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The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and the Council of the South Pacific Scout Associations (CSPSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to mutually recognise each other and work together in educating and involving the young people in the South Pacific.
Being the latest national Scout organization joining the Ticket to Life project, the Scout Association of Mongolia is now running a street children Scout group in Ulanbaataar starting August this year.
Strategic Planning sets the direction of an organization making it as one of the most crucial processes that a Scout association must exercise thoroughly.
The Regional Scout Committee, the one behind the Committee NSO Visit program, continues to meet key leaders of National Scout Organizations in the region and together look into the ways of enhancing the quality of Scouting.
A total of 51 Leaders, comprising of 27 overseas participants from 13 countries and 24 from Thailand, who are directly working in Training Teams have gathered together in Thailand from 22nd to 25th September 2008 to focus on Training methods and techniques and to discuss and exchange ideas on measures to further improve the quality of training.
The first National Workshop on Building Financial Capabilities hosted by the Bharat Scouts and Guides of India has gathered 28 participants from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka at the national headquarters in New Delhi, India from 19th to 22nd September 2008.
The 47th Asia-Pacific Region Basic Management Course for Professional Scout Executives at the Cibubur Scout Camp in Jakarta, Indonesia from 27th August to 10th September 2008 gathered over 36 professional Scout executives from nine countries (India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and Sri Lanka) getting the latest management techniques that will bring about impact and effectiveness in their professional responsibilities.
In an atmosphere of peace and friendship, Scouts from several countries gathered together in Malaysia from 18th to 24th August 2008 for the 3rd International Peace Jamboree.
Around 1,000 Scouts and Rovers from 52 countries participated in the 4th APR Air/Internet Jamboree from 2nd to 3rd August 2008 hosted by the Bangladesh Scouts.
Indonesian President H.E. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono conferred the Lencana Melati Award on Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee Chairman Jejomar C Binay during the Indonesian Scout Day at the National Scout Training Centre, Cibubur, east of Jakarta, on 14th of August 2008.
