Collecting Badges

Global Challenge

Global Challenge

Global Challenge Scout Badge post 2002

Challenge Scout badges are worn on the front of the scout shirt on the Right hand side in line with the membership award.

To earn your Global Challenge award a scout must do the following.

Area 1: International contact

Make contact with Scouts from another country outside the United Kingdom, then either:

1.       Take part in a Troop or Patrol activity with these Scouts.

2.       Take part in a Patrol or Troop activity based on things found out during the international contact.

This can be done in a number of ways, for example through nights away in the UK or overseas, the internet, pen pals, Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA), Jamboree-on-the-Internet (JOTI), or Lands of Adventure.

Area 2: International issues

Choose and investigate an international issue.

For example:

  • trade 
  • health
  • water and sanitation
  • environment
  • conflict
  • refugees
  • peace
  • tourism
  • homelessness
  • poverty
  • animal welfare
  • conservation

Then complete the following:

1.       Show an understanding of the issues involved.

2.       Take some action as a result of research.

3.       Compare how the issues affect the UK and countries overseas.