Asia-Pacific Region Triennial Report

2009-2012 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 1 Publication of About the cover: The cover is the winning World Organization of the Scout Movement photo taken by Gye Ho KIM (Korea) for the Asia-Pacific Region 10th APR Scout Photo Contest-2012. 4/F ODC International Plaza Building 219 Salcedo St., Legaspi Village Makati City, 1229 PHILIPPINES Tel: (63 2) 8171675/8180984 Fax: (63 2) 8190093 Email: [email protected] Website: www.scout.org/asia-pacific November 2012

2 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 Table of contents

Message of the Regional Chairman 4

Message of the Regional Director 5

Executive Summary 6

APR Vision 2013 7

Young People 8

Adults 16

Management 22

Nso 28

Potential Countries 34

Finance 36

Scouting Profile 40

Partnerships 44

Community 46

Membership 50

Global Support 54

Summary of Messengers of Peace Projects 59

Awardees 60

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 3 Message of the Regional Chairman

Jejomar C Binay Chairman, Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee

At the 24th APR Scout Conference in Dhaka It was also during this period where the Region- towards the end of November 2012, I am al Scout Committee raised concerns on WOSM completing my second term as Chairman of the fees and voting rights. After deliberations at the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee. It is regional level, the issues have prospered at the my privilege to have served this region where world level and now treated as global concerns. I focused my attention on these areas: visit to Related to those issues, I hosted a meeting of NSOs related to CNV and youth events, Regional Chief Commissioners of NSOs in Manila in 2011 Scout Committee matters, and global issues. to get their stand and proposal for solutions, and those unable to attend shared their thinking As Chairman, I traveled to member-countries, in writing. The contact group of the World Scout whether related to the CNV mission, meetings, Committee on these global issues met in Manila or youth events, and certainly, those visits were in August 2012 for more in-depth deliberation. truly inspiring and enriching. Together with the World Scout Bureau APR staff, we managed to meet 23 times to review the progress of regional operations. Proceedings of all those meetings were shared on the same day with members of the Regional Scout Committee, sub-committee chairmen, and regional consul- tants through the Committee Update. Apart from those meetings, I managed to attend the annual Management Meetings in Manila together with World Scout Bureau executives (Geneva and Manila), Chairman of APR Management and Regional Treasurer.

My term will not be complete without express- ing my thanks and appreciation to leaders of National Scout Organizations for their utmost cooperation, to my colleagues in the Regional Scout Committee for their active engagement in our regional endeavors, and to the APR staff for their hard work and dedication.

4 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 Message of the Regional Director Abdullah Rasheed Regional Director, Word Organization of the Scout Movement/Asia-Pacific Region

This APR Triennial Report is an overview of our will be reflected in the upcoming strategic plan undertakings as a region from November 2009 that will be presented for adoption at the Dhaka to November 2012. It is a collation of projects conference. and activities giving insight into our priorities for the past three years. Corollary to the multitudinous work of the region is the strong reinforcement from our volunteers, It is my pleasure to report that all 26 member- and it was necessary for the regional office to re- countries have been covered at least once, and structure and expand its staffing to cope with the some more than twice or thrice, through visits recent requirements of global support and MoP. either by WOSM leaders, the Regional Scout Committee, and World Scout Bureau APR staff. May I also take this opportunity to humbly ex- press my gratitude and appreciation to all col- Our regional approaches to support NSOs were leagues – volunteers and full time – with whom both traditional and innovative. Traditional in I had the privilege to work and who had shown a sense that we supported the NSOs through tremendous kindness, love, respect and coopera- the management of regional or national events, tion in my ten years of service to the World Scout promotion of regional or national programs, Bureau. Shortly I will bid farewell from profession- financial assistance through grants and subsi- al service, however, I will continue to contribute to dies, and information exchange through various this great movement in my personal capacity as publicity tools. in the past. As we always say, a Scout is always a Scout. At the same time, our strategy of support was innovative where we shifted from CNV mission to the more direct consultancy with NSOs. To maximize our human resource is the creation of a regional Specialist Panel that identifies the exper- tise of individuals who can serve as consultants in specific disciplines where they are required.

We set a regional membership target that resulted in significant increase of young and adult members, and a guideline for developing membership growth strategies. With our mem- bership largely school-based, we expanded our focus on community-based Scouting, such as tapping the unreached horizons of Scouting. At this conference, we are recognizing NSOs who have done well in membership growth in two areas: those who developed and implemented a growth strategy, and those who increased their membership annually.

The initiative on Messengers of Peace was a vital aspect in our operations. We are supporting MoP projects at various stages in Indonesia, Sri Lan- ka, India, Pakistan, Australia, Japan, Philippines, Bhutan, New Zealand, Nepal and Maldives.

On strategic planning, the Regional Scout Com- mittee had a direct hand in the brainstorming of the APR Plan 2012-2015 using the systems approach and involving all sub-committees in the planning process. The result of this work

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 5 Executive Summary

Inspired by the APR Vision 2013, this Triennial Report is based largely on the region’s strategic plan for 2009-2012, covering the region’s accomplishments from the last Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of November 2009 (Kuala Lumpur) to the current conference of November 2012 (Dhaka). It incorporates the seven strategic priorities and includes initiatives such as Global Support and Messengers of Peace that were launched within the last three years. The region’s achievements also go beyond the scope of the 3-year timeframe of the strategic plan. National Scout Organizations (NSOs) and the region have instituted many good practices for decades, such as large-scale events for young people, continuous training of adult leaders, management courses for executives, regional publications and several others.

Outlined below are the aims and key elements of the seven strategic areas:

Young People Finance The strategic priority focuses on empowering Effective financial management to- young people at unit level and increasing in- wards self-reliance is the main goal of volvement of young people in decision-making this priority, including strengthening processes at all levels in their NSO. It also partnerships with other organizations. encourages the review of youth programme to improve the quality of Scouting. Scouting Profile Enhancing the desired image and vis- Adults ibility of Scouting is the main target of Continuous focus on all aspects of Adults of this priority through the use of rel- Scouting (AIS) is the aim of this priority, with evant PR strategies and communication emphasis on the effective management of tools. adults, improving the quality of training, and enhancing the retention of adults in Scouting. Community This priority highlights the importance Management of extending Scout membership be- This priority supports NSOs in managing the yond schools, thereby creating closer organization efficiently and ensuring that relationship with the community and Scouting offers a safe environment for young contributing to nation-building. people. It also contributes actively in gover- nance at local and world level of the organiza- Membership tion, and extends Scouting to non-member Ultimately, this priority supports NSOs countries. in developing membership strategy with emphasis on retention, and assist- NSO ing NSOs in achieving realistic growth Strengthening the Committee NSO Visit (CNV) targets. is the key element of this priority, while as- sisting NSOs in implementing their national strategic plan. It also aims to provide exper- tise in the areas of youth programme, adult resources, organizational structure, manage- ment and finance.

6 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 APR Vision 2013

APR Vision was crafted at the APR Scout Leaders Summit in Melbourne in year 2000. A 12-year planning period, with three-year cycles, was established to realize this vision. The APR Plan 2009-2012 completes this cycle and concludes at the 24th APR Scout Conference in November 2012.

APR VISION 2013 The Asia-Pacific Region upholds the Mission of Scouting and envisions for 2013 a Scout Movement that: • is widely recognized as a value-based educational movement • is co-educational • includes youth members in decision-making • provides a safe environment for young people • has self-reliant, independent and well-managed National Scout Organizations • reaches out to a greater proportion of youth in member countries • extends to non-member countries • has good image and visibility everywhere • maximizes the use of information communications technology • contributes to community and nation building • has strong community-based Scouting • helps protect nature and environment • promotes peace in local and global communities by recognizing the needs of young people in a rapidly changing environment.

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 7 Four Asia-Pacific Jamboree in 3 years

In a span of three short years, around 42,000 golden anniversary reunion. Scouts all together traversed four Scouting destinations around the region: Mt Makiling in The Jamboree is Suncheon extended the larg- the Philippines for the 26th APR Scout Jamboree; est Jamboree sponsorship in recent times that Suncheon Scout Center in Korea for the 27th; enabled the participation of Scouts from the the beautiful Cheng Ching Lake in Taiwan for the Asia Pacific and from other Scouting regions. 28th; and finally, the historic sites in Dambulla, The Scouting inspired venue – Suncheon Scout Sri Lanka for the 29th Regional Jamboree. Centre – turned into a campsite for thousands of Scouts. All four Jamborees offered adventurous and The co-titled 28th Asia Pacific Regional Scout challenging activities using modules for physical Jamboree and Scouts of China Centenary sharpness and conditioning, as well as social, Jamboree celebrated the 100 years of Scouting emotional and spiritual exposures. in Taiwan. Taiwanese Premier His Excellency Wu Den-Yih, while speaking at the opening A common feature of all four Jamborees was the ceremony, called on Scouts to spread the Global Development Village that raised wider Scouting spirit wherever they are. awareness on issues facing the world. A module on social accountability was introduced for the first time where creative hands-on exercises It was the first time that Sri Lanka Scouts were demonstrated in a way that is attractive Association hosted an international event of and practical to do. this magnitude. The campsite sits on 16 acres bordering the beautiful Kandalama. Known for Each Asia-Pacific Jamboree is unique from each having the largest rose quartz mountain range other. Fifty years had passed and the good in South Asia, the city of Dambulla boasts of its memories of the 10th World Scout Jamboree major attractions including the largest and best held in 1959 in Mt. Makiling, Philippines were preserved cave temple. Dambulla is one of the still vivid as some former participants of the eight declared UNESCO World Heritage sites in World Jamboree met in Mt Makiling for their the country.

YOUNG PEOPLE

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2nd SAARC Scouts Friendship Camp Around 350 Rover Scouts from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka are camp- ing from 17th to 21st October 2012 in Islamabad, Pakistan for the 2nd SAARC Scouts Friendship Camp hosted under the Messenger of Peace. This friendship camp hosted by the Pakistan Boy Scouts Associa- tion (PBSA) and inaugurated by Syed Hussain Bokhari, chairman Senate of Pakistan and Acting President of the country along with the Chief Com- missioners of all the SAARC countries and Regional Director.

Participants have started enjoy- ing the camp through the series of activities including friendship-cen- tered activities, cultural exhibition, treasure hunt, youth forum, visit to educational places.

1st SAARC Friendship Camp

Camping in the picturesque town of Thimpu in Bhutan was a delight to 126 Scouts from all over Bhutan, India, Nepal, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the first SAARC Scout Friendship Camp. This was held from 21 to 27 March 2011 at the centenary youth village.

The camp’s thematic focus was “Scouts for a Green and Happy South Asia” where young people discussed global environ- mental concerns and to find ways how they can help at their own level.

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Internet Jamboree Every year on the first weekend of August, Scouts “get together” and make friends over the airwaves and on the internet. In the last three consecutive years, the Air Internet Jamboree (AIJ) was hosted by Malaysia in 2010, Scouts of China in 2011, and Korea in 2012.

On 7th August 2010, it was a lively afternoon in Kuala Lumpur as Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia hosted the 6th Asia Pacific Region Air/Internet Jamboree. Some 60km away, in Hulu Selangor, over 200 Scouts joined the sub-launch of the Air Jamboree and much farther away, in Suncheon City, where 12,000 Scouts were camping at the 27th APR Scout Jamboree, a soft launch of the air/internet jamboree was held on 7th August morning.

Scouts of China hosted the AIJ on 6-7 August 2011. The radio station was set up at the HQ building using special call sign BV07APR. A special badge and QSL card were produced to commemorate this event.

A web page was created and over 5,400 visitors used the webpage and the link to the Facebook before and during the Jamboree weekend. Par- ticipants made 288 comments. There were 1,876 scouts who registered in the webpage and certificates of participation were printed out for them.

Coinciding with the Korea National Jamboree was the 8th Asia-Pacific Air/ Internet Jamboree hosted by Korea Scout Association on the week- end of 4-5 August 2012. The Air/Internet Jamboree started in 2004 as a platform for Scouts to contact each other by means of amateur radio and the Internet.

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Malaysia About 420 Scouts, equipped with personal computers, gathered at the International Youth Center in Kuala Lumpur for the event. They connected on-line with other Scouts and were later awarded the King Scouts badge for partici- pating.

Korea World Scout Committee Chairman Simon Rhee delivered inspiring words at the opening of the 8th APR Air Internet Jamboree.

Scouts of China Participants took some time to break the ice before they had live conversation with other Scouts in different parts of the world. A female participant from Dhaka named Oishee said she was enthralled by the unifying idea of Messengers of Peace.

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Educating Street Children through Scouting Ticket to Life is a flagship project of the Asia-Pacific Region that aims to integrate street children to society through Scouting. The region identified eight pilot countries for this project: Bangladesh, India, Indo- nesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, and Sri Lanka.

TTL is implemented in three phases. Phase 1 is the induction of Scouting values/educational values. Phase 2 is Scout advancement (to higher ranks), and Phase 3 is vocational orientation.

The project has enrolled over 1,200 Scouts, both girls and boys, in the eight countries. Out of which, 196 have undertaken their vocational training and five have advanced to the highest rank in Scouting.

In the last three years, two evaluation and planning exercises were undertaken by national TTL coordina- tors. First one was in Mirigama, Sri Lanka in Octo- ber 2010 where it was reported that a large number of TTL members live in the streets due to poverty, neglect, or abandonment. Coordinators agreed that while they continue the advancement program for members to reach higher ranks in Scouting, they would also introduce vocational or livelihood training to equip them with income-generating skills.

At the next evaluation and planning workshop in Manila, coordinators reported on skills training such as paper bag making, painting and mechanics. At the same time, Scout advancement has been closely monitored. In the troops, TTL members are taught how take care of themselves with proper hygiene, and take care of others through clean-up drives and tree planting activities.

Looking back in 2007 (India) at the first project assessment, TTL coordinators dealt with clarifying the ideals of the project and framing proper documentation. In 2008 (Nepal), the workshop determined the general impact to the community. The 2009 workshop in Bangladesh focused on the impact of the project on individuals.

Major donors for this project are World Scout Foundation, Asia Pacific Regional Scout Foundation, Boy Scouts of America, Sylvia Scout Foundation, Scout Association of Japan and Mr Eric Frank of the UK.

Ultimately, the aspiration for Scouts under this project is for them to advance in Scouting knowledge as well as in life.

12 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 YOUNG PEOPLE Scouting and Special Needs With great excitement, 34 participants from different parts of the Asia-Pacific Region arrived in Perth, Western Australia for the APR Workshop on Scouting with Special Needs held from 6th to 9th April 2012. Participants came to share knowledge, develop ideas, and commit to act.

