Heroes of Messengers of Peace Awards 2012

 

Thursday 04 October 2012

The Messengers of Peace global initiative, which started in 2011, has nominated Hero Awards to five people in 2012. The Heroes of Messengers of Peace Awards were presented on Sunday 23rd September 2012 during the National Scout Celebrations of the 82nd Saudi Arabian National Day in the Al Jawf region in north-east Saudi Arabia. This presentation was done by HRH Prince Fahd bin Badr bin Abdulaziz al Saud - Governor of the Al Jawf Region, Mr Luc Panissod - Secretary General, WOSM and Prof Dr Abdullah Al-Fahad - President, Saudi Arabian Scout Association. The awards were given to Scouts and volunteers (in Scouting) who made a real difference in their communities through the Messengers of Peace initiatives.

The first “Heroes of Messengers of Peace Awards” (2012) has been awarded to:
• Donald Michel (Haiti) for his heroic action saving a policeman's life during the earthquake in Haiti;
• Rahmad Hidayat – a Rover Scout from Central Java in Indonesia, who, together with his group, has led wonderful projects to help unemployed young people in his community. Rahmad received the award on behalf of the National Rover Scout Committee of the Indonesian Scouts, Gerakan Pramuka, which has inspired nearly 2 million Scouts to become Messengers of Peace in the first year;
• Eagle Scout Anthony Thomas – the 2,000,000th Eagle Scout in the history of the Boy Scouts of America, who received the award on behalf of the National Eagle Scout Association of the BSA, who annually inspire over 50,000 Eagle Scouts to do amazing things in their communities and thus become Messengers of Peace;
• Abdulaziz Al Qosy – a Rover Scout from Riyadh, who has worked tirelessly in the Hajj Pilgrimage and the Environment Programme, who received the award on behalf of all the Messengers of Peace in Saudi Arabian Scouting; and lastly
• Colm Kavanagh of Ireland who has volunteered for over two years helping to build the MOP network and programs globally. Colm’s tireless efforts have helped to inspire millions of Scouts. Colm accepted the award on behalf of the over 3 million adult leaders who work quietly as volunteers helping young Scouts to excel.

From 2013 the MoP Hero Awards will be awarded annually to Scouts and volunteers who make a real difference in their communities, and whose actions have been reported on www.scoutmessengers.org

Scott Teare is the new Secretary General of World Scouting

 

Saturday 29 September 2012

The World Scout Committee has announced the new Secretary General for the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Scott Teare from the United States of America is the new Secretary General of World Scouting. Scott is currently the Director of the International Division of Boy Scouts of America. He is a tireless advocate for World Scouting and has successfully kept the torch of World Scouting lit within Boy Scouts of America among its Board Members and Officers for many years.

As one of Boy Scouts of America's World Scouting ambassadors, Scott Teare – also recently awarded the Bronze Wolf – has contributed significantly to establishing and applying the Association's international policy. He has established diplomatic contacts, maintained relations and represented Boy Scouts of America with American businesses operating abroad, foreign embassies, key government leaders, heads of states and royal family members in an effort to provide sustained financial support and membership growth for World Scouting.

Scott has negotiated and established beneficial relationships with other National Scout Organizations around the world; and advised and supported Boy Scouts of America officers and leaders who are actively involved in international Scouting commitments, including Regional and World Scout Committees and subcommittees, and Regional and World Scout Foundations. His direct involvement in supporting the Interamerican Scout Region, especially in setting up the new Regional Office in Panama, has been especially noteworthy.

The new Secretary General will take office on 1st January 2013 at the World Scout Bureau Central Office.

Community-based Scouting explored

 

Friday 21 September 2012

Recognizing the importance of extending Scouting outside the school system and bringing Scouting closer to the community, the second Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Community-Based Scouting (CBS) is being held in New Delhi, India from 21st to 24th September 2012.

