23rd APR Scout Conference

23rd Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference

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Publication of World Organization of the Scout Movement Asia-Pacific Region 4/F ODC International Plaza Building 219 Salcedo Street, Legaspi Village Makati City, 1229 PHILIPPINES Tel: (63 2) 8171675/8180984 Fax: (63 2) 8190093 Email: asia-pacific@scout.org Website: www.scout.org/asia-pacific February 2010

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The Conference logo highlights three monumental buildings which are: 1. The Petronas Twin Towers, the icon of Malaysia’s 21st century development.

2. The KL Tower, Malaysia’s tallest Comunication tower that has a panoramic view of the whole Kuala Lumpur city.

3. The Parliament House of Malaysia signifying democracy.

The white dove carrying a green olive branch signifies Peace in line with the Conference theme.

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The mascot is an Orang Utan, a spieces of monkey living in the tropical flora and fauna of Malaysia.

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Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, they are currently found only in rainforests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.

There are only two surviving species in the genus Pongo: the Bornean Pongo pygmaeus and the critically endangered Sumatran Pongo abelii. The subfamily Ponginae includes the extinct genera Gigantopithecus and Sivapithecus.

According to research psychologist Robert Deaner and his colleagues, orangutans are the world’s most intelligent animal other than humans, with higher learning and problem solving ability than chimpanzees, which were previously considered to have greater abilities.

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A study of orangutans by Carel van Schaik, a Dutch primatologist at Duke University, found them capable of tasks well beyond chimpanzees’ abilities — such as using leaves to make rain hats and leakproof roofs over their sleeping

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TABLE of CONTENTS Conference Addresses Opening Address Welcome Address by Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia Chief Scout Address by World Scout Committee Chairman Address by WOSM Secretary General Keynote Address

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Conference Reports Regional Chairman’s Report Regional Director’s Report Regional Treasurer’s Report APR Scout Foundation President’s Report 6th APR Scout Youth Forum Report APR Course for Leader Trainers Report Regional Scout Committee Election

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Conference Presentations APR Vision 2013 Regional Focus for 2009-2012 WOSM Direction Special Projects Report -Image of Scouting -What is great about Scouts?

World Registration Fee System

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Presentation by Partner Organizations Mongolia Book Bridge Project Rotary and Youth Programme Project Initiate European Region Interamerica Region International Scouting and Guiding Fellowship (ISGF)

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Break-Out Group Reports Membership Growth National Strategic Plan Implementation Synergy between Programme and Training Community-based / school-based Scouting APR Plan 2009-2012

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Action-Time Presentations Value-based Scouting Reaching-out to conflict areas Fundraising The Role of Scouts in Disaster Management Caring for the Earth Image-building

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Conference Resolutions APR Constitutional Amendment New Chairman’s Challenge Recognition and Awards Conference Appointments Conference Evaluation Summary Bidding for the 24th APR Scout Conference 2012 Market Place Educational Tour Conference Gatherings Future Events Photo Gallery Host Organizing Committee Conference Agenda List of Participants

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Conference Addresses

Opening Address His Honorable Dato’ Ahmad Shabery Cheek Minister Of Youth and Sports Malaysia

Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Seri Dr. Haji Shafie bin Haji Mohd Salleh Chief Scout of Malaysia Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Haji Kaharudin Momin National Chief Commissioner of Malaysia His Honourable Jejomar C. Binay, Chairman of Asia Pacific Region and all the member of Asia Pacific Region Committee.

Region, Eurasia Region and Asia Pacific Region.

To my beloved delegates and observers, fellow scouts Brothers and Sisters to The 23rd Asia Pacific Regional Scout Conference His Excellencies of Foreign Ambassadors in Malaysia Scouts and Leaders Distinguished Guests

His Honorable Mr William F. “Rick” Cronk, The chairman of the World Scout Committee and all the member of The World Scout Committee.

Ladies and Gentlemen Salam Sejahtera and Good Evening

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Mr Luc Panissod, Secretary General of the World organization of the Scout Movement.

Salam 1 Malaysia

To all Regional Directors fo Inter-America Region, African region, Arab Region, Europe

Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, Salam Sejahtera and Good Evening.

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Alhamdulillah, praise be to Allah SWT, the most merciful and compassionate.

responsibility, express respect, dignity and integrity.

First and foremost I would like to thank the Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia for inviting me to this auspicious opening of the 23rd Asia Pacific Regional Scout Conference this evening.

In Malay; Saya ingin menyampaikan setinggitinggi Tahniah dan syabas kepada Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia di atas penganjuran konferensi ini. Saya bangga dengan anda sekelian.

It is wonderful to know that scouts from all corners of the world greets one another in many difference languages, ‘jambo’ or ‘hello’ upon meeting one another although they have never met before. It is wonderful to see a scout smile and extend their hands in warm welcome and exchange pleasant words of friendship, regardless of race, class, creed, color or religion.

(translated: I would like to congratulate the Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia for hosting this conference. I am proud of all of you) I would like to extend a very warm welcome or ‘Selamat Datang’ to all foreign dignitaries and scout leaders from within and beyond the Asia Pacific Region to Malaysia. I fervently believe that your presence here reflect the unchallenged spirit of volunteerism and seriousness in nurturing and educating young people to become successful and responsible citizens of the world.

I am glad to see that Scouts are always seen creating never-ending opportunities and providing each individual youth a fertile and conducive environment for growth. The Scout Method which was introduced 100 years ago has proven to be successful in nurturing young people from the tender age of 8 up to an indefinite age like many of us in the hall this evening, but of course, very young at heart.

Indeed the conference motto: Scouts-Capital for Peace manifests the fundamentals of scouting.

Indeed for Malaysians, these practice and principles would be the most important ingredients to realize the concept of 1 Malaysia.

With 28 million members in 165 countries, scouting promotes world peace and social and cultural exchange through major activities like Jamborees and Rover Moots. Scouting also builds bridges to unknown frontiers of friendship, and enhances solidarity, brotherhood and camaraderie. Most importantly, it provides hope that the creation of a better tomorrow is indeed possible.

It is in this scouting spirit that the Malaysian Parliamentary Scout Association (MAPSA) was established not long ago to reinforce the spirit of scouting and volunteerism among leaders in the upper and lower house. The MP’s will then inspire, promote and expand scouting in their respective constituencies. They would also actively engage with Parliamentary scout associations of other countries to promote peace and good relations with one another.

On this note, I hereby declare the 23rd Asia Pacific Regional Scout Conference open.

It is an undeniable fact that scouting has been a pioneer in youth development that emphasizes on the noble Scout Promise and Scout Law. The variety of activities and training it offers contribute towards the progress and change necessary in nurturing young people and making a difference in their lives. Scouting offers youths a unique opportunity to be trained in leadership, management and to practice the acquired skills and knowledge.

They are trained to seek spiritual values of life beyond the material world, demonstrate social

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Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia Welcome Address Ybhg. Dato’ Seri Dr Haji Shafie bin Haji Mohd Salleh Chief Scout, Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia Bismillahhirahmanirahim, Yang Amat Berhormat Dato’ Seri Mohd Najib bin Tun haji Abdul Razak Prime Minister of Malaysia Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Haji Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi Honourary Presiden, Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia and our beloved Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Jeanne Abdullah.

Yang Berhormat Dato’ Ahmad Shabery Cheek Minister of Youth and Sport Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Haji Kaharudin Momin National Chief Commissioner of Malaysia

Mr Luc Panissod, Secretary General of World Scout Burreau.

His Honourable Jejomar C. Binay, Chairman of Asia Pacific Region and all the member of Asia Pacific Region Committee.

To all Regional Directors fo Inter-America Region, African region, Arab Region, Europe Region, Euro-Asia Region and Asia Pacific Region.

To my beloved delegates and observers, fellow scouts Brothers and Sisters to The 23rd Asia Pacific Regional Scout Conference

Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Raja Ruslan bin Raja Samah Director of International Youth Centre

His Excellencies of Foreign Ambassadors in Malaysia

All Assistant National Chief Commissioners

Distinguished Guests Ladies And Gentlemen Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, Salam Sejahtera and Good Evening.

All National Council Member of Presekutuan Pengakap Malaysia

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His Honorable Mr William F. “Rick” Cronk, The chairman of the World Scout Committee and all the member of The World Scout Committee.

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On behalf of the organizing committee and Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia, it is a great honor for me to express our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to His Right Honourable Dato’ Seri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, our beloved Prime Minister of Malaysia for being here this evening which reflects his keen interest in the World Scouting Movement.

I would also like to take this opportunity to express our love and appreciation for our Honorary Paramount President, His Honourable Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi and lovely companion Her Honourable Tun Jeanne Abdullah for giving support and encouragement in making this conference a success.

Allow me to express my heartfelt thanks to His Honorable Dato’ Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Minister of Youth and Sport of Malaysia for giving tremendous backing in making Scouting in Malaysia and the region a meaningful youth movement and powerful agent for social change.

Before I proceed, it is a privilege for me to introduce our guests this evening and welcome them to beautiful Malaysia. I request all dignitaries, delegates, observers and scouts to stand up to be recognized when your country is mentioned: Albania, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bhutan, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Cote D’Voire (Ivory Coast), Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, French Polynesia, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Ireland, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Lebanon, Mongolia, Morocco, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Sweden, Thailand, Scouts of China, Uganda, United Kingdom and United States of America.

I am delighted introduce the major movers in the Scout Organization that are here this evening. I hope everybody in the organization would stand up to be acknowledged: World Scout Committee, Asia Pacific Regional Scout Committee, World Scout Foundation, Asia Pacific Regional Scout Foundation, World Scout Bureau - Asia Pacific Region, World Scout Bureau – Central, World Scout Bureau – Europe Region, World Scout Bureau – Eurasia Region, World Scout Bureau – Arab Region, World Scout Bureau – African Region, International Scout And Guide Foundation, International Union Of Muslim Scout, World Honor And Award Committee and International Award Committee.

For the record, 480 scouts from 49 countries around the world at this conference means that we have the biggest number of participating countries within and beyond Asia Pacific Region.

This reflects a strong commitment and collaboration among nations.

I wish you all “Selamat Datang”, which means “Welcome”, to Malaysia, Land of Unity in Diversity. We are many but we are One MALAYSIA. Malaysia first hosted the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference in 1964 known as the 4th Far East Scout Conference which was officiated by the late Y.T.M. Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia.

We would like to thank our brothers and sisters from the Asia Pacific Region for giving us this opportunity to host this prestigious event again after 45 years.

To all of you, thank you for coming to Malaysia and I fervently hope that this conference will produce new approaches and methodologies relevant to the development of scouting in this region.

Scouting focuses on personal and social development through structural modules which results in the transformation of social structures in a manner which improves the capacity and capability of society to fulfill its aspirations. Its growth is holistic, positive, focusing on the development of assets and competencies in each individual member.

Prior to this conference, an APR Course for Leader Trainers (CLT) was held from 17th – 25th October 2009 involving 40 participants from 17 countries. CLT is the highest degree of training for trainers’ course at the International level. It helps to produce quality trainers to educate leaders in the respective National Scout Organizations.

The 6th Asia Pacific Regional Youth Forum was held from 21st – 25th October involving 128 delegates and observers from 28 Asia-Pacific countries and observers from Europe and InterAmerica Region.

The significant resolutions from both the CLT and Youth Forum will be tabled in the conference for adaptation and adoption in the region. The Young Advisor Member Group (YAMG) selected during the Youth Forum will be given opportunities to participate in decision-making processes which is strategic priority in the Asia Pacific Regional Scout Committee.

These events contribute towards the collaboration of nations in the development of scouting in the region. It is hoped that these activities continue to build the scouting movement from strength to strength so that together we may continue to make this world a better place to live in.

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We hope that with each conference, new leaders are nurtured to continue with the work that has been established by leaders before them.

Let us make today better than yesterday, And tomorrow even better than today.

I would like to congratulate the organizing committee for the hard work in making this event a success especially Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia led by Dato’ Kaharudin bin Mo’min.

Thank you also goes to His Honorable Jejomar Binay, from the Asia Pacific Regional Committee for his Continuous support and advice.

Thank you Mr Abdullah Rasheed from the Asia Pacific Regional Bureau for the constant monitoring and guidance.

We would also like to thank The World Scout Committee led by Chairman, Mr William F. “Rick” Cronk for being with us throughout the conference.

Our heartiest appreciation goes to Dato’ Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Minister of Youth and Sport for giving us full support in hosting this event.

And YM Dato’ Raja Ruslan bin Raja Samah, Director of International Youth Centre for providing the venue for this occasion.

Last but not least, To All Delegates, Observers and Spouses, Thank you for coming to Malaysia.

May you have a pleasant stay in Malaysia, ’Malaysia Truly Asia’.

Thank You.

Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia National Chief Scout Ybhg. Dato’ Seri Dr Hj Shafie bin Hj Mohd Shalleh giving the momento to His Honorable Dato’ Ahmad Shabery Cheek Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia during the opening ceremony of the 23rd APR Scout Conference at the International Youth Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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World Scout Committee Chairman Address William R Cronk Chairman, World Scout Committee

Mr Chairman, Dear Brothers and Sisters in Scouting, Dear Friend, More than one year has passed since the 38th World Scout Conference in Jeju, Korea. And I’m happy to be back in the Asia Pacific Region to inaugurate the round of regional conferences. These institutional events give us the occasion to meet you again and to follow up on the consultation of your needs.

Before I enter into the details of the work done by the World Scout Committee, let me thank the Malaysian host committee of the conference for the wonderful set up of the place and the warm welcome we experience since we arrived.

A particular thank you goes to my World Scout Committee fellow, Eric Khoo.

Other World Scout Committee members are attending: My two vice chairmen, Simon Rhee

from Korea and Mario Diaz from Spain, as well as Georges Ghorayeb from Lebanon.

Dear Friends, I would like to bring you up to date on the most important issues and events being addressed by your World Scout Committee (WSC).

Let me first introduce you to our new organizational chart – the “upside down pyramid”.

This “presentation” of World Scouting is not only an organization chart but – more importantly – a philosophical statement referencing who is most significant in World Scouting and where the key leadership responsibilities fall.

Scouts and the youth of the world are the only reason the World Organization of the Scout Movement exists – and they sit on top of the organization.

The NSOs’ volunteers have the greatest influence over and responsibility for the quality of the Scouting program in their country. These

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volunteers are responsible for the “care and feeding” of their Scouts.

The regional volunteers and professional staff are to provide the training and other technical resources that the NSOs need to be successful.

And the World Scout Committee, at the bottom of the organization chart, is responsible to provide the resources, vision and global coordination of Scouting around the world, so that the regional leadership and the NSOs can be successful.

This “organization chart” is a cultural change for World Scouting and will take some time to be fully understood and embraced; but we are making steady progress.

This new approach to the management of World Scouting has been embraced by the World Scout Committee, the World Scout Bureau and most of the regional leadership.

Time will tell whether or not it will positively improve Scouting’s service to the youth of the world.

This change of culture shall foster the support to NSOs. At the start of our mandate, I suggested to focus our action on three drivers for change: - Support the NSOs - Tell the story - Support the regions To better understand the way we shall organise ourselves a consumer satisfaction survey was recently sent to the representatives of the key leadership at national level. I believe most of you have received the questionnaire. A month ago, the first responses we got drove our debate during the last strategy coordination group chaired by Mario Diaz.

In March, the WSC selected Luc Panissod as our Secretary General and Luc is working very hard to lead the Bureau and support the Committe, as we together try to be creative and focus on providing goaloriented leadership to World Scouting. I thank all of you who called, wrote or emailed me during the search process. We used the same transparent process to select the newly appointed regional directors of the Eurasia region and the Africa region.

There has been a genuine effort to dramatically improve our communication around the world of Scouting. We are anxious to have everyone understand “what’s really going on.”

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One of main achievement was to rebuild confidence at all levels. This exercise includes strengthening trust together with the World Scout Foundation. We have been working very closely to assure that there is a clear understanding of what each organization is doing to promote the healthiest World Scouting program possible.

Our work also includes the follow up of the governance review, which should help us build a modern and reliable organisation.

Thanks to the last constitutional changes, we now work more closely with the regional chairmen who are fully part of the World Scout Committee. Through the Regional Coordination and Support Group, chaired by Simon Rhee, your voice is perfectly heard. These new capacities will help us adapt the regional structures.

We are also making a big effort in responding to the NSOs decisions, aligning our work to the content of the conference resolutions. Though we respect the mandate we got from you. It includes finding solution for the fee system and conducting the study for the relocation of the head office of the World Scout Bureau.

Dear Friends, In one year time we will meet again in Brazil, for the next world scout conference.

I would like to invite you all to focus on few action: We absolutely need to reinforce our strategy for membership growth. We need to open our doors and create exiting programme and activities for inviting more young people to become scouts.

This initiative needs a stong communication strategy at all level. We shall tell the story to reach out to new leaders and scouts. A new round of regional communication fora and a specific training programme will help you do the job.

Finally we have to think about innovation.

Ambitious transformation cannot be introduced without watching social changes. In order to enhance the change of corporate culture that we propose, the World Scout Committee invites you to become “Leaders of innovation”. This will be the theme of our next conference.

World Scouting is a magnificent organization of people who care for each other and can continue to stimulate the growth of Scouting, … if we are working together as a united team of volunteers and professionals.

Thank you for your dedication.

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WOSM Secretary General Address Luc Panissod Secretary General, World Organization of the Scout Movement Dear Sister and Brother Scouts,

thread” within WOSM until the Korea Conference.