Integration of young people with special needs in Scouting is not a new idea but it was the vision and wisdom of the Founder of Scouting Baden-Powell to give chance to these people to be active citizens and have fun using the Scouting program, and help to make the world treat them better.

At the workshop, many sessions were delivered and ‘hard talk’ hap- pened in small groups, which led participants to share in patrols their thoughts on program development for young people with special needs in Scouting. As a workshop finale, recommendations came up under three areas: training, networking/resources and program/activities.

Scouts of the World Award

Since the introduction of the Scouts of the World mixing cement, carrying blocks or bricks, painting, Award, several NSOs in the region joined the hammering and interior decoration. program and have introduced productive activities for their members. Hong Kong Rover Scouts share This community service project, initiated by Rov- their story when they left for Mongolia in August ers under the guidelines of the Scouts of the World 2010 for a two-week house construction project in Award and under the guidance of Hong Kong Scout partnership with Habitat for Humanity. Association, aims to meet one of the eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals for 2015 From the capital city Ulaanbaatar, the team headed which is to eradicate extreme poverty which can for Erdenet, located in the northern part of the be achieved through collaboration with Habitat for country to do construction work which includes Humanity.

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Focus on Youth Involvement

Focus on youth involvement in the Asia-Pacific Powerful insights on personal leadership in the Region dates back to the 1970s through re- context of globalization and its greater uncer- gional conference resolutions, reinforced by a tainties. Regional Scout Committee member world conference resolution in 1990. The first Nicholas Tang said, “the non-formal education ever regional seminar was held in Thailand on provided by organizations such as Scouting can 13th-16th November focusing mainly on youth ameliorate the impact of these changes through involvement. There were 40 participants from a structured programme under the guidance of 15 National Scout Organizations. The workshop an adult.” discussed and explored involvement at various levels – units, community, and institution and Brunei Darussalam had a similar commitment to concluded with strategic actions to be taken at pursue youth programme when it organized a national level. National Youth Development Programme work- shop from 3-7 December 2011 at the National The second event – a workshop on youth pro- Headquarters in Seri Begawan. gramme development was held on March 2011 in Cambodia. Strengthening youth programme Thirty key Scout leaders took part in the pro- is the core business of Cambodia Scouts. Thirty- cess of redesigning the youth programme with nine participants came from all over the country multi-pronged goals: revision of method based with the purpose of having greater understand- activities, emphasis on Scouting values, aiming ing of the Youth Programme Policy and the cycle at membership growth – and ultimately bringing of programme development. positive experiences to young members.

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Regional Youth Forum The Regional Youth Forum is an ancillary event of APR Scout Conferences organized every three years. Attaching this event to the regional conference is to pro- vide young people the opportu- nity for decision-making at the institution level of Scouting.

For the 2012 youth forum, young people were consulted on the topic of their interest based on the conference theme “Bridging the Gap” using the online discussion site. Four topics emerged as the most popular: Bridging the gap with less privileged communities, bridging the gap and the envi- ronment, and bridging the digital divide. As of this writing, over 80 participants from over 20 coun- tries have registered to take part in the forum.

Young Adult Members Group (YAMG) Ten National Scout Organizations nominated their candidates for the YAMG for the term 2012- 2015. Nominations are coming from Bangladesh, Scouts of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines and Thailand, consisting of 3 females and 7 males with ages from 18 to 22 years old.

Out of the 10 candidates, six will be elected during the APR Youth Forum to be held on 17-21 November 2012 in Bangladesh. The six successful candidates will elect their chairman who will represent the YAMG to the Regional Scout Committee. The remaining five will serve in the five sub-committees: Youth Programme, Adult Support, Management, Finance and Scouting Profile. Apart from their sub-committee involvement, YAMG members will take part in planning and supporting the next APR Youth Forum in 2015.

The Young Adult Members Group 2009-2012

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Training for Unit Leaders

Training of unit leaders is highly essential where the leader starts his- her understanding of the fundamental principles, structure and spirit of Scouting.

From 2010, focus was on advanced training courses (wood badge) for unit leaders. Around 70 Vietnamese were trained in the Philippines in two separate courses. In Afghanistan, the first batch of wood badge trainees finally received their three beads. Nine associations took part in the first wood badge course de- signed for the South Pacific.

Advanced Unit Leader Training is designed to assist a leader develop insight into the adult leader’s role and competence in leading the adult leadership team effectively, by providing him-her with a combination of theoretical knowledge, practical skills, methods, activities and program materials used in the section, so that the objectives of the association are met.

First Wood Badge Course launched for South Pacific Scout Associations

Nine Scout associations in the South Pacific took part in the very 1st Wood Badge Course at the Jean Murray National Training Center of Fiji Scout Association in Suva. Twenty-one unit leaders represented Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga and Vanuatu.

The Asia-Pacific Region Office orga- nized the course under the funding of the Messengers of Peace (MoP) for the purpose of spreading Scouting across the Pacific.

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Vietnamese Leaders advance their knowledge Vietnamese leaders opted to take their wood Wood badge training was funded by Bill Phil- badge training on Philippine soil with the lips of Ecuador. Earlier, Phillips funded the first support of Boy Scouts of the Philippines. The batch in September 2010 at the same wood first batch was a group of 40 leaders, ages 19 badge area in Mt Makiling. to 61 years old, who completed their Wood Badge Course in Mt Makiling. 25th to 31st May For the third series, 30 participants travelled with a seasoned training team from Bangla- from different parts of Vietnam. The course is desh, India, Malaysia and the Philippines. the result of an overwhelming demand from Vietnamese applicants since the first advanced Through the World Scout Foundation, the course in 2009.

Afghan leaders receive the precious beads

After the absence of Scouting in Afghanistan for over two decades, the first batch of partici- pants who completed their woodbadge training finally received their beads and scarves.

The five recipients are Ahmad Mubeen Muradi, Abdul Jalil Salimy, jawadullah Omary, Safi Ahmad Khir Andesh, and Muhammad Hashem Amiry who were among the 17 who qualified in 2006. They are now running Scout troops in different orphanages in Kabul.

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 17 ADULTS Leader Training The World Adult Resources Policy gives great flexibil- ity to NSOs to develop their own training scheme/pat- terns. They can best satisfy the particular needs of their own adults, provide modern techniques and increase their emphasis on the training of trainers based on local and cultural situations.

The scheme for the training of trainers requires the devel- opment of two or three stage progressive levels of training. The first aims to train Assistant Leader Trainers (3-beaders) and the second stage aims to train Leader Trainers (4-beaders).

Three training courses were undertaken in the last three years. The Scout Association of Hong Kong organized the Course for Assistant Leader Trainers for Chinese speaking NSOs.

Pakistan and Indonesia organized their own Course for Leader Training with the support of the Asia-Pacific Region.

Hong Kong Training of Trainers Hong Kong Scout Centre was the meeting place of 40 participants comprised of 27 locals and 13 others from Scouts of China, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore for the 15th Course for Assistant Leader Trainers (CALT) from 29th September to 4th October 2010.

CALT is the first stage of the ‘Two-Stage Approach’ for Training of Trainers. Its aims are to introduce the principles and method of training and demonstrate the methods and techniques according to the needs of NSOs. This course is a prerequisite for a participant to become an Assis- tant Leader Trainer and will eventually become a 3-beader who is capable of conducting a basic training course.

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Pakistan boosts training of leaders After a dry spell of eight years in the arena of leader training, an oasis of renewed energy emerged when a new batch of 39 par- ticipants took part in the 6th National Course for Leader Trainers of Pakistan Boy Scouts Association. This course took place at the Scouts Global Village in Islamabad.

Thirty-nine participants came from nine out of ten provinces in Pakistan. Course modules used primarily the World Adult Resourc- es Handbook with modification to suit the needs of PBSA. Sessions included Scouting knowledge, training skills, adult learning skills, leadership skills and personal development skills.

Reinforcing the role of adult leaders

Committed to reinforcing the role of leader trainers and providing them with the latest training techniques, Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia (GPI) co-organized the Course for the Leader Trainers from 24th to 30th November 2011 along with the Asia-Pacific Regional Office.

Thirty two participants attended mainly from Indonesia, and the rest from Bangladesh, Japan and Thailand. GPI designed the course as an invitation program to other leaders from overseas.

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 19 ADULTS Ways to make AIS and Training System work for Scouting

The 3R principle: Recruit, Retrain and Recognize were posed as the main challenge for the participants of the Regional Workshop on Effective National Adult Resources Committee and National Training System.

Twenty-five representatives from 10 National Scout Organizations gathered at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Centre in Tokyo on 16-19 September for the event.

Participants had a common goal: to understand the importance of the revised World Policy on Adults in Scouting (AIS) as the workshop provided the platform for these adults to exchange ideas and share experiences. And the greater aim is to strengthen adult support in implementing adult training effectively.

Regional Scout Committee First Vice- Chairman Dr Mukhyuddin appreciated the Scout Association of Japan (SAJ) for organizing the event. He com- mended the versatility, dynamism and passion of adult leaders and posed the challenge of how volunteerism could be sustained through the 3R principle.

A milestone for AIS in Maldives Strengthening AIS in Malaysia In June 2011, the Scout Association of Maldives In Scout Association of Malaysia is firm in strength- launched the four-day Adults in Scouting work- ening its adult resources management with a 4-day shop for Commissioners and unit leaders held at workshop on Adults in Scouting (AIS) held at Interna- the Maldives Centre for Social Education in Male’. tional Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization in The workshop aimed at improving the manage- Kuala Lumpur from 3rd to 6th June 2011.. ment of volunteer adults, which has been con- stantly emphasized to enhance the effectiveness Topics covered were the concept of AIS, recruitment of the Scout association. The workshop was a long & selection, job identification/description, training and felt need to strengthen the management of adults support, roles of adult relationship with young people, of the association and to underscore the true appraisal system, retention strategy, recognition and nature of volunteerism. reward, and decision for the future.

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Strengthening synergy of programme and training The Woodhouse Scout Centre in Adelaide gathered representatives from 11 National Scout Organizations for the second Regional Forum for Programme and Training Commissioners.

The forum was the second of a series that first started in July 2009 in Siem Riep, Cambodia. Strengthening the synergy between Programme and Training arose from the 2005 World Scout Conference resolution calling the World Scout Commit- tee and the regions to focus on this vital aspect of supporting adults in Scouting.

Including Australia, a total of 30 participants attended the forum with the purpose of gathering national programme and training commissioners to discuss and share policies and promising practices. Global perspectives are also shared in terms of “education for life” and “education for leadership” and a big focus on educational methods and e-learning.

Japan Prefectural Commissioners and Rovers briefed on AIS

Taking advantage of the presence of seasoned resources persons for Adults in Scouting (AIS), the Scout Association of Japan organized a three-day dialogue with Scout Leaders from 47 prefectures of Japan and 40 Rovers.

Dr Mak Wai Ming introduced the AIS World Policy adopted at the 39th World Scout Conference in Brazil. Using the catchword “West meets East,” Dr Mak stressed the cultural differences between East and West, and the possible solutions for the effective implemen- tation of AIS. He emphasized AIS policy as being flexible, and compared the evolution of Human Resource Management principles outside the Scout Movement against the AIS Policy elements of WOSM. By sharing the 8-point Tree Model used in Hong Kong for trainers, which encompasses the core values of Scouting, he stressed the need for a new mindset to meet the elements of systems thinking and learning organization.

Paul Parkinson covered the “In-service Support” as one of the key elements in the life cycle of an adult in Scouting. He explained the role of support in the life cycle, why it is important, and why support should be there.

Leader Trainers Forum in Indonesia Gerakan Pramuka arranged a Leader Trainers Forum in Cibubur, Jakarta on 1-4 December 2011. The forum was designed mainly for 24 Senior Trainers from different provinces of Indonesia, to update them with international perspectives on adult training and development, and to discuss the trends of world Scouting.

Topics were maximized for the four-day event: Youth Programme, Adults in Scouting, Managing Change, Adult Learning, Leadership and ADDIE model, and Problem Solving. They also discussed issues related to the management of Training of Trainers in Indonesia.

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 21 MANAGEMENT Scout Leaders Summit envisions the future Scouting reached another milestone at the 7th Sub-Committee Chairmen gave updates on the re- Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Leaders Summit in Ban- gion’s key challenges identified at the last regional galore, having so far the largest participation since Scout conference, which are membership growth and the Summit started in 1993. Around 140 key lead- community-based Scouting. The presence of World ers from 22 NSOs in Asia-Pacific Region and three Scout Committee members led to lively and open dis- countries from other regions joined the four-day cussions on WOSM governance, registration fees, and deliberations from 24th to 27th June. the forthcoming World Scout Conference in Brazil.

The summit underscored the importance of a vision Overall the Summit largely achieved its purpose. with an elaboration on the cause of Scouting includ- The Recommendations Committee put on record ing its own mission and vision. Discussions in group the Summit’s appreciation to the Bharat Scouts & and plenary was part of the process in creating the Guides led by National Chief Commissioner L.M. APR Vision 2020. Focus areas for the planning pe- Jain and Executive Head of Host Organizing Com- riod 2012-2015 were identified. mittee Mohammad Ali Khalid for the magnificent hosting, and to the young Scouts who added The Vision Statement reads “By 2020, Scouting colour and brilliance to the entire event with their in the Asia Pacific Region is recognized as the energetic cultural performances. preferred and leading educational youth move- ment offering relevant programme in all segments It was a very rare occasion to gather key world and of society.” local leaders at one place and time. Indeed the Sum- mit was the best opportunity for dialogue between lo- Various elements emerged as the focus for 2012- cal leaders of Karnataka State and representatives of 2015 classified under young people, adults, NSO, WOSM for a briefing on world Scouting. Over 80 lead- Management, Resources, Scouting Profile, and ers attended. The open forum became an intellectual community. and interactive exercise about Scouting in general.

APR VISION 2020 By 2020, Scouting in the Asia Pacific Region is recognized as the preferred and leading educational youth movement offering relevant programme in all segments of society.

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Regional Scout Committee met 6 times in 3 years Since the current Regional Scout Committee started its term at the 23rd APR Scout Conference in Kuala Lumpur, the committee met six times in six different countries to tackle issues of national, regional, and global interest.