National coordinators, unit leaders working at district and state levels, and eight executives from Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Bhutan, Cambodia, Nepal, Maldives, Philippines and India have the opportunity to share their experiences and good practices as the workshop looks into the impact of Scouting in communities and how it can facilitate reaching out to new horizons.

Bharat Scouts & Guides National Commissioner Mr. L. M. Jain inaugurated the workshop, with Chief Commissioner Scouts and Workshop Director Mr Shyamal Kumar Biswas and APR Programme Sub-Committee Vice-Chairman Dr. H.P Chhetri.

World Organization of the Scout Movement/Asia-Pacific Region Regional Director Abdullah Rasheed shared his vision for community-based Scouting. Also with him are BS&G Director Mr Rakesh Kumar Sharma and APR Director Mr Syd Castillo as resource persons.

With over 90% of national Scout organizations in the region with school-based Scouting mode, the 2009 Regional Scout Conference held in Malaysia endorsed the focus on CBS. This workshop reinforces the recommendations of the first workshop held in the Philippines, in 2010.

The Bharat Scouts and Guides received the participants with welcome dinner hosted by the Delhi State held at the Vidya Vihar School peppered with colorful cultural performances. Present at the dinner is the Mayor of East Delhi Dr Annapurna Mishra who was a Guide herself.

-- SS Ray, APR Honorary Correspondent (India)

Doa ketika menanggalkan pakaian

Maksudnya:

"Dengan nama Allah".

Pesanan!!!

"Gunakan akal anda seolah-olah nyawa anda bergantung kepadanya."

Kelebihan Sembahyang Subuh Dengan Asar

Daripada Abu Musa Al-Asyaari RA katanya, Rasulullah SAW telah bersabda, “Sesiapa yang mengerjakan dua waktu sejuk,(subuh dan asar), Allah SWT akan memasukkannya ke dalam syurga.”

20 dignitaries in Geneva become Scouts for one day!

 

Wednesday 19 September 2012

The Association du Scoutisme Genevois (The Scout Association of Geneva) or 'Scouts de Genève' is celebrating its Centenary. To mark this occasion, early this morning scarves were hung around the necks of 20 statues standing in the city of Geneva. Moreover, in order to commemorate this Anniversary, an official celebration will be held later today at the headquarters of the Scouts de Genève, which will be attended by cantonal and municipal authorities, as well as many dignitaries from Geneva who are former Scouts and representatives from the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).

After holding a torchlight procession in the City of Geneva in January of this year, and livening up with activities and displays at the biggest shopping centre in Geneva in June, the Geneva Scouts are today celebrating their 100th anniversary through an original concept: the famous statues of Rousseau, Calvin and 18 other Geneva dignitaries spread all over the town have been dressed early this morning wearing Scout scarves bearing the colours of the various Scout groups within the Canton of Geneva.
In addition to this symbolic gesture, the Scout flags of World and Cantonal Scouting have been hoisted over the Mont-Blanc Bridge, the biggest and most famous bridge in Geneva, from Monday 17th September until the end of the week.

Scouting in Geneva was started on 19 September 1912 on the initiative of Louis Blondel, who founded the Association Genevoise des Eclaireurs only 5 years after the creation of the Scout Movement in England by Lord Baden-Powell. Four years later, in 1916, the Association des Eclaireuses was founded for girls. In 1989, both associations merged and gave birth to the current Association du Scoutisme Genevois. With its 1,150 members, Scouting is today the largest youth Movement in the Canton of Geneva contributing to a similar leading position at national level where the total membership totals 42,000.

World Scout Committee announces ‘Bronze Wolf’ awardees list for 2012

 

Thursday 27 September 2012

The Bronze Wolf is awarded to an individual in recognition of outstanding services to International Scouting. The award was instituted by the then 'International Committee' at their meeting in Stockholm on 2 August 1935 which unanimously awarded the first Bronze Wolf to the Chief Scout of the World, Lord Baden-Powell.

