddenly become responsible, participating adult citizens, without prior exposure to the skills and responsibilities involved.

Also, this motivates young people to be active citizens and realize the responsibility they carry as individuals towards the community as a whole.

There are some further reasons to involve young people in society development, through Scouting:

Young People’s Rights, Relevant Representation and the Youth Perspective5:

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Young people have the right to be involved and to have their voices heard in decisions that will affect them.

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Also, this ensures better representation and makes it possible to obtain a young person’s perspective, which is often different from that of an older adult. Young people who think in different ways contribute new, fresh, and creative ideas.

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Development of relevant skills and positive attitudes for Youth and Adults.

See pages 11 & 12 of the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy See page 10 of the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy

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Youth involvement enables young people to form higher aspirations, strengthen their capacities, and even change attitudes. Involving them can result in improving problemsolving skills, ability to think critically and engage in constructive dialogue with adults, in order to create a mutually respectful environment.

Fostering Responsibility and Sustainability • By involving young people, communities are promoting a sense of social responsibility among them, and towards sustainable development. This also helps young people develop social competence which creates more inclusive and cohesive communities.

These beliefs are even further supported by organizations such as the United Nations. The International Youth Day Podcast (12 Aug., 2020), produced by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, featured a member of the Young Women Leaders for Peace in the Philippines. This person discussed the way in which young people are always amongst the first responders to disasters and in building social cohesion. Lynrose Jane Genon said6:

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When young people are involved, the response to solving local and global challenges is more holistic, it is more effective, and it is more resisting. During the COVID-19

pandemic, young people in the Philippines contributed by volunteering and delivering relief services, initiating online fundraising activities, and translating coronavirus prevention materials into local languages to make information more accessible to communities, especially those with no access to the Internet.

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If we truly believe in the role that Scouting can play in the personal development of young citizens in our countries, and if we have a strong belief in diversity and inclusion as a core tenet of Scouting (read more on this later), then young peoples’ engagement in decision-making bodies at all levels of Scouting is critical. All NSOs in the APR should be striving to continuously improve this aspect of their organization.

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THE PURPOSE AND MISSION OF SCOUTING

We must remember that everything we do in Scouting must contribute to achieving the Purpose and Mission of Scouting.

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Scouting is a movement of self-education for young people.

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All over the world, members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement are united by a common, active commitment to Scouting’s Purpose.

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Under this are the programmes that contribute to the totality of Scouting’s Purpose. With the implementation of these programmes, we contribute to this process of self-education during the years when a person can truly benefit from Scouting’s educational support system.

As a movement, Scouting encourages young people to use and develop all of their capacities in a constructive way today. By enhancing youth involvement, we help young people to realize they have within themselves what it takes to already make a difference – to their own lives and to the world in which they live.

The purpose of the Scout Movement is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.

The Mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society.

Notice some of the key phrases in these two important statements? Phrases such as “responsible citizens”, “members of their communities”, “help build a better world”, and “play a constructive role in society”. By involving young people in decision-making processes, we are not only fulfilling our Mission, and respecting the Scout Method, but also supporting both young people and adults to achieve the educational Purpose of Scouting.

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A Note About the Scout Method All members are equally committed to the way in which Scouting seeks to help young people to develop – through Scouting’s unique method of progressive self-education. It is the “How” of the Youth Programme. The Scout Method is a comprehensive educational framework composed of elements which work together as a system to provide young people with a rich and active learning environment. It is based on how young people naturally develop, taking into account their evolving characteristics, needs and interests at different stages of development. The elements “learning-by-doing”, “adult support”, and “community involvement” are especially relevant to youth involvement. Read the latest about the Scout Method here: www.scout.org/the-Scout-Method

Youth Involvement encourages young people to learn the values of working together to achieve a common goal, listening to others’ opinions, achieving consensus, sharing knowledge and skills, and celebrating achievements together. Involving young people in planning their programme helps youth and adults to learn to work together, and to develop skills including creative problem solving, leadership, collaboration, and communication.

This approach is further encouraged by Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of The Child:

Children have the right to say what they think should happen when adults are making decisions that affect them and to have their opinions taken into account7.

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In youth-focused organizations such as Scouting, involving young people in decision-making ensures better representation and makes it possible to obtain a young person’s perspective, which is often different from that of an adult.

Furthermore, Scouts for SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) emphasizes youth involvement: Youth Involvement in community service is a core component of Scouting. This path allows young people to discover the SDGs in a broader way, but pushes Scouts to think outside the box when it comes to community service, such as volunteering in other NGOs8 , running advocacy campaigns in their community, and much more9 .