Manila, 16-17 April 2011. The committee tackled numer- Highlights of meetings ous issues, one of them is the approval of the new implement- Singapore, 27-28 February 2010. Chairman Jejo- ing guidelines for recognizing youth events, in particular the mar Binay briefed the committee on his attendance at Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree, as endorsed by the APR the World Scout Committee meeting held in September Youth Programme Sub-Committee. This new guideline specifies 2009. This follows the practice for all Regional Chairmen that beyond 2013, the Asia Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree to share their report at regional committee meetings. will be held once in every four years in between World Scout Scout Leaders Summit envisions the future Jamborees. Also at this meeting, a revised Youth Forum guide- The committee also heard progress reports from sub- line was endorsed and accepted in time for the Dhaka regional committee chairmen including the Young Adult Members Youth Forum in 2012. Group. Various recommendations arising from regional workshops were reviewed and the committee also dealt at Each Sub-committee chairman, with the support of APR execu- length on the resolutions adopted at the Malaysia Regional tives, drafted the strategic statements of the APR Plan 2012- Scout Conference. A Task Force was appointed to review 2015. the regional constitution and resolutions that have consti- tutional bearing. Chonburi, 22-23 October 2011. The Committee approved the draft statements and objectives of the APR Plan 2012-2015 Representatives from Scouts of China, Pakistan and the – the outcome of the two-day strategic planning forum. Philippines gave updates on their progress related to the CNV held in their countries a year before. The annual re- WOSM Secretary General Luc Panissod gave a brief on world porting on the CNV by Chief Commissioners has become a Scouting affairs, citing recent involvements and activities. He regular feature of RSC meetings during the triennium. said that the World Scout Committee is using a more flexible structure to address concerns that the World Scout Conference Bangalore, 23 June 2010. The Regional Scout (Brazil) asked to deal with, which could be achieved through Committee covered a voluminous agenda related to new ways of working and long term perspectives. regional operations. Shortly before that, all seven sub- committees: Youth Programme, Adult Support, Finance, The committee discussed the guideline for the election Management, Finance, Scouting Profile and Membership process of Regional Scout Committee Chairman and Vice- gathered for two days for their regular meeting with a Chairmen, and some proposals for constitutional change. With common agenda to review the regional plan 2009-2012, membership growth as the emphasis of the current triennium, and timetable to complete their tasks. the committee approved the criteria for recognizing NSOs that have positive growth rate and membership development The committee approved the application of Scouts of strategy. China to host the 28th APR Scout Jamboree on 11-17 July 2011. Likewise, the committee granted to Sri Lanka Scout A new regional award, the APR Medal for Meritorious Association the hosting of the 29th APR Scout Jamboree. Contribution to Scouting, was created. In a special gathering, the APR Scout Foundation hosted

an impressive dinner to raise funds and welcome new Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 2012. The RSC finalized mat- members. ters related to the Regional Scout Conference in November 2012, including the conference agenda and guest package Seoul, 30-31 October 2010. The RSC arranged the for special events. It also approved the proposal for the edu- meeting in Seoul in conjunction with the WSPU General cational tour, which is a train journey to the Sylhet region. Assembly. First Vice-Chairman Prakorb Mukura presided Members spent time for an ocular visit to the conference over the meeting on behalf of the Regional Chairman venue, and proposed venues for the Youth Forum and Course Jejomar Binay. Secretary General Luc Panissod attended for Leader Trainers. the meeting in full. The committee also approved three discussion topics for the Among many others, the Committee endorsed the confer- Youth Forum chosen from responses in the on-line bulletin ence theme and logo and approved the proposed dates boards. An exciting full package for accompanying persons was and venues of the 24th Asia Pacific regional Scout Confer- endorsed to include visits to historical, cultural and develop- ence and its ancillary events. ment institutions.

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Regional Strategic Planning Regional committee sets framework for triennial plan 2012-2015 Manila, Philippines. The Regional Scout Committee Chonburi, Thailand. The joint strategic (RSC), at its meeting on 16 April in Makati City, ac- planning forum of all sub-committees of the cepted the framework for the region’s strategic planning Asia Pacific Region took place at Sriracha, exercise. They made key decisions that membership Chonburi Province in Thailand on 20-21 growth is the goal of the strategic plan for 2012-2015 October. Over 60 sub-committee members and the sub-committees will be actively involved in were in attendance. identifying key strategies for the next triennium. Regional Scout Committee Nicholas Tang After the meeting, RSC member Nicholas Tang, with the presented the APR Strategic Planning support of regional consultant Kirsty Brown, facilitated framework and explained the system loops, a half-day discussion among sub-committee chairmen key leverages and the interaction between sub which was also attended by a number of regional Scout systems. He highlighted the Regional Vision committee members. Before embarking on a new plan, 2020 which was agreed at the APR Scout the group brainstormed to clarify assumptions and to Leaders Summit in Bangalore in 2010. challenge traditional mental models or practices. Each sub-committee worked on their focus Discussions ended with the crafting of strategic areas for 2012-2015, fine-tuned the strategic statements of the region’s priorities, namely young statements, drafted the objectives, and set people, adults, management, finance, and Scouting the timeline. Priority areas for 2012-2015 are Profile.

Sri Lanka Cambodia Some 30 key Scout leaders The National Asso- of Sri Lanka Scouts Associa- ciation of Cambodian tion from around the country Scouts (NACS) de- gathered in Mirigama from veloped its national 10th to 15th October 2010 to strategic plan with the review the association’s stra- support of Asia-Pacific tegic plan “Towards 2013”. The Regional office. Forty plan includes objectives and participants from 24 action steps for 2008 to 2010 that was adopted in provinces took part in the planning exercise to 2004 focusing on youth programme, adult leadership, collectively agree on a vision. finance, management, and public relations. Participants hold pivotal roles at national and In the review, changes were noted in the policy in- provincial level. Since the acceptance of NACS volving young people in decision-making. Membership as member of the World Organization of the growth seminars were held in seven provinces with Scout Movement in 2008, it was the first time the introduction of female members and the training they gathered to draw a strategic plan that of more adult leaders. In addition, major upgrades would sustain the growth of Scouting around were made on the Scout centres and camps in Miri- the country. They identified priority areas to gama and in Nuwara-Eliya. Around 14 troops were support the achievement of the vision and the formed in war-affected zones in the north and east of mission of Scouting. Sri Lanka.

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National Strategic Planning

Nepal. With the support of the Asia-Pacific Region, Nepal Scouts had its National Strategic Plan Review Workshop to assess its work during the last three years and set its direction for the next three years.

The workshop presented Nepal Scouts’ major achievements on youth involvement, volunteers in Scouting, organization of the 21st Cen- tury, scouting profile, finance and membership growth.

Emphasis was on the importance of monitor- ing and periodic review of the plan and knowing that drafting the plan is only a part of the work but its real value is implementation at all levels. two Finnish Scouts. As part of the partnership The workshop gathered 40 participants, com- project currently undertaken between Nepal and prised of National Commissioners from different Finland, two representatives of Finland scouts districts of Nepal, a number of young people and joined the review.

India. The Bharat Scouts and Guides is one of the NSOs that started long range planning since 2002, having the first Strategic Planning Work- shop that produced a ten-year plan from 2002- 2013. Since then, The Bharat Scouts and Guides reviewed and monitored the plan regularly.

In the five-day workshop, participants from 17 states shared with counterparts at national headquarters their achievements and challenges. Together they prepared the blueprint of their plan for the next three years. The workshop was a joint undertaking of WOSM and WAGGGS.

Fiji. The planning started with a vi- sion – to be self-reliant, well managed, co-educational and with 10,000 mem- bers by 2020. This was the conclusive statement of the National Strategic Planning Workshop held from 30 April to 4 May 2011 at the National Headquar- ters in Suva where 25 key leaders of Fiji Scouts Association crafted the vision statement.

To achieve the vision, a series of actions were agreed such as providing a chal- lenging and attractive youth program with the help of competent and dedicat- ed leaders, and enhancing international and local partnerships.

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 25 Scout executives update management skills Scout executives from NSOs participated in the pines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. 48th APR Basic Management Course at the National Scout Training Centre in Mouchak, Bangladesh. The During an earlier meeting of the APR Management course held on 2-6 February 2010 focused on vari- Sub-committee in Sri Lanka, the sub-committee ous Scouting elements in the areas of management, decided to review the course’s two-week dura- human relations, conflict management, PR and me- tion and make it more flexible. Some options dia relations, events management, among others. are either to introduce modular units or to give pre-course assignments to participants so that, A total of 38 participants came from Bangladesh, in future courses, subjects are aligned to specific India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philip- needs of NSOs.

Scouts Leaders learn how to be successful managers

It was a historic occasion to inaugurate the newly-built Rajasthan State Scout Training Centre in Jagatpura in India with the hosting of the 4th Asia-Pacific Region Advanced Management Course held on 3-9 March 2010. The Scout building is situated at the outskirts of Jaipur which is popularly known as the Pink City. Its pink palace-like façade blends well with the city.

The remarks of Chief Commissioner L. M Jain assimilated the gist of the course: to get trained in the art of management as a continu- ous process and effort. It is more of learning by doing, learning from success and failures, and learning from the experiences of others. Management courses become relevant for the purpose of learning the tools, skills and strategies to become successful managers.

The course attracted 19 participants, mostly from the different states of India together with participants from Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Nepal, Singapore and Thailand. In seven days, the course covered topics on management, qualities of an effective National Scout Orga- nization, risk management, dimensions of organizational structure, managing people for best results, learning organization, change man- agement, marketing of Scouting and growth, PR and media relations.

26 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 Risk Management APR Management Meeting in Manila Three annual APR Management Meetings were concluded during the triennium. At the August Cambodia augments 2010 meeting, Regional Scout Committee management capability Chairman Jejomar C. Binay met the executives More than 40 key leaders of Cambodia Scouts of the World Scout Bureau, his first official visit from different parts of the country attended to the regional office as the Vice-President of the the four-day National Workshop on Building Republic of the Philippines. Management Capabilities at the Council of Ministers complex in Phnom Penh from Chairman Binay said that the management meet- 25-28 September 2012. ing is the best time to assess the region’s yearly performance while keeping in mind the many The workshop was timely for Cambodia challenges and global problems that confront the Scouts to develop a certain degree of orga- world today. nizational strength that could add to the ca- pability of Scout leaders. Participants looked The management meeting is a regular annual event into strategic management, human resources held at the regional office to review the region’s development and membership growth, that performance and decide field activities for the next could bring substantial development to Scout- fiscal year. The meeting focused on “support to ing in Cambodia. NSOs” using the CNV indicators and recommenda- tions from each visit, and then identify areas where Cambodia Scouts, which became a full mem- the APR could offer more assistance. ber of WOSM in 2008, has a current mem- bership of over 10,000. Being the youngest Participants of the management meeting were member country of WOSM in the region, World Scout Bureau Executive Director Mr Jim the Asia-Pacific office has been supporting Sharp, Management Sub-Committee Chairman Cambodia Scouts in youth programme, adult Mr Janaprith Fernando, (the late) Regional Treasur- support and training, and organizational er Dr. Renato Paras and the Asia-Pacific executives structure. headed by Regional Director Abdullah Rasheed.

In August 2011, it was the first attendance of Mr Paul Ho (Hong Kong), who was appointed on 1st August as the new Regional Treasurer and Finan- cial Resources Sub Committee Chairman Sonny Kim Seung Su. And in June 2012, newly appointed World Scout Bureau Chief Operating Officer Aidan Jones attended the meeting, together with Execu- tive Director Jim Sharp.

Risk management policy for quality Scouting “It is high time for NSOs to develop a risk management policy to strengthen public confidence in what we do and how we do it”, said APR Management Sub-Committee Chairman Janaprith Fernando at the opening of the Asia-Pacific Sub-Regional Risk Management Workshop in Mouchak, Bangladesh. The work- shop, held on 26th to 29th January 2012, was a gathering of 40 Scout leaders from eight countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Gaining knowledge and skills on risk management that could be adapted elsewhere was the common expectation from the participants. Discussions centered on Safe from Harm environ- ment and the responsibility of NSOs in safety, security and risk management processes.

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A comprehensive document has been produced to The CNV commenced in 2008 following its adop- chronicle the entire first cycle of the Committee NSO tion at the 22nd APR Scout Conference in Japan in Visit (CNV) that spanned four years between March October 2007. Conference resolution 14/07 (a) 2008 to July 2012, covering all 26 NSOs in the Asia- states: “Recalling the function of the APR Commit- Pacific Region. tee to promote cooperation and mutual assistance amongst the scout organizations in the Region The CNV is designed to assist NSOs in delivering and (Article IX), the Conference endorses the paper continually improving the quality of Scouting. An “Committee NSO Visit” (CNV) and urges the full evaluation tool was provided to all NSOs outlining what cooperation of NSOs in its implementation.” is to be emphasized to be an effective NSO. A number of occasions were on hand to share the The evaluation tool to assess the effectiveness of a CNV concept with colleagues outside the Asia-Pacific NSO was based on the concept of “Qualities of an Region, such as the presentation for key leaders Effective NSO” developed at APR committee level of Inter-american Region at the 2011 World Scout and discussed at the 5th APR Leaders Summit in May Conference in Brazil and at several meetings of Ex- 2006. It was acknowledged that countries working ecutive Directors of the World Scout Bureau. towards becoming members of WOSM are required to comply with a set of criteria before they can be The CNV focused on eight indicators: Constitu- recommended as WOSM members. Once a member tion, Mission and Vision, Management, Youth however, there are no continuing measures to ensure Programme, Adult Resources, Relationships and NSOs maintain minimum standards to effectively Communications, Resources Development, and achieve the mission of Scouting. Research and Development.