The World Scout Committee has awarded the Bronze Wolf to seven persons for 2012:

• Mr. Habibul Alam, Bangladesh

• Mr. Georges El-Ghorayeb, Lebanon

• Dr. Zuhair Ghunaim, Saudi Arabia

• Mr. Yoritake Matsudaira, Japan

• Ms. Maggie Shaddick, Canada

• Mr. Scott Teare, United States of America

• Mr. Derek Twine, The United Kingdom

World Scouting congratulates all the awardees.

World Scouting celebrates ‘International Day of Peace 2012’

 

Friday 21 September 2012

The International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21st September each year. In the context of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development that took place in June this year, the UN General Assembly declared that the theme for this year’s International Day of Peace is ‘Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future’. With the Vision of WOSM clearly giving the direction for ‘Creating a Better World’, World Scouting has always thrived to contribute to peaceful coexistence. More than ever before, World Scouting is now having extensive focus on peace education and peace building through a flagship initiative of WOSM, the ‘Messengers of Peace’.

Peace education and peace building have received a new boost in World Scouting since 2011, when the Messengers of Peace (MoP) initiative was launched. The initiative has two components, the MoP Support Fund and the MoP Global Network. Through the Support Fund, MoP offers support and resources especially for those National Scout Organizations of WOSM in need of such support to help start projects and initiatives for their Scouts to be engaged in peace building. The Global Network of MoP aims to reach out to 20 million Scouts coming from all corners of the world to gather through Internet communities and to inspire each other to engage in small actions of social services and peace building in their local communities, as individuals and in small local groups. Members of the Network subsequently share each of these achievements on the Internet, thereby continuing to inspire others and creating a ripple effect.

In these initiatives by World Scouting, peace is defined in broad terms, not just from the perspective of the absence of war, but more so to have a strong, cohesive society, working together for what they see as best for their future to co-exist peacefully. Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary General and a former Scout, in his message on the International Day of Peace 2012 has said, ‘Natural resources must be used for the benefit of society and not to finance wars. Let us all work together for a safe, just and prosperous future for all.’

This year, the Messengers of Peace has initiated an ‘International Peace Day Scout Challenge’, inviting Scouts from around the world to answer the two questions: ‘The future I want is…’ and ‘I am a Messenger of Peace because…’ Scouts and Leaders of all ages are invited to visit the Facebook page of the ‘International Peace Day Scout Challenge’ to leave their messages and inspire other Scouts to do so.

KOROBORI PENGAKAP SELANGOR 2012

Salam Pengakap.

Berikut adalah maklumat utama Korobori Pengakap Selangor 2012 untuk semakan dan tindakan kumpulan Unit PKK sekolah yang berminat :

Nama Program

KOROBORI SELANGOR 2012

Tarikh

28.9.2012 (Jumaat) hingga 1.10.2012 (Isnin)
4 hari 3 malam

Tempat

Mutiara Semenyih, Training Village and Eco Resort

Jalan Sungai Lalang, Hulu Semenyih

Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Sasaran

Pengakap Kanak-Kanak

Ahli PKK Tahun 4, Tahun 5 dan Tahun 6

Nisbah Ahli : Pemimpin

10 ahli : 1 Pemimpin

Sumbangan

Peserta : RM 60.00

Pemimpin : RM 10.00

Kaedah Pembayaran

Tunai. Di bawa bersama pada hari perkhemahan dan diserahkan kepada 

Ketua Kontijen PPM Gombak. Jangan Bank-in

Dokumen

Sila muat turun dokumen berikut untuk semakan dan tindakan selanjutnya.

p/s : jika ada masalah untuk download, sila emailkan maklumat anda keushafidzadc3249@gmail.com . Saya akan emailkan maklumat berkenaan kepada anda secepat mungkin.

