Oxfam at the World Scout Jamboree 2007
It’s not just woggles and rubbing sticks – the scouts are supporting Oxfam’s work on climate change at their whopping world jamboree, which starts tomorrow.
The event, to celebrate 100 years of being prepared, will be attended by around 40,000 scouts and scout leaders from around the globe, who will spend what is bound to be a damp week under canvas at Hylands Park, Essex.
If you thought the scouting movement was a thing of the past you’d be wrong. The organisation is massive - there are about 400,000 scouts in the UK alone, and over 28 million worldwide. Founded originally as a way for Edwardian boys to have fresh air and fun, these days the scouts (both male and female) are more relevant to today’s multicultural society and can explore faiths and beliefs as well as learning about important issues facing the world.
As part of the World Jamboree event, the scouts have organised a Global Development Village, where Oxfam and other organisations will have exhibitions showing what people can do to end poverty and protect the environment. Scouts will be able to learn more about climate change and we’ll be asking them to pledge to take action – it could be something as simple as recycling, or switching a light off.
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