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Essential Elements of CNV

The CNV used the evaluation tool as the main spring- ual professional growth of adult volunteers. board for stimulating discussions on specific issues. The This includes the adoption and implementa- tool focused on eight elements. First, the Constitu- tion of the World Adult Resources Policy and tion and governing rules of the NSO were reviewed and the Adults in Scouting framework. this includes legal recognition by the country of exis- tence and protection of intellectual properties. A number Communication is key to the suc- of organizational issues were dealt with at national level, cess of organizations, therefore, the CNV with follow-up on the implementation of policies adopted reiterated the need to review the sys- at world level. tems and communication tools they use to run and promote the organization both The Mission and Vision are important as they define internally and externally. Based on the the aims and objectives of the NSO to its members and capacity of NSOs, it was made clear that the broader community. Vis-à-vis the mission were to reach audiences, there was a need for discussions on how the NSO vision indeed reflects the a communication strategy with emphasis overall paradigm of the development of youth in local that traditional methods of communica- communities. tions and relationships have changed in light of globalization. It is imperative that NSOs have a clear distinction between the rights, responsibilities and duties of NSO The CNV tool definesResources Devel- management and local groups and it is very impor- opment as ensuring that the NSO utilizes tant that unity exists between these two groups. all business skills to allow it to make the most of its resources. As much as possible, Elements of the educational methods were high- NSOs should be asset rich and have limited lighted, starting with providing relevant, interesting and liabilities. challenging youth programs and the need for periodic research and analysis on human behavior and the needs This could be achieved by maximizing of young people. the use of existing resources to influence finance generation and ensure that the The role of adult leaders was seen as imperative at all right people are managing this facet of levels from the local group to the top leaders who influ- the NSO. ence the running of the Scout Movement. Therefore, the policies that affect the management of adults in It is important for NSOs to ensure that they Scouting were given emphasis and that these incorpo- are up to date with the changing trends of rate support mechanisms at all levels. the communities they are based in. In order to be effective and efficient the NSO must The CNV stressed that NSO must have a National Adult continually understand the needs of their Resource Policy (NARP) that goes beyond the provision audiences through review, research and of competency-based training and promotes the contin- APRdevelopment Triennial Report. 2009-2012 29 NSO

Services to NSOs take a new turn through consultancy

Starting March 2011, the Asia Pacific Region mittee decision to provide tailor-made support to launched a new approach to provide direct NSOs that would address their actual, vital and services to NSOs in the form of consultancy with critical needs. key leaders of Scout associations. After the success of the first cycle of CNV mission The introduction of consultancy visit was derived to NSOs in the last three years, the real challenge from Committee NSO Visit (CNV) recommenda- was to translate intentions into actions and start tions that later became a Regional Scout Com- the work on what was immediate and relevant.

Pakistan. First to embark on this undertaking was Pakistan Boy Scouts Association for a week of internal consultancy together with the desk officer from the APR office. Before the visit, focal areas were identi- fied by the PBSA. These are drafting of National Adult Resources Policy, developing a concept for Global Development Village, and creating operational proce- dures for a documentation centre.

Papua New Guinea. To boost Scouting in Papua New Guiea, the Asia-Pacific Regional office arranged a visit to PNG from 14th to 24th November 2011 to support the association in capacity building. To overcome challeng- ing issues, the meeting started with situational analy- sis, and then reviewed the organizational structure and job description of volunteer and professional positions.

Other areas came up such as identification of services that the national association provides its members, progress of CNV recommendations, and action planning. The consultancy visit formulated a new PNG Vision, job descriptions for major positions at national level and a decision to appoint leaders for key volunteer positions. The professional staff structure and job description were also formulated.

Cambodia. Taking place at the National Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh, the consultancy in August 2012 tackled two areas for consideration and scope of work. The first was the review and development of the national strategic plan and its effective implementation. Second is the review of advancement scheme and giving direction to provincial level for its implementation by tapping the 44 new Woodbadge holders.

Bhutan. For Scouts in Bhutan, two areas are of prime importance. First, establish a national award system for adults and, second, develop a plan to institutionalize the issue of warrants for adults and honorable charges for trainers. Trainers from Hong Kong and the Philippines showed models for the various award systems. During this visit, the association committed to work on the recognition scheme and to institutionalize the adult appointment system.

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WOSM conducts Consulting Skills Workshop for Building Internal Consultants Responding to new strategies for consul- tancy approach to support NSOs in their development and growth, WOSM orga- nized the Consulting Skills Workshop for Building Internal Consultants in Rizal Prov- ince, Philippines in August 2012.

This was the first time the World Scout Bureau organized this type of workshop with the Asia-Pacific Regional office taking the lead to plan and host the event. Par- ticipants came from five regions and the central office, and volunteers from Austra- lia, Indonesia and the United Kingdom.

Secretary General Luc Panissod sent a message expressing a high degree of paternity for the concept of global sup- port system and consultancy and believing that the workshop will bring new dimen- sions and opportunities to improve WOSM services to NSOs. Malaysia-based Interna- tional Training Development (ITD) facili- tated the workshop.

Maldives. The Brunei Darussalam. Scout Associa- A small team of regional tion of Maldives leaders was in Brunei (SAM) engaged Darussalam in Septem- the services of ber 2012 to carry out APR specialists discussions with the for a week-long Scout association’s key consultancy in leaders. Focal talking Malé from in points were the review September 2012. of draft national Adults in Scouting Policy; The visit focused on building capacities in establishment of National Rover Council and three areas: review adult recognition award activation of the Program Committee to accomplish system and develop a plan to implement it tasks at all levels. These areas a follow-up of the effectively; review the advancement scheme youth programme development workshop last year of youth programme; and study the co-rela- where the Scout association committed to tionship between young members and adult redesign youth programme making it more leaders. dynamic and attractive to their members.

Concept for NSO services APR Specialist Panel

The APR Management Sub-Committee Asia-Pacific Region formed the APR developed a concept paper on Services Specialist Panel consisting of panel of from National Scout Organizations experts in different NSOs. The panel identifying the services provided by will consist of leaders who possess NSOs to its members in the context expertise in the areas of Youth of today’s customer-oriented world. Programme, Adults in Scouting, The paper was prepared as a reference Communications and Marketing, IT, for NSOs in understanding their custom- Fundraising, Governance and Strategy, ers and strengthening their services. Management, Events Management, Consulting and Needs Analysis.

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NSOs in Southeast Asia reaffirm mutual support

National Scout Organizations in Southeast Asia are planned for ASARC including youth roundta- had a two-day gathering in Chiangmai, Thailand ble gatherings, Rover Moot and COMDECA. An- for the 3rd Conference of the ASEAN Scouts other Leader Training Course is being eyed after Association for Regional Cooperation (ASARC). the success of the first course held in Indonesia. Outgoing Chairman Dr Azrul Azwar chaired the New ideas emerged such as holding a workshop meeting and reports of the 3rd ASEAN Jambo- on the working model of school-based Scouting ree (Singapore) and the 2nd ASARC conference to be hosted by Malaysia and the development (Indonesia 2008) were presented. of Scout properties to be hosted by the Philip- pines. Chief Commissioners of all seven ASARC mem- ber countries were present with the participation The conference endorsed the nomination of the of the Chief Scout of Malaysia Dato Dr Shafie Chief Commissioner of Malaysia Dato Shahrum Salleh. Two Scouting groups represented Viet- as the new Chairman of ASARC for the next nam. Thailand expressed to continue supporting three years with Mr Sutham Phanthusak of Thai- Vietnam, while Cambodia will help re-introduce land as Treasurer. The conference also agreed to Scouting in neighboring Laos. The comprehen- hold the next ASARC conference in the Philip- sive work of Scouts Australia in Timor Leste was pines in 2015. ASARC was formed in 2007 at commended. their first meeting in Malaysia for the purpose of sharing resources and jointly organizing Scout- For the next two years, more youth activities ing activities within Southeast Asia.

NSOs in South Asia reinvents itself as SAANSO

Scout associations in South Asia are collectively renamed South Asia Association of National Scout Organizations (SAANSO) with Nepal Scouts as its secretariat.

Chief Commissioner of Nepal Scouts, Shree Ram Lamachhane, who is also designated as coordina- tor of SAANSO facilitated the recognition of this body by SAARC in February 2011. Chief Com- missioner of Bhutan, Mr Chencho Dorji, currently chairs the SAANSO.

Some members of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee met the Secretary General of SAARC, Mr Ahmed Saleem, in Kathmandu in April 2012 to brief him about Scouting in the SAARC area, one of the main coordinating bodies of youth activities in the sub-region. with the first SAARC Scout Jamboree in Sri Lanka. Annual Scout events among the SAARC countries Since then, Scout events continued around the have been a regular feature since 1990 starting SAARC area with the inclusion of Afghanistan.

32 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 NSO Council of South Pacific Scout Associations The Council of South Pacific Scout Associations Program, adult resources and development and (CSPSA), formerly known as SPENSOC (South to promote Scouting in the South Pacific. Pacific Emerging National Scout Organizations Council), was formally established by the 17th Since May 2004, the CSPSA has met every two APR Scout Conference in 1992 in Jakarta. The years. Fiji hosted the forum in 2004, Vanuatu in aim was to encourage mutual cooperation, 2006, French Polynesia in 2008, Tonga in 2010, coordinate support from outside organizations, and New Caledonia in 2012. and establish lines of communication between SPENSOC members and WOSM. At the CSPSA Forum in July 2012, Mr. Sere Kala, Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association SPENSOC was dissolved in 1998 and renamed of Papua New Guinea, was elected chairman of itself as CSPSA. Its aim became more expansive the council and Chief Commissioner of Solomon yet specific which is to encourage mutual co- Islands, Mr. Joe Billy Oge was elected vice-chair- operation and coordinate support from outside man. CSPSA will convene again in Port Moresby, organizations as well as help develop Youth Papua New Guinea in 2014.

New Caledonia. CSPSA held its 7th Forum at a Major items on the agenda were the election of 2012- very impressive plenary hall of the South Pacific 2014 office bearers with discussion on the achievements Commission Secretariat in Noumea. The Scouts and challenges of CSPSA members. The council reaf- and Guides New Caledonia hosted the forum on 16 firmed the offer of Papua New Guinea to host the next July 2012. forum in mid 2014 in Port Moresby to be followed by the 2016 forum in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Twenty two delegates comprising of Chief Com- missioners and key leaders from ten countries As an ancillary event, a four-day workshop was set for in the Pacific attended the event, that includes 17-20 July in Noumea covering membership registration Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New system, resources development, financial management, Caledonia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Solomon and NSO Constitution. Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. This was the largest CSPSA gathering since it began its regular Several important events in the South Pacific islands are bi-annual meeting in 2004. Another ten observers lined up including a Centenary Jamboree in Fiji in August from partner NSOs were present including Scouts 2014, Soccer Tournament for Scouts Teams in Tonga in Australia, Scouts de France, Scouting New Zea- mid 2013, and Tuvalu will welcome the Duke and Duch- land, and The Scout Association (UK). ess of Cambridge William and Kate in September 2012.

Tonga. “I have no hesitation to support Scout- Main discussion was the follow-up of recommendations ing for its noble values” was the message of the held in 2008 in Tahiti, and other points of interest were Honourable Minister Lord Tuivakano, Minister of membership criteria and membership fees. the Training, Employment, Youth and Sports of the Kingdom of Tonga, while inaugurating the forum of In conjunction with the Forum, a four-day workshop, as the Council of the South Pacific Scout Associations in the past four gatherings, was organized where NSOs (CSPSA). The forum took place in June 2010 in shared their strategic focus. Collectively, focus areas for Nuku’alofa, the capital of Tonga. the next two years are youth programme implementa- tion, adult support and membership growth. Meeting in the islands were mainly Chief Commis- sioners of nine national Scout associations in the The Forum and workshop were held with the generous South Pacific – Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Vanu- support of the Scout Association (UK), the International atu, Tuvalu, Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Island, Papua New Scout and Guide Federation (ISGF) and Scouting New Guinea and Tonga, with over twenty participants. Zealand.

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Afghanistan. Through the Physiotherapy And to see Scouts in a public prayer and invited by Rehabilitation Support to Afghanistan (PAR- a youth union. They painted and wrote peace SA), a non-government organization, Scouting messages on walls and bulkhead. is active at orphanage in Ghor province. Now there are two troops flourishing on their own Efforts are also made to advance Scouting even and have started two separate programs in outside the capital. In November 2011, a total the community. 31 participants including six female members coming from Kabul, Bamyam, Ghor, Halmand PARSA’s hope is to introduce the Scouting and Nagarhar underwent the Basic Scout Unit program to orphans to show the community Leaders Training Course, organized by WOSM that dealing with them “hands on” could Asia Pacific Region and PARSA. create a lasting impact on their lives. Expansion started in Bamiyan Province with a goal of going Besides PARSA, two other NGOs, Afghanistan nationwide. Strategic Research and Services Organization and PEACE Group sent their adult leaders to this Several activities were undertaken even under course. difficult circumstances. For instance, the orphanage troop in Ghor Province had the 1st The Asia-Pacific Region has been actively Orientation Unit Leaders Training Course be- supporting the revival of Scouting in Afghanistan tween September and October 2010. The event since 2003 and a number of adult training came as a surprise for the people in the district courses have been conducted in recent years.

Timor Leste. In response to the invitation of the Asia-Pacific Region to support Scouting in Timor Leste, Mr Neville Tomkins AOM, shared this report on the direct support of Scouts Australia to Scout- ing in Timor Leste. Back in 2009, the NEC of Scouts Australia decided to give priority in terms of international projects, to supporting Timor Leste Scouting over the coming years.

In summary, these are 5 key elements of support to be provided by Scouts Australia:

• Establishing the National Office for UNE-TL. To this end, Scouts Australia is providing much needed funding to furnish the Dili office, ranging from laptops with internet connection, and furniture, to air-conditioning and security arrangements. • Assistance with Leader training and development of a strategy for intense training of adult volunteers • Establishment of an activities centre fitted with an ablution block, the Centre will also serve as a training facility, storage depot, and administration centre for major activities. • Partnership between Scouts Australia, Rotary, and Rotaract to improve sanitation in selected schools throughout Timor Leste, and at a busy transport node. This service project will see Rovers, volunteer Leaders and Rotarians from Australia work “hand-in-hand” with Scouts from Timor Leste, Rotarians and Rotaract members from Dili to improve sanitation at these sites. • Support for youth members. Scouts Australia is funding a number of scholarships for Venturer and Rover aged youth from Timor Leste to attend international Scouts events, in Australia and beyond.