The Better World Framework (www.scout.org/better-world-framework) integrates World programmes which promote engagement of young people in community and sustainable development. Under the Better World Framework, Scouts have committed to the achievement of the SDGs through the partnership of WOSM and the United Nations.

This enables NSOs to align community actions with the SDGs.

Download the useful Scouts for SDGs Guidelines from here www.scout.org/SDGs-guidelines

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Non-Government Organisations Creating a Better World: Enabling Global Citizens for the Sustainable Development Goals.

Guidelines for aligning a Youth Programme with education for the Sustainable Development Goals, WSB 2018

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THE TWO PROGRAMME POLICIES

When NSO leadership teams consider their approach to youth involvement in their organization, they take into account both the Youth Programme Policy and the Youth Involvement Policy.

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The World Scout Youth Programme Policy is a framework, which guides the ongoing development of the Youth Programme in NSOs. It is mostly concerned with the Why, What, and How of Scouting, at the Unit level.

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The World Scout Youth Involvement Policy aims at strengthening and ensuring youth involvement at all levels in the Scout Movement by providing a reference to National Scout Organizations in the development of their national policies. This policy is concerned with not just Scouting at the Unit Level, but also at the Institutional Level (NSO management), and at the Community Level. Also, it offers a framework, specifically for youth involvement at each of these Levels. For these reasons, this policy goes BEYOND the youth programme.

Let’s review the language in these policies:

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The Unit Level

The very basis of Scouting, the youth programme. Youth involvement is deeply rooted in the Scout Method and is, therefore, an essential component of implementing the youth programme.

Read about the Scout Method element “the team (patrol) system” in the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy.

The Institutional Level

Having a voice in the management decision-making in NSOs and areas beyond the Unit level. It is very important that young peoples’ involvement in decision-making at the institutional level is meaningful and transparent, which relies on developing effective working relationships between adults and young people.

Read more about NSO responsibilities in the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy.

The Community Level

Scouting’s commitment to “help create a better world” is an indirect outcome of contributing to the education of youth.

Youth Involvement at the Community Level , beyond Scouting is directly supported by the Scout Method through the element known as “Community Involvement”.

Read more about Scouts becoming active citizens and youth changing communities in the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy.

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A Youth Programme Policy Quick Reference The Youth Programme is the procedure through which our Movement implements its educational purpose. The Youth Programme is the totality of what young people do in Scouting, how it is done, and the reason why it is done - the What, How, and Why of Scouting:

THE WHAT – all experiences and activities that young

people can learn from, both organized and spontaneous, i.e., the learning opportunities.

THE HOW – the way it is done, i.e., the Scout Method.

THE WHY – the educational objectives of the Youth Programme, i.e., the Purpose of Scouting

Seven key principles are the basis of the youth programme.

They are: (1) Have young people at its center, (2) be about education, (3) develop active citizens, (4) be locally adapted and globally united, (5) be up-to-date and relevant, (6) be open to all, and (7) be attractive, challenging, and meaningful for participants To create learning opportunities, adults and young people should work together. It is up to the young people to turn these opportunities into meaningful experiences for themselves.

Young people should also be equipped with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills required for active citizenship today and in tomorrow’s world. It is the means through which Scouting contributes to the empowerment of autonomous individuals and the holistic development of active global citizens for the community. This is why offering those youth involvement opportunities at the three levels is so important to the development of young people.

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Most importantly, Annex 3 of the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy sets out a framework for the strategy for Youth Involvement. It is this framework that will help NSOs to improve the educational opportunities available to young people in Scouting, through youth involvement opportunities.

The framework has four areas of focus, aligned against the three youth involvement Levels, set out in a matrix: •

Policies and Structures

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Annex 3 should be reviewed by NSO leadership teams when reviewing and setting goals for youth involvement in their NSO. Finally, there is one other policy that should be referred to, in support of youth involvement opportunities in NSOs. The Adults in Scouting World Policy aims to support the Mission of Scouting. This is achieved by developing the ways and means by which the quality of leadership at all levels can be improved through providing better support and management for all adults, resulting in the provision of better services for young people10.

The second Key Principle of the Adults in Scouting World Policy is: •

Youth involvement: Promoting and encouraging young people who fulfil the requirements and who have the necessary competencies, giving them access to roles or functions.

Learn about and download these three key World Scout Policies from here:

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THE CONCEPT OF DIVERSITY

World Scouting has developed a strong belief in the importance of a diverse and inclusive movement that reflects the communities where Scout groups exist. We are reminded that: Scouting is an inclusive, values-based Movement and its membership is open to all young people and adults who share the fundamental values of the Scout Movement.

In line with Vision 2023 and the 2014-2017 and 2017-20201 Triennial Plans, we have been working towards ensuring that Scouting is truly open and accessible to all, better reflecting the composition of our communities and the different societies in countries where we exist11.

