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Scouts, Peace and Security - Finland-Nepal Partnership Project

The Guides and Scouts of Finland supports the capacity of its partner organization, Nepal Scouts, to strengthen peace education and youth participation in. The project will implement existing structures of scout organizations and volunteering and youth involvement will be central to both organizations in line with the scout principle. Peace education is divided into three parts 1) combating hate speech 2) gaining conflict resolution skills 3) skills for life. These three areas provide the basis for grassroots action in a scout organization, and through a variety of activities, children and young people learn skills to support social peace in their communities. In addition to traditional scouts activities, the project will support young Nepalese people to strengthen their involvement in peace and security issues. In Nepal, the participation of young people in decision-making is low and efforts are being made to strengthen this. This work is based on the UN Security Council Declaration 2250 Youth, Peace and Security and the actions taken in Finland as an inspiration. The outcomes of the project are 1) Scouts in Nepal have gained skills and knowledge in peace and conflict resolution and 2) Youth, peace and security -2250 launch event organized and proposal handed to Ministry of Youth and Sports The activities directly benefit the partner organization?s capacity, the trained scouts and the scouts participating in the activities during the project. After the project, the peace education materials will remain part of the scout organization's action program, and all scouts will benefit from the materials prepared and activities planned during the project. In addition, the 2250 process started during the project will serve to empower young people more widely in Nepal. The responsible for the project are at the organizational level Guides and Scouts of Finland and Nepal Scouts, individual level the volunteers from both organizations. Alongside the scouts, students from the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Tribhuvan University of Nepal are involved in the planning and implementation of the project. Finnish Time Out Foundation supports the project. https://www.nepalscouts.org