• Maklumat Korobori 2012
• Borang Penyertaan Korobori 2012
• Surat Pelepasan Tugas Korobori 2012 oleh JPNSDE

Peringatan / Perhatian

Berikut adalah tindak kerja yang WAJIB dilakukan oleh Kumpulan PKK / sekolah yang berminat untuk menyertai Korobori Selangor 2012 :

• Langkah 1 : Muat turun semua dokumen berkaitan
• Langkah 2 : Baca dengan teliti setiap item dokumen dan fahami
• Langkah 3 : Sebaran maklumat kepada semua ahli PKK sekolah anda
• Langkah 4 : Edar Borang Penyertaan dan Borang Kebenaran Ibu / Bapa / Penjaga kepada ahli PKK yang berminat
• Langkah 5 : Kumpul semua Borang Penyertaan
• Langkah 6 : Buat Salinan Fotokopi Borang Penyertaan Ahli yang lengkap (untuk dihantar ke PPM Gombak)
• Langkah 7 : SMS bilangan Penyertaan 016.2364.155
• Langkah 8 : Lengkapkan Form Pendaftaran dibawah
• Langkah 9 : Bawa Borang Pendaftaran dan Tunai (Sumbangan) bersama pada hari Perkhemahan dan serah pada Ketau Kontijen PPM Gombak.

Maklumat tambahan atau terkini berkaitan Korobori Selangor 2012 ini akan dimaklumkan dari semasa ke semasa melalui blog PPM Gombak dan SMS. Bagi kumpulan PKK / sekolah yang berminat, sila SMS Nama Pemimpin, Sekolah dan No. HP Pemimpin ke 016.2364.155 (ADC Pentadbiran) untuk mempercepatkan proses penyampaian maklumat terkini.

Tarikh Maklum Balas Penyertaan

18 September 2012 (Selasa)

Sila SMS perkara berikut :

• Nama Sekolah
• Bilangan penyertaan Tahun 4
• Bilangan penyertaan Tahun 5
• Bilangan Penyertaan Tahun 6
• Nama Pemimpin bertugas
• No. HP Pemimpin bertugas

Makluman...

Maklumat terkini:

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Isnin - Jumaat: 9pagi - 6petang

Masa Rehat

Isnin - Khamis: 12.45tgh - 2petang

Jumaat: 12.45tgh - 2.45ptg

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...pada hari Sabtu & Ahad akan buka, jika ada kursus dijalani di sini.

Jika memerlukan maklumat tambahan mengenai masa operasi Pusat Latihan Pengakap Malaysia ataupun Kedai MyScoutShop anda boleh menghubungi 03-8945 9020 pada waktu pejabat.

Terima kasih.

Cambodia beefs up management capability

 

More than 40 key leaders of Cambodia Scouts from different parts of the country are currently attending the four-day National Workshop on Building Management Capabilities, at the Council of Ministers complex, heart of Phnom Penh from 25-28 September 2012, reviewing their organizational structure that will bring them to the right form to respond effectively as a strong association.

Present at the opening ceremony were Mr. Chuch Phoeurn, Secretary of Ministry of Culture and Finance and Vice-President of Cambodia Scouts and Secretary General Mr. Lak Sam Ath, who serves as workshop director.

Mr. S. Prassanna Shrivastava, Director of the World Scout Bureau/Asia-Pacific Region, saw the workshop very timely for Cambodia Scouts to develop a certain degree of organizational strength that beefs up the capability of Scout leaders. Other overseas resource persons assisting in the workshop are Dr. Winston Jacob and Mr. Anthony Ng.

Presently, participants are looking into strategic management, human resources development and membership growth, if identified and followed, would bring substantial development to Scouting in Cambodia.

Cambodia Scouts, which became a full member of WOSM in 2008, has a current membership of over 10,000. Being the youngest member country of WOSM in the Asia-Pacific, the Asia-Pacific office has been supporting Cambodia Scouts in the critical areas: youth programme, adult support and training and organizational structure.

