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The fruits of many years of hard work in revising the youth programme package for all sections finally became evident on 2nd October during the BP Award ceremony in Malaysia. The BP Award, the first in Malaysian Rover Scouting, was presented to 37...

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18 September, Tokyo – Two seasoned resource persons in the Asia-Pacific Region conducted an extensive orientation on World Adults In Scouting Policy (WASP) and on selected elements of the Life Cycle of an Adult. The special orientation, organized by...

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The Sri Lanka Scouts Association organized the 1st Scout Integration Camp on 18th to 21st August 2011 at the Scout Training & Development Centre, in Pallekette, Kandy, an ideal camping site for its lush and green countryside. A total of 72 Scouts...

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The 24th APR Scout Conference Organization Committee (COC) held its 3rd Preparatory Meeting at the Bangladesh National Headquarters in Dhaka on 10th September. The COC Chairman and Vice President of Bangladesh Scouts welcomed all members including...

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For the first time, the Asia Pacific Regional Scout Committee and the Europe Regional Scout Committee members attending the 22nd World Scout Jamboree met informally on 30th July at a breakfast meeting. The meeting initiates a dialogue between the two...

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To commemorate Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia’s 50th anniversary, the Scout association will plant one million tree seedlings throughout the country. During the launch of this massive tree planting on 23rd July 2011 in Sentul, Bogor, West Java Province...

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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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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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Two Rovers from Adelaide, Australia, are undertaking an adventure of epic proportions. Adam and Stephen are currently part way through their World Trike Expedition, which will see them ride from Adelaide, in South Australia, to Rinkaby, Sweden, in...

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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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On April, 15-16th the Third Congress of RASN took place; it consisted of two parts: the first one was The Youth Forum of RAS/N, the second was the Congress of RAS/N. On April, 15th, 2011 at 16.00 at Congress centre «Izmailovo» in a conference hall...

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11th World Scout Youth Forum The 11th WSYF took place in Blumenau, Brazil, 3 - 6 January 2011, just prior to the 39th World Scout Conference. 160 participants from more than 65 different countries attend this event. The Eurasia region was represented...

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It may have been raining in Brussels last week but this didn’t dampen the spirits of the Guide and Scout volunteers taking part in the European Youth Forum Convention on Volunteering, taking place between 7 and 10 September in the European Economic...

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For the first time, the Asia Pacific Regional Scout Committee and the Europe Regional Scout Committee members attending the 22nd World Scout Jamboree met informally on 30th July at a breakfast meeting. The meeting initiates a dialogue between the two...

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