What is Messengers of Peace?
Launched in September 2011, Messengers of Peace is a global initiative designed to inspire millions of young men and women in more than 220 countries and territories to work toward peace. Using social media and other Scouting networks the initiative lets Scouts from around the world share what they’ve done and inspire fellow Scouts to undertake similar efforts in their own communities. The initiative is inspired by the World Scout Committee, administered by the World Scout Bureau, and driven by youth volunteers worldwide.
Earn your Messengers of Peace Award
Scouts are already doing great things in their community. Through good turns and community service, scouts are making the world a better place and spreading a culture of peace. The Messengers of Peace program aims to highlight this work by supporting scouts’ community service and encouraging Scouts to share their actions with others to help build a global network of service. If a scout does a service action and shares it with other, they can earn a Messengers of Peace badge. The main goal is to inspire Scouts to continue their community service or to join efforts with other scouts from around the globe.
You can earn the Messengers of Peace badge in 4 steps:
- Inspire: Explore and research about local problems, people in action and good practices.
- Learn and decide: Identify your motivation and talents. Choose a field of action. Select useful knowledge, skills and ideas to apply.
- Do: Plan your actions, execute, monitor, evaluate and report.
- Share: Share what you did, your experiences, outcomes and learnt lessons.
- Complete a qualifying service project.
- Have your unit leaders report service hours on “Internet Advancement” and purchase your badge with other Scout awards at your local scout shop or through the Scout Shop.
- The Messengers of Peace rings are available to all scouts who complete MOP projects.
Connect with us & share your projects
We want to hear about your Messengers of Peace Projects. Projects submitted below have a chance to be featured on our Social Media accounts and blogs to help inspire other Scouts and Scouters to develop their own Messengers of Peace projects.
Follow “Messengers of Peace BSA” on Facebook & Instagram.
Submit projects below to be featured on our Social Media, Newsletters and Blogs.
Messengers of Peace Heroes
Katie is a Messengers of Peace Hero from California.
The Messengers of Peace Heroes Award was created in 2012 to recognize exceptional Scouts, volunteers and professionals for their outstanding work in creating a better world. The award acknowledges and recognizes the extraordinary service of young people and their contributions towards community development, the promotion of dialogue and peace, and relief in times of need. Learn more here.
Program Overview
Launched in September 2011, Messengers of Peace is a global initiative designed to inspire millions of young men and women in more than 220 countries and territories to work toward peace. Using state-of-the-art social media, the initiative lets Scouts from around the world share what they’ve done and inspire fellow Scouts to undertake similar efforts in their own communities. The initiative is inspired by the World Scout Committee, administered by the World Scout Bureau, and driven by youth volunteers worldwide.
Defining Peace
In terms of the MOP initiative, peace encompasses three dimensions:
- The personal dimension: harmony, justice, and equality
- The community dimension: peace as opposed to hostility or violent conflict
- Relationships between humankind and its environment: security, social and economic welfare, and relationship with the environment
Any Scout or Scouter who participates in a project that has had a significant impact on the community in any one of the three dimensions above can qualify as a Messenger of Peace.
Submitting Projects
Submitting MOP-related projects is easy for BSA units. All they need to do is check the Messengers of Peace box when entering a service project through the Journey to Excellence website. Click here to visit the BSA’s service hours reporting website
Recognition Item
Any Scout or Scouter who participates in a qualifying project is eligible to wear a Messengers of Peace ring patch around the World Crest on his or her uniform. A unit representative can purchase these ring patches at a local Scout shop, council service center, or Scoutstuff.org.