Community-based Scouting explored

 

Recognizing the importance of extending Scouting outside the school system and bringing Scouting closer to the community, the second Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Community-Based Scouting (CBS) is being held in New Delhi, India from 21st to 24th September 2012.

National coordinators, unit leaders working at district and state levels, and eight executives from Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Bhutan, Cambodia, Nepal, Maldives, Philippines and India have the opportunity to share their experiences and good practices as the workshop looks into the impact of Scouting in communities and how it can facilitate reaching out to new horizons.

Bharat Scouts & Guides National Commissioner Mr. L. M. Jain inaugurated the workshop, with Chief Commissioner Scouts and Workshop Director Mr Shyamal Kumar Biswas and APR Programme Sub-Committee Vice-Chairman Dr. H.P Chhetri.

World Organization of the Scout Movement/Asia-Pacific Region Regional Director Abdullah Rasheed shared his vision for community-based Scouting. Also with him are BS&G Director Mr Rakesh Kumar Sharma and APR Director Mr Syd Castillo as resource persons.

With over 90% of national Scout organizations in the region with school-based Scouting mode, the 2009 Regional Scout Conference held in Malaysia endorsed the focus on CBS. This workshop reinforces the recommendations of the first workshop held in the Philippines, in 2010.

The Bharat Scouts and Guides received the participants with welcome dinner hosted by the Delhi State held at the Vidya Vihar School peppered with colorful cultural performances. Present at the dinner is the Mayor of East Delhi Dr Annapurna Mishra who was a Guide herself.

-- SS Ray, APR Honorary Correspondent (India)

Maldives gets support in building up capacities

© Maeed M. Zahir, Scout Association of Maldives

The Scout Association of Maldives (SAM) is engaging the service of APR Specialists for a week-long consultancy in Malé, the capital of Maldives from 17th to 23rd September 2012.

For this visit, the team will focus on building capacities in three areas which was part of the recommendations from the last Committee NSO Visit in 2009: Review the adult recognition award system and develop a plan to implement it effectively; Review the advancement scheme of youth programme; Study the co-relationship between the young members and the adult leaders.

In his welcome remarks, Chief Commissioner Mr Ahmed Ali Maniku said that the consultancy work is a milestone for SAM and the result will be the combined effort of the three resource persons together with 18 local leaders. The specialists in this consultancy visit are Mr Paul Parkinson from Scouts Australia and Mr Malcolm Tan from Singapore Scout Association, with Mr Thian Hiong-Boon as APR representative.

The APR Specialists are Scout Leaders who are nominated from among the National Scout Organizations within the Asia-Pacific Region who possess competencies, skills, knowledge and experience in providing professional advice at national and regional levels, in the nine areas: youth program, adults in Scouting, communication and marketing, IT, fundraising, governance & strategy, management, event management, consulting & needs analysis and other areas identified.

10 young leaders eyeing for YAMG appointment

 

Ten young leaders from different National Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific Region are eyeing to be part of the region's Young Adult Members Group (YAMG) for the term 2012-2015.

Nominations came from Bangladesh, Scouts of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines and Thailand, comprised 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 Scout Youth Forum to be held on 17-21 November 2012 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A new set of YAMG officers will be announced on the final day of the regional conference. The six successful candidates will elect their chairman who will represent the YAMG to the Regional Scout Committee, while the remaining five will serve in the five subcommittees: 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.

In the upcoming regional conference in Dhaka this year, a proposed constitutional amendment will be presented to the conference for adoption whereby the elected YAMG chairman to the Regional Scout Committee will have the same rights and obligations as the other ten elected members.

The inclusion of YAMG in the region's operational framework demonstrates the Regional Committee's confidence in the capability of young people to take responsibilities at regional level and provides young people with experience in operating with regional level structures, in decision-making bodies such as the RSC, and all its sub-committees.

The YAMG was initiated at the Regional Scout Conference in 2004, Brunei Darussalam and this year's Youth Forum in
Bangladesh will elect the 4th batch of YAMG.

