The World Friendship Fund of the Boy Scouts of America offers a practical Good Turn opportunity for BSA youth members and leaders. Cash contributions are used to assist Scouting through the World Organization of the Scout Movement and through national Scout associations in developing countries. Tax deductible contributions can be from individuals, units, camp, and training course groups. Unit participation in the World Friendship Fund offers a unique annual service project to benefit brother Scouts around the world.
Types of projects supported by the World Friendship Fund include supporting community development projects in Uruguay and Bolivia; providing funds for eastern European nations to help reorganize Scouting, funding the production of the Russian Scout handbook and providing adult leader training for Scout leaders attending seminars in Geneva, Switzerland.
Additional projects supported by the World Friendship Fund have included: shipment of uniform shirts to Croation Scouts; Russian Scout leader training; printing of materials for the Boy Scouts of Zimbabwe; scholarships for the World Jamboree; and support for Scouting in Micronesia, Kenya, Mexico and Siberia.
Unit and individual contributions for the World Friendship Fund should be submitted to the Council Service Center where they will be forwarded directly to the International Division, B. S. A.