When we think about youth involvement in terms of a diverse mix of younger and older people working together in a team, then this is important: The concept of diversity encompasses recognizing people as individuals, understanding that each one of us is unique, and respecting individual differences.

Recognizing diversity in Scouting involves valuing and having regard for everyone, and using those differences to create cohesive and diverse local, national, and global communities.

And further to this: Recognizing and encouraging diversity within Scouting is important as it brings different and unique opinions, and thus strengthens the ability of the Scout Movement.

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The best outcomes for Scouting are found when there is a diversity of background experiences and cultures that brings about creative solutions to problems. Sometimes we talk about the value of intergenerational dialogue, a form of youth involvement where different generations, work together in a culture of mutual respect, to solve a problem.

The Adults in Scouting policy encourages adult leaders to recognize and enhance the youth-centeredness of the Movement, and reinforces the need to be inclusive of all members and to encourage, recognize, and celebrate the diversity of its membership which includes adults and young people, and ensures that its membership reflects the composition of each of the local communities where Scouting operates.

An excellent publication for National Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific Region has been made available to help you think carefully about your NSO’s approach to diversity and inclusion.

The NSO Guide for developing a Diversity & Inclusion Strategy is an excellent companion guide to the Youth Involvement Guide you are reading now.

Download the APR diversity and inclusion Guide from www.scout.org/node/614160 In addition, there is the WOSM Guidelines for Diversity and Inclusion in Scouting. This resource guides you through reviewing and planning diversity in your NSO management levels as well as within the youth programme.

Download the WOSM guide from scout.org/diversityandinclusion-guidelines

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KEEPING SCOUTS SAFE FROM HARM

World Scouting is committed to maintaining a safe learning environment for the development of children and young people around the world. This commitment is a responsibility shared by every individual involved in the Scout Movement. This responsibility is not limited to Scouting-related activities but extends to any environment where children and young people are exposed to potentially harmful situations, including at the community and institutional levels of Youth Involvement.

For NSOs, the implementation of Safe from Harm requires putting in place a systematic approach to prevent and react to situations that may affect the wellbeing, development, and safety of children and young people, without removing the possibilities of youth involvement opportunities.

Safe from Harm principles help foster the spirit of Youth Involvement by involving stakeholders especially children and young people, promoting and encouraging positive behavior such as democratic practices, and development of personal skills whilst being confident that they are learning in a safe environment.

Keep these key concepts in mind when working on your Youth Involvement strategies. For example, consider: •

What child-safe policies and practices do I need to ensure are in place for a young person to safely engage in environments that are usually the domain of adults?

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What practices can be employed to ensure Young people are Safe from Harm in activities with each other?

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Do we need to adjust meeting times, lengths, locations, agendas, to be appropriate for young people’s involvement?

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Are there members of a group coming together who need to complete Safe from Harm training, or have appropriate criminal checks made? This could be especially true when engaging with people who are not members of your Scout Organization.

In May 2021, WOSM promoted 4 tips to create a Safe Environment in a Scout meeting: 1.

Make sure everyone agrees on ground rules before the meeting starts.

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Be a role model and live by the Scout Promise and Law.

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Ask each other for feedback about meetings. What could be improved? #SafeScouts #BePrepared

Learn more about Safe from Harm at services.scout.org/service/6 (or book in a WOSM Consultant to help you!).

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THE GLOBAL SUPPORT ASSESSMENT TOOL (GSAT)

GSAT is a Quality Standard provided by WOSM that assesses the compliance of an NSO towards international best practices in Good Governance and Quality Scouting.

There are 10 identified GSAT Criteria related to youth involvement. These primarily are to do with Youth Involvement at the Institutional Level, although the youth involvement within the programme is also emphasized.

Leadership teams in NSOs should take the time to download the Youth Involvement Self-Assessment Tool. Use this tool to perform a self-reflection of your NSO’s depth of youth involvement and set goals for continuous improvement.

The tool also makes a clear connection between the framework for youth involvement presented in the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy and the GSAT Criteria. NSO leadership teams should work through the Criteria presented, found in the Self-Assessment Tool.

Download the Youth Involvement Self-Assessment Tool from scout.org/YI_assessment

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IN SUMMARY

Some key questions an NSO should be asking itself are:

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Does your key youth programme leadership team understand the Fundamentals of Scouting? The Principles, the Purpose, and the Scout Method? How are these promoted actively within your youth programme?

Does your key youth programme leadership team understand how the What, Why, and How of the youth programme are inter-related? How are these aspects evident in the design and delivery of the youth programme?