Photos are from the previous APR Scout Youth Forum in 2009, Malaysia.

APR Workshop on Community-Based Scouting

 

The World Organisation of the Scout Movement/Asia-Pacific Region, in collaboration with the Bharat Scouts & Guides, is inviting Community-Based Coordinators and key leaders from the region to discuss and share experiences, policies and achievements on how Community-Based Scouting is being implemented in their respective national scout association. Full time executives responsible for youth programme activities are also welcome to participate.

Date

21-24 September 2012

Venue

Delhi, India

Fee

USD150 including local transportation, food, accommodation, workshop documents, souvenirs and educational tour.

30th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree

The 30th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree (30APRSJ), which also held as the 16th Nippon Jamboree (16NJ), will be held in 2013 in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan. The 30th APRSJ/16NJ will be a great opportunity for the Scouts from the world to learn about Japan and moreover feel the unity of the scout movement by sharing the experience with Scouts from many different countries.

Date: 1 August to Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Venue: Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Fee: Overseas APR NSOs
Participants & ISTs on Category A & B: JPY 25,000 (approx. USD325.00)
Participants &ISTs: Category C & D JPY 45,000 (approx. USSD585.00)

Other NSOs: JPY50,000 (approx. USD650)

Please note that the Jamboree fee should be paid in Japanese yen. Any difference on the amount paid against the registration fee will be settled upon the arrival of the contingent at the Jamboree site.

Theme: Wa - a spirit of unity.

Langkawi Geopark Maritime International Scout Jamboree 2012

Perhatian : Dalam borang penyertaan pihak sekretariat telah memaklumkan keperluan untuk kumpulan mengambil insuran masing-masing menerusi sekolah atau ppmnegeri, bagaimana pun bgi individu atau kumpulan kecil urusan insuran boleh melalui sekretariat. Hal ini tetap diberi perhatian sejak awal lagi. Kita mengakui di mana-mana muka bumi Allah tetap berisiko sebagai satu pengajaran, manusia yang bernafas sedetik hidup pun berhadap dengan risiko, juga adalah satu pengajaran buat manusia. Tetapi berpeganglah kepada niat baik, berksaih sayang, tolong menolong, rapatkan persaudraan, dan akhir sekali jangan lupa akan DIA yanglebih berkuasa.... Dia akan melindungi dan memelihara kita. Persiapan yang kita buat hanya dalam apa yang diistilah 'Pengurusan Risiko' ini tetap diberi PERHATIAN. Kita telah mendapat bantuan dari agensi-agensi kerajaan seperti Bomba, JPAM, Polis Marin, Polis, Rela, TLDM, APMM dn tentera darat. Semua agensi ini telah menyatakan persetujuan. Kita juga akan membuat kenduri doa selamat bersama masyarakat kampung, bacaan yasin pada malam pertama jambori.... kita juga akan buat surau untuk sembahyang berjemaah... doa untuk kebaikan sepanjang masa. InsyaAllah sebaik lahiriah dan batiniah kita juga tahu akan erti SATU KEJAYAAN. Mohon kerjsama dan perhatian, bagi yang mengkritik sekretariat... terima kasih kerana memberi ingatan dan perhatian. Sekretariat.

Doa apabila melihat orang memakai pakaian baru

Maksudnya:

"Sekiranya rosak, semoga Allah menggantikannya".



Maksudnya:

"Pakailah pakaian baru baru dan hiduplah dalam keadaan terpuji dan matilah dalam keadaan syahid".

Pesanan!!!

"Anda tidak akan berjaya menjadi penulis sekiranya anda tidak menjadi pembaca terlebih dahulu."

Amalan Baik

Daripada Jabar RA katanya, Rasulullah SAW telah bersabda, "Tiap-tiap yang baik itu sedekah."

