What Cub Scouts Can Do!
Cub Scouts: Be A Messenger of Peace
Even the smallest Scout can make a big difference.
Cub Scouts learn that peace begins with kindness, helping others, and caring for their community. Through Messengers of Peace (MoP),
they explore how their actions—big or small—can make the world a better place.
Working on a Messengers of Peace project can happen right alongside Cub Scout Adventures and Pack service projects. Every time a Cub helps, shares, or shows kindness, they are becoming a Messenger of Peace.
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What Can Cub Scouts do?
The MoP program fits naturally into what Cub Scouts already do—service, teamwork, and fun with a purpose. Cub Scouts “Listen, Acknowledge, Respond, and Collaborate” as they learn about helping others and taking action together.
How Can Cub Scouts Earn the MoP Advocate Award?
- Decide – Which of the 5 Learning Path(s) you would like to focus on – Civic Engagement, Culture & Heritage, Peacebuilding, Diversity & Inclusion, or Humanitarian Action.
- Listen – Talk about what “peace” means and how Scouts can help their community.
- Acknowledge – Learn how civic engagement, humanitarian action, kindness and inclusion make a difference.
- Respond – Take part in a Pack or Den service project (2+ hours).
- Collaborate – Share what you learned and wear your purple MoP Advocate ring proudly!
Cub Scouts Take Action
Dens or Packs can participate in Messengers of Peace activities in their packs, dens or local communities by trying some of the sample activities below. These are only ideas - there are hundreds of ways Cub Scouts can learn peacebuilding skills.
Make “thank you” cards for teachers or first responders (Peacebuilding).
Plant a peace garden at school, church, or your meeting place (Civic Engagement).
Lead a Pack-wide recycling or litter cleanup day (Humanitarian Action & Champions for Nature Adventure).
Cub Scouts can have a Pack-wide dialogue and share their family’s cultural and religious background. Afterwards the Pack could have an international pot-luck feast to celebrate each other’s culture. (Culture & Heritage).
Host a “Peace Picnic” with games that teach kindness and teamwork. Cubbies can learn simple causes & reasons conflict may occur and learn how to tackle it with kindness and active listening (Diversity & Inclusion).
Recognize the Cub Scouts' Accomplishments
- Messengers of Peace participants (or their leaders) should log your service project on Scoutbook.
- Messenger of Peace participants may be presented with the MoP Advocate patch and certificate (download on main MoP page), available from national supply or your local Scout Shop.
- For Dens or Packs that wish to take thier project to the next level, they can work on the MoP Champion patch as individuals OR as a unit. Applications must be submitted to council for the Champion award.
Ready to Begin?
- Post pictures and stories on our Messenger of Peace Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/BSAMessengersOfPeace/
- Email your stories to us at international@scouting.org
- Share your stories with your Council and with local media. Let our communities know how the Cubs Scouts are taking action to be peacebuilders and why it is important.
Reporting Your Event
SCOUTBOOK+:
After the completion of your Messenger of Peace project, we need you to report your event so that we can truly show the ripple effect being accomplished by Scouting America units.
Recording Messengers of Peace project service hours for individuals and units within Scouting America is completed in the same manner as all other service hours. This can be done via Scoutbook for each Individual or Unit. To record an MoP project, create a new activity in Internet Advancement, then choose Messenger of Peace for the project type and add all the roster members who participated to the activity. For more information on how to do this, use the Scoutbook/Internet Advancement Help function.
National MoP Project Database:
The National Messengers of Peace Committee would like to collect information on all the incredible work our Scouts are doing across the nation. Please take a moment to fill out our GOOGLE FORM once your project is complete, so that we can share our success with the larger Scouting America and World Scouting community.
We encourage Scouts to upload their community service projects to the SCOUTS FOR SDGS digital hub AND share them via social media to inspire others to act for peace and sustainable development. Together these actions, stories and projects add up to create an incredible impact around the globe!
Submit your service project to World Scouting HERE.
The Messengers of Peace program supports
several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including:
SDG 1 – No Poverty
SDG 2 – Zero Hunger
SDG 5 – Gender Equality
SDG 8 – Decent Work & Economic Growth
SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities & Communities
SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption & Production
SDG 13 – Climate Action
SDG 16 – Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
SDG 17 – Partnership for the Goals
