Messengers
of Peace - African Scouts
Scouting, Noble Citizenship & Youth Programme
of Human Security
Costantinos Berhutesfa Costantinos, PhD
Chief
Scout, Ethiopian Scouts, Professor of Public Policy,
School of Graduate Studies, AAU
School of Graduate Studies, AAU
A
panel lecture on Africa Scout Day
A Scout is Trustworthy,
Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave,
Clean, Reverent
Summary
Advances in human thought and action towards
global justice and universalization of guarantees for human rights, are
gathering added momentum with the motive energy contributed by unprecedented
events following the end of the Cold War. Such developments notwithstanding,
conflicts have displaced over 60 million people today. The Messengers of Peace
initiative by some 40 million young scouts worldwide is taking on the task of human
security globally. Our vision is that Scouting will be
the foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership
training. Scouting will continue to offer young people responsible fun and adventure;
instill in young people lifetime values and develop in them ethical character as
expressed in the Scout Oath and Law.
It is to train young people in noble citizenship,
service, and leadership to serve communities and families with its quality,
values-based programmes. We envision Scouting entering its second century as an
influential, value-based enlightening movement focused on achieving its
mission, attracting and retaining more and more young people coming from
broader segments of society; in all cultures; as dynamic, innovative Movement
with adequate resources and democratic decision making processes where
organization, management and communication are effective at all levels. In this
regards, scouts will engage in brave and direct action taking the bull by the
horn in training and civic education on stemming human insecurity and
domestication of international instruments, build coalition to ensure human
security capacity building is undertaken by civil societies. They will promote
integrated humanitarian and development projects, including income generating
and self-reliance activities, education and infrastructure development; establishing
human security research capacity, develop durable solutions and comprehensive
response strategies to human insecurity.
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