Under The Singapore Scout Association, all Cubs, Scouts, Ventures and Rovers up to the age of 26 years old are eligible for the Messengers of Peace programme.

You will be required to complete the four steps of the programme – ‘Inspire’, ‘Learn & Decide’, ‘Do’ and ‘Share’. As a self-pursue programme, a youth is encouraged to be inspired in the subject matter (can be anything – environment, peace or development etc) that the youth interested in. Through that inspiration, the youth should that explore to learn about the subject matter through communication with the beneficiary/organisation beyond the Scouting community, and eventually decide what to do. The youth then participates or plans and organises (depends on your echelon) the project. Upon completion, the youth is strongly encouraged to share the project with others. This will in turn inspires others to learn more about and/or take up the programme.

At the lower echelon (Cub Scout), the youth will only be required to participate in a project. However, the youth should still have an opportunity to communicate with the beneficiary/organisation so as to learn about the subject matter that the youth is inspired to be a part of.

At the higher echelon (Scout, Venture and Rover), the youth will then be expected to plan and organise a project after a discussion with the beneficiary/organisation as they would be able to play a greater role in making a difference to them.

The hours can be considered as long as you are doing a beneficial service. It should not include planning, recreational, meal and rest/sleep time.

In order to make a difference, service engagement should also be sustainable. We would like to encourage and cultivate in the youths a stronger value in service. It should ideally not be just a one-off event/activity but a sustained engagement. This is also to avoid the stress of beneficiaries or organisations having to cater to too many volunteers who just come and go. Therefore the service hours (Cub – 8 hours, Scout – 16 hours and Venture/Rover – 24 hours) are meant to encourage a sustained engagement with the beneficiary/organisation over a period of time.

Prior to the service, the youth should have an opportunity to interact with the beneficiary/organisation to learn more about the subject matter (Learn & Decide). Only then the service would be meaningful to both parties.
Service ideally should be beneficial to the community. For example: involvement with Community Development Council to do home improvement for elderly or low-income families, or engagement with Waterway Watch Society to promote and organise waterway clean up.

The service should not be a labor task like ushering, hosting, event volunteers etc. You can contact us if you would like to clarify on your service.

Yes. If you are just an individual who do not wish to pursue/not eligible for the programme, but would like to be an active citizen to contribute back to the community, you can initiate your own project and have it recognised as just a Messengers of Peace project (or simply a project of positive change).

You can contact us and send us a proposal of your project. If the project is ideal, you can then utilise the Messengers of Peace logo for your project. Just remember to share your project on the World Organisation of the Scout Movement’s website once it’s completed so that many others can get inspired!