YES Scout Friends :

Is a support effort by scout friends committed to develop and promote orphan youths through Scouting.

Adult Scouts who subscribe and agree with the idea and to uphold YES Friends Rules and Regulations may join YES Scout Friends in their own right with a desire to become more involved in YES Project activities.

To associate with YES Scout Friends, you don’t have to be a current member of Scouting to associate, but you will need to become a member of the Scout Movement.

YES Scout Friends aims to increase the finance, material, technical and moral support to the orphan youths in Africa to enable them access formal education and life skills education that will allow them to make a real difference in their lives and for the subsequent generation.

YES Project is very interesting in that YES Scout Friends actively participate in supporting the orphan youths in Africa as they participate in adventure and tours in Africa and other development voluntary services.

YES Scout Friends travel in person or vicariously and thus get to know and understand various cultures and traditions.  In their adventure and tours in Africa, they forge bonds of unity between differing cultures and they end up as global citizens.

YES Scout Friends share knowledge, ideas and experiences and promote international scouting with a particular focus on building friendships with the orphan youths in countries in sub-Saharan Africa region.

YES Scout Friends regularly organise adventure and tours as part of participating and learning about life and culture of the orphan youths in Africa and in many instances, this results in meeting friendly orphans scouts thereby getting an opportunity to establish orphan-scout-friendship. 

Sustained orphan-scout-friendship often lead to education support and exchange visits to each others country.

YES Scout Friends are a wealthy in the scouting spirit and they take active responsibility to support the orphan youths in crisis across country, community or religion divide to beat the global AIDS emergency and extreme poverty.  Their desire is to participate in making HIV/AIDS pandemic and extreme poverty history in Africa.

YES Scout Friends actively participate in resolving the social problems affecting Africa and especially extend the scouting hand of friendship to the orphan youths to provide support that empowers them meet their basic needs.

By leveraging the communication power of the internet, YES Scout Friends communicate far, wide and deeply with each other.  They exchange friendly letters using the internet, e-mails, radios, letters and publications to touch the lives of the orphan youths they have supported.   Many online friendships are made and maintained in this manner.  Where necessary, YES assists with the translation.

Through sustained friendship, YES Scout Friends often surprise the orphan youths with e-mail messages, cards, education support offers, adoption or graphic gifts, but most importantly they extend the Scout hand of friendship.

The relationship between YES Orphans and YES Scout Friends provides a sustainable and powerful infrastructure to promote policy, programme and active support for other orphans youths in Africa.

YES Project is therefore a historic and good opportunity for all YES Scout Friends to use their greatness, wealth and influence in their day to day life to help the needy orphans in Africa.

YES Scout Friends Opportunities:

YES offers opportunities for fun life-changing Scout Friends based in Nairobi Kenya.

volunteer services in Africa whilst offering experiences;

live within the local community and experience new cultures

build educational centres working alongside youth

participate in rewarding challenges

support the orphan youths of choice

participate in organised adventure & tours in Africa

host creative and sporting activities and have great fun.

develop lasting friendships 

gain leadership skills

get full rights to use YES Friends Link page

participate in YES Friends Discussion online

receive a quarterly report of the orphan youths supported 

receive occasional YES Actions News (Hard copy and Electronic)

YES Scout Friends are unpaid and are encouraged to work for the duration of 3 to 12 months.
Current YES Scout Friends Positions:
YES currently has several Scout Friends positions available. 

Terms of reference: 
Assisting YES staff with the development and implementation of YES Project.
Assisting with training staff internally and also youth support, education and training.
Supporting the YES Country Director in regard to project management, organisational development and fundraising for YES project. 
Experience Required: 
• Excellent oral and written communication english skills. 
• Familiarity with youth issues. 
• Familiarity working in an nonprofit organisation (NPO) environment; with particular experience in project design and management (grant applications, monitoring and evaluation, report writing) 
• Experience with education, capacity-building and skills transfer (advocacy, youth health, youth rights and/or human rights) 
• Scouting skills is a plus but not required.

Take Scout Friends Action Now!

Do you know of a great Scout Friend?  Please introduce him or her to YES Project now!

YES Scout Friends Recognised.  ... the list is endless

For more information as YES Scout Friend, please e-mail scouts@yes.or.ke

Start your YES Scout Friends Meeting today!

YES Scout Friends can plan to meet monthly in areas of representation and share ideas to increase new approach to broaden the base of YES Project support.

YES Scout Friends meet to make their own decisions. Staff cooperates with national leaders in supporting YES projects and in training for education and advocacy.  Individuals are encouraged to access YES website for information on support advocacy and education.

Recognised YES Friends represented through;

Kenya Scouts Association

The Scouts Association UK

Avon Venture Scouts

UK Africa Network

Scout Enterprises (Western) Limited

Berkshire Scouts Enterprises Limited

Polaris Network Scouts

Other YES Friends Scouts ... the list is endless

Special Thanks!:

YES Scout Friends who have contributed towards the development of YES Project in one way or another, we say Thank You!!! very much for your insight, friendship and visionary leadership of helping the orphan youths to help themselves and especially giving them the opportunity to 'live life in its fullness'.

 

YES... month after month, year after year, with your support, we can do much more!!!   A little bit of our money makes the difference to the life of the orphan youth you support.

"Needs are clear.  Solutions are available.  Friendship is gathering momentum.  Now is the time to Support"

 

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