34 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 National Scout Organizations that hosted regional events

APR Ticket to Life Evaluation APR Seminar on Youth Involvement APR Workshop on Scouting for Young & Planning Workshop 13-16 November 2010, Sriracha people with Special Needs 28-31 January 2010, Mouchak National Scout Organization of Thailand 6-9 April 2012, Perth Bangladesh Scouts Scouts Australia International Seminar on Environment 48th APR Basic Management Course Education & Biodiversity APR Workshop on Environment for Professional Scout Executives 4-7 June 2011, Jakarta Education in Scouting 2-16 February 2010, Mouchak Gerakan Pramuka 4-7 June 2012, Sandakan Bangladesh Scouts Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia 28th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout 4th APR Advanced Management Jamboree/Scouts of China Centenary APR Workshop for Correspondents Course for Professional Scout and 10th National Jamboree 22-25 June 2012, Manila Executives 11-17 July 2011, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Boy Scouts of the Philippines 3-9 March 2010 Jaipur, India The Bharat Scouts & Guides 7th Asia-Pacific Regional Air/Internet Council of South Pacific Scout Jamboree Associations Forum and Workshop APR Workshop on Membership 6-7 August 2011 16-20 July 2012, Noumea Growth The General Association of the Scouts Scouts & Guides of New Caledonia 20-23 May 2010, Johor Bahru of China Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia Wood Badge Course for the Council National Programme and Training of South Pacific Scout Associations APR Workshop on Community-Based Commissioner’s Forum 22-28 July 2012, Suva Scouting 31 August – 03 September 2011, Ad- Fiji Scouts Association 27-30 May 2010, Davao City, Philippines elaide, Scouts Australia Boy Scouts of the Philippines 8th APR Scout Air/Internet Jamboree APR Workshop on Effective National 4-5 August 2012 Council of South Pacific Associa- Adult Resource Committee and Na- Korea Scout Association tions (CSPSA) Forum & Multi-Purpose tional Training System Workshop 16-19 September 2011, Tokyo APR Workshop on Membership 14-19 June 2010, Tongatapu, Tonga Scouts Association of Japan Growth Review 2012 The Scout Association of Tonga Branch 7-10 September 2012 APR Ticket to Life Evaluation The Scout Association of Macau 7th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout & Planning Workshop Leaders Summit 7-10 October 2011, Manila APR Workshop on Community-Based 24-27 June 2010, Bangalore Boy Scouts of the Philippines Scouting The Bharat Scouts & Guides 21-24 September 2012, New Delhi APR Workshop on Partnership The Bharat Scouts & Guides 27th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout and Fundraising Jamboree/3rd International Patrol 15-18 October 2011, Seoul Asia-Pacific Regional Course Jamboree Korea Scout Association for Leader Trainers 4-9 August 2010, Suncheon, Korea 15-21 November 2012, Mouchak Korea Scout Association APR Workshop on Innovative Bangladesh Scouts Leadership & Effective 6th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Air/ Communications 7th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Internet Jamboree 18 – 21 November 2011, Colombo Youth Forum 7-8 August 2010 Sri Lanka Scout Association 17-21 November 2012, Savar Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia Bangladesh Scouts Asia-Pacific Sub-Regional Risk Regional Communication Forum Management Workshop 24th APR Scout Conference 29 September-2 October 2010 26-29 January 2012, Mouchak 24-29 November 2012, Dhaka Thimpu, Bhutan Bangladesh Scouts Bangladesh Scouts Bhutan Scouts Association 29th Asia-Pacific Regional and APR Ticket to Life Evaluation Sri Lanka Centenary Scout Jamboree & Planning Workshop 1-6 April 2012, Dambulla 5-8 October 2010, Mirigama Sri Lanka Scout Association Sri Lanka Scout Association

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Partnership and Fundraising

The linkage and difference between partnership and fundraising was thoroughly explored at the APR Workshop on Partnership and Fundraising at the Seoul Olympic Parktel, Korea on 15-18 October. Participants looked into the importance and crucial role of having good partners and raising funds for the organization.

Korea Scout Association welcomed 29 participants representing ten NSOs and two executives from the Africa Regional Office of the World Scout Bureau. Regional Scout Committee Vice Chairman Prakorb Mukura expressed appreciation to participants which indicate that their NSOs appreciate the value of partnerships.

Over the years, the region gave emphasis on fundraising and partnership through workshops and publications. The first workshop “International Seminar on Financial Resources” was held in 2003 in Indonesia, followed by the “APR Workshop on Developing Partnerships through PR” in 2006. In June 2010, the fundraising guideline was published.

Among the topics covered were Marrakech Charter, planning and evaluating partnerships, principles and strategy of fundraising, methods of fundraising and present trends, planning and developing fundraising, and writing project proposals.

Regional Treasurer cited for 20-year service Regional Scout Committee Chairman Jejomar C Binay New Regional Treasurer appointed presented the Plaque of Outstanding Service to Dr Renato L In July 2011, the World Regional Treasurer confirmed Paras at the Coconut Palace, the office of the Vice-President of the appointment of Mr Paul Ho as the new Regional the Republic of the Philippines. Dr Paras rendered 20 years of Treasurer of the Asia-Pacific Region on the recommenda- dedicated and excellent service as Regional Treasurer of the tion of the Regional Scout Committee. World Organization of the Scout Movement, Asia-Pacific Region and retired from the position on 1st August 2011. Paul Ho is a Certified Public Accountant and Sole Practi- tioner of Paul W.C. Ho & Company. From 1985, he was Dr Paras passed away on 5th May 2012. Dr Paras will be Chairman/Treasurer of Finance committee of Scout remembered for his impressive record of remarkable achieve- Association of Hong Kong and has recently retired. ments balancing between his corporate, civic and religious duties. In Scouting, he was a recipient of the APR Award for Paul is no stranger to the Asia Pacific Region being a Distinguished Service and Gold Usa from Boy Scouts of the current member of the APR Foundation Management Philippines. He was known as a dedicated family man with six Committee, former member of the Foundation Invest- children. His friends cite him as a gifted man who made this ment Team, and member of APR Finance Sub-Committee world a better place than he found it. for two terms.

36 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 Exploring new avenues for financial Mongolia strengthens financial capacity building capabilities The Scout Association of Mongolia (SAM) The first national workshop on Building Financial had a four-day National Workshop on Management organized by Bangladesh Scouts Building Financial Capabilities in May 2012 gathered 48 participants from different districts at the International Children Center in rd th across the country from 3 to 5 February 2012. Nairamdal.

The main goal of the workshop was to equip Twenty eight participants coming from 5 leaders with skills on financial management. Aimags (provinces) were in attendance.

Bangladesh Scouts Chief National Commissioner They looked into ways of strengthening Mr. Md. Abul Kalam Azad presented the overview the membership registration system and of Bangladesh Scouts financial management poli- expanding the Scout supply service. They cy. He said, “the workshop was a good opportunity also touched on partnership, project writ- to assist leaders in exploring new avenues to build ing and fundraising. SAM is very active in financial capabilities and managing resources.” working with other partners both within and outside the country developmental Other topics covered were accounting and audit projects. This workshop was seen to system, and budget format of a voluntary organi- enhance these partnerships especially zation. with better management of finances.

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Small Grant package for NSOs revived

In January 2010, the small grant package for NSOs was revived. The grant is a limited direct financial assistance to NSOs in developing countries to meet their development and infrastructural needs.

The grant was launched in 2004 but did not pick up that much in 2008 and 2009. However, due to the current emphasis to extend more direct support to NSOs, the regional revived this initiative.

APR supports six NSO projects

Since the revival of the grant in In India, new camping and cooking January 2010, six NSOs have equipment were added to the Ashok benefitted from the small grants Nagar National Camping and Training offered by the Asia Pacific Re- Complex. gion. This small grant is designed to support the NSO’s immediate The Scout Association of Mongolia used needs in a variety of ways. the grant to develop a merit badge program. In Bhutan, the grant was used to equip the Scout association’s Sri Lanka Scout Association now enjoys a office with a computer, printer, new press printing facility at the head- fax machine and office furniture quarters with Scouts doing some printing enabling them to operate with work as part of their vocational training. more efficiency. Similarly in Fiji, the association acquired equip- Five district headquarters of Nepal ment and furniture to keep their Scouts upgraded their administrative office running. work with new computers and printers.

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Subsidy to National Scout Organizations Subsidy to National Scout Organizations TheThe table table below below shows shows the the summary summary of subsidiesof subsidies to NSOs to NSOs from from2009 2009to 2012: to 2012 SOURCES OF FUNDS Country Amount in Country Amount in US US Dollars Dollars2009 – 2012 OPERATIONSPhilippines (from WSB/Central69,374 Office & APR OtherTonga Income ) 7,580 - For OperationsBangladesh of the Office 48,761 Australia 4,774 $1,624,000 Fiji 45,144 Afghanistan 4,205 - For Field Activities 106,000 India 43,890 Solomon Islands 3,269 Other IncomeIndonesia (e.g. non -restricted38,530 donation, interest, Malaysiaetc) 2,535 72,000 Total OperationsSri Lanka 38,268 Brunei Darussalam 2,177 1,802,000 Pakistan 37,833 Japan 2,000

Nepal 37,788 Samoa 1,713 From GenerousBhutan Donors for Earmarked/Restricted33,819 Timor Projects Leste 1,564 487,000 Vietnam 32,674 Tuvalu 1,305 GRAND TOTALMaldives 26,119 Cook Islands 1,000 $2,289,00 Cambodia 22,587 Singapore 861 There wasMongolia an increased in budget19,741 allocation from CentralKorea office by 5% from772 $558,000 in 2009-2010 to $587,000 in 2010-2011 due to staff relocation from Central Office to Regional Office. Kiribati 17,959 Vanuatu 710 Papua New Guinea 16,662 New Caledonia 600 I now like Thailandto show the Earmarked/Restricted8,668 Funds amountingMacau US$487,000 received500 directly by the Regional Office.

DONATIONSDonations RECEIVED FOR for EARMARKED/RESTRICTED Projects PROJECTS

! Donors 2009 – 2012 The Swedish Guide & Scouts Council $117,000 Messenger of Peace 80,000 Korea Scout Association 61,000 Word Scout Foundation 57,000 Eric Frank (through World Scout Foundation) 35,000 Bill Philips (Ecuador) 28,000 Boy Scouts of the Philippines 23,000 The General Association of Scouts of China 22,000 APR Scout Foundation 15,000 Boy Scouts of America 9,000 The Scout Association of UK 7,000 Sri Lanka Scout Association 7,000 World Scout Parliamentary Union 5,000 Int'l. Scout & Guide Fellowship (ISGF) 5,000 Afghanistan-Japan Scouts Exchange Programme (Japan) 4,000 Scout Association Japan 3,000 Dr. Young Joong KANG (Korea) 3,000 Kandersteg International Scout Center 3,000 Guides and Scouts of Finland 3,000 Total $487,000

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Regional Communications Forum in Bhutan

On the initiative of the Regional Communication Forum took place in all six Scouting’s Profile Sub- Scouting regions in four working languages: Interamer- Committee of the World ica (English) in Suriname; Africa (English) in Swaziland; Scout Committee, re- Eurasia (English) in Ukraine; Interamerica (Spanish) in gional forums were orga- Argentina; Africa (French) in Cote d’Ivoire; Asia-Pacific nized in partnership with (English) in Bhutan; Arab (English) in Kuwait; and Europe the regional offices and in Greece. Bhutan hosted the sixth series of Regional supported by the External Communication Forums within world Scouting in Sep- Relations and Marketing tember 2010. Over 25 participants from 13 NSOs to- team at the Central Of- gether with 17 local participants from various districts fice. Main objective of the forum was to support NSOs of the country attended the forum in a pine-clad resort in establishing and implementing a communication in Thimpu. strategy and, in this way, contribute to the growth of the Movement. At the opening ceremony, Chief Commissioner Chencho Dorji said that the forum was timely for Bhutan and The regional forum was a follow-up from those very important for Scouts to have a communications already held between 2006 and 2008. In 2010, the system in place.

Strengthening communications and adopting innovative leadership The Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Innovative three main challenges: First, some NSOs are Leadership and Effective Communication, hosted unable to retain young people in the movement; by Sri Lanka Scout Association, was held in Second, how to maintain and retain volunteers; November 2011 at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo. and lastly, not being able to seek greater The Chief Guest was Hon. Naveen Dissanayake partnerships with external organizations. Seeing MP, Minister of the Public Management Reforms the situation, NSOs needed to find innovative was a Scout who described the Scout Movement ways to meet these challenges. as strong.

He said, “We should be able to communicate effectively when the normal communication machinery is broken down. Differences of opinion exist in all organizations but people need to come together and possess a group mentality. If differences exist where you cannot be part of, then you should leave the group.”

On the other hand, Regional Director Mr. Abdullah Rasheed said that NSOs in the region are facing

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First Asia-Pacific Correspondents workshop

Although the contributions of Honorary Correspondents have been enjoyed for decades, it was the first time that honorary correspondents gathered for a workshop on journalism and Public Relations.

A mix of Scouts and young adults, seasoned journalists, professional Scout leaders and volunteers comprised the first APR Correspon- dents Workshop in Manila, Philippines in June 2012. The workshop was the first Asia-Pacific event held at the new BP International hotel of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) in Manila.

The four-day workshop had 52 participants from Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darus- up a number of practices from the past against salam, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Scouting nowadays and the emerging challenges Maldives, Philippines, Singapore and Sri of the new media. Practitioners from major media Lanka. The workshop aimed to establish the networks also joined the workshop as resource communication standards of Scouting in a persons. global context, editorial planning and net- working of correspondents in the Asia-Pacific Honorary Correspondents are mainly responsible for Region. contributing to the region’s monthly e-news, printed newsletter and website. A similar concept has now In his session “Scouting in transition,” Maximi- been extended at the world level and all member no J Edralin Jr., veteran PR practitioner in the countries have been requested to nominate corre- Philippines and life member of the BSP, picked spondents across all six regions.

Role of Honorary Correspondents Honorary Correspondents represent their exchange of information on Scouting events and National Scout Organizations in contributing activities, projects and good practices of NSOs and news stories and other materials for the of the region. publications of WOSM/Asia-Pacific Region. In 2012, sixteen NSOs have appointed their honor- APR has a monthly e-news (InBox), ary correspondents, and their contributions have bi-monthly printed newsletter and website. revitalized the content of the region’s regular These publicity tools are devoted for the publications.

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APR Publications

42 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 2012 2011 2010 APR Photo Contest Winners

10th APR Scout Photo Contest-2012

GOLD: Gye Ho KIM, Korea SILVER: Min Ha JOO, Korea; Anil Kumar, India BRONZE: Frederick Bonifacio, Philippines; Hsiao-Ming Sheng, Scouts of China Aldwin John Eufemio Maranan, Singapore

9th APR Scout Photo Contest-2011

GOLD: Arvind Danapalan, Malaysia

SILVER: Sarwar Shahriar, Bangladesh

Niño Christopher Cardenas, Philippines

BRONZE: Niño Christopher Cardenas, Philippines; Min-Ha JOO, Korea; Megan Donoghue, Australia

8th APR Scout Photo Contest-2010

GOLD: Frederick Bonifacio, Philippines SILVER: Toru Watamaki, Japan;

Chau Fung Chan, Hong Kong BRONZE: Ki Cheol HA, Korea; Jaimie Rodd, Australia Amoolya K., India

OUTSTANDING SCOUTS AWARD The award calls for the nomina- didates, five were selected for positions held, academic perfor- tion and selection of outstand- the award: Nicholas Banks of mance and achievement, com- ing Scouts in member-countries Australia, To Hoi-man of Hong munity involvement and awards with the main purpose of en- Kong, Eui Jae Jeong of Korea, received. hancing the image and visibility Miguel Ricardo E Leung of the of Scouting as an educational Philippines, and Sidath Chan- This is the fifth search for out- movement, and to emphasize its dima Gajanayake of Sri Lanka. standing Scouts at Asia-Pacific effectiveness in the development level and ever since the contest of young people at home, in The finalists will have face-to- started at the Regional Scout school, and in communities. face interview with a bigger Conference in Delhi in 2001, it selection panel during the 24th has become a regular feature of In June 2012, a team of three APR Scout Conference in No- every regional conference and formed the selection panel that vember 2012 in Dhaka. Criteria has maintained the paramount was tasked to shortlist the final- for the contest are mainly major standard of recognizing the ists for 2012. Out of eight can- accomplishments in Scouting, best.