Introduction When we last met in early March of this year at the Summit in Kathmandu, I told you that it was the first time, and also the last time, that I had the privilege to address the leaders of the AsiaPacific Region as Acting Secretary General of WOSM. We were indeed on the verge of the appointment of a new Secretary General by the World Scout Committee and though I had secret hopes, as you can well imagine, nothing was decided. Today, it is again a privilege to address this Asia-Pacific audience in what I would call a more “comfortable” position.

I believe that the Bureau has demonstrated over all these years a rather high capacity to think strategically, to generate global goodwill, to contribute to the conception and delivery of policies and methodologies, to produce quality materials and tools and to develop competence at all levels. To mention just a few of the World Scout Bureau contributions: the concept of a Strategy for Scouting (1988 Melbourne), the World Programme Policy (1990 Paris), the World Adult Resources Policy and the series of tools on Management (1993 Bangkok), the “new” fee system (1996 Oslo), WOSM Mission Statement (1999 Durban), the Strategy for Scouting in the form we know it today (2002 Thessaloniki), the Centenary as a vehicle to promote the Strategy (2005 Tunisia) and the concept of membership growth (2008 Korea).

You will not be surprised to learn that, having hoped to be in the position which I am occupying today, and to “be prepared” with my own objectives, I had also spent some time analysing the institutional evolution of the World Scout Bureau over a number of years, in fact since 1988 when at the Melbourne Conference came to birth in an embryonic form the concept of a Strategy for Scouting, which has ever since been the “red

At the same time, and with all respect to my predecessors, I also acknowledge that the Bureau has slipped into some endogynous dysfunctions which have brought confusion and

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discrepancies in systems and a loss of strength in multiple decisions. To mention but a few: a top to bottom approach without being attentive enough to the grass roots level, a global agenda vs. local agenda with time-wise ill-adapted or obsolete responses, a standardised global response to local specific needs, a mono-cultural approach, the loss of experienced human capital, the loss of some indispensable structures such as the Strategy Task Force, the reduction of co-operation with Regions which left a vacuum, the loss of energy in the de-multiplication process, probably issues of styles and attitudes, some sort of ivory tower isolationism ignoring the growing expertise within the Movement, the absence of planning, watching and benchmarking and ignoring the will of NSOs, their capacity to absorb and the quality of their structure.

To these must be added exogenous dysfunctions inherent to large organisations like ours such as inertia, complexity, slowness in information distribution and penetration, inadequacy of responses on a time scale and inappropriateness of structures.

In parallel, the environment has evolved with the rejection of centralisation, new technologies appearing which put a huge variety of sources of information at our finger tips and the evolution of the mentality of consumers who now require immediate responses to their requests.

It is now acknowledged that it is the customers who are driving organisational change. And who are our customers: our NSOs and their constituency!... which want quicker responses, more flexibility, better communication, less bureaucracy, customisation and someone to know and care about their changing needs.

I believe that WOSM must transform itself accordingly and create the conditions for change to better support NSOs with one objective: be able to respond to NSOs’ requests at the nearest level with the best expertise available.

This is why I believe that we must redefine the levels of competence within the World Organization. The world level needs to identify needs from the regions/NSOs and push support as requested down to NSOs with a competence of co-ordination, think tank and clearing house. The regional level needs to develop a competence of consultancy and support. And the national level needs to assume its responsibility in the delivery and implementation.

It is on this basis that I have developed, and shared with the World Scout Committee, my own objectives for the Bureau, which for those of you

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who were in Korea and had the politeness to listen to my address will not come as a surprise since these are a continuation of what I expressed then.

1. What are these objectives?

Briefly my objectives until Brazil and certainly beyond revolve around : - developing a customer focused mentality in the WSB staff to better serve our National Scout Organizations through a reinforcement of, and better collaboration with, our volunteer and professional regional structures - assisting our NSOs to identify their needs and mobilise appropriate human knowledge, expertise and competence as well as material and financial resources within and outside WOSM to respond to these needs, - encouraging, facilitating and motivating quality and quantity membership growth in our NSOs to fulfil our constitutional purpose to foster the Scout Movement throughout the world, - better communicating our success stories inside and outside the Movement to further build the visibility and credibility of Scouting as being relevant to the issues facing young people in today’s world and a reliable partner to attract further support.

- further strengthen relationships with the World Scout Foundation and look for synergies.

These objectives are my red thread in relation to the Triennial Plan 2008-2011, revolving around the Strategy, which was developed by the Central Office in co-ordination with all Regional Offices, adopted by the World Scout Committee at its November 2008 meeting and circulated to all National Scout Organizations in January 2009, then further refined with the inclusion of indicators of achievement which have been approved by the World Scout Committee at its meeting in March 2009 in Geneva.

2. What have we done so far to respond to these objectives?

Responding to these objectives is a permanent task of the daily work in all Offices of the Bureau.

What I would like to do is to show you some examples of how these objective have found a concrete application.

2.1 With regard to developing a customer focused mentality in the WSB staff to better serve our National Scout Organizations through a reinforcement of, and better collaboration with, our volunteer and professional regional structures: 2.1.1 Executive Directors Team meeting The Executive Directors of the WSB (i.e. the six Regional Directors and the two Central Office

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Executive Directors responsible for Education, Research & Development and General Management) usually meet with me twice a year. The same group met again in June and were accompanied on this occasion by other executives in all WSB Offices with responsibilities in the areas of Educational Methods and Scouting’s Profile – a total of some 40 people.

World Scout Committee vice-chairman Mario Diaz joined us for part of the meeting.

The overall objectives for the week were to work with the new Secretary General on his vision for the WSB; to strengthen relationships between staff in all Offices of the WSB to build one WSB team; to explore new ways of working to support the Movement with a more customer-focused mentality; to establish sustainable ways of cooperating following the meeting; to share work and working methods in the areas of Educational Methods and Scouting’s Profile.

Africa Regional Office, and Mr. Iurie Emilian, from Moldova, as new Regional Director of the World Scout Bureau, Eurasia Regional Office.

The novelty in the recruitment process was by involvement of volunteers through: - agreement of the respective Regional Chairman on the job description and the call for candidature before it was launched, - agreement of the respective Regional Chairman on the list of shortlisted candidates, - participation of the respective Regional Chairman and of a member of the World Scout Committee in a panel to interview the shortlisted candidates.

During the week, separate meetings of the executives supporting Educational Methods and Scouting’s Profile, as well as a meeting with John Geoghegan from the World Scout Foundation to strengthen relationships were held. The objectives for these meetings were to share a common vision, common goals, common responsibilities and common commitments as WSB staff; to build a global map of our plans, actions and resources; to define a set of quality criteria in our core business as well as recommendations to better implement our tasks; to help each member of staff to identify his/her competencies vis-à-vis the key areas of our core business; to create a personal development plan and to agree learning and support processes to achieve the plan; and to explore the connections between departments/ offices (best practices and challenges).

The meeting was judged to have been very successful. Though it was an expensive exercise, it is planned to have a similar meeting, possibly involving support executives involved in other areas of our work, next year.

2.2.1 Recruitment of new Regional Directors for the Africa and Eurasia Regional Offices of the WSB.

Our (volunteer and professional) collaboration throughout this new approach of a fully open and transparent process has been exemplary from the beginning to the end. Volunteers have subtly and diplomatically let me assume my managerial responsibility for recruiting staff whilst I enjoyed and valued their contribution and assistance throughout the process.

Following fully open processes carried out in total collaboration with the Africa Regional Scout Committee and the Eurasia Regional Scout Committee respectively, and in full agreement with these two Committees, I have recently appointed Mr. Frederic Tutu Kama-Kama, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as new Regional Director of the World Scout Bureau,

I will soon launch a similar process for the recruitment of two new Regional Directors, one in the Interamerican Region and one in the AsiaPacific Region. It is indeed a secret for no one that Regional Director Abdullah Rasheed already expressed a long time ago the wish to retire by 30 June 2010. As a matter of fact I have already shared with Regional Chairman Binay the job

2.2 With regard to a reinforcement of, and better collaboration with, our volunteer regional structures:

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description, the call for candidature and the timing of the process.

2.3 With regard to … better serve our National Scout Organizations: 2.3.1 Consumer satisfaction and Net Promoter Indicator survey of NSOs All Regional Offices of the Bureau, and particularly in the Asia-Pacific Region, continue to be active in serving NSOs in the field through workshops, seminars, and in your Region through CNVs. And the Central Office is busy supporting colleagues in Regional Offices.

Though we are well aware that our presence in

A consumer satisfaction and Net Promoter Indicator survey was launched at the end of August with a target group of around 1,000 leaders with national appointments in NSOs. The results have now been analysed and follow-up is ensured with the people who have commented and provided their names and e-mail addresses.

Information on the results of the survey should be provided to NSOs by early November.

A second survey should be carried out in six months to measure progress with an improved questionnaire in five languages of WOSM to hopefully increase the response rate.

2.3.2 World Scout Environment Programme and the Scouts of the World Programme Still in terms of practical services offered to NSOs, we have two very successful programmes: the World Scout Environment Programme and the Scouts of the World Programme.

At the 2008 World Scout Conference in Korea the World Scout Environment Programme was launched to offer tools, resources and initiatives to help Scouts all around the world to work together for the good of the local and global environment.

We have seen 27 National Scout Organizations respond to the call to adopt the programme including Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore from the Asia-Pacific Region.

the field is expected, it would have been difficult to embark in any direction without knowing the expectations of NSOs and their level of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the services already provided by WOSM, i.e. our volunteer and professional structures at world and regional levels.

The need was felt that a series of dashboard indicators should be identified and developed to measure the “Drivers of Change” identified by the World Scout Committee at its meeting in November 2008 and one of them relates to the driver “Support to the Regions (Better Scouting)”.

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Very successful partnerships have been developed with the world’s leading environment organisations including the United Nations Environment Programme, WWF and Clean Up the World who have showcased the many ways in which Scouts are demonstrating leadership in their communities to tackle the greatest environmental challenges of our time. The first Scouts are earning their World Scout Environment Badges and leaders are taking up the experiential environmental education training being provided by the World Scout Bureau in partnership with the Alcoa Foundation.

WOSM will be present as an Official Observer to COP 15, the United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen, this December where we will continue to show that Scouting as the world’s largest youth movement is taking the lead in engaging young people in environmental education and preparing them to tackle the challenges of the future.

I thank you all for your support for these environmental initiatives and the many creative ways

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in which you are applying them in your country.

We look forward to working with you further to develop resources and opportunities for Scouts to work together for the good of the local and global environment.

The Scouts of the World Programme has been requested and supported by two World Conference Resolutions, two World Scout Youth Forum recommendations and two Regional Conferences (Interamerican and Europe) Resolutions. Out of a potential of 3.8 million members in 150 NSOs (10 NSOs do not declare membership in the senior age sections), the Scouts of the World Award has been picked up by 40 NSOs (27% of NSOs) which altogether represent 1.9 million potential users of that programme (50% of the Scout population of that age range). Some of the NSOs which have picked up this programme have made of it their own programme for that age section.

have been reported in the last months that are available at the news section of the website www.scoutsoftheworld.net.

Educational material to support NSOs are available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Serbian, Portuguese, Chinese and Greek (in process).

2.3.3 World and Regional Events The Bureau is also supporting NSOs in the area of world or regional events.

At world level, we continue to work in good partnership with our friends from the Organizing Committee of the 39th World Scout Conference/ 11th World Scout Youth Forum in Brazil and of the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Sweden. A

While the programme started modestly with some 1,000 young people in 2006, it increased at the rate of some 1,500 more young people every year. It is hoped that with further actions the programme will increase exponentially. As a matter of fact, for example, in Bolivia by using the Award the Rover Branch has increased by 38%. An official Scouts of the World Facebook group is very active with 1,161 Scouts, while there are other Facebook groups locally with more members: Arab region (800 members), Colombia (250 members), Singapore, Bolivia, United Kingdom, Egypt, Costa Rica and Uruguay.

A Scouts of the World Seminar was held in the Asia-Pacific Region and a new seminar was delivered in the Interamerican Region in July this year with 17 countries attending.

The Scouts of the World Partnership provided a concrete space for NSOs to share resources and experience. For example, United Kimngdom and France are working closely in the development of the programme; and Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are collaborating together in the development of projects at local level.

Regions and NSOs are constantly requesting assistance in developing the programme and it is expected that an international Scouts of the World Discovery will be held in Kandersteg International Scout Centre next year with the support of the European Scout Office. Brazil has requested to organize a South American Scouts of the World seminar early next year. Canada is currently asking for support for their national Scouts of the World ceremony in November.

France is ready to collaborate in the development of the Scouts of the World Network (involving young people who have already obtained the award) by providing resources. More projects

very significant support is being extended to our friends of the Organizing Committee of the 13th World Scout Moot which will take place in Kenya next July 2010.

2.3.4 More financial and human resources for the Regions Also in terms of supporting the Regions, an unprecedented effort has been made for the 2009-2010 budget developed and approved by the World Scout Committee around the following principles: - pushing human and financial resources to the Regions - streamlining and strengthening the staff structure in the Central Office in Geneva

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- reducing staff costs and the global budget of the Geneva Central Office.

Pushing financial resources to the Regions has been achieved through an increase of Regional Allocations (paid from the Central Office budget) of 16% in US dollars, which is their operational currency. Over two budget years (2008-2009 and 2009-2010), Regional Allocations in US dollars will have increased by some 32%! These two consecutive yearly increases in Regional Allocations are the highest that I have ever seen in my many years with the World Scout Bureau.

Transferring human resources to the Regions has been achieved through an offer made to three young executives, Unit Managers from the Central Office, to be physically transferred to three Regional Offices in the Africa, Asia-Pacific and Interamerican Regions by March 2010, which is the middle of our fiscal year.

Funding for their staff costs will also be financially transferred to these three Regional Office budgets. The idea is that, in addition to increasing staff resources in Regional Offices, they will bring stimulation and this is also an opportunity for them to widen their scope and develop their potential. Their continuing relationships with the Geneva Central Office will be handled through a matrix management system. Two of these young executives have decided to follow their own aspirations which do not fit with our proposal but one of them is excitedly looking toward to this new opportunity of career development.

Streamlining the staff structure in the Central Office in Geneva has been achieved by definitively suppressing from the structure the position of Deputy Secretary General (my former position), a senior executive position hierarchically no longer needed in a small structure as ours in Geneva, though the corresponding workforce is missing. This is also achieved - despite inconve-

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niences - by (temporarily until better times) suppressing from the staff positions the post of Receptionist.

In the process the Central Office renounced to three staff positions and even though two new positions have been authorised in the budget we are still understaffed for what is expected from us and for our ambitions. For the sake of comparison, and though I admit that the environment is much different, several years ago the Educational Methods department had 7 executives, five of director level and two of assistant director level.

Today, this department counts only 2 executives of director level and three junior executives.

Strengthening the staff structure in the Central Office in Geneva will be achieved by recruiting: - a Director of Youth Programme for the Education, Research & Development department: a mature, experienced person who, together with Anne Whiteford (head of Department) and Saad Zian (Director Adult Resources), will have the responsibility to lead in the area of Youth Programme and support, motivate and stimulate staff in charge of Youth Programme in Regional Offices to deliver better services to NSOs. - an assistant in the field of Administration, Finance & Personnel to support the Director JeanBernard Rebord who is now alone in a sector where I used to support him a lot when I was still Deputy Secretary General/Acting Secretary General.

Altogether, after re-allocation of resources and reduction in staff costs, the 2009-2010 budget of the Geneva Office comes CHF 202,000 or (4.1%) lower than that of the previous year. I believe that we have for the time being reached the minimum critical mass in terms of staff positions.

2.4 With regard to assisting our NSOs to identify their needs and mobilise appropriate human knowledge, expertise and competence as well as material and financial resources within and outside WOSM to respond to these needs: 2.4.1 Assessing needs in NSOs Assisting NSOs to mobilise resources to respond to their needs pre-supposes that what we refer to as needs of NSOs have been well and systematically identified in each and every NSO. This can only be done: - with the involvement of the NSOs themselves through a process of self-assessment and I am glad to see that your Region has a tool through the CNVs to help carry this out, - through a systematic, methodical and rigorous

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large-scale consultation at the level of each Region to put strengths in common and overcome weaknesses together.

In this respect I am pleased to report that we heavily and actively supported the Africa Regional Committee to implement such process with the organisation of a Summit in mid-April 2009 in the Africa Region specifically dedicated to a needs analysis and search for best ways to respond to these, including through large-scale partnerships.

This Africa Regional Summit, which brought together top leaders from 36 of the 37 NSOs in the Region, was made possible thanks to grants obtained by and channelled through the World Scout Foundation for the World Scout Bureau. It provided an opportunity to review progress in the Ten Year Development Plan for Africa, adopted in 2001, and identify the key needs of the Region to be addressed in the next two years. The adapted NSO checklist1 has proved to be a useful tool in obtaining feedback from NSOs and providing an overview of Scouting at regional level.

The identification of a dashboard indicator was also felt necessary to measure the “Drivers of Change� identified by the World Scout Committee at its meeting in November 2008 in the area of Growth (More Scouting).

Membership statistics have been recorded over the past 20 years and there is a lot of information from which dashboard indicators can be determined and measured now and in the future, including information on the gender split and the number of young people in the countries in relation to the different age-ranges in Scouting in that country (density rates).

Following inputs, discussions and workshops, priorities were identified and NSO Action Plans have been and will be developed and presented to the next Africa Regional Conference.