Can you match your NSO’s youth programme with the seven principles described in the Youth Programme Policy? What areas for improvement have been identified and actioned?

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Does your NSO leadership team understand the three levels of Youth Involvement? The Unit, the Institutional, and the Community levels? How do they promote these aspects?

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Can your NSO leadership discuss the reasons why the involvement of young people in decision making at all levels of the Movement is important to the NSO, and to the personal development of young people themselves? What practices are in place to ensure this is happening?

Is there a clear understanding of Diversity and Inclusion and Safe from Harm in your NSO, across the whole membership, including how it relates to Youth Involvement?

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What Youth Involvement practices does your NSO have in place at the moment?

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What goals for improved Youth Involvement does your NSO have?

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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE? How to Use This Guide

In the following pages we encourage you, the advocate for youth involvement in your NSO, to work with others to develop a new youth involvement initiative for your NSO. You are going to make a plan, try it out, review it, and make recommendations about the future of your initiative.

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REVIEW What worked well?

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This guide also offers some examples for you to read for your own inspiration as well.

Along the way, the Guide reminds you to keep in mind the development or update of your own NSO’s youth involvement policy, critical to reflect the unique characteristics of your Country. There are some helpful suggestions and things to keep in mind for when you do write your policy.

All the very best in your new youth involvement initiative and in developing your NSO’s youth involvement policy.

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MAKING A PLAN FOR GREATER YOUTH INVOLVEMENT

Let’s get started! What will you do, to enhance youth involvement in decision making, in your NSO? You first need to think about where to start.

Let’s commence with the youth programme itself. This is Youth Involvement at the Unit Level. It’s a great place to start as it is a training ground for young people – working in teams, being leaders, and developing those universal skills (sometimes known as “soft skills” or “21st Century skills”) that enable us to contribute in a positive way to our communities.

Your aim here should be that the opportunities for leadership, teamwork, and involvement in decision making will develop your Scouts to be able to be effective in future roles within your NSO, as well as in life beyond Scouting.

However, it is also incredibly important that young people have a say in the things that affect their own lives. This is where you might decide that a new initiative might belong at the Institutional or Community level. Remember, we think of the Institutional level as the NSO’s organizational structures between the local unit and the national office.

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SOME EXAMPLE YOUTH INVOLVEMENT INITIATIVES

Here’s some examples and ideas to help you get started. In each chapter, we will use these same examples, and offer some comments related to the topic of that chapter. These aren’t the only options, though! What else can you think of?

UNIT LEVEL PATROL SYSTEM & PATROL LEADERS

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The small team system is an element of the Scout Method, so should already be a part of your everyday youth programme.

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Perhaps it needs strengthening?

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Adult training, resources, or the role of the patrol leader, might all need reviewing.

ADULT SUPPORT

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Do adults working with youth in units understand their role as supporters?

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Perhaps it is time to redefine adult roles in the unit to enable more opportunities for young people to try something new, and learn from mistakes, rather than have adults do it all for them.

UNIT COUNCILS

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Unit councils meet together to solve problems and create programs

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Unit councils are a meeting of the patrol leaders, with adult support

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Does this need to be better resourced? Do adults understand their role in these councils?

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A youth forum is a coming together of youth from a geographical area, to discuss and make recommendations about issues that affect their lives

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It could be at local area youth council, or a national youth council, or something in between

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Some are age section based. Some involve a cross section of age section representatives

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Topics might come from the youth members involved, from the institution, or a combination

YOUTH COUNCIL

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A youth council is similar to a youth forum, except that it is a smaller group of youth and it exists in an ongoing basis.

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Representatives are selected or elected.

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They meet regularly, do research, and present recommendations to the institution.

APPOINTMENTS

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In this case, appointments for roles within the Institution are made available only for youth under a set age.

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These roles are authentic roles with clear responsibilities

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They could be deputy roles to other existing adult roles, or they could be standalone appointments.

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COMMUNITY LEVEL SCOUTING INITIATED

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In the community, we might look for ways to demonstrate our leadership and expertise.

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Messengers of Peace projects, or #Scouts4SDGs projects, are examples of this

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Usually, a project patrol is formed to plan and do a community project that helps create a better world.

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Recall that Community Involvement is an element of the Scout Method, so this kind of youth involvement should be a regular feature of unit programs.

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The story of the response to COVID-19 by young people in the Philippines described earlier, could be an example of this.

COMMUNITY INITIATED

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Often Scouts get involve in existing community-based initiatives.

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A Rover Scout who forms a patrol to do a cleanup of a local area, as part of a wider program, would be demonstrating leadership and youth involvement.