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 43 PARTNERSHIPS Scouts and Bookbridge build additional libraries in Mongolia

Bookbridge is a registered charity based in Germany between SAM and Bookbridge ensuring a long-term which strives for a worldwide balanced access to educa- collaboration. tion. Through its partnership with Scout Association of Mongolia (SAM), children and young people in this coun- By September 2010, four teaching libraries in Mongo- try are given access to books and reading materials. lia opened their doors on a daily basis to eager young learners. As a social business, Bookbridge also setup Back in 2009, the crew who went to Mongolia was a two programs enabling companies to build their own training team of dedicated teachers comprised of Ameri- bridges and train future leaders. can, Norwegian and German. During a two-week period, they were able to give basic training to more than 120 In September 2012, Bookbridge project founder Dr. local teachers on the materials that Scouts from Switzer- Carsten Rübsaamen announced that the first learning land, Germany, and the United Kingdom had previously center in Arvaikheer celebrated its 3-year anniversary. collected. The teaching libraries provide space and time A lot has changed since then. The rented facilities for Scouting activities with the purpose of expanding the changed into a proper building and 3,700 people of Ar- reach of Scouting in Mongolia especially at the commu- vaikheer have become members. Around 4,000 books nity level. have been checked out. Nine weekly courses and activi- Another highlight of this visit in Ulaanbaatar was ties have taken place. The learning center in Arvaikheer the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding also marks the birthplace of the Bookbridge Foundation.

Bookbridge extends its project work to Cambodia

After years of joint partnership with Mongolia where book Scout corners enabling Scout Groups/Districts to use it centres were built, the project has grown into a stage of as an activity and educational centre for Scouts. Foundation. In the United Kingdom, Scouts had a nationwide In 2011, Bookbridge started its work with Scouts in campaign to collect children’s books for Bookbridge to Cambodia. Two libraries were set up, one in Takeo and establish teaching libraries in Cambodia. They set-up the other in Siem Reap. Two Cambodian volunteers were 28 collection centres across the country and collected trained for library management, and one German volun- 75,000 books – far surpassing the 30,000 target. Over teer conducted English teacher training and library life 40 volunteers helped in sorting, packing and deliver- training. ing the books to Cambodia. “This was a magnificent effort,’ said Daisy Charlton, International Adviser at Takeo library opened in August while Siem Reap library The Scout Association. “It was humbling to see the opened later. Since its opening, around 500 children and generosity and hard work of many Scouts who made young people have visited the libraries enjoying the books this project successful.” and other educational materials available for them.

WOSM has been helping Bookbridge identify the countries which are in need of libraries and provide access through its network of National Scout Organizations. At regional, national and local level, Scouts are sent out to help in collecting, sorting, shipping and distributing books in vari- ous educational centers. Since its pilot project in 2009, Bookbridge has put up 10 libraries in different parts of Mongolia.

WOSM and Bookbridge signed a Memorandum of Under- standing on 15th December 2011 and part of the agree- ment is for Bookbridge to set up libraries inclusive of

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APR Suncheon Scout Center introduce changes Four years after the tripartite memorandum teers from different countries. of agreement among the Asia-Pacific Re- gion of WOSM, the Suncheon City Council, The latest board meeting in August 2012 assessed the and Korea Scout Association, the center has centre on its fourth year of operation, now with a plan introduced a number of significant changes. to introduce an exchange programme between volun- Scout interns from various countries in the teers and Rovers of Korea Scout Association (KSA). Asia-Pacific Region and beyond volunteer on Also called the friendship program, it will be between a three-month cycle. The internship cycle Korean Rover Scouts and international volunteers serv- starts with the first batch joining mid Febru- ing as staff at the center for a 3-month period. This ary to April. Second batch is from May to program will be held once for each term which would July, and third batch is from July to October. mean 3 to 4 times a year.

At the board meeting on 14th October 2011 This exchange aims to bring a real international experi- in Seoul, it was reported that participants ence which can be developed as a regular event. It is at the center increased to 9,239, a number expected to start in October 2012. Today, SAPSC enrolls bigger than any other such center in Korea. 20% Scouts and 75% non-Scouts. Mr Sang Ho Shim, A recent government survey of facilities gave the newly appointed International Commissioner of KSA the Suncheon center the highest rating of all and member of the APR Scout Committee serves as the centers in the country. Chairman of SAPSC.

Other changes include the appointment of a For 2012, the center had 3,478 participants for the first new director who has a good Scouting back- term (March-May 2012) with volunteers from Russia, ground. More Scouting activities have been Pakistan, Kenya, Serbia, Uganda and Hong Kong. Vol- introduced. Also, the new program design unteers for the third term (August – November 2012) encourages the participation of more volun- are coming from Ghana, Malaysia, Hungary and Nepal.

Asia and Europe Regional Committees eyefuture cooperation

For the first time, Asia Pacific Regional Tang shared some of the challenges in the Asia- Scout Committee and European Regional Pacific Region and its strategic priorities for the Scout Committee members attending the current planning period. He said that for the next 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Sweden met three years, membership growth will be the focus informally on 30th July. The meeting initiat- while paying attention to ensure quality Scouting. ed a dialogue between the two committees to share views for greater understanding Europe is currently partnering with Africa, Arab and collaboration. and Eurasia Regions. Committee members concluded that Europe and the Asia-Pacific need Chairman Craig Turpie, Chairman of the to continue the dialogue ideally just before world European Committee, expressed appreciation Scouting events so as to create cohesiveness while for this initiative to understand the priorities understanding the diversities that exist between and working methods of each region. Nicholas them.

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 45 COMMUNITY First community based Scouting workshop in Davao

Davao City, known as the fruit capital of the of selected NSOs who were successful in using Philippines, hosted 34 participants from nine either the community-based or school-based national Scout organizations (NSOs) and 16 models with the ultimate goal: reach out to local councils of Boy Scouts of the Philip- more young people. Examples were presented pines for the first ever Asia Pacific Regional on community-based practices of NSOs in Workshop on Community-based Scouting. The Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the USA. workshop ran from 27th to 30th May at an eco- Korea and the Philippine presenters cited their friendly resort in the city. growing partnerships with civic organizations and social institutions. Hong Kong shared the Considering that a large percentage of the re- novelty of Scouting in prisons and a speaker gion’s Scouting population is school-based, the from Singapore talked about on-going workshop aimed at identifying the importance collaboration with service clubs. Indonesians of extending Scouting beyond schools thereby explained the active involvement of creating a closer relationship with communi- community leaders as unit leaders. ties. This is one of the ways to achieve the regional target of 4% annual growth across Recommendations were shared at the end of the region in time for the next Scout confer- the workshop, mostly touching on sharing best ence in 2012. practices on-line and the provision of resources to maintain the long-term Workshop sessions focused on best practices sustainability of Community-Based Scouting.

Bhutan Community Scouting goes green Bhutan Scouts Association organized its first major environmental project where more than 80 Scouts dug up trenches, holes and made flower beds for over 1,000 hedge and orna- mental plants and bamboos. This environment project is an initiative of newly established community Scouting groups across Bhutan.

Since the formation of community Scouting in May 2009 in Bhutan, there are now three troops actively operating in Kuenphen, Zhen- phen, Raven and in various parts of Thimpu. The plan is to expand community Scouting to other districts.

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Community-based Rovers from four countries work Scouting further explored with community in the Philippines Rovers from three countries continue their work with Recognizing the importance of extend- communities in Marikina City, Philippines under the name ing Scouting outside the school system of CJK projects. CJK is coined from Scouts of China, and bringing Scouting closer to the Japan, and Korea, which form a yearly exchange community, the second Asia-Pacific Re- program with Filipino Rovers. As a group they involve gional Workshop on Community-Based themselves in community projects that promote and Scouting (CBS) was held in New Delhi, strengthen cooperation and international friendship India from 21st to 24th September among the four countries. 2012. In recent years, the Rovers worked with school children National coordinators, unit leaders in Marikina City doing activities in primary health care, working at district and state levels, cultural exchanges and environmental awareness. For and eight executives from Bangla- instance, in a school, Scouts of China introduced First desh, Brunei Darussalam, Bhutan, Aid, Japanese Rovers demonstrated proper tooth brush- Cambodia, Nepal, Maldives, Philip- ing and Korean Rovers taught dietary education through pines and India shared their good growing herbs. practices as the workshop looked into the impact of Scouting in communi- An inherent method or practice in CJK is using Interna- ties and how it can facilitate reaching tional Patrol System that requires Rovers to work to- out to new horizons. gether during the entire project. In doing so, cultural and communication differences are reduced as they learn to Over 98% of NSOs in Asia-Pacific, accept and understand each other’s cultural practices. as revealed in the recent regional survey, uses the school-based CJK Project started in 2003 and the four countries have Scouting mode, prompting the 2009 agreed to continue their co-operative agreement until Regional Scout Conference in 2012. The group is eyeing to attend a Ticket to Life Malaysia endorsed the promotion of Project meeting that will give Rovers better understand- community-based Scouting. ing of children living on the streets.

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World Environment Day launched at Scout Nature Park

The following year, Scouts in Malaysia offered the skyfruit at the Scout park. Sandakan Scout Nature Park in Sabah for the Asia-Pacific Workshop on Environment Education At the other side of the camp, 400 young in Scouting where 12 NSOs were represented people from Sandakan gathered as a pre-camp of the Sabah centenary Jamboree. Their day First day of the workshop began with a demo of began with a session on environment educa- practical environment activities at the Sandakan tion to understand environmental problems and Scout Nature Park. Succeeding exercises included ways of reducing these problems. those which could be played among children for them to feel and admire the beauty and texture A representative from the Sabah Forestry De- of trees. Participants identified the creative use of partment gave a lecture on climate change and natural materials which otherwise could be treat- the role of young people, which preceded the ed as waste. Each NSO representative planted a formal launch of the World Environment Day.

Reinforcing nature friendly behavior

Gerakan Pramuka was the enthusiastic host of the very first international seminar on environment education and biodiversity. There were 47 participants from 11 countries. Two prominent Indonesian environmental scientists talked about biodiversity and conservation, and on the role of youth in climate change.

Workshop representatives celebrated the 2011 World Environment Day on 5th June at Cibubur Scout Complex. Early in the morning, they imersed in nature activities such as recycling the garbage collected from around the gardens into some creative artwork. They collected nature items and shared their impressions on how the items symbol- ize diversity. Later they planted seedlings of rare species found in Indonesia provided by the Special Scout Troop for Forestry.

Chairman Dr Azrul Azwar signed the WSEP agree- ment making it the 11th NSO in the region to sign up for the programme.

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Jamboree takes part in Earth Hour 2012 Scouts again active in Clean Up Every year, Scouts in the Asia-Pacific Region are encouraged

to be advocates and actors for the Earth Hour, which is glob- the World Weekend Scouts join millions across the globe in ally observed in the month of March. Earth Hour began in restoring and protecting nature to take part Sydney in 2007. in the Clean Up the World (CUW) campaign in At exactly 8:30 pm of 31 March 2012 – on the eve of the September of every year. opening of the 29th APR Scout Jamboree – over 1,500 Scouts representing all 23 participating countries and from all dis- The World Organization of the Scout Movement tricts of Sri Lanka joined the rest of the world to celebrate (WOSM) has been an official ally of Clean up Earth Hour by switching off all lights at the jamboree site for the World since 2008, promoting involvement 15 minutes. With lighted candles in their hands, they made to its 30 million Scouts in 161 countries. a solemn promise to do everything to save mother earth and CUW campaigns are held in partnership with contemplated in silence on the true spirit of Earth Hour. the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Earth Hour is a World Wide Fund (WWF) initiative symbolis- ing the collective power of individuals, businesses and gov- From Australia to Zimbabwe, there are 16 ernments to reduce our impact on this planet. National Scout Organizations who have already pledged to act in this years Clean Up the World From its beginnings in one city in one country – Sydney, campaign, Chairman and Founder, Ian Kiernan, Australia – Scouts in many countries are supporting this thanked WOSM for its continued support to the initiative, and has grown to millions of people in over 5,000 campaign: cities across 135 countries. CUW Chairman and Founder, Ian Kiernan, said In previous years, Scouts in major cities took part in the “We are proud to have the World Organization Earth Hour. In Manila, national television showed how Boy of the Scout Movement as an ally of Clean Up Scouts and Girl Scouts of the Philippines spearheaded the the World. The environment has been central switching off ceremony. Gerakan Pramuka (Indonesia) to the organization since its inception and the Scouts graced newspapers for their prominent participation participation of so many Scout Groups over in Jakarta. Scouts in Karachi, Pakistan lighted candles at that the Weekend is a true testament to the Scout momentous hour. Movement’s commitment to nature.”

NSOs join World Scout Environment Programme

National Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific Region that have commercial use of the Sri Lanka Scout Asso- adopted the WSEP are Australia, Bhutan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, ciation. PACK 1 or the Basic Package is a free Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Philippines, Singa- educational (non-commercial) package with all pore and Sri Lanka. the materials needed to start the Programme. This PACK 1 agreement between the NSO and Sri Lanka Scouts Association is the latest member of The World the WSB contains the terms and conditions of Scout Environment Programme (WSEP). The programme offers the use of WSEP, including guidelines, logo and tools, resources and initiatives to help Scouts all around the badge to develop the programme at the na- world work together for the good of the local and global environ- tional level as well as a non-commercial license ment. Twelve or 46% NSOs in the APR have joined the WSEP, to produce articles bearing the WSEP logo. The comprising 30% of the global WSEP membership. WSEP is a free, very straightforward, flexible and easy to implement programme and does WOSM Secretary General Luc Panissod signed on 2nd Septem- not compete with the existing environment ber 2012 the agreement to use the WSEP Pack 1 for non- programme of of NSOs.

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Developing a growth strategy

Scout Leaders working on membership growth and Sri Lanka. at national and local level shared their ideas and practices at the first APR Workshop on One of the workshop objectives was to find ways Membership Growth that was held on in May of achieving the regional growth target of increas- 2010 in Johor Bahru City, Malaysia. This was ing 4% every year. To achieve the objectives, the the first regional workshop focusing entirely “6 Thinking Hat Strategy” by Edward de Bono was on membership growth. used.