The interesting aspect lies in the new methodology using the adapted NSO checklist to help NSOs assess their own situation, strengths, weaknesses and needs, a real bottom-up method. For the first time we have a precise mapping of the needs of NSOs at the level of a whole Region, as well as at the level of each individual NSO which is a pre-requisite to develop tailor-made support targeted to each NSO to respond to their needs.

As you know, a similar process of needs identification presently is being carried out in the AsiaPacific Region. It will also be carried out with the Arab Region and we may obtain funding from the World Scout Foundation to organize a Summit in the Eurasia Region soon. Europe and the Interamerican Regions have done it their own way. Hopefully by the time of the Brazil Conference we will have a worldwide mapping of needs which will be of critical assistance to develop tailormade support.

2.5 With regard to encouraging, facilitating and motivating quality and quantity membership growth in our NSOs to fulfil our constitutional purpose to foster the Scout Movement throughout the world: 2.5.1 Membership statistics Here again it would have been difficult to embark in any direction without knowing where we exactly stand in terms of membership.

A number of dashboard indicators have been identified to be measured to follow the progression of membership. It has been agreed that the most recent membership figures will be published on the website so that the membership of each NSO and the date of last reporting to WOSM is more public with the objective that NSOs will be encouraged to provide more accurate information on their membership figures.

2.5.2 Membership development tool In terms of services to NSOs, the work on the the membership development tool is continuing. This tool has been designed as a generic tool that can be customised by NSOs to respond to their particular needs in relation to: - the different organisational levels in a Scout association

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current strategic priorities in Brazil – as it is felt that seven priorities are too many and the current three “Drivers of Change” provide a better focus for the World Scout Committee and NSOs. The need for cohesion between the current Strategy and the next phase is evident and this will require careful planning up to and during the next World Scout Conference.

- the different languages used – it can be customised for a wide variety of languages - the number of age-sections in a Scout association and the names used to identify these.

The internal structure of the tool provides potential for extending its functionality.

The tool is now available to WOSM and it will be WOSM’s responsibility to offer consultancy and support to NSOs to customise and use this tool to meet their needs. The tool still needs to be piloted in some NSOs as to date it has not been field tested. It was agreed that it should be trialled in some NSOs as soon as possible and countries will be very soon be invited to do that.

These will two NSOs which have already shown interest. NSOs in the Arab and Eurasia Regions may be involved in the trial too. Information should also be shared with other NSOs as this project has been in development for some time and they are waiting for a tool to assist them in measuring their membership more accurately.

2.6 Still with regard to encouraging, facilitating and motivating quality and quantity membership growth in our NSO: 2.6.1 The future Strategy for Scouting In terms of “Strategy for Growth” or membership development, at present there is no long-term vision or strategy on membership development and growth and there needs to be some concrete action in this area.

(Footnote: 1 A tool developed by the World Scout Bureau to assess the level of development of National Scout Orgaizations requesting membership recognition within WOSM) There is a need to re-focus the Strategy for Scouting as a framework for the development of the Movement and a need for closure on the

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The World Scout Committee and World Scout Bureau will be much more proactive and aggressive in its approach to membership development.

NSOs need to be made aware of the Growth Toolkit and encouraged to use it. This will be done when Regional Offices are supporting NSOs. Ideally one member of staff in each Regional office should be the ‘expert’ on the Growth Toolkit. Our Educational Methods Committee and our Strategy Coordination Group are working on this issue.

2.7 With regard to better communicating our success stories inside and outside the Movement to further build the visibility and credibility of Scouting as being relevant to the issues facing young people in today’s world and a reliable partner to attract further support: 2.7.1 Communication strategies and policies In this area a wealth of supporting and training material has been disseminated to NSOs to help them develop their own communication strategies and policies. Special tailor-made support has been extended to some NSOs who called on WOSM expertise in that field. Regional Communication Forums will be organized in all regions throughout 2009-2010. In the same vein, a very successful seminar on Intellectual Property and Brand Management was held a few weeks ago in this Region.

2.7.2 Branding As of today 16 NSOs, including 3 NSOs in this Region, have subscribed to ‘Brand Pack 2’ which is the package enabling a full use of the WOSM brand. Kenya, Sweden, Japan, Canada, Brazil and the United Kingdom have also received the Pack 2 Agreement (for past and future events). More NSOs are using the Brand but have not yet signed the Pack 2 Agreement. The Arab Region has issued a recommendation to NSOs to adopt Pack 2. Following the Intellectual Property in Scouting seminar in this Region, the same recommendations were made.

2.7.3 Library section on www.scout.org As part of the communication efforts and also as service to NSOs I would like to mention here the Library section of www.scout.org.

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The Bureau has been working on a project that consisted of developing an online library. In effect the library permits the Bureau to make available all of its documentation and publications directly from the website. In this section you will find the latest documents, materials, toolboxes and books provided by the Scout Movement. The library is fully searchable and the publications are organized into thematic areas such as Adult resources, Communication, Skills and Activities, Age range and many more. The library is accessible through links on the original left-hand column or by clicking on the top most button on the right hand column aptly labelled “Visit World Scouting Library�. So far only a limited number of documents are available in the library but expect its size to grow as the uploading process continues and is extended to the Regions and NSOs. An invitation goes out to NSOs to nourish the content of the library. If there are any publications that NSOs would like to see added to the library please get in touch with us (library@scout.org).

send and receive tweets via the Twitter website, Short Message Service (SMS) or external application and you can follow World Scouting.

Facebook is a global social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. Users can add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves.

Additionally, users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region. Within Facebook WOSM has a group dedicated to World Scouting and events. A place where Scouts can connect, interact and discuss issues.

2.7.4 Social networking sites Also, to be up to date with new technologies and as social networking sites and communities continue to grow, WOSM also acknowledges the opportunities that social networking has to offer.

In that respect WOSM through scout.org offers you the possibility of connecting with others on 6 main social networking platforms which are: Issuu is the leading digital publishing platform delivering exceptional reading experiences of magazines, books, catalogs, reports, and more.

It allows individuals, companies, and institutions to publish their documents across all digital platforms.

YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience.

YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs, and email. World Scouting has a special section on YouTube.

Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application. On Flickr Scouts around the world can have access to photos and galleries in high resolution from events in the Scouting arena.

Google Maps is the famous application by Google that allows you to visualize the world right from your desktop. We have made a specific Google map which shows the locations of past events, forthcoming events and even historic sites.

Twitter is a free social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Users can

Sharing bar In the same vein as the social networking bar, it is now possible to directly link articles from the scout.org website directly to your profiles and websites. A new plug-in has been added to the site and is available on every page. It allows you in a few clicks to add your favourite articles to your profiles and share it with your friends and the larger community of Scouts worldwide.

Popular sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Digg, Delicious and MySpace are amongst the over 153 ways you can share with your communities.

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These are only some of the current implemented changes to the website. In the next weeks you can look forward to seeing further revamping that will add to the user experience and the ease with which the information is available right from the home page.

2.8 With regard to further strengthen relationships with the World Scout Foundation and look for synergies: 2.8.1 WSF meetings Representatives of the World Scout Committee have regularly taken part in meetings of the Executive Committee and of the Board of the World Scout Foundation in a very cordial atmosphere. Relationships have been further strengthened by regular contact between the Director of the WSF and the Secretary General of WOSM and will be further strengthened by the creation of a joint Resource Mobilisation informal group where challenges and opportunities will be shared and the work coordinated.

3. Other initiatives underway...

My enumeration would not be compete if I was to miss mentioning: - the work carried out by Registration Fee Task Force (RFTF) which will be presented this coming Saturday by Gregory Sanchez, the Chairman of the RFTF; - the Governance Review Task Force chaired by David Bull; - the excellent co-operation between our Educational Methods and Scouting’s Profile Committees; and the very important sort of “underground” work on the development of an Internal Control System (ICS) for all offices of the World Scout Bureau as required by Swiss law and our external auditors. Though of no direct benefit to NSOs the implementation of this ICS will greatly contribute to enhancing our financial governance and further enhance the credibility, reliability and confidence in that area. It can also be used as expertise to be shared with NSOs interested.

Conclusion To conclude let me inform you that by the end of the year or early next year, and as requested by Conference Resolution 10/08, you will all receive a progress report and mid-term evaluation of the implementation of the Triennial Plan already previously circulated, including the indicators approved by the WSC, which continues to be used as the basis for all our work.

Last March, I told you that we will definitively have to invent new operational ways of working – thinking out of the box, learning from the past to keep the best and improve on the weaknesses.

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And this is the responsibility of each and every one and at every level of the organization, including in the NSOs themselves.

My dream is that every actor in Scouting –at every level - NSOs, Committees, volunteers, professionals, individuals or groups – becomes a giver and receiver, a contributor and a beneficiary: giving and contributing their expertise and knowledge, receiving and benefiting from the knowledge of others. No heavy worldwide hierarchy but rather a large spiderweb, where each and every one at every level has his/her own ownership in the progress and development of the Organization and of the Movement.

Thank you for your attention.

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Keynote Address: “Scouts Capital for Peace” Honourable Dato’ Saifuddin bin Abdullah Deputy Minister for Higher Learning of Malaysia Warm welcome to all delegates, observers and WOSM members.

He commended yesterday afternoon’s session in particular the recommendations made by the 6th Asia Pacific Youth Scouts. He stressed on the importance of enhancing youth participation and noted that youth involvement should be strengthened and they should be empowered to become active partners. This would include being involve in the decision making process at all levels, and given voting rights. As such, youths of today should be recognized as coleaders and cocontributors in realizing world peace. Youth development is also just as important and this includes contributing to world peace, being empowered and to understand and act on all issues, and participation such as in capacity building and advocating human rights.

He also mentioned that Malaysia is home to several organizations such as the Council of ASEAN Youth Cooperation, ASEAN Youth Council, and the World Assembly of Youth. As scout-

ing is the capital of peace, youth should be regarded as leaders of today and not only leaders of tomorrow. This is because youth are not only beneficiaries of peace but also contributors in realizing world peace. These organizations are just a handful of the many avenues which empower them to do so.

The definition of empowerment is: To enable and to get each individual, group and sector to understand and act upon all issues (i.e personal, family, social, culture, economy, politics and global) that concern themselves and everything around them which they are a part of.

Empowerment belongs in a continuum which is: “from opportunity to rights” and “from informal negotiation to a structural and formal involvement in the decision-making process”. This perspective covers other concepts such as “capacity building”, “human rights”, “responsibility”, “autonomy”, “participative development” etc.

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Confusion on the term “empowerment”: 1. Giving governmental/political tasks to the commercial and civil society. This is dumping.

2. Appointing the commercial and civil society as representative of the government politics. This is delegation.

3. Powers of government/political are handed over to the commercial and civil society without limitations or liabilities. This is anarchy.

4. Inviting the commercial and civil society to assist in making governmental/political decisions. This is participative management.

5. Governmental/politics uses the commercial and civil society to develop a programme or objective without the commercial and civil society having an understanding on the motive, method or level of their involvement. This is manipulation.

6. The commercial and civil society is being involved but is not able to make a decision on the motive, method or level of their involvement. This is tokenism.

7. The commercial and civil society is included to justify that certain programmes involves the commercial and civil society. This is cosmetic or window dressing.

The role of government/politics must also change.

This does not mean that the role of the government/politics as the planner, strategist, as well as in giving guidance and perspective will vanish as soon as the empowerment of the commercial sector and civil society are executed. However, the traditional ways of “from top to bottom”, “forced loyalty”, “maintaining conformity” and “punishing when mistakes are done” must be ended. Government politics must guide, support and become a role model. The commercial and civil society must no longer be fooled or treated like children.

The old ways of governance uses government/ politics as the orbit. It is assumed that it understood the country’s development objective and process. On the other hand, it assumed that the commercial and civil society are not capable of thinking for themselves or the country, thus they are only asked to merely become followers of policies and as participants of programmes only. Both assumptions are no longer relevant and consistent with the contemporary experiences. Empowerment does not use government/ politics as an orbit. It has become an assumption that the commercial and civil society

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possesses similar capabilities in thinking for themselves and the country.

In the process of planning, implementing and evaluating policies and national development programmes, it must be realized that with the advanced and complex technology, the commercial and civil society today may have very different experiences from those experienced by the government/politics. The speed of technological advancement made it possible for a real time global communication, and the commercial and civil society from all around the world gets to share experiences in a short time, thus resulting in the creation of a new kind of global community amidst them.

Therefore, in order to achieve those goals mentioned above, scouting has an instrumental role to play in nurturing young people to become responsible adults and future leaders who can contribute to the society and the nation as a whole.

Thank you.

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Regional Chairman’s Report Jejomar C Binay Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee Introduction Two years ago, when the current Regional Scout Committee took over at the Tokyo Conference, I delivered the Chairman’s Challenge and stressed that whatever uncertainties that confronted us at that time, WE SHALL OVERCOME. Allow me to recall that the later part of 2007 was the onset of the global economic crisis that was widely felt in 2008. At the same time, the instability with the WOSM leadership began to be felt leading to major changes in top positions.

It is given that the role of leadership is to keep our hopes alive. Indeed, our leaders at different levels are proving their capacity and maturity to transcend uncertainties that could threaten the core principles of the Scout Movement. Despite the recent disasters hitting many countries in Asia and the Pacific, we have shown one resiliency to withstand hardships. Our century-old movement

still prevails. That is why we are here to find better ways of fulfilling our core business which is to make Scouting the educational movement that inspires young people to aspire for higher ideals.

As a Regional Scout Committee, we are the middle pillar that supports organizational goals from the National Scout Organization to the world level. That is why I want to present this report from the perspective of the man in the middle whose responsibility is to seek balance and harmony within the organization. Being at the middle, we have the advantage of seeing understanding the realities on the ground and the policies at the top.

At the same time, the region has always served as the conduit of exchange between the NSOs and the World Organization. Therefore, in the last two years, foremost in our agenda was to support the goals of the region and NSOs.

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Supporting Regional and NSO goals • Committee NSO Visit

Like a human being, nourishing the vital organs is the secret to keeping a healthy body and spirit. This is the first commitment of the regional committee – to give our foremost attention to NSOs. All committee members visited Scout organizations at least once. Some members visited two or more countries. In all, the Regional Committee visited 11 countries in a period of 16 months. Based on the report of team leaders, our major accomplishment was the face-toface dialogue with NSO leaders and agreeing on constructive solutions to improve the weaker aspects of the organization. In every committee visit, there are strengths to carry forward, weaknesses to improve, challenges to face, and opportunities to conquer. There were intense discussions, confirmation of observations, and sharing of productive ideas. Participants both from the committee and NSOs appreciated the value of the exercise, and we will continue this process for as long as it yields positive changes in the organization.

• Potential countries and sub-regional networking We know that the Asia-Pacific Region is vast, divided into four sub-regions: Northeast Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania. Over the years, clusters of neighboring countries have developed partnerships and exchanges, mainly because of proximity and similarity of cultures.

Some examples are the CJK or China-JapanKorea Rover Program, the Scout Friendship Camps in South Asia, the Council for Scout Pacific Scout Associations, and the newly created Association of Southeast Asia Associations for Regional Cooperation. While these groups are not formal organizations by them-

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selves, we do not discourage their spirit of solidarity to reinforce and support each other the pursuit of youth exchange and development.

• Membership Growth analysis Membership is a crucial factor in our growth as an organization. The membership trend analysis made at the Nepal Summit was a clear picture that overall membership growth is moving in the opposite direction, which simply means, we are losing members – both young and adults. There are a number of factors cited for this decline.

Some reasons are internal such as increase in membership fee, insufficient adult support, and the absence of proper registration. Other reasons are external such as political instability and demographic factors. A few others are unique to each country, like changes in government policies. To address this issue, the Regional Committee will appoint a Membership Growth Sub-Committee that will oversee membership trends and assist NSOs in setting growth targets and membership development strategies. After consulting with NSOs, we are projecting a new target, a moderate increase of 3.5% by 2013.

• Incorporation of APR Scout Foundation

After 18 years of existence, the Regional Committee decided to incorporate the APR Scout Foundation to establish its legal identity. This decision was made after discussing the pros and cons of incorporation. The Memorandum of Incorporation is in the process of review including the possibility of identifying a new trustee.

In the meantime, let us thank the Scout Association of Hong Kong for a job well done as foundation trustee for the past 18 years!

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mance in the last eight years. In Nepal, we reviewed the elements of APR Vision 2013 created by the Melbourne Summit in 2000. At that time, the vision painted an optimistic picture of the Asia-Pacific Region by 2013. The outcome of the review in Nepal was quite revealing. While we accomplished a substantial number of good things, some areas in the vision were not sufficiently addressed. That led the Summit to reorder the priorities for the next three years. These are: • Young People • Adults • NSOs

governments, Scouting is largely integrated with the education and youth ministries. Even in schools, there is fierce competition among individual organizations. Therefore, we are expanding our membership base in the communities in order to employ other ways of introducing Scouting beyond the schools. In this way, we are no longer largely dependent on the voluntary services of overloaded teachers but we will tap a wider spectrum of people who could contribute a variety of expertise to carry out the objectives of Scouting. We call this Community Scouting.

