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Welcome to the Eric Frank Trust!
As explained below, the Trust has been established mainly to promote young people's personal development, including leadership development, especially through World Scouting. We hope to do this not only by funding projects and demonstrating their success, but also by encouraging debate about how best to help young people meet the challenges facing them today, but, in particular, empower them to develop the social and leadership skills necessary to contribute to the development of their communities and thus encourage social cohesion.
The Trust is motivated by a belief in the Scout method developed by Baden-Powell, expressed through the Patrol System, of giving real responsibility to young people to plan and manage their own activities and trusting them, with sensitive adult support, in order to develop their leadership skills. We believe that this important element of Scouting has not always been recognised and promoted, even though the importance of peer education is now accepted in education as an important developmental tool.
It is intended that this Editorial will change regularly and be used to introduce papers intended to stimulate thought and a response from those who share our belief in the value of Scouting and leadership development. In time, we hope to develop a 'think tank' of contributors whose thoughts and practical suggestions will help to further the quality of work with young people, and, as was Baden-Powell's intention, help to make the World a better place!
See paper in News and Resources: 'Leadership in Scouting building on personal development'.
Purpose
The objects of the trust are: "to advance education, including education in leadership skills, and to advance young people in life with a view to helping them become more responsible citizens".
Proposals are invited - from any organisation worldwide whose main purpose is the education and development of young people. Priority will be given to projects supported by a National Scout Organisation.
The Trust is able to process grant applications NOW. Applications may be made at any time.
The Trust will not normally support:
projects which have run out of funds;
projects which are already being implemented;
administrative costs;
capital items.