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Congratulations

toscoutsall

overtheworld

uponcentenary

celebrations;

1907-2007

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Scouting for Solutions

Vol. 2 No. 1, March 2007

Check your beliefsI like to be a male leaderbecause men have powerover women. Boys and

girls cannot do the samethings. Even theirbehaviours are different.B M, 12, Masindi PublicSchool

What do you think aboutBanuras story? Do you believewhat he is saying?Just like Banura, some peoplewrongly believe that boys arestronger than girls.Theybelieve that girls cannot be aspowerful as boys. But this isnot true.

Look around your community.Havent you seen or heard of

women doctors, engineers andpilots in the country? Have youheard about Liberias femalepresident? Even in your class,arent there girls who are asbright as boys?.

What about Scouts activities?Dont girls and boys do thesame tasks? Boys, you need tochange your beliefs that makegirls feel less powerful. Girls,you too need to develop apositive attitude aboutyourself.

Inside, read about howboth girls and boys can bepowerful.

Girls and Boys cando the same things

Welcome to the 4th issueof Scouts Voice (SV). Thisissue will help youunderstand more about theabilities of boys and girls.

Do you think boys and girlshave equal power to do samethings? How do they acquirethis power? And how do they

use the power they get? Readand find out. Discuss withyour friends points that youfind interesting.

Power means our ability to door say things that make othersrespect you. They respect youbecause they feel you areimportant. For example, being

a prefect in class means youhave the ability to lead.

Power also refers to yourability to get what you wantin life without anybody oranything stopping you. Thisshould apply to both boysand girls.

Scouts Voice journalists pose for

a picture at Kaazi Scouts nationaltraining and camping site,Kampala

GIRLS CAN DO THE SAME THINGS BOYS DO: Kemigisha Hellen, a pupil of St

Lawrence PS in Mbarara building a shelter during one of the campingactivities in the district

Girls and Boys cando the same things

Message fromDr. Maggie Kigozi, ChiefCommisioner, Uganda

Scouts Association

Abstinence

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protective

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girls

Dear girls and boys, Igreet you all in the nameof scouting, as wecelebrate 100 years ofscouting in the worldthis year. Let us applythe principles we learn inscouting in our day-to-day practices. Respectand support each otherwithout discrimination.Boys, support yoursisters and femalerelatives with work suchas baby sitting, cookingand sweeping, whichused to be looked at asgirls work. Do not bully

or beat up girls. Respectthem as your equals.

Girls and boys, stayhealthy and avoid badgroups. Avoid earlypregnancies, HIV andother STDs. Say No togifts and money inexchange for sex. Stay inschool. Make use of thefree primary andsecondary education. Ifsome problems force youto drop out, return toschool because the lawsupports that. Staying inschool helps you toavoid bad peer groups

that can mislead youinto risky behaviours.

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Congratulations

toscoutsall

overtheworld

uponcentenary

celebrations;

1907-2007