• Management • Finance • Scouting Profile • Community • Membership As I see it, our responsibility as a regional body is to seek harmony with world policies and with other Scouting regions. Therefore, we used the framework provided by the World Scout Committee called the “Drivers of Change” as a major consideration. In our own regional version of drivers of change, we added two priorities. First is “community”. In most countries in Asia-Pacific, the school is the largest membership base of Scouting. In many

The other priority is membership growth as I mentioned earlier. In any endeavour, I believe that growth – in number and in quality – are practical indicators of success. In Scouting, growth reflects the effectiveness of our program in attracting young people and adults, in efficiently managing our resources, in having a desirable image and high visibility, and in being relevant to the current needs of young people and their communities.

However, in the end, the greatest achievement is to see that the VALUES of Scouting are understood, appreciated and practised as a way of life by a wide segment of the society. There are no two ways about that, and it is our unwavering commitment to make that happen.

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Involvement of Regional Scout Committee/ Sub-Committee in achieving the goals As far as the Regional Scout Committee is concerned, we did our best to reach out to NSOs and their young people. I take this opportunity to commend my colleagues in the Regional Scout Committee for exemplying the kind of dedication we desire. At the same time, we appreciate the contributions of sub-committee members in many ways, such as developing concept papers and guidelines, running workshops and seminars, taking part in the regional planning, and participation in regional events. A formal recognition of your services will be given

difficulties could be blessings in disguise forcing us to look closer and deeper at organizational issues that impede our growth. We can conclude that the best leadership response in times of crisis is to protect the values of the organization. For this reason, I say with confidence that WE ARE beginning TO OVERCOME many OF THESE challenges and we WILL CONTINUE to do so. We can turn this conference as a marketplace for new ideas, better strategies and solutions. This is the right time and place to reaffirm that our greatest legacy is the protection of our ideals and values, and making Scouting work for us

at the end of this conference, but as for now, I personally thank you for your generous services.

and for the millions of boys and girls who look for us for leadership and guidance.

It is common knowledge that we, volunteers, depend heavily on the technical support of the Asia Pacific Regional staff who are working with us every step of the way. Scouting is a demanding job that requires a high level of commitment and motivation. I personally thank all the regional staff for your relentless dedication to your work.

God is with us in these undertaking.

Looking back at the Tokyo Conference in 2007, I believe that we are gradually surpassing difficult times. It can be said that, sometimes,

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Terima Kasih.

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Regional Director’s Report Abdullah Rasheed World Scout Bureau/Asia-Pacific Region

Introduction It is my privilege to deliver this report covering exactly two years from October 2007 to October 2009. Our Regional Chairman Jejomar Binay has given an overview of our most important achievements, so allow me to be straighforward in my report and to substantiate the Chairman’s report with more quantitative data of our work.

I will also attempt to give insights on the impact of our projects and activities to see if they are indeed meeting our overall goals and objectives in serving the NSOs. Supporting NSOs There is no doubt that the focal responsibility of the region continue to be aimed at supporting NSOs, which encompasses all members – young people and adult leaders. When referring to the region, this should mean the collective body of the Regional Committee and sub-committees, task forces, individual vounteers and the regional staff.

Over the past two years, we visited 22 member countries and associate members, out of total 26 countries, only with the exception of Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Singapore. Of those 22 countries, 18 were visited more than once.

We also visited Timor Leste and Vietnam which are potential countries. In total we had over 60 visits, excluding those we made around the Philippines, our host country. Those visits were for varied purposes, such as the CNV mission, managing events, meetings and consultations.

We know that for over 50 years, the region has been the training ground of NSOs. The purpose is to keep abreast of educational methods and strategies to make our approach relevant, coherent and up-to-date with WOSM policies and global trends.

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nized these events based on the action steps of the Asia-Pacific Regional Plan for 2007-2009.

This ensures that the themes are varied to fulfill all strategic areas such as youth programme, adult resources, management, financial resources, and Scouting profile. I now beg for your patience as I cite the summary of regional events and gatherings. We organized: • 3 National Programme Development Workshops in Pakistan, Indonesia and Mongolia • 1 APR Youth Programme and Training Commissioners Forum in Cambodia • 1 APR Workshop on Adult Resources Management in Scouts of China and the Gathering of National Training Commissioners • 1 APR Workshop on Training Methods and Techniques in Thailand • 3 Courses for Leader Trainers in Japan, Indonesia, and Malaysia • 3 Courses for Assistant Leader Trainers in Hong Kong, Pakistan and Sri Lanka • 1 APR Basic Management Course for Professional Scout Executives in Indonesia • 1 APR Evaluation and Planning Workshop for Ticket to Life Project in Nepal • 6 National Strategic planning workshops in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Mongolia, and Macau • 1 National Workshop on Financial Capacity Building in India • The 1st International Seminar on Intellectual Property in Thailand • 2 APR Workshops on PR, Marketing and Communications in the Philippines and Maldives We also supported and participated in Jamborees and youth forums: • SAF Scout Friendship Camp in Bangladesh • ASEAN Scout Jamboree in Indonesia • 1st Chinese World Scout Jamboree in Scouts of China • 2 National Youth Forums in Thailand and one in Sri Lanka At the same time, we organized and/or supported adult gatherings, such the: • APR Scout Leaders Summit in Nepal

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• Council of South Pacific Scout Associations Forum in French Polynesia • SAARC Chief Commissioners Gathering in Bangladesh • ASEAN Scout Meeting in Indonesia Another way of supporting NSOs is through regular communications and information dissemination, fully utilizing the advantages of communications technology. Apart from regular correspondence, we brought to you in a consistent manner our institutional tools such as monthly reports, bi-monthly magazine, updated webpages, the enews called Inbox, circulars and conference updates and they are all available in the APR website. Through these tools, we enabled our publics – both within and outside the region – to keep track of our activities month after month highlighting what is going on, what is forthcoming, and what to prepare for.

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traditional markets that are largely school-based.

Through special projects and partnerships, we are shifting our focus to non-traditional markets like children in different circumstances who have no way of experiencing Scouting without our intervention. They are mostly children in the streets or those who live in impoverished dwellings who are either orphans or with single parents.

We call this project Ticket to Life which we started from 2007. For almost three years now, we have over 1,200 members in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, and Sri Lanka. For this project, we received generous donations from the World Scout Foundation through the Queen Silvia Youth Fund, the Scout Association of Japan, APR Scout Foundation, United States International Fund for Scouting, Scouts Canada, and the Scout Association of Hong Kong.

I am sure that just like us, our donors are most concerned on the impact of Scouting in the day to day lives of these children. It may be quite early to assess a real impact at this stage. In the first place, this is a unique group of children who live in daily uncertainty and unstable conditions. But from our personal observations and feedback from unit leaders and coordinators, there are apparent changes that are occuring gradually. There are improvements in their behaviour, particularly in personal hygiene.

They are slowly learning the patrol system and how to work in groups or teams. Most of all, there is a sense of belonging to a group and and the desire to interact. For it to be meaningful, Ticket to Life should be a long-term project. It is not enough to give hope to children, and the worse we can do is to abandon them simply for lack of resources. Therefore, our priority concern is to continue the project and sustain it for as long as we can.

Image Study. NSOs know how we appealed for their participation in the revalidation of the Image Survey we did in 2001, and we thank all the 17 countries who did a tremendous job of conducting the survey and collating the results from over 6,500 Scouts and non-Scouts, Scouters and non-Scouters, and from parents.

This study is important that, at least every eight years, we get a wake-up call on what our members and non-members know and think about Scouting, and what we should do to improve our programs and activities. This is not to pre-empt the outcome of the study, which will be reported in detail during this conference, but I assure you that the result is interesting and quite unexpected.

New Initiatives If you study our biennial report for this conference, you will notice that we used many time the words “new initiatives� for projects that are innovations from old practices or a totally new activity introduced during this term. Some of these are the renewed synergy between program and training. In fact, we are inviting people responsible for program and training and to join the Scout Palaver during this conference, which up to now is comprised totally of trainers.

There was also a clamor for a gathering of top Scout Executives who are either Chief Scout Executives, Secretary General or National Secretary which was organized two days ago. In the last two years, we produced publications and guidelines on resources management, financial management, and intellectual property. We wanted to preserve the legacy of the centenary of Scouting in 2007, by printing a poster of Scouting insignias and making cloth badges.

APR Staff Development and benefits The past two years the staff have continuously undertaken staff development workshops both as an entire group or through individual learning plan and training related to their work areas. We also continued the practice of mid-year and

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yearly appraisal of staff work performance. It was also a good time to review their benefits and salary framework. We engaged the help of a research company for a comparator’s study of staff salaries, and based to the researcher’s recommendations, we had made adjustments on the salary framework and to provide transportation allowances to the local staff.

Our Global Interventions In past years and months, and even in recent weeks, the disastrous effects of global warming were widely felt in many countries around the world. The widespread phenomenon is rare and puzzling and caught millions of people unprepared. This is another wake-up call at a very large scale, and it is calling upon us to be more aggressive in protecting and replenishing our environment. As a region, we took small steps and many of our NSOs actively participated in supporting global environment initiatives like Clean Up the World, Earth Hour, and World Environment Day. However, our efforts are not enough and hopefully it is not too late to do more and work harder to save the earth.

I do not want to end this report on this tragic note. On the brighter side, I want to say our gratitude to the Regional Scout Committee, SubCommittee members and most importantly all NSOs, individual volunteers and full-time staff, and our millions of young people for keeping the traditions of Scouting. I commend the young people who attended the youth forum, and those still at this conference with an appeal that

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you speak for yourselves and your future. It is a challenge for this conference to give birth to creative ideas and open new doors to strengthen our organization to make the situation of the world a little better.

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Regional Treasurer’s Report Dr Renato L Paras Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee OPENING Good morning. Salamat Pagi. We meet again to hear what I did for the last 2 years as a steward of the funds entrusted by Geneva and the generous donors.

controlling our costs and kept on reminding ourselves with.

I reported at the Regional Committee meeting in Macau last year that we started 2008-09 with uneasiness brought about by what I call the “Missoni-itis” problem. We were faced with a substantial decrease in the funds from Geneva.

We looked at our financials to see how long the Office can last without any remittance from Geneva.

My report will cover the following items for 2 fiscal years only, instead of the usual 3, since the last Regional Conference was in Tokyo on October 2007:

Fortunately, with the practice of the Boy Scouts Philippines sending its Registration Fees direct to the Regional Office instead of to Geneva plus the results of our cost control measures, we had funds to carry us until the 1 st quarter. (October 2008 – January 2009)

‘WHEN ON THE VERGE OF SPLURGE, PURGE THE URGE.”

1. Where do we get our funds ?

2. What did we do with the funds?

3. What were the Special Projects funded and the countries which received the assistance?

4. What fund balances remained at the end of August 2009 and September 2008?

Prepare for a boring session it will be. I always remember when making a speech or report, the

Normalcy started to appear in the 2 nd Quarter.

After that, we were on a “business as usual” mode, but we faced higher costs due to the global financial crisis. We had to continue

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mind can absorb only what the seat can endure.

WHERE DO WE GET OUR FUNDS The figures you will see on the screen are rounded off to the nearest thousand dollars for easier reading on the eyes. The non-rounded actual figures however appear on the attachments to my report you are receiving.

Our funds come from Geneva for our Operations and other incomes like interest, and from generous donors for Special Projects. We received a total of US$ 1.4 million.

These are the Funds we received for the 2 years: We thank Geneva for increasing support to the Regional Office by 15% from $412,000 in 2007-08 to $473,000 in 2008-09.

We also thank our Donors for their continuing generosity.

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I now like to show the Donations of US$ 483,000 received directly by the Regional Office.

The leader board shows $185,000 for Tsunami Projects, routed through Geneva. The South Asia Foundation, donated $80,000. The USFIS, US$ 65,000 for Ticket to Life and Boy Scouts Philippines Makiling project. The Scout Association of Japan (thru World Scout Foundation) $40,000. The Queen Sylvia Fund, through World Scout Foundation US$ 30,000 and APR Scout Foundation US$ 15,000 for the Ticket to Life project.

The Scout Association, UK donated US$ 21,000, as grant to Youth Forums and NSOs Affected by Calamities.

Here now is how we use our Funds for the last 2 years For the two years we disbursed a total of US$ 1.3 million – for Operations and Field Activities US$ 927,000 and Assistance to Special Projects US$ 374,000. A previous slide showed we received US$ 1.4 million for the same period.

From this Donations, I now like to show you the Projects that were assisted and the countries that received assistance.

First to projects, Top of the list is for Tsunami Projects. Examples were for Rehabilitation of the Scout Shop in Sri Lanka, Boy Scout Association building in Azad Jammu & Kashmir Pakistan, help in the construction of a Community Hall for the Mentally Retarded in Sri Lanka, and Community Centers and Scouting Camps in Thailand.

Next supported project was the funding of participation and hosting by NSO‘s in Regional events. These are grants to NSOs to cover part of the expenses to host an event and to provide airfares to participants,

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fees of seminars, youth forums, etc.

Following the NSO participation is the support for Ticket to Life. What is this project. It is designed to educate Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances (CEDC) particularly street children through Scouting.

Assistance was given to implement the program (e.g. organize Scout Troops) that will aid the street children to be integrated into society to meet their needs, and develop a plan for their lives The Image Study project is to revisit the Image of Scouting in APR after 8 years.

And now the Countries that received Assistance.

Thailand topped the list with $81,000 followed by Pakistan with $62,000, then Philippines $58,000, Indonesia with $49,000, Sri Lanka $33,000, India $30,000, Nepal $27,000, Mongolia $20,000, Bangladesh $18,000 Bhutan $10,000, Maldives US$ 9,000.

Other countries assisted are shown in the list attached to my report which you are receiving.

In addition to Donations received by the Regional Office, there were also other Donations totaling US$ 76,000 that were sent directly to the NSO’s.

The USFIS sent US$ 72,000 to the Scout Associations of Sri Lanka and Mongolia. The APR Scout Foundation donated US$ 4,000 – US$ 1,000 each to Nepal for the APR Summit, to Maldives for PR & Marketing Workshops, to Cambodia for the Forums of Youth Program and Training Commissioners, and to

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Thailand for the International Seminar on Intellectual Properties.

FUNDS AT END OF FISCAL YEAR The table below shows you what remained of our Assets, what amounts we owe, and what remained of

the Funds at the end of each of the 2 fiscal years: We started the 2 years with a Fund Balance of US$ 789,000 on September 30, 2007 and we ended with US$ 812,000 on September 30, 2009 Details of the Assets, Liabilities and Funds are indicated in the attachments to my report.

Our financial statements are audited by the correspondent of Ernst & Young in the Philippines – Sycip, Gorres, Velayo & Co. – the biggest external auditing firm in the Philippines, We are proud to report that for the last 5 years the auditors did not find anything to report as what was not handled properly by us. The only exception they make every year is because of Geneva‘s insistence that we do not depreciate, as required by International Accounting Standards, the Condominium that APR Office owns.

As Regional Treasurer I act practically as an Auditor. I review all payments and use of funds, and review all accounting month-end reports like Bank Balances, Outstanding Receivables and Advances.

CLOSING Before closing, I would appreciate your help in including your comments on this meeting, your answers to the following questions: 1. What financial information covered and/or not covered in my just concluded report should be deleted or added? And 2. Since you received a copy of my report, do you feel that the oral reporting by the Regional Treasurer (by himself or in his absence by another person who’ll read) can be dispensed with, and the time saved could be used by other speakers on non-boring and more relevant and interesting information?

Thanks for listening. Enjoy the rest of the Conference.

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APR Scout Foundation President’s Report Haji Zainal Abidin bin Penghulu Hj Ibrahim Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Foundation Good morning colleagues. Its an honor to be here today and report to you on the progress of the APR Scout Foundation.

Since May 2009, I took over as the President of the APR Scout Foundation when our former President Eric Khoo, decided to resign for health and work reasons.

Foundation Seat For the general information of all the members, I will start from the historical background of APR Scout Foundation. In December 1991, the Regional Scout Committee decided to establish APR Scout Foundation and based it in Hong Kong. A management committee was constituted to oversee the affairs of the Foundation while Scout Association of Hong Kong was appointed as Trustee of the Foundation and the Regional office in Manila as the secretariat.

Aims and Objective The Foundation aims to continually build capital funds through membership recruitment of individuals, National Scout Organizations and their branches and corporations who support the worthy cause of Scouting.

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3. Rejuvenation of the Gadpuri of India - A production-cum-training Center for sewing and tailoring. Project beneficiaries are young girls and women from Village Gadpuri and other neighboring villages.

4. Ticket to life I-III Project: - The project is designed to educate Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances (CEDC) particularly street children through Scouting.

Young People in eight countries in Asia-Pacific are benefitting from this project.

5. Leprosy Awareness Campaign: Nepal - Nepal Scouts continue to help eliminate leprosy through this project.

6. Commercial Building project in Mongolia: - Under this project the HQ building was extended and is now being leased. The additional income now helps in the operations of Mongolia Scout Association.

7. Rover Peace Baton Project: -To create higher awareness of Peace in APR. This project was organized in conjunction with celebration of 50 years of Scouting in AsiaPacific.

8. Shopping Complex project of Nepal - Build and is now being sub-leased to various establishments that helps Nepal Scouts to finance Scouting activities.

Its objective are: 1) To assist the growth of Scouting and community development funding worthwhile projects through member Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific Region, and 2) To support research projects on Scouting and the development of Scouting.

Support to NSOs The Foundation envisions the growth of quality Scouting in our member countries and to be self reliant. To achieve this, grants and non-interest bearing loans were granted to member countries for various projects.

