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Scout Leaders from ten National Scout Organizations celebrated the World Environment Day on 5th June at Cibubur Scout Complex in Jakarta, Indonesia. They were participants of the International Seminar on Environment Education & Biodiversity, the...

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Minister of Environment of the Republic of Indonesia, Prof.Dr. Gusti Muhammad Hatta, officially opened the International Seminar on Environment Education and Biodiversity at the National Scout Complex in Cibubur, Jakarta on 4th June 2011. The event...

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3 June, Kuala Lumpur – In supporting the Scouts Association of Malaysia to strengthen its Adult Resources Management to deliver a qualitative Youth Programme to its members and a better managed organization, a 4-day workshop on Adults in Scouting is...

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27th May 2011, Singapore - A moment of reflection opened the Committee NSO Visit (CNV) at the national headquarters of the Singapore Scout Association (SSA). SSA President Mr Noel Hon welcomed the visiting team comprised of 1st Vice Chairman Prakorb...

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In the National Strategic Planning Workshop from 30 April to 4 May 2011 at the National Headquarters in Suva, 25 key leaders of Fiji Scouts Association (FSA), including the council members and district commissioners, drafted their Vision 2020. The...

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The CNV mission to Bhutan was held at the Centenary Youth Village in Thimphu on 28 April led by the Vice Chairman of the Regional Scout Committee Dr Mukhyuddin Sarwani with a five-member team from the Asia-Pacific Region. Bhutan Scouts Association...

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The Committee NSO Visit (CNV) to Nepal Scouts as the 21st mission around the Asia-Pacific was held from 23 -25 April at National Headquarters in Kathmandu. The review of eight key indicators covered in the CNV involved very healthy discussions and...

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The Regional Scout Committee met in Makati City, Philippines on 16-17 April 2011 and tackled numerous issues of regional interest. One of them is the approval of the new implementing guidelines for recognizing youth events, in particular, the Asia...

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The 2nd preparatory meeting for the 24th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference was held at the Bangladesh Scouts National Training Center in Mouchak on 17th March 2011 under the chairmanship of Habibul Alam of the Host Organizing Committee (HOC)...

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It was a rare occasion in Phnom Penh in the presence of His Excellency Im Sethy, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of Cambodia, where a group of 43 adult leaders received their Wood Badge and Gilwell scarf on 16 March 2011, marking a new...

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The Committee NSO Visit (CNV) that began in Cambodia on 14th March 2011 is a significant occasion to enhance awareness and understanding of the current needs of Cambodia Scouts in its work to develop Scouting in the country. The three-day mission...

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It was a usual Scout investiture ceremony on 12th February 2011 in Kabul, Afghanistan, where some 33 girls were invested. It was the latest group of children who have completed their membership among the five Scout troops run by PARSA in five...

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Since 2003 Scouting restarted in Afghanistan. The Asia Pacific Regional office had undertaken initiatives such as organizing basic and advanced training courses in Kabul. Now, five among the participants are awarded the Woodbadge. Presented with the...

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To keep Scouting active in Afghanistan, 33 Scouts from an orphanage-based troop in Ghor Province had the 1st Orientation Unit Leaders Training Course from 22 September to 2 October 2010. This shows that Scouting in Afghanistan is very much alive...

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Scouting Ireland is organising seminar is to share experiences in relation to the development and the implementation of Scouting Ireland's new youth programme for all age Sections (6- 21 year olds) and how the Woodbadge Training Scheme was changed to...

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