Skills for Life

Our plan to prepare better futures 2018-2023

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Our Vision

By 2023 we will have prepared more young people with skills for life, supported by amazing leaders who deliver an inspiring programme. We will be growing, more inclusive, shaped by young people and making a bigger impact in our community.

Our Mission

Scouting actively engages and supports young people in their personal
development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.

Our Values

We act with care, respect, integrity, cooperation, exploring our own and others’ beliefs.

Our Goals

We will achieve the following goals against our four objectives:

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Growth

  • 50 more young people
  • 10 more Section Leaders
  • 10 more Young Leaders
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Inclusivity

  • Our volunteers reflect the demographics of our society

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Youth Shaped

  • 500 young people shape their Scouting each year

  • 50% young people achieve top awards

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Community Impact

  • more young people making a positive impact in our community each year
  • 50% young people achieve top awards

Our three pillars of work

To meet these objectives, we will focus on three pillars of work:

Programme

A fun, enjoyable, high quality programme consistently delivered and supported.

People

More, well trained, better supported and motivated adult volunteers, and more young people.

Perception

Scouting is understood, more visible, trusted, respected and widely seen as playing a key role in society today.

Our vision for 2023

By 2023 we will have prepared more young people with skills for life, supported by amazing leaders who deliver an inspiring programme.

Our objectives

We want to…

…grow
We believe Scouts changes lives so we want to give every young person in Gibraltar the opportunity to join.

…become more inclusive
Everyone, regardless of their background, should be able to participate in Scouts.

…be more youth shaped
Every young person should be shaping their experience and developing their leadership potential.

…impact our communities
Through social action, Scouts makes a difference not just to the individual but to whole community.