To date, the Foundation have supported 12 projects in the following NSO: 1. Emergency Training Course of Boy Scouts of the Philippines - To help Scouts acquire additional knowledge, develop and practice their skills on first aid, life saving and rescue method.

2. POETS project of Bangladesh Scouts - Promote and conduct activities on sanitation, tree plantation, safe drinking water and environmental issues.

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by RSC in October 2008, four NSOs have been supported: 1. Nepal Scouts: 6th APR Scout Leaders Summit 2. Scout Association of Cambodia: APR Forum for Youth Program & Training Commissioners 3. Scout Association of Maldives: APR Workshop on PR & Marketing and 4. NSO Thailand: International Seminar on Intellectual Property

9. Pedro Scout Camp of Sri Lanka - Developed and providing hostel facilities for those looking for camp life experience. The camp is equipped with facilities for adult training and socially relevant activities for theyouth.

Promotion The Foundation Management Committee, together with the help of Regional Scout Committee and NSOs has been doing its best to promote the Foundation and raise more funds.

The Foundation Fundraising Cocktail in Makati City, Philippines was organized with the help of Regional Scout Committee Chairman Jejomar C. Binay, in January 2009. Another promotion Dinner within Korea Scout Association was also held on August 2009 which was led by Foundation Management Committee member, Simon Hang-Bock Rhee. An amount of US$34,000 was raised from these two activities. However, our efforts did not reached the target as planned due to the global economical crisis that surfaced in the last two years.

10. Scout Resources in Maldives - Maintain the Scout Shop thus ensuring accessibility to Scouting items to its members.

11. Wildlife conservation project of Bangladesh - Scouts learned about environmental issues and created awareness in general publics, taking part in various related activities and offering voluntary service to safeguard the environment.

12. Bayangol Community Development Center in Mongolia - Constructing the building and running activities to provide educational activities to 2000 under privileged young people as a recreational center which also aims to introduce Community based Scouting and to help young people integrate socially and experience what Scouting is all about.

Supporting Regional Scout Events Other than extending support to Projects, the Foundation also started to provide a fixed subsidy amount of US$1,000 to the host NSOs of the Regional Scout Events. This is to encourage more NSOs to take initiatives in hosting Asia Pacific Regional Events and benefit from organizing such events. Since this decision was made

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Nevertheless our heartfelt thanks to those who have contributed, at the time of crisis, to the Foundation.

Funds To date, APR Scout Foundation have reached US$1.73 million. We were not able to achieve the target of US$2 million, but we are hopeful that during this Conference, we will raise more funds and would get closer to this target. I have full confidence in you all.

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corpus funds. For this year, our funds yielded US$20,000 whereas it was US$53,000 for the last year.

Membership As of September 2009, the APR Scout Foundation has a total membership of 633. This is composed of: 1. Corporate Members: 31 2. NSO Members: 28 3. Individual members: 574

By Categories 1. Gold Palm: 52 Members 2. Silver Palm: 26 Members 3. Bronze Palm: 43 Members 4. Donor: 400 members 5. Associate: 112 members Management As you may be aware that the APR Foundation is managed by Foundation Management Committee whose term is from conference to conference. As of the present management committee Terms of Reference, most of the members were ex-officio members. However, beginning this conference the Terms of Reference is reviewed by the Regional Scout Committee and the Management Committee will be formulated from amongst the Foundation members those are nominated by the respective NSOs. This is for the first time since the APR Scout

Foundation was established that the Foundation Management Committee members will be nominated by NSOs and the members from among themselves will elect the President, Vice President and other office bearers.

Acknowledgment Our committee has also worked hard to start the process of APR Foundation Incorporation and hope it will happen soon. As it will be presented to you in next session I will not elaborate it now.

Before I leave the stage, I would like to thank the members of the Investment Team, Regional Scout Committee, NSOs, APR Scout Foundation, Trustee the Hong Kong Scout association and last but not the least to my fellow committee members , for helping in one way or another in the promotion and management of the APR Scout Foundation. I am not forgetting the Regional Office, our Secretriat, for providing excellent support to the Foundation.

Appeal I appeal once again: let us all help and support the Foundation by raising more funds. All members are invited to the fellowship gathering tonight. All participants please join us on the Fundraising Dinner tomorrow, 29 October 2009 at 2000 hrs.

This concludes my report presentation.

Thank you and see you at the Fund raising dinner.

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6th APR Scout Youth Forum Report Manabu Hiratsuka Chairman, Young Adult Members Group (2007-2009) Distinguished guest Brother and sisters of scouting It is my pleasure to present to you the report of the 6th Asia Pacific Regional Scout Youth Forum held 22nd October to 25th October 2009 at the venue of International Youth Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 109 participants from 27 National Scout Organizations including guests from Finland and Uganda compose the 6th Asia Pacific Regional Scout Youth Forum.

The forum was well organized by Planning Committee, Young Adult Members Group and Host Committee.

I would like to introduce the Youth Forum Steering Committee who managed the Youth Forum, Mohd Hafiz Bin Ariffin from Malaysia, Muhammad Waqas from Pakistan, Ari Wijanarko Adipratomo from Indonesia, Nobuyuki Takasugi from Japan and Jose Chan Rodrigues from Macau. You worked so hard and your contribution is much appreciated to development our movement.

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The Youth Forum mainly discussed four topics.

They are Youth Involvement in Decision Making Process, Scouting’s Impact to Society, Retention and Promotion of Scouting, The future of Scouting. Now, I would like to introduce our recommendations to the Regional Scout Committee.

We the participants of the 6th Asia Pacific Regional Scout Youth Forum from the countries of Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Scouts of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand with French Polynesia, Macau, Timor Leste, Uganda as observers – recommend that: Youth Involvement in decision-making process at National Level Youth should be fully included in the decision making process at all levels, and given voting rights.

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In view of this, the 6th APR Scout Youth Forum recommend that: 1. To set up a National Rover Council (NRC) and/ or National Youth Council (NYC) in each National Scout Organization.

2. APR Scout Committee to provide mentoring to the YAMG and newly formed NRC and/or NYC elected members.

to keep a good network and communication.

Youth Involvement in decision making process at Regional Level We need to increase the communication between NSOs and YAMG.

World_Scout Environment_Programme The World Scout Environment Program is not being advertised effectively in all levels of Scouting.

In view of this, 6th APR Scout Youth Forum recommend that 1. The YAMG members have an annual meeting face to face, and in conjunction with this meeting, there should be a meeting with scouts from the country where the meeting is being held.

2. All NSOs should elect at least one youth member to be a contact person for the NSO to the YAMG 3. NSOs actively support their YAMG representative to attend at least one meeting per year. (e.g. Jamboree, youth forum, sub committee meeting, etc.)

In view of this, the 6th APR Scout Youth Forum recommend that; 1. NSOs should set up specific seminars or display boards at national and regional events to promote the World Environment Program.

2. NSOs should create environmental education materials to teach scout leaders how t implement the program effectively to their scout groups.

3. NSOs should incorporate the World Scout Environment Program into their Scout progressive award schemes systematically

There should be representative from each NSO

In view of this, 6th APR Scout Youth Forum recommend that 1. It is suitable to select a representative from each NSO from youth. Get members from all APR countries at least 1 to represent their countries in the YAMG.

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NSOs are reluctant in providing support and financial assistance for the program.

In view of this, the 6th APR Scout Youth Forum recommend that: 1. Each NSO support a SWA coordinator that communicates with others coordinators and share ideas.

2. NSO try to gain support from other NGOs to assist with the implementations and participation of programs 3. A target of having all NSOs to finish at least one SWP program by 2012.

Information Communication Technology on Scouting A more diverse way to promote Scouting. Scouting resources are not being well organized and distributed and people are having difficulties in finding the materials and information about Scouting.

In view of this, the 6th APR Scout Youth Forum recommend that; 1. The promotion of the WOSM Website portal to all scouts in APR 2. NSOs should utilize all current media such as Internet sites and social networking platforms to assist in recruitment, promotion and development of scouting.

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at the youth target group 4. Hardcopy publicity materials and information should be disseminated to NSOs where countries do not have access to the Internet.

Governance APR Scout Committee should consider granting voting rights to Macau and French Polynesia as Associate Member in the Asia Pacific Regional Scout Youth Forum In view of this, the 6th APR Scout Youth Forum recommend that; 1. The APR Scout Committee should strongly consider granting voting rights to Macau and French Polynesia as associate members at future APR Scout Youth Forums.

Street Children with difficult circumstances This issue is for less fortunate street child who lives on streets and had lost the opportunity to be educated, to live a normal young life, to make friends with others.

In view of this, the 6th APR Scout Youth Forum recommend that; 1. Each district should ask some support to the NSO to help these children.

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training first start in basic education As this is the end of the second batch of APR Young Adult Members Group, I would like to appreciate present Young Adult Members Group in particular those who present here. We had much involved to regional operational structure better that previous one. I would like to thank all of the outgoing Young Adult Members Group: Nikketah McGrath Cuneo (Australia) Karman Choden (Bhutan) Rio Ashadi (Indonesia) Muller Bato (Philippines) Sarah Ho Wing Sei (Singapore)

Dicky, Lam Kwok Hei (Hong Kong) Ari Wijanarko Adipratomo (Indonesia) Seo Ji Eun (Korea) Mohd Hafiz Bin Ariffin (Malaysia) Oliver Lim Zi Kai (Singapore) Kritttee Tantivisitul (Thailand) And Maeedh Mohamed Zahir (Maldives) as the New Chairman.

I would like to wish to Maeedh and other newly elected members all the best for next three years. I hope your experience here will be a good opportunity for young people to be involved in the affairs of the region. Please ensure

I also thank to Asia-Pacific Regional Program Sub-Committee for their support at Youth Forum. Also, I would like to thank to the World Scout Bureau Asia Pacific Regional Office for their secretariat support. I also would like to thank the Host Committee, in particular Mohd Azlan Abdul Jalil, whose wife has just given birth to a lovely boy right after the Youth Forum.

I would also like to acknowledge all the past Scouts, leaders and staff who have worked hard in the previous Asia Pacific Youth Forums to progress to where we are now.

Finally, the Youth Forum Participants elected the New Young Adult Members Group period of 2009 ~ 2012. I would like to take the opportunity to introduce the new Young Adult Members Group and I invite them to the stage, please:

that Young Adult Members Group has strong desire to develop our movement in Asia Pacific Region. I ensure that someday your experience and contribution would be like a seed that bloom all over the region.

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APR Course for Leader Trainers Report Haji Rahmat Bin Jaafar Course Leader, APR Course for Leader Trainers 2009 I’m very proud to be given the task as Course Leader to organise the Regional Course for Leader Trainers in Malaysia. I would like to report that the APR Course for Leader Trainers has been successfully conducted from 19-25 October 2009 at the International Youth Centre, Bandar Tun Razak Kuala Lumpur. There were 40 participants from 12 member countries and 9 trainers from Asia Pacific Region, as well as from the World Scout Bureau, Central Office in Geneva and the APR Office and from the European Region and Inter-America Region. The participants were from Bangladesh, Brunei, Bhutan, Scouts of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and the host country, Malaysia.

The APR Course for Leader Trainer was also privileged to have a pool of experienced trainers who shared their expertise and experiences throughout the course, which includes:

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1) PAUL PARKINSON Australia 2) ANDREW HILL UK 3) WARREN EDIS Canada 4) SAAD ZIAN WSB/Central Office 5) REIKO SUZUKI Japan 6) NOOR HASHIM BIN ISMAIL Malaysia 7) LAU HOOI LIN Malaysia 8) AMIR HAMZAH AMAN Malaysia 9) THIAN HIONG-BOON WSB/APR Five Malaysian experienced trainers served as Facilitators.

Tuan Haji Shukor Bin Mohsin, the National Training Commissioner of Malaysia, officially opened the course on 19 October 2009.

The participants were grouped into five Patrols with their chosen name : MOWGLI, PETRONAS, COBRA, TIGER and EAGLE. The APR Course for Leader Trainer was used the framework of the World Adult Resources Handbook, which consists of five modules: Scouting Knowledge, Training Skills, Adult Learning Skills, Leadership

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Skills, and Personal Development Skills.

The first three modules aimed at developing relevant competencies in the training of Trainers, and the remaining two modules focused on equipping the Trainers with essential management and personal development skills.

During the course, the participants were exposed to various types of delivery methods and techniques by the Resources Speakers through active participation by applying the Patrol System, using small group discussion, games, and giving feedback. Participants were given opportunities to share their knowledge, skills and experiences during the sessions. The participants were also given the opportunity to present the results their discussions. Many found this approach very enriching as it allowed them to view issues from multiple perspectives.

Other than the above modular sessions, elective sessions were held. They consisted of three electives which included the following topics: Motivation, Counselling, Learning Organization, Emotional Intelligence, System Thinking Tools, Time Management, Change Management and Stress Management. The participants were given the chance to select three topics from these electives.

One of the most memorable experiences was the educational tour to the Parliament House on 23rd October. The participants and staff visited the Malaysian Administrative City of Putrajaya. Later in the evening the group was treated at the Selangor Heritage in Batu Caves. On the way back the participants were given a chance to view and take photos of the well-known PETRONAS Twin Towers.

Binay; Vice Chairman of the World Scout Committee, Mr. Simon Rhee; Regional Director, Mr. Abdullah Rasheed; member of the World Scout Committee, Mr. Eric Khoo; John Ravenhall, Member of the APR Scout Committee was at IYC to observe the running of the CLT and Youth Forum and Dr. Mohd Makhyuddin Bin Haji Sarwani member of the APR Scout Committee.

The Closing Ceremony was officiated on 25th October 2009 by PPM National Chief Commissioner Dato’ Haji Kaharuddin Bin Momin and Regional Chairman Mr. Jejomar Binay, Vice Chairman World Scout Committee, Mr. Simon Rhee; and Dr. Mohd Makhyuddin Bin Haji Sarwani member of APR Scout Committee.

On behalf of the host CLT organizing commit-

tee, I would like to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to the Regional Scout Committee, the respective NSOs who has sent their participants, the World Scout Bureau/Asia Pacific Region, the Resourse Speakers and the Support staff.

Last but not the least, I wish you all the best in Scouting and Happy Scouting Always!!!

Terima Kasih...

On the evening of 24th October, the CLT participants participated in the International Night organized together with the Youth Forum Participants in their colourful national costumes.

The Course was also honored byn with the presence of the following Scouting Personnel during the course: Regional Chairman Mr. Jejomar

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Conference Election The new elected members The five new members elected to a six-year term from 2009 to 2015: From left, Nicholas Tang, Singapore Azrul Azwar, Indonesia Chao Shou Po, Scouts of China Shree Ram Lamichhanne, Nepal Sang Ho Shim, Korea

Executive committee Re-elected Chairman: Jejomar C. Binay Vice-Chairmen: Dr. Mohammed Mukhyuddin Prakorb Mukura

Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee 2009-2012 Chairman Mr Jejomar C. Binay (Philippines) Vice Chairmen Dr. Mohammed Mukhyuddin bin Sarwani (Malaysia), Mr. Prakorb Mukura (Thailand) Members Mr. M. Fazlur Rahman (Bangladesh), Dr. Chao, Shou-Po (Scouts of China), Prof. Dr. H. Azrul Azwar (Indonesia), Mr. Sang-Ho Shim (Korea), Mr. Shree Ram Lamichhane (Nepal), Mr. Syed Parvez Ali Shah Jillani (Pakistan), Mr. Nicholas Tang Ning (Singaporea), Mr. Maeed Mohamed Zahir (Maldives) Young Adult Members Group, Abdullah Rasheed (Maldives), Regional Director

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Conference Presentations

APR Vision 2013 Mohammed Ali Khalid Vice-Chairman, Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee Planning and Development Process Since 1992, the development of the Asia-Pacific Regional Plan has been a continuous process at three-year intervals involving key leaders from NSOs who gather at every Summit meeting to set strategies and priorities The regional plan under review, covering two years from 20072009, has been developed at the 5th APR Scout Leaders Summit in 2006 in the Philippines and adopted at the 2007 Regional Scout Conference in Japan. The plan has been under the direct monitoring of the Regional Scout Committee, with each sub-committee responsible for implementing the objectives and action steps in their assigned priority areas.

The sub-committees have been responsible for the following: Each regional priority has four elements: • Priority Statement • Expected Results • Objectives • Action Steps Apart from the sub-committees, the plan had a

support structure involving: • National Scout Organizations • World Scout Bureau/APR • Regional Scout Committee and Sub-Committees Each of these groups had action steps to implement, making the regional plan a collective work of individual regional volunteers, NSOs and the regional office.

FOCAL AREAS AND MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS PRIORITY 1: Youth Involvement This strategic priority assists national Scout organizations in revitalizing this fundamental element of our Movement, which is crucial to its attractiveness and its ability to achieve its mission.

This priority had 3 objectives and 18 action steps.

Focal Areas/Objectives • Increase youth involvement in institutional decision-making process • Commence or continue regular programme review in NSOs

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• National Committees to develop a challenging and interesting youth programme

under difficult circumstances through the Ticket to Life Project

Major Achievements • Young Adult Members Group were appointed to the Regional Scout Committee and the five subcommittees • Conducted Youth Programme Development and Review in Pakistan, Indonesia and Mongolia using the Renewed Approach to Programme.

• Supported three national youth forums – two in Thailand and one in Sri Lanka • Initiated the Scout Competition “What is Great about Scouts?”

