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Complete all the activities in one of the following two areas:

Make contact with Scouts from another country outside the United Kingdom.

Then

Take part in a Troop or Patrol activity with these Scouts.

or

Take part in a Patrol or Troop activity based on things found out during the International contact.

This can be done a number of ways, for example through Nights Away in the UK or overseas, the Internet, pen pals, Jamboree on the-Air (JOTA), Jamboree-on-the-Internet (JOTI), or Lands of Adventure.

Choose and investigate an international issue.

For example:

1. Trade

2. Health

3. Water & sanitation

4. Environment

5. Conflict

6. Refugees

7. Peace

8. Tourism

9. Homelessness

10. Poverty

11. Animal welfare

12. Conservation.

Then complete the following:

1. Show an understanding of the issues involved.

2. Take some action as a result of research

3. Compare how the issues affect the UK and countries overseas.