Also take a moment to review Annex 3 of the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy (page 32). This provides a framework for a strategy on youth involvement. Elements that you could use to define goals for your initiative, based on the three levels of youth involvement, could be found here. Later, this framework will be used as part of the assessment and review phase.

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PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS

Here’s some steps to plan your youth involvement initiative.

UNIT LEVEL PLANNING

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Identify where your youth programme is lacking in opportunities for Scouts to be involved in the decision making of their unit. Consider: •

Formal leadership opportunities

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Informal leadership opportunities

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The patrol system

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Unit councils

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Special projects being undertaken by the Group

Find out what Scouts and Leaders need, to get this working better. Ask them. Consider: •

Resources (templates, fact sheets, etc.)

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Adult training and conferences/ workshops

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Training courses for youth

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Renewed program materials

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Ideas for youth led games and activities

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Brainstorming processes

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Planning guides

Interview people involved in units. Is there a cultural or attitude shift required?

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This might be the biggest challenge for you: encouraging adults to “let go” of all the planning and leading, and allow youth to give it a go, to make mistakes and support them to learn and improve.

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Work with your national programme committee, and invite youth to be involved, to decide what strategic change you are going to make.

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Plan a new youth involvement idea at the Unit level initiative.

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Start off small. What’s one thing you might amend or add to the program that will encourage change?

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It might grow from there. As you learn more, you might find that you can provide more training, or resources, or renew your programme handbook.

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Be open and honest with what you are aiming to do.

Communicate well! Humans tend not to like change, so it’s important to communicate a clear reason why along with your goals, to the whole membership. Make sure your older youth members are a part of this communication as well. Above all else, demonstrate what the change will look like when it is implemented and how that will be better.

INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL PLANNING

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At this level, there are a number of options to consider for how you can get youth voice into the decisions made. Each one has great opportunities, and significant challenges.

Wherever your NSO chooses to start, never think that the solution is made. Always look for ways to enhance youth involvement further.

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It might work well to start with an annual youth forum, evolve this into an ongoing youth council, and then move towards increasing the opportunities for youth to be involved in intergenerational dialogue and decision making along with adults in committees. Consider bringing in external speakers to talk about Youth issues and then workshopping with young people ways to address these issues through Scouting. Aligning this to your youth programme will provide great insights as to what may need to change or be enhanced.

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Find out what your adults and leaders will need to develop to effectively encourage, support, and work with youth.

Consider:

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Resources

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Training

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Attitudes, skills, knowledge

Is there a cultural or attitude shift required?

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This might be the biggest challenge for you.

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Does the “way we do things” need to change in a way that is more interesting, engaging, and appropriate for young people? ◊

Meeting times

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Meeting lengths

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Agenda content

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Think about how opportunities will be advertised to young people so that a diverse range of youth might apply to be a part of it.

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Plan your new youth involvement at the Institutional level initiative.

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Be open and honest with what you are aiming to do.

Communicate well! Humans tend not to like change, so it’s important to communicate a clear reason along with your goals, to the whole membership. Make sure your youth members are a part of this communication as well. Above all else, demonstrate what the change will look like when it is implemented and how that will be better.

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COMMUNITY LEVEL PLANNING 1.

At this level, Scouts might initiate a new community-based activity, or Scouts might join an activity that already exists in the community. In the context of youth involvement in decision making, you should be aiming to be involved in an initiative that gives Scouts an opportunity to be decision makers and lead change to help create a better world. This is why we can think of it as community involvement, rather than community service.

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Encourage and support patrols to get into contact with local government agencies, community organisations, and NGOs, to learn more about what the needs of the community are and find inspiration for project ideas.

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Ask your youth what they would like to do. Given the time and space to think creatively, you will find that your Scouts will come up with some amazing ideas for how they can go into the community, develop a project, and make a positive contribution. The SDGs may provide some great ideas.

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Make sure to find out what additional training is required to participate in activities away from normal Scouting. Consider risk assessments, including Safe from Harm practices and training, as well as other competencies that a young person might need to demonstrate to participate safely.

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Plan your new youth involvement at the Community level initiative.

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Take time to review the initiative, along with members of the community outside of Scouting, to determine how you went and understand the difference you made.

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LET’S DO IT!

It is time to give your plans for a new youth involvement initiative a go. In this section, we offer some considerations for while you are implementing your new initiative.

Apply these considerations to each of your strategies individually. If you’re trying more than one new initiative at a time, it is best to think about each one separately. Keep it simple. You can (and should) review your entire youth involvement approach later.

It is important to not be frightened of making a mistake. It is likely the initiative won’t work out the way you expected it to the first time it is tried. As you go along, ask questions of those involved – especially the young people that are helping you give it a go!! Perhaps what actually happened is even better?