PRIORITY 3: Girls and Boys, Women and Men This priority identifies the support and tools required to help NSOs offer equality of opportunity to girls and boys, women and men at all levels of Scouting. This should offer new opportunities for everyone, and through an increase in youth membership and adult leadership, result in a more even balance in the male female ratio in associations.

PRIORITY 2: Adolescents This strategic priority assists NSOs in responding effectively to the needs and expectations of adolescents. This will result in an increase in membership in this age-range and enhance Scouting’s reputation as an organization which helps young people in their transition to adulthood.

Focal Areas/Objectives • Disseminate best practices on girls and boys, women and men • Promote equal opportunities for girls and boys, women and men Major Achievements • Re-distribution of WOSM document “co-education” • Emphasis of the balance of gender participation in all youth activities, in particular, the SAF Scout Friendship Camp, youth forums, and election of members in the Young Adult Members Group.

PRIORITY 4: Volunteers in Scouting This strategic priority recognizes the importance of Adults in Scouting strategy and the World Adult Resources Policy on reaching out to and recruiting, developing and retaining adults. This strategic priority had 5 objectives and 34 action steps.

This priority had 3 objectives and 10 action steps Focal Areas/Objectives • Share information on how to attract adoles cents into Scouting • Offer opportunities for young people to develop “life skills” • Organize events that encourage youth ex changes Major Achievements • Developed a guideline on Scout Exchange Programme • Promoted activities of the CJK Rover Programme and involved young adult leaders as international staff in various Scouting centers • Life skills activities were offered to children

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Focal Areas/Objectives • Develop the quality of Adult Resources Management at all levels • Provide opportunities for all adults to benefit from being involved in Scouting • Support NSOs to improve the process of recruitment and retention of adults • Enhance quality of training and professional growth of volunteers • Support young adults in their leadership roles Major Achievements • Gathering of National Training Commissioners to encourage cooperation and share best practices • Seminar on Adult Resources Management focusing on using a professional approach to adult resources • Focus on the synergy between programme and adult resources/training through a joint forum of key people responsible for youth programme and adult resources in NSOs • Development of a comprehensive Training Package for adult training activities • Upgrade and enhancement of adult training through a workshop on Training Techniques and Methods • Unit Leader Training course was held in Cambo-

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dia; Courses for Assistant Leader Trainers were organized in Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Pakistan; and Indonesia hosted a Course for Leader Trainers.

• A concept paper was produced on Supporting Young Adults in Leadership Roles.

• Personal Development Plan (PDP) was produced and shared with NSOs. • Development of Action-Centered Leadership (ACL) for adult training PRIORITY 5: Management This strategic priority aims to assist NSOs as well as the Region to adopt a strategic approach, reviewing their structures, systems and management to enable them to be sensitive to the changing needs of society and respond quickly and effectively so as to: • address the need for risk management • conduct more programmes of events at subregional level • increase the participation of young adults This strategic priority had 7 objectives and 52 action steps Focal Areas/ Objectives • Strengthen NSOs capability and effectiveness through organizational development interventions • Enhance the services of professional Scout leaders • Ensure that Risk Management Policy is implemented at all levels • Achieve the standards of an effective NSO • Establish/strengthen membership registration system • Ensure events meet the desired standards • Equip NSOs with disaster/calamities preparedness Major Achievements • Reviewed national strategic plans in four NSOs: Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan and Macau • Visited 11 NSOs under the CNV program: Indonesia, Pakistan, Scouts of China, Brunei Darussalam, Thailand, Macau, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Maldives, Japan and Mongolia • Organized the 6th APR Scout Leaders Summit to develop the region’s 3-year plan • Supported Cambodia in fulfilling its requirements to become WOSM member • Supported activities of sub-regions: SAARC (South Asia), ASEAN (Southeast Asia) and CSPSA (South Pacific) • Organized management courses for professional Scout executives • Enhanced capacities and skills of APR staff through Staff Development programs.

• Scheduled a Disaster Management Workshop for November 2009 in Indonesia.

• Provided disaster grants to NSOs to support Scouts in relief efforts.

PRIORITY 6: Financial Resources This priority encourages building financial capabilities to its fullest potential and effective acquisition and mobilization of resources at NSO

and at regional level. This strategic priority had 3 objectives and 23 objectives Focal Areas/ Objectives • Strengthen financial capability of NSOs • Establish effective systems for managing camps, hostels, Scout supplies and other properties • Create awareness on the management of intellectual properties Major Achievements • Organized a national workshop on Building Financial Capabilities • Organized the first international Seminar on Intellectual Properties • Produced publication tools for financial management and intellectual properties - Financial management at the group level - Handbook on Financial Resources Management and Development - Guideline for the protection of intellectual property • Funded projects and granted loans through the APR Scout Foundation

• Incorporation of the APR Scout Foundation PRIORITY 7: Scouting Profile This strategic priority aims that NSOs achieve results in all areas of 2013 by clearly identifying target audiences (both internally and externally) and using appropriate public relation and communication tools to enhance the image and visibility of Scouting. This strategic priority has 4 objectives and 23 action steps.

Focal Areas/ Objectives • Create a positive image of Scouting • Develop a comprehensive communications strategy to enhance Scouting’s profile • Develop and strengthen partnerships • Ensure on-going effective PR with target

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audiences – internal and external Major Achievements • Revalidation of the 2001 image study with a new study in 2008 • Follow-up of Gift for Peace projects in APR • Decision to support and promote global and local initiatives on environment, such as Clean up the World, Earth Hour, World Environment Day, Go Green – Philippines, etc.

• Continuation of the selection of Outstanding Scouts • Organized two workshops on PR, Marketing and Communications in the Philippines and Maldives • Organised half-day seminar on Media Relations and the New Media in Nepal • Improved regional communication tools: enewsletter, bi-monthly magazine, APR site, audio visual, calendar and posters • Strengthened partnerships with various partners • Entered agreement with Suncheon City and Korea Scout Association for the establishment of Suncheon Asia-Pacific Scout Centre.

PRIORITY 8: Marketing of Scouting This strategic priority supports NSOs to identify

and respond to the needs of young people and adults, and in areas where Scouting is currently not having an impact. While reaching out to new markets, it is important to ensure that current/ traditional markets do not suffer. This should result in a net increase in NSOs’ membership and increase Scouting impact in the region. This priority has 4 objectives and 21 action steps Focal Areas/ Objectives • Reach areas/segments where Scouting does not exist.

• Support NSOs to put more emphasis on “marketing of Scouting”.

• Create marketing plans for NSOs and region.

• Market Scouting in new horizons.

Major Achievements • Supported and promoted the introduction of Scouting where it did not previously exist, such as

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in disaster areas (Kashmir, India); all-Girls school (Maldives); remote Scout troops (Australia).

• Promoted the idea and supported emerging community troops under the Ticket to Life program • Incorporated the development of marketing strategies at the two regional workshops held in the Philippines and Maldives • Used “reaching out” as a theme in photo contest to build greater awareness on marketing Scouting in new horizons PRIORITY 9: Information Communications Technology This strategic priority recognizes the need to support the development of ICT in NSOs, the important role it plays in supporting the regional priorities and providing opportunities for networking This strategic priority has 2 objectives and 18 action steps Focal Areas/ Objectives • Provide ICT opportunities for Young People • Apply ICT pervasively in all aspects of the organization Major Achievements • Organized two Air-Internet Jamborees in 2008 hosted by Bangladesh and 2009 hosted by Singapore • Active use of APR site as main tool to circulate news and updates • Use of e-communication facilities to issue documents from the APR office, a cost effective transition from the use of paper and postage.

Conclusion This report is a summary of many actions undertaken to execute APR 2007-2009. The achievements are substantial considering the two year period allocated to complete the tasks. At the same time, several objectives and action steps are still in various levels of completion. A detailed review of the plan made by all subcommittees in March 2009 at the APR Scout Leaders Summit concluded that relevant action steps not sufficiently accomplished are to be carried forward to the next triennial plan 20092012. An overview of the 2009-2012 will also be presented at this conference.

For this collective task of executing the plan, we commend the support of national Scout organizations, sub-committee members, APR staff and other volunteers, for their foresight and for taking small steps to make Scouting relevant and useful through proper planning, and for rendering their time, talent and resources to come closer to our optimistic vision for 2013.

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Regional Focus for 2009-2012 Tan Cheng Kiong Vice-Chairman, Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee

For those who are familiar with the region’s strategic planning process, our long-term planning as a region started in 1992, and that was 17 years ago. Back in 2000, we created the APR Vision 2013 to inspire us in deciding and implementing our strategic priorities and objectives for another 13-year period.

To reach our Vision for 2013, we divided our strategy into four planning periods: from 2001 to 2004, from 2004 to 2007, from 2007 to 2009, and finally from 2009 to 2012. As you can see, we are approaching the last and final leg of our long-term planning for Vision 2013.

At this conference, we are distributing the DRAFT APR PLAN for 2009-2012. Let us be reminded that it took over 100 top leaders from 21 NSOs to prepare the basis for this draft plan at the APR Scout Leaders Summit in Nepal last March.

At the same time, we also used the conceptual framework developed by the World Scout Committee on “Drivers for Change”. Certainly, there is a big similarity between the Drivers for Change of WOSM and the Drivers for Change for the region. But there are also differences, but the differences are more of reinforcements to make our plan more measurable and goaloriented.

Let me now give you on overview of our Regional Focus for 2009-2012. I am not dealing with the details of objectives and action steps, for this will be tackled at a later stage of this conference, particularly as one of the breakout groups. This presentation simply gives a glimpse of our emphasis for the next three years.

We have eight strategic priority areas: 1. Young People 2. Adults 3. NSO

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Management Finance Scouting Profile Membership Community

Each strategic priority has these elements: • Priority Statement• Expected Results• Objectives• Action Steps Each action step is a target of three groups: 1. Target for NSOs 2. Target for WSB-APR 3. Target for Regional Committee and SubCommittees Now let’s take a look at the emphasis of each strategic priority: YOUNG PEOPLE • Improve quality of youth programme • Increase youth involvement in all levels of the organization • Ensure that young people are empowered • Assist NSOs in developing a challenging Rover Programme • Emphasize value-based Scouting ADULTS • Improve quality of adult resources management • Provide opportunities for all adults to benefit from their involvement in Scouting • Support NSOs improve recruitment and retention of adults • Enhance quality of training NSO • Deliver quality Scouting through CNV • Strengthen organizational effectiveness through strategic planning • 50% of NSOs review organizational/ administrative structures • Establish a panel of experts in various areas MANAGEMENT • Strengthen management capabilities of NSOs • Adopt Risk Management Policies in NSOs • Support one country to become WOSM Member • Support NSOs to maximize ICT FINANCE • Strengthen competency in financial resources development • Ensure effectiveness of financial management • Sustain existing partnerships and develop new ones SCOUTING PROFILE • Create the desired image and visibility of Scouting • Strengthen communications strategy and tools • Share practices with target audiences

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MEMBERSHIP • Support NSOs to develop membership development strategy • Help NSOs set growth targets • Ensure improvement in retention rate in all sections COMMUNITY • Support NSOs in expanding Scouting beyond schools • Promote peace education through Scouting • Support involvement of Scouts in social development/ service projects • Support NSOs in implementing projects on environmental education and protection The Regional Scout Committee has approved a structure to support the strategic priorities: • Youth Programme Sub-Committee will support YOUNG PEOPLE and COMMUNITY • Adult Resources Sub-Committee will support ADULTS • Management Sub-Committee will support NSO and MANAGEMENT • Financial Resources Sub-Committee will support FINANCE • Scouting Profile Sub-Committee for SCOUTING PROFILE • Membership Growth Sub-Committee for MEMBERSHIP So this a brief overview of our upcoming plan. I know that there’s a long list of participants who will be taking part in the breakout on the 29th on the topic Regional Plan 2009-2012, so I invite you to take hold of the document, review it, and bring it with you at breakout group. See you again in a couple of days.

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WOSM Direction Simon Hang Bock Rhee, Vice-Chairman, World Scout Committee Mario Diaz, Vice-Chairman, World Scout Committee FROM KOREA... TO BRAZIL... AND BEYOND...

Introduction Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, fellow Scouts.

As you know, the last World Scout Conference took place in this Region. It was held in Jeju Island in Korea in July 2008. Almost 1200 people from 150 countries took part.

That Conference marked a milestone in the history of the Movement, coming as it did immediately after the celebrations of our 100th Anniversary in 2007.

The decisions of the Conference, therefore, set the tone and the direction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement for the first years of our second century.

It was a milestone Conference also insofar as it was marked by the fallout from a period of some turmoil in the recent history of the World Organization. There had been changes in the

leadership of WOSM. The first report of a Governance Review Task Force had been received, the conclusions of which had been significantly influenced by recent events, and the Conference had a number of decisions to make as a result of that. And, perhaps most significantly, the Conference had to consider some changes to the WOSM Constitution – the first time that had been done in a many years.

All of that meant that the Conference was an intensive five days of hard work and long discussions. But it was a great success – and not least because of the superb work of the Host Organization, the Korea Scout Association, who – just like our hosts here – did everything they could possibly do to make sure that the Conference participants were well looked after.

Governance Governance was a key focus throughout the Conference. This included changes to the WOSM Constitution and recommendations from the first Governance Review Task Force.

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As I mentioned a moment ago, the WOSM Constitution was brought up to date during the Conference.

Among other changes, the composition of the World Scout Committee was amended. We now have 12 elected members, who have the right to vote. These members will in future be elected for three years, rather than six, but are eligible for immediate re-election for a second threeyear term.

The other non-voting members of the World Scout Committee include the Chairman or a Vice-Chairman of the six Regional Scout Committees, the WOSM Secretary General and the Treasurer, and a representative of the Board of the World Scout Foundation. That makes a total of 21 members.

The Conference also considered the report of the first Governance Review Task Force, and spent considerable time in workshops considering different aspects of governance of the World Organization.

Some of the issues identified were: • The need for continued debate and analysis during this triennium.

• Policy and Strategy for World Scouting need to be developed at world level but delivery should be local.

• There needs to be a deeper debate on membership criteria.

• The financial implications of good governance must be addressed.

• The need for improvement in the Organization’s communications, having regard to differing situations around the world.

• The need to develop more partnerships and to find ways of making sustainable developments in our governance.

The Conference recommended that a new Governance Review Task Force be set up in this triennium to continue the work in this area. That has been done. The task force has met twice recently, the last meeting being just over a week ago, and discussion papers are now being prepared to be sent to all National Scout Organizations for consultation, before recommendations are developed to be submitted to the World Scout Committee and, through the Committee, to the next World Scout Conference in Brazil in 2011. These consultation papers cover a range of issues related to World and Regional Scout Committees, Representation and Communication, and Operations.

National Scout Organizations are invited to consider these papers, which you should receive

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in the next few weeks, and send their comments to the Governance Review Task Force so that the views of NSOs can be taken into account when the task force continues its work. In this way, it is hoped that whatever recommendations or proposals may come to the World Scout Conference in Brazil will reflect a strong consensus within the World Organization on how our governance can be strengthened.

Conference resolutions The principal way in which WOSM is governed is through the decisions of the World Scout Conference.

The Conference makes these decisions through the WOSM Constitution, which can be amended from time to time as happened in Korea. But the Constitution is, generally speaking, a “minimalist” document which does not seek to lay down in great detail how the Movement is run.

More frequently, the decisions of the Conference take the form of Conference Resolutions. These resolutions, even when considered in their totality, do not cover everything that needs to be done from one World Scout Conference to the next. But they do give direction, and help to establish priorities, for the work of the World Scout Committee and the World Scout Bureau.

(And, I might add, for National Scout Organizations as well, for it is NSOs which ultimately make these decisions on behalf of the World Organization as a whole and NSOs are part of that World Organization. So Conference Resolutions which call on NSOs to do something are addressed to all NSOs, and should be taken seriously by all NSOs also.) At the Korea Conference, there were a total of 30 Business Resolutions. These covered everything from constitutional matters, such as governance issues and the Registration Fee system for the current triennium, to the selection of the Secretary General and election systems and rules of good electoral practice at the World Scout Conference, to the Strategy for Scouting and the timing of Regional Scout Conferences, to the triennial plan and report, membership development, adult resources, youth involvement in decision-making and the World Scout Youth Forum – not to mention education for peace, the ‘Scouts of the World’ award, environmental education, World Scout Centres, and World events, among other things!

Major focus areas: Triennial Plan 2008-2011 The World Scout Committee has tried hard to incorporate all the points covered in these Conference Resolutions in the triennial plan for the period up to the next World Scout Conference in Brazil.

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That plan was sent out to all NSOs in January of this year and good progress is being made on its implementation.

The strategic approach for the triennium follow two axes. The first one states the priorities or drivers of change around which the World Scout Committee and the World Scout Bureau are organising their actions, and the second one relates to the institutional strengthening needed to support these actions and work effectively on the priorities.

Under this planning structure, the three priority areas that are our drivers of change are: 1. Young People, enhance the growth of the Movement (more Scouting): We believe that Scouting is a quality youth programme that supports young people in becoming global citizens locally, nationally and internationally and that all young people in member countries should have access to Scouting.

2. The Regions, improve the support to NSOs to provide better Scouting: We believe that the support to NSOs is best delivered at regional level. We will therefore work in close co-operation with each Region to strengthen and extend the support they provide.

3. Tell the Story, develop effective communica-

tions with all stake-holders (internal and external): We believe that an effective communication plan is important to establish networks, share information, facilitate learning and strengthen partnerships, all of which enhance the image of Scouting at all levels.

