COMMUNITY ACTION

badge requirements

1. Explore your chosen community and discuss with your Patrol how you can make a difference. You could illustrate the issues you identify by using photographs, a video, tape recordings, a poster or a graffiti wall.

2. Find out about the opportunities to help with these issues. Discuss these with your Patrol.

3. Plan your Community Action. This could be as an individual or as a Patrol. You will need to think about the following:
a) What you plan to do
b) Who will be involved? eg Guides, members of your faith community, school friends, community organisations
c) What personal safety issues do you need to consider?
d) What permission do you need and from whom?
e) How long will your Action take? Will it be a weekly commitment, over a weekend or for a few hours over several weeks.
f) How will you measure its success?

These plans must be discussed and agreed with your Guider before you start.
Your Community Action should be a minimum of 12 hours over three months. Your investigation and planning time ca be included.
You, your Patrol and Guider should evaluate your Community Action.
Community members who have helped you may want to contribute to your evaluation. This evaluation should be enjoyable and show the difference you have made in your community. You could do this by using photographs, painting, performing a rap or writing a poem.