The workshop had the full support of the Johor To conclude the workshop, participants adopted State Government who welcomed 40 par- a 5-point recommendation, one of which is to ex- ticipants from Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei plore the models of Scouting for Growth in order Darussalam, Cambodia, Scouts of China, Hong to reach out to all segments of society. Heading Kong, Indonesia, India, Korea, Macau, Malay- the workshop was the Membership Growth Sub- sia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Singapore Committee.

50 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 APR Criteria for Recognition of NSO’s Membership Growth The APR Membership Growth Sub-Committee developed the criteria based on areas the NSOs must consider when developing strategies to grow their membership. The criteria includes:

• Membership Growth Strategy that encourages the creation of a membership commit- tee/ task force to monitor membership development. It also ensures that membership plan/ strategy is in place and actions are taken. A registration system has to be in place to record, monitor and measure actual membership growth.

• Membership Increase by percentage (based on 2009-2010-2011 census) or surpassing the membership target set at the 23rd APR Scout Conference in 2009. The increase has to be significant in each section of Scouting over the three-year period.

• Membership Retention reflects that young members are retained in all sections, at the same time, members are advanced to higher sections. Growth also reflects the retention of active leaders.

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 51 MEMBERSHIP

Regional workshop tackles membership issues

The membership review was a four-day work- International Commissioner Francisca Vong shop that encouraged NSOs to share their good directed the workshop with the guidance of practices, successes and challenges over the the APR Membership Growth Sub-committee. last three years, from 2009 to 2012. It was held Francisca explained the aim and objectives at the National Headquarters of the Scout As- of workshop to address issues pertaining to sociation of Macau (SAM) from 7th September membership growth; analyse regional mem- with 22 participants from Bangladesh, Scouts of bership trends since the 2009 regional con- China, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Malaysia, Mal- ference, and recognise the role of NSOs in dives, Philippines, Singapore and Sri Lanka. sustaining growth.

APR Membership Census 2009-2012

30,000,000 29,897,584 29,460,959

25,020,246 25,000,000 24,723,192

20,000,000

2009 2010 2011 2012

52 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 MEMBERSHIP

Fifteen NSOs to be recognized for membership growth One regional focus for the current triennium is membership growth where relevant studies have been undertaken over the past three years.

Following the first membership review workshop held in 2010 in Malaysia, the recent review in Macau captured the growth of membership of NSOs and recommended ways to sustain the strategies that worked well.

Before the Macau workshop started, the Membership Growth Sub-Committee reviewed the criteria for recognizing NSOs with significant membership increase. The sub-committee identified two categories for recognition. One category is a group of NSOs that increased membership annually, and the other group has implemented the Membership Growth Guideline in a remarkable way.

NSOs meeting the criteria for the two categories will be recognized at the forth- coming Regional Scout Conference in Dhaka in November. Twenty NSOs (80%) have submitted the completed tool which summarizes their membership growth strategy, as well as their actual increase in numbers and retention. Although no NSO has achieved the annual membership target, recognition will be given to NSOs that increased their membership, and those that achieved the cut-off mark of 70% based on the Membership Growth Evaluation tool.

The Regional Scout Committee will recognize the following NSOs for increasing their membership annually:

1. Bangladesh 5. Nepal 2. Bhutan 6. New Zealand 3. Cambodia 7. Philippines 4. India 8. Singapore

NSOs to be recognized based on the score chart:

1. Singapore 8. Japan 2. Korea 9. Australia 3. New Zealand 10. Fiji 4. Sri Lanka 11. Philippines 5. Bangladesh 12. Hong Kong 6. Nepal 13. Bhutan 7. India 14. Indonesia 15. Cambodia

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 53 GLOBAL SUPPORT

Asia-Pacific joins Messenger of Peace launch in Saudi Arabia “Scouts are the messengers of peace in the world. You all have an important job to do: you need to mobilise all 30 million Scouts throughout the world in the cause of building peace. We in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are proud to be supporting you in these efforts. We will continue this support in the future.”

This was the message of HM King Abdullah bin MOP Project has two components: Global Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia during the Network and the Global Fund. Presently, over launch of the “Messengers of Peace” (MOP) held 12,000 have already registered for the Global on 28th September 2011 in Jeddah. Network and US$37 million total amount is guaranteed for the project, of which US$25 mil- MOP is a 10-year initiative for the 161 member lion is allocated for the Global Fund. countries of the World Organization of the Scout Movement to involve individual Scouts and Representatives from the Asia-Pacific Region National Scout Organizations from all regions in attended the official launch, including Ban- peace-building activities. It is created to capital- gladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, ize on the success of the “Gifts for Peace” proj- Pakistan, Philippines and the Asia-Pacific Re- ects that were run during the centenary year. gional Office.

Sri Lanka’s initiative for peace Sri Lanka is one of the first initiators of Mes- sengers of Peace when it organized integration camps amongst Scouts coming from differ- ent backgrounds. The camp was an effort to deepen unity and belonging among the young people, particularly the Singhalese and Tamil Scouts who were affected by the long-term effects of conflict.

The 1st Scout Integration Camp was held on 18-21 August 2011 at the Scout Training & De- velopment Centre in Kandy with the participa- tion of over 70 Scouts from Kandy and Kilinoch- chi districts. The camp focused on leadership centered activities, with a youth forum and “the hike” where participants explored eight sites. A significant part of the camp was to see Kandy tegration camp was in Jaffna at the northern part Scouts sharing their homes with Kilinochchi of Sri Lanka with participants from Kalutara in the Scouts, a hospitality that even their parents southern part; 3rd camp had participants from enjoyed. Badulla and Kankesanthurai in the north, and the last camp had participants coming from Mannar Three camps followed in September. The 2nd in- who joined other Scouts in Galle in the south.

54 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 MESSENGERS OF PEACE PROJECTS

India hosts Pakistan integration peace camp As part of the Messengers of Peace light of this activity was seeing Rov- dinner was arranged for the (MoP) initiative, a special integration ers and leaders from two countries Pakistani Rovers. When morning camp was organized between Rovers dancing together that one would came, they went to the Golden of Pakistan and India from 16th to find it difficult differentiating them. Temple where local Scouts sent 20th November 2011 at the National Local personalities, media persons, them off with blessings for a Youth Complex in Haryana, India. students, and teachers were part of good journey back home. About 300 Rovers, Rangers, and the celebration. leaders from India, and 55 Rovers In March 2012, Pakistan Rov- and leaders from Pakistan took part. At the Gadpuri village, the Rovers ers with take their turn to host planted saplings to commemorate their Indian friends for a similar In a traditional Indian way, the the goodwill mission and villagers integration camp. Pakistan contingent was received offered to grow and take care of with a warm reception at the Wagha the saplings. border. A formal ceremony followed where National Commissioner Shri A food plaza was set with a variety L M Jain welcomed the Pakistan of dishes to share, and then came contingent by releasing pigeons and the grand campfire. Candles were balloons, and presenting garlands lit and the integration song was and tilak (mark on the forehead sung. The song ‘Jot se Jot Jalate symbolizing the third eye or mind’s Chalo’ means “keep the light burn- eye). In turn, the Pakistanis sang ing from flame to flame”. the beautiful integration song of Hindustan and Pakistan. National The next day started with an All flags of both countries were hoisted Faiths Prayer followed by a round together, which was visibly an emo- at the adventure bases at the tional moment for both Indians and National Youth Complex. Pakistanis. Final stop was in New Delhi for an Community interaction was arranged educational tour to historic places with the local people where Pakistani and a visit to the Bharat Scouts Rovers visited Rattan Public School in & Guides National Headquarters. Sikri. Students organized a science On their way to Wagha border in exhibition and a cultural show. High- Haryana state, a huge farewell

Pakistani Rovers host Indian contingent In the second round of the integra- PBSA Chief Commissioner Mr On 8th May, it was time for tion camp of Scouts and Guides Justice Agha Rafiq explained the Pakistan Scouts to send off their from India and Pakistan, each had purpose of the camp along with its Indian friends as they crossed the opportunity to know and learn educational activities. Participants the border. Contingent Leader from each other in many ways. had a Youth Forum to discuss the Ms Geeta Rawat appreciated the future of this initiative and to rein- warm hospitality and said, “this The camp, held from 2nd to 6th May force the tie between Pakistan and entire experience make our go- 2012, is one of the Messengers of India, and how to expand it to ing home very difficult.” Peace projects. This camp had 73 young people outside Scouting. Scouts and Guides from India who set their foot at the Wagha border Another dialogue was held at the in Lahore, Pakistan and met up with Allama Iqbal Open University the Scouts from Punjab Boy Scouts where participants exchanged Association who traveled by land for views with other young people five hours. outside Scouting, which was shown on popular TV programs. Pakistan Prime Minister H.E. Syed They performed cultural shows Yousaf Raza Gillani inaugurated and had an art exploration with the camp. Pakistan President Asif the participation of art students. Ali Zardari had this message “by The Indian contingent had one-day fostering a common bond, Scout- home hospitality with Punjab Boy ing becomes an important vehicle Scouts Association as host and to promote peace, and unleash the spent a day exploring museums, creative potentials of young people.” monuments and religious sites.

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 55 Indonesian Rovers work for clean and healthy environment

Rovers and leaders of Indonesia led a small village of Kukusan, Beji district, Depok, West Java to a healthier and cleaner environment as their peace initiative under the Messen- gers of Peace.

Known as environment advocates, Gerakan Pramuka (GP) mobilized the Scouts for river clean-up drives; house-to-house visit to remind families on the importance of sanitation, hygiene, no smoking inside the house, etc.

Out of the 15,000 population of Kukusan, 300 are children who are below five years old, prompting GP to bring health experts to do medical check-up both on the children and their mothers, with Rovers assisting them.

“It is important not to be ambitious to do something big and never accomplish any- thing. It is better to start on something that we can achieve and finish till the end,” said GP Commissioner Wirjoatmodjo.

Indonesia Scouts launch eco-friendly projects

Gerakan Pramuka mobilized Scouts in different locations for three environmental projects under the Messengers of Peace. The projects target coral reef restoration, saving rivers and coastal areas.

In the communities of Pasir Putih, Situbondo, and East Java, Scouts worked with the commu- nity on the “Scouts Coral Restoration Project” where they taught practical ways to restore and protect vital reefs. They shared tips on how to be eco-friendly and why it is important to pro- tect coral reefs.

Seeing the river as a source of life, Scouts started the project “Saving the Planet, One River at a Time” where they cleaned up the Pe- sanggrahan River in Jakarta. This clean-up will benefit around 5.400 residents around the area. Scouts later went around the area to talk about the damaging effects of littering.

In Semarang City, the project “Mangrove Trees – Saving Indonesia’s Coast” also started. Scouts covered a 75-hectare coastal area. Scouts learned how to plant mangrove trees, develop skills in coastal ecology conservation which will benefit over 8,000 people. Presently, Scouts are continu- ing the work by filling up the remaining 85-hect- are area with mangroves.

56 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 Scouts create many things from bamboo World Scout Foundation Director John Geoghegan visited one of the Messengers of Peace (MoP) projects at the Mashudi Scout Campsite, West Java, around 150 kilometers from Jakarta, on 11th July 2012.

Around the campsite, Scouts planted various species of bamboo seeds which are being chopped and brought to a factory inside the campsite area. Here, Scouts made bamboo crafts from woggle to different types of home furniture.

Inside the factory, Scouts showed Geoghegan some musical instruments made of bamboo. They also showed a traditional food in Indonesia with bamboo shoots as the main ingredient.

Training of Community Leaders

The World Organization of the Scout in your context, peace extends well beyond Movement, in collaboration with Singapore racial and religious harmony, and the roles and Scouts Association, organized the principles that I mention would apply equally.” Messenger of Peace (MoP) Network Training of Community Leaders on 25-27 May 2012 In a very unconventional method, the training at the Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel in program consisted of four main sessions - Tell- Singapore. ing the story, Finding your “why”, Introduction of the MoP Platform, and discussion on under- Sixty participants represented 35 National lying concerns and its solution. Scout Organizations to this training, out of which 22 were from the Asia-Pacific Re- gion. Participants from the Asia-Pacific comprised of MoP Coordinators, honorary correspondents, and young people who are involved in MoP projects in their countries.

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre, Mr. Laurence Lien, graced the opening of this event. He presented Singapore as an exam- ple of mixed races and diverse cultures who live together in harmony. He gave three suggestions to the Messengers of Peace - The participants from the Asia-Pacific Region One, as convenor, being that honest broker sat down together as a group to discuss under- bringing the key relevant stakeholders to lying concerns and help each other to identify the table. Two, as mobilizer, bringing other solutions. After this workshop, each partici- supporters and actors into the fray to help pant from the Asia-Pacific Region has been in your work. Three, as innovator, initiating asked to prepare an individual plan to promote and creating new and unique solutions to the MoP Network and build a community of conflict situations. He said, “I recognize that leaders.

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 57 MoP creates network of Scouting community projects

Regardless of age, every Scout is a Messen- ger of Peace (MoP). Over the years, Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia and other National Scout Organizations have been playing this role. Through MoP projects, some completed, oth- ers are ongoing, World Scouting is creating a network of all Scouting community projects worldwide.

This was the picture depicted during the two-day Training in Dialogue on 10th to 11th July 2012 at the Cibubur Scout Camp in Jakarta, involving 66 adult leaders from 33 provinces of Indonesia. Through different sessions and group activities, participants learned more about the key elements of MoP – how to be a Messenger of Peace through dialogue; What one benefits from the dia- logue; how to be ready for creative dialogue; and application of skills.

MoP supports Japanese Scouts as they continue rebuilding communities

After an extremely powerful earthquake disrupted and children need more support. To help hit the Tohoku Region on 11 March 2011, ease their trauma, the younger Scouts engage the triggering several meter high tsunami children in different kinds of activities, like making waves that caused massive loss of lives and “Taiyaki,” a fish shaped waffle. properties in areas along the Pacific coast of eastern Japan, especially in Miyagi, Iwate and SAJ is much appreciative of several National Fukushima Prefectures, the Scout Association Scout Organizations that are helping in the relief of Japan (SAJ) created the Scout Disaster operations with their financial contributions. See- Relief Centers (SDRC) where Scouts unite to ing the work of Japanese Scouts, the World Scout bring comfort, strength and hope to affected Foundation approved an assistance to SAJ under people. the global project, Messengers of Peace. This is to show appreciation for the role of Scouts as SAJ set up the SDRC in Yamagata, Miyagi and peace messengers by giving hope to their Fukushima, along with the prefectural Scout communities. councils. In Ishinomaki City, one of the areas that had massive destruction, SAJ received and coordinated volunteers everyday. To have a bigger number of volunteers, SAJ provided free shuttle bus services between Tokyo and Ishinomaki on weekends. Buses with Scouts logo and “disaster relief” banner picked up volunteers in Tokyo every Friday morning to bring them to Ishinomaki and shuttle them back in Tokyo Sunday night.