The institutional strengthening in support of these three priorities focuses on: • Governance: World Committee and World Bureau actions will show our commitment to the principles of integrity, democracy, legitimacy, unity of the Movement, accountability and transparency. • Management: Key management issues will be addressed to ensure greater decentralisation and more responsive support to NSOs. • Finances: The financial governance and financial management capacities of the World Scout Bureau will be strengthened.

The Triennial Plan includes a set of objectives with specific results to be achieved during this period under each of the drivers of change.

The main tactics to be used in the achievement of such results are: For Driver of change 1: Young People, enhance the growth of the Movement, we will achieve this by:

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a) Supporting NSOs to extend access to all young people in their country. b) Helping NSOs to expand volunteering in their association. c) Assisting World Scout Youth Events to become an example of good practice in recruiting and managing volunteers and in providing a quality programme that retains young people in Scouting. d) Establishing the growth of the Movement as a priority in NSOs. For Driver of change 2: The Regions, improve the support to NSOs to provide better Scouting, we will achieve this by: a) Supporting NSOs to develop and deliver a quality youth programme that responds to the needs of young people today. b) Assisting NSOs to be the organisation of choice for adults that volunteer to support the development to young people. c) Providing support to world events and supporting the Regions to run excellent regional events, and support the transfer of learning from these events to NSOs. d) Developing partnerships with each Region to provide quality support to their NSOs. For Driver of change 3: Tell the Story, develop effective communications with all stakeholders (internal and external), we will achieve this by: a) Building on the results of the Centennial Year to increase Scouting’s presence in the media. b) Developing relevant publications and tools in support of actions for growth. c) Synchronising global messages about Scouting. d) Developing a Global Media Plan and supporting national marketing and communication plans. e) Increasing participative IT platforms such as social networking tools and virtual communities. f) Sustaining the revitalisation of the brand and increase its equity.

The institutional strengthening actions in support of these three drivers of change include the following:

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• A transparent process to select the new Secretary General was designed and implemented.

• Communications with NSOs and Regional Committees are being substantially improved.

On Finances: • A Resource Mobilisation Strategy is being implemented to increase and diversify the sources of income.

• A Global Marketing Plan is being implemented.

• The development of a more equitable fee system is being pursued.

Conclusion

As a conclusion, let me tell you that the World Scout Committee is focused on serving the World Scout Movement, and NSOs in particular, working with and through the Regions, with the aim of promoting better Scouting for more young people.

In a few moments, Simon and I will be glad to answer any questions you may raise about this presentation. But before, I would like to share with you some final reflections on the health of our Movement.

There is a Spanish saying which tells that you can not prepare a good omelette without first breaking some eggs. Perhaps some of you think that in the recent past of Scouting, too many eggs have been broken. Other may think that we broke too few; it all depends on how you cook omelettes...

On Governance: • The World Scout Committee is trying its best to demonstrate good governance as the executive organ of WOSM. • A new Governance Review Task Force has been appointed to follow-up key issues, consult with NSOs as necessary and report to the next World Scout Conference through the World Scout Committee.

But in any case, we cannot pretend that things change if we always do the same. It is precisely in times of complexities, changes and problems when creativity and innovation better flourish. It is the wind of change what brings the leaders of the future. It is in difficult moments when we really feel the Scout spirit of service and brotherhood, our renewed hope to leave the world better than how we found it. This is indeed our true and never-ending commitment, shared by all of us and by millions of children and young people in the Asia-Pacific Region and all over the world!

On Management: • More effective and immediate overview of World Bureau management is being developed.

God bless you all for your personal commitment for World Scouting. Good work these days here in Malaysia, and “TERIMA KASIH” for your attention!

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Report on Special Project...Image of Scouting Dr Evelina M Vicencio

Countries participated were Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand Asia-Pacific Scouting Profile Sub-Committee Core Team: Shree Ram Lamichane N.A. Khan Richard Miller Brata Hardjosubroto World Scout Bureau/Asia-Pacific Region Mr. Abdullah Rasheed Adviser Ms. Luz Taray Coordinator Theresa Quine Christeen Lauron S. Prassanna Syd Castillo Thian Hiong-Boon

Project Leader: Evelina M. Vicencio, Ph.D. Consultant, Adult Resources Committee Boy Scouts of the Philippines Dean, College of Education University of the East Manila Prof. Lorelei Santos School of Statistics University of the Philippines The Research Team Members: Jan Michael De Vera Miguel Angelo Tolentino College of Computer Studies & Systems -Rachel Anne D. Declaro College of Education University of the East Manila -Scouts Canada for funding the project

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What is the biggest room in the world?

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT

Knowledge of Scouting How Much Do the Target Groups in the APR Know About Scouting?

7,103 respondents Fig.2. Composition of target publics.

7,103 respondents Fig.2. Composition of target publics.

How Much Do the Target Groups in the Countries of the APR Know About Scouting?

7,103 respondents Fig.2. Composition of target publics.

Instrument Questionnaires: 83% retrieval Terminologies Scouts/Scout Leaders & Non-Scouts/Non-Scout Leaders: Target groups Non-Scouts/non-Scout Leaders: PUBLIC

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Which of the Scout sections are the target groups familiar with?

1. SCOUTS 2. CUB SCOUTS 3. SENIOR SCOUTS 4. ROVER SCOUTS 5. VENTURERS What Do the Target Groups in the APR Know About Scouting?

Audience Participation: AGREE: Raise your hand STRONGLY AGREE: Wave your hand DISAGREE: Thumbs down STRONGLY DISAGREE: Pump thumbs up and down UNCERTAIN: Fold your arms Questions Scouting serves society (AGREE) Scouting is a voluntary movement (AGREE) Scouting is a recreational club (UNCERTAIN)

• 2000-2008 DECREASE in proportion of target groups who considered • magazine/newsletter What Are the Sources of Information About Scouts of the Target Groups in the Countries of the APR? ADULT SCOUT LEADERS—most common in all NSOs Billboards/ads not a popular source, except in MONGOLIA PUBLIC: Internet/website for NSOs with advanced technology—AUSTRALIA, CHINA, JAPAN, SINGAPORE, THAILAND Attitude Towards Scouting What Is the Attitude towards Scouting of the Target Groups?

Attitude towards Scouting (in the Asia-Pacific Region)

STRONGLY AGREE: -Scouting is a worldwide Movement.

-Some aims of Scouting are— Friendship and brotherhood Teamwork and cooperation What Do the Target Publics in the Countries of the APR Know About Scouting?

MOST TARGET PUBLICS..

STRONGLY AGREE/AGREE with TRUE statements about Scouting SCOUTING IS A RECREATIONAL CLUB Scouts/Scout Leaders of BANGLADESH– Strongly Disagree JAPAN – Disagree

Attitude towards Scouting Scouts/Scout Leaders

All other NSOs either Agree or are Uncertain What are the Sources of Information about Scouting of the Target Groups?

Sources of Information • Adult Scout Leaders • Schools • Scout gatherings • Boy/Girl Scouts/Guides • Scout offices/headquarters in cities, provinces, districts, states • Scout rallies, campaigns, parades • Friends • Books/manuals • 2000-2008 INCREASE in proportion of Scouts Scout Leaders who considered— -Adult Scout Leaders -Schools, including public -Television -Radio

What is the Attitude of the Target Groups towards Scouting in each Country?

Target Groups: • AGREE significantly with the favorable statements about Scouting -Bangladesh -Indonesia -Philippines -Thailand

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Attitude towards Scouting Scouts/Scout Leaders

Attitude towards Scouting Public

AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, CHINA, PAKISTAN • Scouts/Scout Leaders strongly agree/ agree but PUBLIC UNCERTAIN -Scouts are helpful.

-Scouts do useful community work.

• Scouting teaches good values.

• Scouts are models to young people.

• Scouting develops young people’s personalities.

• Scouting is successful in developing young people.

How Can Scouting create an Impact in the Asia-Pacific Region?

• Promote a better leader image.

• Introduce higher skills.

• Improve training and ensure support of adult leaders.

• Promote fun in Scouting.

• Promote youth exchange programme.

Grouping of Traditional Scout practices to be changed China, Hong Kong, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Philippines • Uniform • Activities • Leadership • Membership

Attitude (Opinion) of the Countries of the APR Towards Scouting (Per specific item) • Scouts are helpful.

• Scouts/Scout Leaders of all NSOs STRONGLY AGREE Target groups Uncertain • Scouts become too dependent on their elders.

• Scouting develops militaristic leaders.

• Scouting does a lot of things that are done better by others.

Public Uncertain: • Scouting programme is better than the programmes offered by other youth organizations.

• Scouts become too dependent on their elders.

• Adult leaders lack commitment.

• Adult leaders don’t practice what they preach.

• Scouting develops militaristic leaders.

Public Uncertain: • Scouting is an expensive organization.

• Scouting is not achieving its objectives.

• Scouting is no longer relevant to today’s young people.

• Scouting does a lot of things that are done better by others.

Is there a difference in the attitude of the target groups in the COUNTRIES on specific statements?

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How Can Scouting Create an Impact in the Countries of the Asia-Pacific Region?

Ranked No.1 Introduce higher skills Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan and Philippines Promote better leader image China, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore Promote better leader image Indonesia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka -same as in 2000 • Keep the interest of older Scouts Australia • Introduce higher skills • Promote bettter leader image • Improve training and ensure support of adult leaders • Publish more support materials Bhutan *same as in 2000 Grouping of Other Suggestions • China, Hong Kong, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka -activities -membership -governance -promotion -training -general suggestions

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How Can Scouting Be Promoted in the AsiaPacific Region?

Highest ranking • Have more community development/service activities • Have a well-organized public relations structure • Have a strong promotional & advertising campaign* * Same as 2000

• Use the internet • Incorporate Scouting in the school’s extra curricular activities Framework of Recommendations Request • Study the recommendations • Choose at least one you will target to implement • Write it down.

Recommendations • Programme and Adult Resources • Balance fun, learning, and useful Scouting skills • Add life skills & higher order thinking skills • Review programme Traditional image of Scouting Usual Scouting skills Cost • Define clear role of Scout Leader Autonomy to older Scouts Maximize potentials of Patrol Leaders • Explore different modes of delivering training Mentoring Modular Distance learning Other alternative learning systems

• Identify strategic areas for recruitment • Restudy registration fee • Recognize Councils/ provinces. Districts with remarkable membership growth • Focus on retention programme “If you can imagine it, you can do something about it; If you can dream it, you can become it; If you can envision it, you can attain it; If you can picture it, you can achieve it.”

Finally, in conclusion, Question: Are you willing to walk side by side with the APR Regional Scout Committee and Chairman Jejomar Binay, WSB APR Regional Director Abdullah Rasheed and your NSO officials to do your utmost best to improve the image of Scouting—ON YOUR HONOR? Your choices: I CAN’T YET, you’re a quitter; I WILL THINK ABOUT IT, you’re too slow; I WISH I COULD, you’re wishy washy; I MIGHT, you’re just waking up; I WILL TRY, you’re standing up; I CAN, you’re ready to act; I WILL, Congratulations! Show how proud you are to be a Scouter! You’re already projecting a beautiful image of Scouting.

Marketing Strategy • Develop PR structure and strategize marketing of Scouting • Promote KNOWLEDGE of Scouting to improve ATTITUDE towards the Movement • Involve non-Scouts in Scout activities, especially parents, relatives, colleagues • Let Scouts become visible when help is most needed, e.g., in times of emergency and in community service projects • Be proud to wear the uniform during every Scout activity • Use all types of media and methods Internal and External Publics • Scouts, Scout Leaders & Scout gatherings to project a positive image of Scouting • Explore issues, e.g., school-based Scouting • Partner with other reputable organizations to improve life in community Membership and Resources • Maintain Membership Committee • Conduct Membership Recruitment Campaign

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Report on Special Project...What is great about Scouts?

Prepared by Nikketah Cuneo, Australia Presented by Rio Ashadi, Indonesia The Asia-Pacific Region has identified “Adolescents” as one of its strategic priorities. In fact, one of the objectives for “Adolescents,” under the APR Plan Vision 2013, aims to continue sharing information among national Scout organizations on how to attract more adolescents into Scouting.

to submit entries based on their ideas of why they love being Scouts or being in Scouting.

Entry was open to all youth members in the AsiaPacific Region under 26 years old. There was several different categories developed based on current media platforms young people use: Media, Poster, Blog, and Essay (Written) form.

We don’t really know what makes young people stay and enjoy Scouting. Without this knowledge, it is difficult to make recommendations on how to develop awesome youth programs that will appeal to young people.

There was a great response to the competition from the young people in the Asia-Pacific Region with 41 entries from seven national Scout associations, namely: Bangladesh Scouts, Scout Association of Hong Kong, Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia, Nepal Scouts, Pakistan Boy Scouts Association, Boy Scouts of the Philippines, and Singapore Scouts Association.

One of the best ways to find out how to attract more members to Scouting is to ask young people, who are currently Scouts. As B.-P. said, “ask the boy.” In August 2008, the APR Youth Programme Sub-Committee met in Jakarta, Indonesia. At this meeting, the idea of a competition among Scouts was formulated and the Youth Competition, “What is great about Scouts?” was born. Organizing a competition is a great way to reach out to young people and get some feedback on their thoughts.

The competition was advertised to all NSO’s in the Asia Pacific Region and invited young people

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A team, consisting of two representatives from the APR Programme Sub-Committee and three representatives from the Young Adult Members Group, was tasked to supervise the competition.

They are Nikketah McGrath-Cuneo, Manabu Hiratsuka, Rio Ashadi, Julie Creed and Shantha Madurawe. The same team served as Judges of the competition.

The entries were judged based on the following criteria:

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40% for Content. The content of the entry should be useful and answers the question “What is great about Scouts?.” The message that the entry want to express attracts more young people especially adolescents to Scouting.

30% for Style. Style should give away a powerful message. It should be colorful, creative; eye-catching and easy to understand.

30% for Scouting Philosophy. The entry should manifest Scouting’s philosophy of involving, exciting and empowering!

According to the panel of judges, it was a very tough competition because of the high standard of entries submitted and some fantastic ideas on ‘What is great about Scouts’ were presented.

The winners were: Udomkichdecha Sarun (Singapore) - Essay/Written Angelna Chang (Malaysia) - Media Md. Harun Or Rashid (Bangladesh - Poster Md. Harun Or Rashid (Bangladesh) - Blog Angelna Chang of Malaysia, who gained the highest average points from the panel of judges is the over-all winner.

So, “What is great about Scouts?” Here are some statements, which we are quoting from the entries: -Scouting - making learning fun; -Is Scouting always about camping? No! It is a place where I found friends. I was trained.

Here I found that there are so many things that we can do and learn in this world;

-Scouts always share and scouts are always excited; -Scouts are always united; -Scouting builds your character; -Scouting is a way of life. It is something that continues even beyond the official years of being in a scouting group. It is the spirit of pushing new frontiers, of building new relations with others as well as having fun; -It is the feeling of belonging to a group that makes each and every scout want to continue on in this group, to be a part of a family; -Diversity is what makes scouting so great.

There is no way one can adequately describe it in one word, three words or even one sentence.

One can never experience all that scouting has to offer, but the small bit that each Scout experiences is enough to make them want to remember it, and continue that experience.

To sum up, Scouting is great, because it just is!

We would like to thank Mr. Joseph Lau, member of the APR Programme Sub-Committee for generously funding the project.

As a conclusion, we would like to thank the national Scout organizations who promoted the competition to their youth members and ensuring that there are entries to the competition. We also want to thank the Asia-Pacific Regional Office for supporting the competition and hope this competition will be run again in the future.

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World Registration Fee System Luc Panissod Secretary General, World Organization of the Scout Movement Recommendation of the Registration Fee Task Force approved by the World Scout Committee at its 25-27 September 2009 meeting Overview At the 2008 World Scout Conference in Korea business resolution 2/08, Registration Fee System, was passed. This resolution stated: “The Conference - acknowledging the work done by the Registration Fee Task Force and the World Scout Bureau and the progress achieved in developing a new fee structure using a Bezier curve as described in Conference Document No. 10 - recognizing that this new fee structure corresponds to the spirit of Resolution 4/05 adopted by the Tunisia World Scout Conference - believing that the concept formulated in this new fee structure will be more equitable for the vast majority of National Scout Organizations • requests the World Scout Committee to continue refining the new fee structure to ensure maximum benefit for all National Scout Organizations and to ensure completion in time to enable a vote to be taken at the World Scout Conference in Brazil in 2011

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• decides to adopt, as an interim measure for the triennium 2008-2011, the alternative proposal contained in annex 4 of Conference Document No. 10, which renews the fees due during the triennium 2005-2008 adjusted for inflation by 4.3%”.

In line with this a Task Force was formed with the following members: • a Chairman appointed by the World Scout Committee (Gregory Sanchez, Belgium), • one representative of each of the following National Scout Organizations: Indonesia (Dr Azrul Azwar), Philippines (JR Pangilinan), United Kingdom (Wayne Bulpitt), United States of America (Kent Clayburn), • one member of the World Scout Committee as Liaison Person (John Neysmith), • one Youth Advisor to the WSC (Karin Ahlback)nominated by the Chairman of the Task Force • WOSM Secretary General (Luc Panissod) The Task Force members reviewed all existing data regarding the current fee system – put on hold at the Korea Conference - and then met from 10 to 11 July 2009 in Geneva to review the current system, its history and the reasons why the above resolution was passed. Based on this a number of recommendations are made to the World Scout Committee for review, acceptance and subsequent submittal to the 2011 World Scout Conference in Brazil.

