“A community service project could be asking for donations for a food bank, while a Take Action project would be setting up a program where you can get schools, people, or companies to regularly donate to the food bank and perhaps teach them about hunger.” “It is always helpful to have some examples,” says Lara Cordeiro, an Ambassador troop leader in Western Ohio.
And if your troop members want to pursue their Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award, they’ll need to understand the kinds of projects that qualify.ĭepending on your girls’ ages, you might need to clarify the differences between the two projects. “How will this continue to work after you have finished doing your part, as opposed to a service project that could be repeated several times but would end after the girls' involvement with it ends.”īoth projects serve important needs, but at different levels. “We stress the sustainability of the Take Action projects,” explains Silvia La Falce, a Girl Scout Ambassador troop leader in the Greater Chicago area. Though the girls still identify areas in which they’d like to help their communities, a Take Action project addresses the root of an issue and creates a lasting effect. Take Action projects-also called service learning-take community service to the next level. Whether your girls engage in a short-term community service project, like collecting toys for kids who live in shelters, or a long-term or recurring project, like weekly volunteer shifts at a soup kitchen, their work fills an immediate need in the community. Giving back is always in season at Girl Scouts, so encourage your girls to harness that spirit of goodwill and bring their charitable intentions to life!Īs they look for meaningful ways to contribute to their community, you can help sharpen their problem-solving skills and expand their definition of philanthropy by discussing community service and Take Action projects.Ĭommunity service projects make the world a better place right now. When they do their presentation, they ask the audience to help them recognize & stand up against their stereotype.Ħ Be Proud of It: Celebrate the accomplishments.ħ Keep It Going: Think about how the project could be sustained Think of other people/groups who need to hear about their issue.The girls in your troop are eager to find ways to better their community, especially when it comes to paying it forward during the holidays. They consider how they will act when they see stereotypes in the future.ĥ Advocate it: Demonstrate the importance of the issue to others. They decide how they will tackle it, how many people are on their team, what medium they will use to do their project, mural, play etc.ģ Do it: Act “with” the community They present their "Stereotype Busting" project to an invited audience.Ĥ Think About It: Reflect on the project’s impact.
The girls choose a stereotype that they feel strongly about. They interview women and ask them if they have been affected by stereotypes.Ģ Plan it: Prepare a Take Action plan. The girls examine stereotypes & learn to recognize them. The 7 steps to a Take Action Project as they are addressed in the aMUSE journey.ġ Map It: Investigate community needs and problem causes. The TAP takes place in the form of a performance or art piece where the girls demonstrate a stereotype, prove that it is wrong & ask their audience to help "bust' it. The aMUSE TAP involves the "issue" of stereotypes that affect women. All Journey TAP's can be done outside of or within the GS community.
By contrast, the Bronze is 20 suggested hours and they can choose any topic. The journey TAP has no hour requirement & it is to be done on a topic within the scope/theme of the journey. The journey TAP is a project the girls design that follows all the steps they will need to do when they tackle their Bronze Award, so that when they approach the Bronze Award, the steps will be familiar. The journeys are a pre-requisite for the higher awards because each Journey includes a Take Action Project (TAP). For a complete overview of the progression of Take Action Projects from journey to GOLD.
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