Build your expertise from what you learn when things work out differently from what you expect. Build the expertise of those around you. Allow young people to get things wrong without stepping in to do it for them. What can you both learn from this?

The considerations presented here can be applied to any youth involvement level – the Unit, the Institutional, and the Community levels.

They can be applied to any kind of youth involvement initiative – youth forums, youth councils, event organizing teams, community group involvement, Unit councils, Deputy Commissioner roles, other youth-led roles, and so on.

Does your new initiative have an adult supporter and advocate? This person needs to be someone who works well with young people but is also in a position to advocate for the voice of young people in decision-making committees and councils.

Also, they will need to be there when things are difficult for the young people involved and can offer support or mentorship to help them over the hurdles.

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CONSIDERATIONS

As you go along, consider these things: Make sure everyone who is a part of the initiative is involved some will be simply participating, some will be leading, some will be mentoring, guiding, advising, or supporting. It is important to regularly check in with people to see if they feel they belong to the initiative; if they feel they are contributing; if they feel they are making a difference.

Test out new ideas put into practice what you’ve learned. Learn some more. Listen to what others are saying and see what new ideas can be found.

Are there other ways to solve problems?

Follow your plan it helps everyone if you are sticking to the plan but be prepared to change and adapt it if the need arises. It’s ok to adjust your plan, but remember to communicate the changes well. Also, think about what might go wrong and plan for that – take a ‘risk management’ approach to what you do.

Have fun be challenged and enjoy the adventure. If the initiative is not enjoyable for those involved, it won’t last.

Work as a team help and support each other to be successful. Check-in with each other to know how others are feeling, and if they might need some support or help. Does the team have working agreements ? Do you challenge each other to continuously improve?

Know whether you are achieving your youth involvement goals Take the time to stand back and observe. What do you see? Who has the strongest voice? Why? What’s working well? What needs to change? Are you on track?

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CHALLENGES TO MONITOR

There are going to be challenges. There will be challenges that put a “glass ceiling” on how much a young person’s voice will be heard and action taken. And there will be some challenges in keeping young people engaged in youth involvement initiatives.

It is important for adult supporters and advocates to be empowered to support young people when challenges to their authentic involvement occurs. Challenges might include the culture within the organization, or gender bias. These need to be overcome, especially to meet the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy and the Guidelines for Diversity and Inclusion in Scouting.

There are other potential challenges to look out for: •

The mismanagement of young people involved

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Lack of skills and training of young people involved

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Lack of information shared through the organization about the possibilities and opportunities

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No consideration for the time and money that young people have available to them

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Weak adult training that supports working ‘with’ young people

These are also detailed in the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy. Consider carefully how any one of these could lead to a breakdown in the interest and engagement of young people in your initiative. Try not to blame young people for a lack of interest, instead think about what could be changed to improve that engagement. Ask them!

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OBSERVATIONS AND DOCUMENTATIONS

It is important to document the journey of a new youth involvement initiative. In this phase, where you are trying out what you planned, have someone take on the responsibility of Documenter or Rapporteur. This person could:

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Write a daily summary of the initiative’s activities

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Take photos, looking especially for evidence of youth involvement

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Write down questions that come up specifically to do with the initiative itself

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Write down important things people say, specifically to do with the initiative

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Take audio or video recordings

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Interview participants in the initiative

The information captured will be needed when you undertake the ‘review’ phase for the initiative. It will also inform the development of your Youth Involvement Policy.

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Observations at the Unit Level There are many ways that youth involvement can be exhibited in Scout units. In its simplest form, youth involvement is about Scouts having a voice in what they want to achieve in Scouting and the development and running of the programme to achieve their personal development goals. This can be seen in the planning and delivery of the programme, but can extend to administration, organisational management, issues management, and any other area in which young people are interested in taking on roles and responsibilities.

The Scout Method features the element “Adult Support”. This implies that it is adults that support youth to be leaders in their units. And it is not necessarily formal leadership positions where this will occur. Consider times when a young person comes to an outdoor activity with previous knowledge, learning, and skills. They can informally lead an expedition involving this activity.

In younger age sections, adults will be more involved in the leadership and management of the program. However, there are still opportunities for young people to exhibit and develop their leadership skills.

Observations at the Institutional Level There could be many things going on at once, at this level.

When observing and monitoring your initiative, take note of one aspect at a time. Here’s some aspects to focus on at different times:

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Watch the interaction between youth and adults. Is it a respectful relationship? Do youth come away feeling as though they have been heard? Do they feel like an equal member of the team?

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Do youth participating have a high enough level of understanding in the area of the organisation they are operating in? Do they need some training to ensure they understand how things work?