During the actual work, Scouts and volunteers were involved in removing rubbles and cleaning up mud in houses and schools. As some of the shelters have no shower booth, SAJ prepares to send out boilers and shower booths which are used during national jamborees.

In Iwate prefecture, Scouts and volunteers removed heaps of rubble in elementary schools. SAJ reported that as the ground level sank, the seawater covered the area during high tide. Due to this situation, SAJ says that classes are

58 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 Summary of Messengers of Peace projects (2012)

Completed 5. WOSM/APR 11. Pakistan Boy Scouts 1. Sri Lanka Scout Association Project Title: Expansion Association Project Title: Operation One Region of Scouting in South Pacific Project Title: 2nd SAARC (OOR) Islands Scouts Friendship Camp

2. Pakistan Boy Scouts Association 6. WOSM/APR 12. Scout Association Project Title: 2nd Special Integration Project Title: WSB Consulting of Maldives Camp India & Pakistan Skills Workshop Project Title: Leader Training and Resource Development In progress 7. Bhutan Scouts Association 1. Scouts of Australia Project Title: Consultancy Support 13. Bangladesh Scouts Project Title: Strengthening to Strengthen Adult Resources Project Title: Local Responses Leadership Capacity of Scouting Management to Natural Disaster Through in Timor Lleste Scout 8. New Zealand 2. Boy Scouts of the Philippines Project Title: Promoting & 14. The Singapore Scout Project Title: Empowerment of young Developing Scouts in Multicultural Association people through online Communities Project Title: Developing infrastructure Training Programme based on 9. Nepal Scouts SIngapore “Harmonious 3. WOSM/APR Project Title: Reaching Out Community” Project Title: Asia-Pacific Region (Expansion of Scouting in Nepal) Ticket To Life 15. Nepal Scouts 10. Scout Association Project Title: Light in the 4. WOSM/APR of Mongolia Darkness (Expariencing Project Title: Capacity Building Project Title: Two Cultures Scouting with the Orphans) at Regional Office to Support NSOs United by Scouting

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 59 APR Awardees

APR Award for Distinguished Service

1. Mr. John Ravenhall, Australia 2. Mr. Alexander Wong, Hong Kong 3. Mr. Francis Small, Scouts, New Zealand 4. Prof. Dr. Yongyuth Vajiradul, Thailand 5. Mr. Mohamed Ali Khalid, India

APR Medal for Meritorious Contribution to Scouting

1. Dr. Young-Joong Kang, Korea

APR Chairman’s Award

1. Mr. Tan Cheng Kiong, Singapore 2. Mr. Simon Hang Bock Rhee, Korea 3. Mr. Peter Blatch, Austraila 4. Dr. Mak, Wai-Ming, Hong Kong 5. Mr. Anthony Chan, Hong Kong 6. Mr. Ahmed Ali Maniku, Maldives 7. Dr. Cyrus B. Wadia, India 8. Mr. Rajalingam Ramasamy, Malaysia 9. Dr. Yung Chaur-Shin, Scouts of China

APR Chairman’s Award for Gallantry

1. Scout Mohammed Adel E. Rota, Philippines 2. Scout Cliff Ian Salcedo, Philippines 3. Scout Mark Ryan B. Obsioma, Philippines

APR Certificate of Good Service Award

1. Mr. Ho Chee Heng, Singapore 2. Mr. Chow Hock Lin, Singapore 3. Mr. Choo Haw Fatt, Singapore 4. Mr. Chay Hong Leng, Singapore 5. Mr. Tan Kay Kerng, Singapore 6. Mr. Gautam Adhikari, Nepal 7. Mr. Md. Mesbah Uddin Bhuiyan, Bangladesh 8. Mr. Md. Mozammel Haque Khan, Bangladesh 9. Mr. Jamal Uddin Sikder, Bangladesh 10. Mr. Md. Tauhidul Islam, Bangladesh 11. Prof. Dr. Nizamuddin Ahmed, Bangladesh 12. Mr. Dej Voracharoensri, Thailand 13. Mr. Chang Ah Sang, Malaysia 14. Mr. Ibrahim Zameer, Maldives 15. Mr. Kim SeungSu Sonny, Korea 16. Mr. Jose Eduardo C. Delgado, Philippines 17. Mr. Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, Philippines 18. Mr. Ie-Bin Lian, Scouts of China 19. Mr. Chang Wen-Shing, Scouts of China 20. Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim, Maldives 21. Mr. Mohamed Shiraz Salih, Sri Lanka 22. Mr. Sayun Santad, Thailand

60 APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 Regional Committee and Sub-committees 2009-2012

REGIONAL SCOUT COMMITTEE Dr Mak, Wai-ming (Hong Kong) FINANCIAL RESOURCES Ex-Officio Member SUB-COMMITTEE Hon Jejomar C. Binay* (Philippines) Mr Nicholas Tang Ning Mr Seung-Su Kim (Republic of Korea) Chairman Adviser Chairman

Dr Mohammed Mukhyuddin Bin Sarwani* Mr Mark Tsai YaHsiung (Scouts of China) (Malaysia) ADULT SUPPORT SUB-COMMITTEE Vice Chairman First Vice-Chairman Dr Mak, Wai-ming (Hong Kong) Chairman Mr Pattaroj Kamonrojsiri (Thailand) Mr Prakorb Mukura* (Thailand) Vice Chairman Second Vice-Chairman Mr Paul Parkinson (Australia) Vice Chairman Members Mr M Fazlur Rahman* (Bangladesh) Dr Nizamuddin Ahmed (Bangladesh) Mr Chow Hock Lin (Singapore) Mr Nazir Ahmad Khan (India) Dr Chao, Shou-Po** Vice Chairman Mr Fachry Sulaiman (Indonesia) (Scouts of China) Mr Yoshio Danjo (Japan) Members Mr Chan Vai Leong, Francisco (Macau) Prof Dr H Azrul Azwar** Mr Md Rafiqul Islam Khan (Bangladesh) Mr Radzwan bin Hussain (Malaysia) (Indonesia) Ms Li Fei Chen (Scouts of China) Mr Mohamed Asim (Maldives) Mr Alfian Amura (Indonesia) Mrs Jamshed Naqvi (Pakistan) Mr Shree Ram Lamichhane** (Nepal) Mr Kotaro Uemichi (Japan) Mr Robert Koh (Singapore) Mr Young Chang Kim (Republic of Korea) Mr Chandrasena Batuwangala (Sri Lanka) Mr Syed Pervez Ali Shah Jillani* (Pakistan) Mr Chan Ah Sang (Malaysia) Mr Dev Raj Ghimire (Nepal) Mr Ari Wijanarko Adipratomo (Indonesia) Mr Nicholas Tang Ning** Mr Abdul Manan (Pakistan) Young Adult Member (Singapore) Mr Dale Corvera (Philippines) Mr Shantha Madurawe (Sri Lanka) Mr M Fazlur Rahman (Bangladesh) Mr Sang-ho Shim** Mr Sommart Sungkapun (Thailand) Adviser (Republic of Korea) Members Ms Seo Ji Eun (Republic of Korea) Young Adult Member SCOUTING PROFILE SUB-COMMITTEE Mr Maeedh Mohamed Zahir* (Maldives) Mr Shinya Mizuta (Japan) Chairman, Young Adult Members Group Mr Jose Eduardo C. Delgado Chairman Ex-Officio Member Mr Paul Ho Mr Md Jamal Uddin Sikder (Bangladesh) Regional Treasurer Prof Dr H Azrul Azwar Vice Chairman Adviser Mr Abdullah Rasheed Mr Berthold Dirk Hendrik Sinaulan (Indonesia) Regional Director MANAGEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE Vice Chairman Mr Janaprith Fernando (Sri Lanka) ------Chairman Members Legend: *2009-2012 **2009-2015 Mr Fu-Min Wang (Scouts of China) Mr Richard Miller (Australia) Mr Ka-leung Jason Ng (Hong Kong) Vice Chairman Mr David Eun-Young Seo (Republic of Korea) PROGRAMME SUB-COMMITTEE Mr Zakran Abdul Manan (Malaysia) Mr Jose Eduardo C. Delgado (Philippines) Lt Col (R) M Shah Ali (Pakistan) Mr Ahmed Ali Maniku (Maldives) Chairman Vice Chairman Mr Mani Malla (Nepal) Major Sere Kala (Papua New Guinea) Dr Hari Prasad Chhetri (India) Members Mr Jorge Banal (Philippines) Vice Chairman Mr Md Mozammel Haque Khan (Bangladesh) Mr Ho Chee Heng (Singapore) Dr Shijin Lee (Scouts of China) Mr Jate Sopitpongstorn (Thailand) Mr Rajalingam Ramasamy (Malaysia) Mr Yan-man Hubert Ho (Hong Kong) Vice Chairman Mr Dicky Surjadi Hidajat (Indonesia) Mr Oliver Zikai (Singapore) Ms Reiko Suzuki (Japan) Young Adult Member Md Mesbah Uddin Bhuiyan (Bangladesh) Mr Danny Seung-Soo Hong (Korea) Dr Ie Bin Lian (Scouts of China) Mr Danilo Asiaten (Philippines) Mr Shree Ram Lamichhane Mr Joseph Yee Leung Lau (Hong Kong) Mr Chay Hong Leng (Singapore) Adviser Ms. Susi Yuliati (Indonesia) Mr Manabu Hiratsuka (Japan) Mr Mohamed Hafiz bin Ariffin (Malaysia) Chun Hyoung Cho (Korea) Young Adult Member Mr Raja Abdul Waheed Fitrat (Pakistan) Mr Malcolm Tan Ban Hoe (Singapore) Mr Sang-ho Shim Mr Kapila Kalyana Perera (Sri Lanka) Adviser Dr Prapatpong Senarith (Thailand)

Members Mr Krittee Tantivisikul (Thailand) Young Adult Member

APR Triennial Report 2009-2012 61 MEMBERSHIP GROWTH APR FOUNDATION MANAGEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE COMMITTEE APR EXECUTIVE STAFF Ms Emma Barker (Australia) Mr Simon Hang Bock Rhee (Korea) Mr Abdullah Rasheed Chairman President Regional Director

Mr Brata Tryana Hardjosubroto (Indonesia) Dr William George Wells (Australia) Mr Shree Prassanna Shrivastava Vice Chairman Vice President Director, Develoment Support & Finance

Dr Jeffrey Ho Kai Kwong (Singapore) Mr Mohammed Ali Khaiid (India) Ms Luz Taray Vice Chairman Promotion Coordinator Director, Communications & Strategy

Members Mr Wai-Chi Paul Ho (Hong Kong) Mr Syd Castillo Mr Md Tauhidul Islam (Bangladesh) Treasurer Director, Youth Programme Dr Kuan Chih Ming (Scouts of China) Mr Ho Sai-hau Simon (Hong Kong) Members Mr Thian Hiong Boon Mr Zoliana Royte (India) Mohammad Habibul Alam (Bangladesh) Director, Adult Resources & Administration Mr Makoto Nakano (Japan) Alexander Wong (Hong Kong) Mr Eugene Gui Kim (Republic of Korea) Yasuhiko Paul Miki (Japan) Ms Rosario N Talaguit Mr Md Azlan Abdul Jalil (Malaysia) Mr Seung-Su Kim (Republic of Korea) Unit Manager, Office Management Mr Shiva Kumar Poudyal (Nepal) Mr Kuniichi Komachi (Japan) Mr Anwar Ahmed Zai (Pakistan) Farouk Bouraoui Mr Wendel Avisado (Philippines) Development Support Manager Dr Banchong Chompoowong (Thailand) CONSULTANTS TO THE APR SCOUT COMMITTEE Mr Dicky Lam Kwok Hei (Hong Kong) Mr Tan Sri Kamarul Arifin DBP (Malaysia) Young Adult Member APRSC Chairman, 1974-76

Dr Chao, Shou-Po Mr Chang-Kyun Chu (Scouts of China) Adviser APRSC Chairman, 1979-80

REGIONAL GOVERNANCE REVIEW Mr Manzoor Ul-Karim (Bangladesh) TASK FORCE APRSC Chairman, 1984-86 Mr Alexander Wong (Hong Kong) Chairman Mr Abu Hena (Bangladesh) APRSC Chairman, 1986-89 Members Mr John Ravenhall (Australia) Atty Francisco S Roman (Philippines) Mr Katsura Kuno (Japan) APRSC Chairman, 1989-92 Atty Alan Zulueta (Philippines) Mr Tan Cheng Kiong (Singapore) Mr Shoei-Yun Wu (Scouts of China) APRSC Chairman, 1992-95 Mr Nicholas Tang Ning Ex-officio, RSC Dr Ming-Huey Kao (Scouts of China) APRSC Member, 1980-84

APR YOUNG ADULT MEMBERS GROUP Mr Felix Li Tai Ho (Singapore) Mr Maeedh Mohamed Zahir (MaldivesI APRSC Chairman, 1995-98 Chairman Mr Herman CS Hui (Hong Kong) Members APRSC Chairman, 1998-2001 Mr Dicky Lam Kwok Hei (Hong Kong) Mr Ari Wijanarko Adipratomo (Indonesia) Mr Kim Kyu Young (Republic of Korea) Ms Seo Ji Eun (Jessy) (Republic of Korea) Regional Director, 1990-2002 Mr Mohd Hafiz Ariffin (Malaysia) Mr Oliver Zikai Lim (Singapore) Mr Anthony Thng (Singapore) Mr Krittee Tantivisikul (Thailand) APRSC Chairman, 2001-04

APR AWARDS COMMITTEE Ms Kirsty Brown, AOM (Australia) Mr Mohammed Ali Khalid (India) APRSC Vice Chairman, 2001-04 Chairman Mr Mohammed Ali Khalid (India) Members APRSC Vice Chairman, 2007-09 Dr Mohammed Mukhyuddin Bin Sarwani (Malaysia) Mr Tan Cheng Kiong (Singapore) Mr George I Fairbairn (New Zealand) APRSC Vice Chairman, 2007-09 Mr Anthony Thng (Singapore) Mr Prakorb Mukura (Thailand) Dato Haj Kaharudin bin Momin (Malaysia) Mr Abdullah Rasheed (Regional Director) Chief Commissioner,

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