If you're here, it means you got back safely from the World Scout Jamboree. It also means that maybe you'd like to help those who aren't so lucky and are still unable to go home because of war and persecution?
We hope so. Here's our quick guide on how scouts can get involved and help refugees world-wide:
1) Take a look at the photo galleries. Are you there? Send the link to your friends and tell them what you got up to!
2) Remember the blindfolds, falling over in the mud? Relive the 'fun' by trying out Passages with the rest of your patrol or take it into school and enjoy it with your classmates.
3) Or maybe the Balloon Game was more your style? Click here for all you need to show your friends how they can learn about refugees in this fun and, not so muddy, way.
4) Prefer taking it easy in front of your computer? Play 'Against All Odds' in English, Finnish, German, Greek, Norwegian and Swedish. Will you be able to make it to the end this time?
5) Thought it was just a game? Take our quick quiz and surprise yourself with how much you learnt.
6) Keep up-to-date and sign-up to UNHCR's e-newsletter.
7) A picture tells a thousand words, so check out some of UNHCR's videos from refugee emergencies worldwide.
8) Organise a fundraising event or ask friends and family to become regular donors. Your donation can buy new shelters, provide vital healthcare or help young refugees attend school. You can donate online today.
9) Want to know more? Or even help out locally? Contact your local UN Refugee Agency office to find out what you could do. For example, scouts in Ireland invite refugees to their activities to boost interest in scouting and help people settle into their new communities.
10) Share this website with your friends, Scout leaders and teachers. If you've enjoyed these games and learning about refugees, spread the word.
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