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Do adults involved have the skills for intergenerational as well as intercultural dialogue13?

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Has the environment been modified to encourage youth engagement? Look at meeting times, agenda items, workshop styles, food on offer, and so on.

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Interview all participants to find out how they feel the initiative is going (during and after).

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How visible is the initiative to the greater membership?

Do they feel like it is worthwhile? How well do young people in your NSO know about the opportunities that the initiative presents?

Observations at the Community Level Involvement at this level might require more than just observation. It may require some intervention, especially if one of your youth is finding it difficult or perhaps disheartening if they are not feeling their involvement in the community is as effective as they might have first thought. There could be other reasons as well.

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How your youth respond to working with non-Scouting people.

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How non-Scouting people respond to working with Scouts.

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Whether the voice of Scouting youth is heard in decision making.

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If the initiative is community service, or whether community involvement is observed.

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If everyone is feeling engaged and valued, both Scouting members and other community members.

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Good luck with the implementation of your new youth involvement initiative.

Here are some more specific things to observe while you are implementing your youth involvement initiative:

UNIT LEVEL PATROL SYSTEM & PATROL LEADERS

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Are the patrols working in the true spirit of teamwork, peer learning, and leadership?

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Are patrol leaders teaching, supporting, and encouraging?

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Do patrol leaders seek the input of their patrol members?

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Does everyone feel connected and involved?

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Is the patrol following a plan?

ADULT SUPPORT

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Do adults supporting youth have a good intergenerational relationship with the Scouts in the unit?

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Do adults stand back and allow mistakes to be made, or do they take over when they believe something will go wrong?

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Do adults monitor safety, both physical and emotional?

UNIT COUNCILS

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Is the Unit Council meeting regularly and managing the program of the Unit?

INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL YOUTH FORUM

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Do all participants have opportunities to input into discussions and recommendations?

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Is everyone feeling included and a sense of belonging?

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Does everyone understand the role that the youth forum plays in the operation of the NSO?

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YOUTH COUNCIL

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Do all participants have opportunities to input into discussions and recommendations?

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Is everyone feeling included and a sense of belonging?

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Does everyone understand the role that the youth council plays in the operation of the NSO?

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Does the Council leadership group support members to develop?

APPOINTMENTS

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Does the young person appointed to a leadership role in the NSO understand their role description?

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Does the young person feel like an equal and respected member of the team?

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Does the young person have a mentor to help them?

COMMUNITY LEVEL SCOUTING INITIATED

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Does everyone feel involved and included?

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Is the plan being followed, is it meeting community expectations, does it need adjusting?

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Are young people gaining personal development out through a project beyond normal Scouting?

COMMUNITY INITIATED

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Although Scout members are supporting a community initiative, are opportunities for personal growth included?

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Is the plan well communicated and being followed?

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Do Scouts all have a voice in the decisions made during the course of the community group-initiated project?

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Are young people gaining personal development out through a project beyond normal Scouting?

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REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT

After implementing your new youth involvement initiative, it is especially important to take some time to review it, so that you know what went well, and what needs some further work for next time.

Reviews can be conducted during the time you are implementing a new youth involvement initiative. This gives you an opportunity to adjust and improve as you are doing the work.

However, you will also take the time afterwards to stop, review, and assess. This review will involve people who represent the diversity of participants involved. For example, you would include the initiative designers, young people and adults who participated, and people from the unit, institution, or community organization that your initiative influenced.

Consider carefully how many people will be involved in the review. It might be that you keep the review group small and diverse, but take the time to survey or interview those involved, and bring this information as working evidence for your review.

Also have on hand the records of your Documenter/Rapporteur.

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Take the time – Reviewing your actions and achievements is important, so make the time.

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Ask good questions – Open-ended questions will make sure participants think about their answers. Here are some examples: » » » » » »

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What did you notice or observe during the initiative?

What went well?

What didn’t go to plan?

What should we do differently next time?

In what ways do you feel your voice was heard?

Did you get feedback from others on your efforts?

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Check your achievements – Discuss what you achieved, even if it wasn’t what you originally set out to do.

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Recognise participation – Regardless of the success of the initiative, ensure those involved feel a sense of achievement and that they feel they belong to a team that is trying something new.

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Common challenges – Recall these documented challenges to youth involvement, and consider these in your review: »

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The “glass ceiling” effect, where the culture of the organization permits the voice of young people to be heard, up to a point The management of young people involved Lack of skills and training of young people involved Lack of information shared through the organization about the opportunities Little consideration for the time and money that young people have available to them Weak adult training that supports working with young people

These are covered earlier and also detailed in the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy. Consider carefully how any one of these could lead to a breakdown in the interest and engagement of young people in your initiative. Try not to blame young people for a lack of interest, instead think about what could be changed to improve that engagement.

