Mission

To combine efforts to save lives. SCOUT BANANA will build a domestic and international movement dedicated to fundamental social change in which global health is everyone’s responsibility and every individual’s human right.

Vision

The young people of today are an incredibly talented and powerful generation. Armed with the tools of change and faced with overwhelming challenges, our generation will be the builders of a global society in which universal human rights are respected and attained in every region of the world – especially the individual right to a healthy life. We must commit ourselves to a focused, effective and collaborative progressive movement that will revolutionize the global health care system by valuing the individual as an interdependent part of the whole, collaborating with communities, and emphasizing difference within equality.

Introductory History

SCOUT BANANA began in 2001 as an Eagle Leadership Service Project with the goal of “collecting and delivering medical supplies, including an ambulance for the St. Ambrose health center in Uganda.” The initial project successfully collected 20 boxes of medical supplies and raised over $67,000. In 2003, SCOUT BANANA became more than a Boy Scout Eagle Project when Phase II was launched to raise funds for a 40ft. container of donated medical supplies to completely outfit the St. Ambrose Health Center of Uganda. The organization expanded in the summer of 2005 with student chapters beginning across the U.S. and Canada. More history [link]

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  • SCOUT BANANA is run by a Board of Directors who are legally responsible for the organization’s operations. Meet the Board!
  • What values and principles drive the organization? What makes SCOUT BANANA different? Learn more about our philosophy.
  • What in the world does SCOUT BANANA stand for? and other FAQs.