Community Action
Choose one of the following four areas. Complete a specific
project that will enable you to make a difference in that area.
1. Action in the lives of people in your local community.
You could choose to work with or for children, older people or
people with a disability.
2. Action for the local environment.
This may include projects such as bulb planting, cleaning the local
river, or providing bird or bat boxes.
3. Action on a worldwide issue.
You could find out about projects sponsored by organisations such as
Oxfam or Save the Children, or perhaps choose a wildlife issue.
4. Action for Girlguiding
This can include helping at a Brownie Pack or Rainbow unit, and
completing a special task such as making something for the unit.
The project:
• must be planned carefully
• may be completed individually or with other Patrol members
• should be worked on for a minimum of 12 hours over a three-month
period.
Your plans should cover:
• who will be involved, eg Guides, school friends, community members
• personal safety issues that need to be considered
• what permission is needed, and from whom
• how long it will take, eg weekly, over a weekend, a few hours over
several weeks
• how you will know whether it has been a success.
Your plans must be discussed with your Leader and approved
by the Patrol Leaders’ Council before you start. At the end of the
project, share your experience with your unit.