Ask them!

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Make recommendations – Write up some clear notes about what needs to stay the same, and what needs to change. Explain why you make these recommendations.

Also consider what needs to be updated in your NSO’s Youth Involvement Policy or needs to be included in your NSO’s policy if it has not yet been written.

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YOUTH INVOLVEMENT REVIEW EXAMPLES

UNIT LEVEL PATROL SYSTEM & PATROL LEADERS

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Are the patrols working in the true spirit of teamwork, peer learning, and leadership?

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Are patrol leaders teaching, supporting, and encouraging?

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Do patrol leaders seek the input of their patrol members?

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Does everyone feel connected and involved?

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Is the patrol following a plan?

ADULT SUPPORT

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Do adults supporting youth have a good intergenerational relationship with the Scouts in the unit?

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Do adults stand back and allow mistakes to be made, or do they take over when they believe something will go wrong?

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Do adults monitor safety, both physical and emotional?

UNIT COUNCILS

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Is the Unit Council meeting regularly and managing the program of the Unit?

INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL YOUTH FORUM

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The youth forum planning team reviewed the youth forum after its completion.

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The planning team followed through the forum recommendations and provided feedback to participants

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he planning team worked with the NSO’s management to review the recommendations and provide feedback.

YOUTH COUNCIL

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The Council’s leadership group has an ongoing process of review, of the operations of the Council and of the projects the Council completes.

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The leadership team works with the NSO management to review projects and provide feedback.

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Much like the Adults in Scouting life cycle, young people appointed to NSO leadership or management roles have had their role and contribution reviewed on a regular basis

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Young people are supported and mentored, particularly to reflect on and review their projects and contributions

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Young people participated equally in the

COMMUNITY LEVEL SCOUTING INITIATED

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The Scouting project team sought the input of the community when they reviewed a Scouting initiated community development project.

COMMUNITY INITIATED

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Young people involved in the community-initiated project got involved in the review

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An inclusive intergenerational dialogue occurred between the community project and young people from the NSO.

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YOUTH INVOLVEMENT SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL

Another approach to the review of your youth involvement is to complete a self-assessment using the WOSM supplied Youth Involvement Self-Assessment Tool. You could do this annually.

Download the Tool from scout.org/YI_assessment The Self-Assessment Tool requires you to bring together a wide range of people involved in the management and youth programme of your NSO. Here is a simple guide to how the Tool works: •

There are 31 criteria that require a response.

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Each criterion is based on the Framework for a Strategy on Youth Involvement (Annex 3 of the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy), and each is linked to relevant GSAT criteria.

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The Framework, and therefore the criteria, are divided into 4 broad areas: Policies/Structures, Programme Support, Communication, Attitudes.

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Your response to each criterion is a 4-level colour-coded score, ranging from red “non-compliant”, to dark green “fully compliant”.

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This means that as you decide on a score for each criterion, you consider the evidence that you have to support the score.

Evidence can come in lots of ways: meeting minutes, photographs, interviews, record books, and so on.

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Once you have scored each criterion, you will have a picture of your depth of youth involvement in your NSO.

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The Self-Assessment Tool then provides guidance of how to analyse your results and what your next steps should be.

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SOME NOTES ABOUT CREATING AN NSO YOUTH INVOLVEMENT POLICY

Your youth involvement initiatives should be leading you towards the creation of a youth involvement policy for your NSO. Here are some important hints about developing a policy: Things to notice: •

Your National Youth Programme Committee should take responsibility for the ownership and updates to this document, but its development should involve consultation of young people involved in the youth programme, adult leaders supporting young people, the National Training Team, and the management of the NSO.

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Base your policy on the positive educational outcomes of allowing young people to have a voice in the decision making at the unit, institutional, and community levels of your NSO

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Emphasize the benefits to the organization of having the voice of young people involved in decision making at all levels of the NSO

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Use the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy as a template.

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Remember the Fundamentals of Scouting should drive all that you do – the Purpose of Scouting, the Principles of Scouting, and the Scout Method.

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Consider how you might incorporate one of the models of youth involvement in Annex 2 of the World Scout Youth Involvement Policy

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Use the The Essential Characteristics of Scouting and The Scout Method as reference guides.

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Addressing each of the statements of the Framework for Youth Involvement (Annex 3) will ensure your Policy covers youth involvement issues well.

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Consider carefully how your Policy will be implemented, and most importantly set a reasonable timeframe to review both the content of your Policy, and its implementation.

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SUMMARY OF TOOLS AND READINGS

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Makati City, Philippines: World Scout Bureau, Inc.

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