(Diceritakan juga oleh Muslim daripada riwayat Hazifah RA)

Regional membership growth review workshop underway

Macau, 7 September 2012 – One of the main priorities for the current triennium in the Asia-Pacific Region is membership growth and some serious work had been carried out in the past three years.

This review workshop, following the first workshop in 2010 in Malaysia, will capture the growth of membership of National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in the region and will recommend strategies to sustain it in the coming years.

The workshop is being held at the National Headquarters of the Scout Association of Macau (SAM) from 7th September with 22 participants who hold key Scouting positions in 10 NSOs: Bangladesh, Scouts of China, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore and Sri Lanka.

The workshop is under the direction of the Scout Association of Macau International Commissioner Ms. Francisca Vong with the guidance of the APR Membership Growth Sub-committee. The four-day workshop involves sharing of work accomplished in this area, the successes and challenges encountered in the last three years.

Mr Edward Kou Chi-Leong, President of the Supervisory Council of SAM, in his welcome address, thanked the regional office for giving SAM the honour to host such an important event.

Workshop Director Ms Francisca Vong explained the aim and objectives of workshop which are to address issues pertaining to membership growth; to analyse regional membership trends since the 2009 regional conference, and to recognise the role of NSOs in sustaining their membership growth.

At the opening ceremony, Dr Jeffrey Ho, Vice-chairman of the Membership Growth Sub-Committee gave an overview of the workshop, while Regional Director Mr Abdullah Rasheed thanked all NSOs for their cooperation in addressing the membership growth strategy.

Before the workshop started, the Membership Growth Sub-Committee held its regular meeting and made recommendations to recognize NSOs with significant membership Growth in two categories: One category is a group of NSOs that increased membership annually and the other is the group that implemented the Membership Growth Guideline in a remarkable way.

The selected NSOs for the two categories will be recognized for their performance at the forthcoming Regional Scout Conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh this November.

For the evaluation of this membership growth, 20 NSOs or 80% have submitted the completed tool which summarizes the actions taken by their NSOs in membership growth strategy, as well as increase in members and retention.

Indonesia’s Chief Scout: Scouting is strategic

© Public Relations Bureau of Gerakan Pramuka NHQ

Indonesian Scouts and leaders headed by Chief Scout and Indonesia’s President H.E. Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono celebrates Indonesia’s 100th anniversary of Scouting on 3rd September 2012 at the Cibubur Scout Complex, east of Jakarta, which was also the 51st anniversary of Gerakan Pramuka (the Indonesian Scout Movement).

In his speech, the Chief Scout shared that Scouting education is very strategic and vital to the nation at all times.

“We all have the same concern and we do not want to weaken Scouting activities, or make it less exciting. We want to keep the Scout Movement a necessity for the development of values, embodied in the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

Joining the Chief Scout was First Lady Madame Ani Bambang Yudhoyono, Coordinating Minister of People Welfare Agung Laksono, Minister of Education & Culture Muhammad Nuh, Minister of Youth & Sports Andi Mallarangeng, Chief Commissioner of Gerakan Pramuka Prof. Dr. Azrul Azwar, and many high ranking officials and dignitaries in the country.

“Let us use Scouting as a solution to the challenges faced by the young people so the existence of the Scout Movement will continue in accordance with the changing times,” Chief Scout Yudhoyono added.

Also, in this centennial celebration, the Chief Scout presented the Lencana Melati Award to several outstanding Scout leaders in the Asia-Pacific Region including Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia Chief Commissioner Dato’ Dr. Shahrum bin Osman, Scout Association of Hong Kong Assistant Chief Commissioner Alexander Wong and Bangladesh Scouts Vice-President Mohammad Habibul Alam.

Also attended the ceremony were the Secretary General of the ASEAN Scout Association Regional Cooperation (ASARC) JR Pangilinan from the Philippines, and some members of the Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia and from the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).

-- Berthold Sinaulan, APR Honorary Correspondent/WOSM Correspondent
Photos: Public Relations Bureau of Gerakan Pramuka NHQ