Councils Supporting MoP
Councils: Support Messengers of Peace
Empower every Scout to be a Messenger of Peace.
Councils play a key role in recognizing, reporting, and celebrating the impact of Scouts working for peace. By promoting the Messengers of Peace program, Councils connect local community service to a global movement.
Why It Matters!
- Strenghtens community partnerships and visibility for Scouting America.
- Helps grow and maintain membership by tightly knitting our Scouts into our local communities and thereby communicating to our communities the value of Scouting.
- Encourages every Unit to take part in meaningful service and recognition.
- Helps parents understand how Scouting enables their child to become truly engaged global citizens and to grow their leadership skills for the future.
The MoP program fits naturally into what Scouts already do—service, teamwork, and fun with a purpose. Scouts “Listen, Acknowledge, Respond, and Collaborate” as they learn about helping others and taking action together.
What are the Council's Responsibilities?
From the 2025 Messengers of Peace Program Guide (page 14):
- Appoint a Council Messengers of Peace Representative or designate your International Representative.
- Encourage and support – Units to apply for the MoP Unit Awards and submit individual award applications.
- Collect and report MoP service data through Scoutbook and sdgs.scout.org.
- Recognize outstanding projects at Council events or Courts of Honor.
How Councils Can Promote the MoP Program?
Include MoP in Roundtables, University of Scouting, and council-wide training events.
Share local MoP stories in council newsletters and on council social media channels.
Host a “Peace in Action” weekend or recognition ceremony that celebrates scouts of all ages in your council who are taking active roles as community peacebuilders.
Encourage Units to record MoP service hours in Scoutbook and share them at sdgs.scout.org.
Nominate top projects annually for the national MoP Distinguished Service Project of the Year and host a council-wide Court of Honor for those scouts who are chosen.
Recognition & Awards
Currently there are 5 different Messenger of Peace awards. They are not sequential and any can be earned by both youth and adult registered scouts. Below is a table describing these awards.
Ready to Begin?
- Post pictures and stories on our Messenger of Peace Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/BSAMessengersOfPeace/
- Email your Council's stories to us at international@scouting.org
- Share your Council's stories and with local media. Let our communities know how the Scouts are taking action to be peacebuilders and why it is important.
Helping Your Scouts Report MoP Service Hours
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.
Resources & Links
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
