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.