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Current Status The current fee system was passed at the 1996 World Scout Conference in Oslo, Norway. Briefly, it was developed to ensure a more equitable and practical fee system. In doing so a four category – A, B, C, D - fee system was developed, based on member NSO’s GNIpc, allowing for variations within each category. As a result each member NSO paid an annual world fee directly related to their GNIpc and membership.

Furthermore: • a flat fee of CHF 300 was applied to all member NSO’s with a GNIpc below USD 350, • an upper-limit of 1million members was fixed above which no fee per member was charged for countries in category A and B. • no NSO would be charged an annual fee more

than 35% of the total annual fees.

This system, while fair, did have a number of inequities which negatively affected certain member NSO’s. This was not the intent of the system. As a result the 2005 World Scout Conference passed a resolution to review and recommend whatever changes should be made to the fee structure to ensure a more equitable and practical fee system.

Two recommended options were presented to the 2008 World Scout Conference. The Conference then adapted resolution 2/08, as noted above.

In reviewing the existing fee structure and developing a recommended plan of action in this regard the RFTF agreed that its role is not to “sell” this method to member NSO’s.. Rather, it is to develop a fee system, recommend it to the

World Scout Committee, and, if approved by the World Scout Committee, then take whatever steps necessary to ensure all member NSO’s are fully cognizant of the system so that it will be accepted at the 2011 World Scout Conference.

Factors Considered • The current system is basically fair, equitable, and easy to manage, has no unknowns, and allows for adjustments – up or down - as may be justified.

• Drastically changing the current system may result in new problems which cannot be currently forecast.

• Certain NSOs are in a position, and have expressed a willingness, to augment their current fees paid.

• Certain members, specifically six NSO’s in the

Asia-Pacific Region, merit recognition. Given that while the existing system is fair and equitable for the vast majority of members, their (the six AsiaPacific NSO’s) high membership, organizational status, economic and social realities place them in a difficult position to pay under the current world fee structure. It is acknowledged that such was not the intent of the existing system.

• The challenge to the World Scout Committee is to eliminate the perceived value-gap felt by some member NSOs who may feel they are not receiving their “money’s worth”.

Recommended World Fee System Based on the above factors it is realized that major changes are not required in the existing world fee system. Rather, more of a fine-tuning is required to ensure an effective world fee system accepted by all members as fair and practical.

This is supported by the following aspects:

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• NSOs are accustomed to an evolution of their annual fees over the years, as per the increase in CPI (Switzerland), and the change in their membership.

• The prsent system is simple, well known, accepted and has demonstrated its fairness and practicality.

• Given the current world economic situation, changes in the GNIpc base (2004) would cause certain non-equitable results, not to speak of the uncertainty resulting from the current world economic and financial crisis. The RFTF therefore recommends to the World Scout Committee to maintain the current fee system with the following modifications: • Maintain the current four categories - A-B-C-D - on the basis of the GNIpc base and ceiling lines used from the Tunisia to the Korea World

organizational status, economic and social realities a mutually acceptable payment.

• Review the possible augmented fee that may be paid by certain NSO’s given their willingness and ability to do so to address any shortfall in revenue.

• RFTF members considered representation made by several NSO’s concerning fees paid to both WAGGS and WOSM however it is of the view that no discount for such joint membership be recommended, or reduction in declared membership acceptable. Members felt that there was no reduction in the costs incurred by WOSM for supporting such NSO’s.

Conferences.

• Maintain the GNIpc of each NSO at the current level being used, i.e. GNIpc used from the Tunisia to the Korea World Conferences.

• Maintain the previously mentioned factors under the Current Status section above.

• Adjust the membership figures with the census as at 31 December 2009, 31 December 2013 and every subsequent three years thereafter.

• Augment this fee every three years, commencing the fiscal year 1 October 2011 to 30 September 2012 by the CPI (Switzerland) over the last 36 months.

• Agree with those six Asia-Pacific NSO’s, recognizing their unique high membership,

2. Have the proposal, if accepted by the World Scout Committee, put on the World Scout website for all member NSO’s to review and comment on. Such would be preceded by a covering letter outlining the steps to follow.

3. RFTF member(s) to present the plan to the upcoming Regional Conferences and Summits.

4. RFTF to review all inputs from the Conferences and Summits, and, if necessary, make the necessary changes.

5. RFTF to then present the final plan to the World Scout Committee, at its last meeting preceding the 2011 World Scout Conference for subsequent presentation and approval at that World Conference.

Proposed Plan of Action 1. Present this proposal to the September 2009 World Scout Committee meeting.

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Presentations by Partner Organizations

Mongolia Book Bridge Project Carsten Rubsaamen, Germany MONGOLIA BOOK BRIDGE PROJECT A four-year scout exchange between Germany and Mongolia provided the basis for book bridge.

In the pursuit of the MDG, parts of Asia and Africa still lack considerably in the level of literacy. In the Mongolian province of Uurkhangai, education is recognized as the chance out of poverty. End of 2008, the idea of our book bridge was born. Within 3 months, 50 scouts collected more than 13,000 books for our scouting friends in Mongolia. By means of internet, radio, newspaper and TV, we encouraged people to donate books. We thank 500 “book champions� and many partners who made our book bridge possible.

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This summer, German and Mongolian Scouts established a pilot library in Southern Mongolia.

Our book bridge program serves 25,000 kids and empowers them with a basis to help themselves.

13,045 books donated 105 English teachers trained 26 schools supplied with books 250 school classes supplied with school books 1 library established 4 FTE created 25,000 children benefited Through language course and translation services, library operations become sustainable.

Library - with kids and youth literature • 4,000 books • open 9 AM to 6 PM • 2 librarians • 150 visitors per day Language courses - by target group and age of participants • Own class room • TV, DVD and CD-Player • 2 teachers • free courses Service centre - for teachers, schools and organizations • 9,000 books • Games, DVD, and CDs • School book storage • Training courses In the course of our exchange program, we noticed the lack of material at Mongolian schools.

• Pupils lack simple material which schould normally belong to every school in this word, e.g. Books.

• Teachers are not well educated in the domain of interactive speakingoriented class lessons.

• Schools lack class material and listening media which allow students to her native speakers of the English language.

Why English books?

We need to have a common language basis for our exchange program. English is an important language to speak if you want to find a job or study in Mongolia and the rest of the world.

Books broaden your horizon and make you understand global contexts, e.g. the relevance of global warming. Books are a sustainable way of helping a country develop and progress.

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Worldwide, there are more than 800m children who are not able to read and write. We need you and the scouting community to make our vision of a world with educated children become reality.

We want to empower you to build your own book bridge to your scout exchange partner.

• Sorting books • Collecting books • Establishing feedback and monitoring • Handover to local partner • Training your partner • Transporting the book • Establishing the library • Building up course and service offerings We look for you as a...

Sponsor - We would like to build up a foundation and look for your help!

Book champion - For our bridges, we are constantly looking for book donors. Every book counts.

Partner - Help us to establish a lot of sustainable bridges in the long-term.

Bridge Builder - Help us to build bridges with your knowledge and expertise.

What is important to us: We want to maximize the effect of our input, given our capital restraints.

Our project targets the root cause of lacks in the educational system.

We focus on the needs of the specific project site.

Our help is sustainable and long-term oriented.

The responsibility for the library operations lies in local hands. Each project partner contributes his / her part towards the project goal Behind the scenes Book Bridge is a recognized German NGO. All donations are fullytax-deductible under German law.

All book bridge builders work as volunteers. In total, more than 20 people currently work in Germany and Mongolia.

Please send book donations to: BookBridge, Kreuzstr. 45, 92318 Neumarkt. Our office address is: BookBridge, Grasgasse 1, 93047 Regensburg, Germany.

Make sure to check our website at www.bookbridge.info for latest news and project updates.

In case of any further questions, contact us at +49 170 934 0 334 or via E-Mail at info@bookbridge.info!

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Rotary and Youth Programme Anthony Thng, Singapore

Scouts & Rotarians Share the SAME Vision of a better world At the end of the presentation, you will be aware of…

- The brief history of Rotary International - the various Rotary Youth & Student Programs which the Scouts can participate in - the many benefits of such interactions among youth & students in the world and the aim to inspire youth around the world to help advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by bringing together people from different countries and cultures...

-World’s 1 st Service Club – Rotary Club of Chicago 1905 -FOUNDER – Paul Harris , an attorney

MOTTO: SERVICE ABOVE SELF All Rotarians are responsible for carrying out service projects that improve the quality of life in their community and communities around the world.

CODE OF ETHICS THE FOUR-WAY TEST of the things we think, say or do.

It reads…

Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

- ROTARY and WORLD WAR II (founding of UNESCO) - DAWN OF A NEW CENTURY (meeting the society’s changing needs)

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Rotary is a worldwide organization • 1.2 million members • Comprising business, professional, and community leaders Aims • provide humanitarian service • encourage high ethical standards in all vocations • help build goodwill and peace in the world.

33,000 Rotary clubs • in more than 200 countries • Nonpolitical and • Nonreligious • open to all cultures, races & creeds.

ROTARY and YOUTH PROGRAMMES Scouts – Building Bridges of Peace and Hope – Rotary Rotary’s programs for students and youth can change the lives of those who participate.

Through these programs, young people can: o earn scholarships o travel on cultural exchanges o help a community through a service project Thousands of people age 30 and younger participate in Rotary programs to … o learn skills that will help them become future leaders. o discover more about themselves and the world o learn about the principles of ethics, service, and fellowship that Rotarians exemplify.

Youth programs allow participants to achieve these aims by participating in... o community projects o leadership training o cultural exchanges Youth Cultural Exchanges • Opportunities to explore new cultures • See our own culture through the eyes of others.

Understanding a culture • Takes time and patience.

• Though we share many core values, but we are culturally diverse Be Prepared for the Exchanges • Consult travel guidebooks or videos • Learn about the cultural norms of host • Learn the language of the host

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ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE The youth or student will also be an AMBASSADOR… • teaching people they meet about their country, culture and ideas • help bring the world closer • and make some good friends in the process.

More than 8,000 young people each year have experiences like these through Rotary Youth Exchange. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime. If you are interested in participating…

-contact Rotarians or the Youth Exchange Chairperson in your area.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Rotary’s leadership training program for young people ages 14-30 years.

RYLA emphasizes leadership, citizenship and personal growth, and aims to…

• Demonstrate Rotary’s respect and concern for youth • Provide an effective training experience for selected young potential leaders • Encourage leadership of youth by youth • Recognize publicly young people who are rendering service to their communities GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE GSE • develop personal & professional relationships, & exchange ideas • observe how their vocations are practiced abroad • experience the host country’s culture and institutions for 4-6 weeks • for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries.

• provides travel grants • who are in the early stages of their careers.

• between the ages of 25 and 40 • a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity • for business people & professionals Typical program 4 week programme • 5 full days of vocational visits • 15 to 20 club presentations • 10 to 15 formal visits and social events • 2 to 3 days at the district conference • 3 to 4 hr per day of cultural & site tours • 3 to 4 hours per day of free time with host families For each team member • provides the most economical round-trip airline ticket between the home and host countries Rotarians in the host area • provide for meals, lodging • and group travel within their district.

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Initiate (Singapore) (INternational I.T. lnstructional Assistance Training Efforts) established 1999 A PAYM Flagship Programme A project brought to you by Initiate (Singapore) Who are we? a ICT* assistance program for the developing countries that engages our youth and young I.T. professionals by channeling their technical skills to meaningful projects aim to building friendship & bridging digital divides in this region and beyond to achieve long-term stability.

Our Aims • Develop a model which can be clone to all other remote area in a countries for implementation • To deliver a complete I.T. solution through several different phases of deployment • Built a sustainable system and eventually hand over management to a local party • Provide a platform for our youth to engage and interact with young people from different culture and social economic background How to begin?

• Country screening process • Desk-top research • Field research • Recommendations from Local Authorities & Government agencies

The Process……

• Acquisition of hardware • Acquisition of software • Sourcing of Manpower (through YECs, Schools, Friends etc) • Funding and sponsorship Highlights • Technical Deployment -Setting up of I.T. lab, conduct training program etc.

• Youth / Student Deployment -Infrastructure / facilities refurbishment, training workshop, cultural programme • On Site Volunteers (min. 6 months) - Deliver full term IT training programme, conduct certificate courses, developing training syllabus - Build – Operate - Transfer model INitiate deployments •Technical deployments •Youth / Student deployments •On-site volunteers Current Status Setup & Operate training centres in the following countries: Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Nepal, Philippines • Engage more than 1000 young Singaporean in our overseas project • Deployed more than 1800 units of refurbished PCs • Reach out and trained more than 6000 trainees in the region

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European Region David McKee, Regional Director Regional Structure - Development and Support - Relationships and Funding - Educational Methods Key challenges - Membership growth and development - Sustainability - Wide range of social and political realities - Decreasing of youth population – from 1999 (200 million) to 2020 (101 million) young people aged 5 – 18 years Development and Support - Partnerships Fund – grants of $150,000 each year - Growth Network – bi-annual sharing meetings - Tailored Support – 11 projects - Developed by association, staff, Committee Contact and volunteers with relevant expertise Relationships and Funding - Funding focus with the European Institutions - Relationships with other organisations and strategic partnerships - European Year of Volunteering - Chair and Secretary General of European Youth Forum - 7 meetings of MEPs - The Purple Manifesto

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Educational Methods Youth Programme - Focus on the last age section • RocoReKi • Agora • ESVP • Rovernet.eu • Roverway - Quality Programmes • Programme Developers Summit • Lands of Adventure • Scout Net • Cub Commissioners meeting Educational Methods Adult Resources - Volunteering – Trends - Recognition – Council of Europe, Universities - Recruitment – applying the AiS model - Management of Adult Resources Network - Training Systems Tool kit • Examining the effectiveness of current training • Developing methods of training renewal Transversal Issues - Diversity and social inclusion - Inter-generational dialogue - Networking • Forum on Youth Programme and Adult Resources - Fewer events • The Scout Academy - Working with WAGGGS

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Interamerican Region Fernando Brodeschi, Uniao dos Escoteiros do Brasil International Commissioner

An initial reflection What Scouting does? Creates good citizens.

Cub Scout Task Force Spanish and Portuguese – 5 NSOs English – 8 NSOs Scout Section Task Force Spanish and Portuguese – 15 NSOs English – 10 NSOs

Publications 3 General 7 Cub Scouts 6 Scouts 5 Ventures & Rovers 4 songs CDs Spanish, English and Portuguese

Venture Scout Section Task Force Spanish and Portuguese – 19 NSOs Rover Scout Section Task Force Spanish and Portuguese – 17 NSOs

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International Scouting and Guiding Fellowship (ISGF) “ISGF brings together adults who wish to continue the Scouting and Guiding spirit.”

— Brett Grant, Brett Grant, Chairman of World Committee ISGF is an organisation for adults. Based on the Scout/Guide ideals its essential purpose is to assist its members to maintain the values learned in the youth movements, to give service within their communities, to encourage continuous personal development and to support Scouting and Guiding on a world, national and local level. ISGF is open to former members of WOSM and WAGGGS organisations, and to adults who did not get the opportunity when young to be Scouts and Guides.s of ISGF via the Central Branch until such time as a National Fellowship is established.

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Break-Out Group Report

Membership Growth One of the two major challenges facing Scoutiig in APR as identidifed by the APR Management Meeting in 2008 was the declining membership in most of the NSOs, which affected the regional membership. The regional membership was projected with a growth rate of 3% as from the beginning of the APR Vision 2013 in 2001, to reach a target of 25 million in 2013. However, the APR membership as of March 2009 was only 15.8 million and had declined by more than 2 million over the past years.

Membership Growth (& Decline) Factors • Effective, Exciting, Educational Youth Programs • Regular Review of Youth Programs – the Totality of what the Young People do – for each Youth Section: Cub Scouts, Scouts, Senior Scouts, Rovers, etc.

• Are the Age Ranges still relevant?

• Relevant, challenging and interesting Youth Programs require committed, competent Adults and senior Youth to run the Programs.

Retention of Youth & Adults, through • Scout Values

• Great Programs • Adult Support – visits, new ideas, training-inthe Troop or Pack, encouragement, being an advocate for youth and leaders Recruitment Strategies for Young people & Adults • The Adults must have effective: -Basic & Advanced Training -Recognition – thanks and a meaningful Adult Award system -Specific Recruitment Strategies • Accurate Registration System • Financial factors • Publications for young & adult leaders The following are the feedback from the group discussion regarding the membership growth: Group 1 1. To increase professional Scouters - attractive packages - professional accreditation & compensation - due recognition

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2. increase visibility - attractive marketing - strategies media - full use of ICT - delivery of programme 3. Growth in certain countries - the more developed the countries are the more Scouts are individualistic - cultivation of individuals - paid volunteers - if you want good people, you have to pay good money Ex. (In Hong Kong, paid staff only support volunteers to do clerical works; vocational training; validation of training system; can attract more volunteers accredatation ongoing ands training support.

Visibility - support from the government (marketing of Scouting) - marketing (visiting schools to market Scouts in the Philippines) - attractive marketing strategies - visits – NSO personnel to target groups - use of media – ICT to promote - delivery of programmes (in other words make yourself visible) Issues - Density – growth rate - Competition from other organizations - Influence of technologies (play station/TV/ Videos/Internet, etc.)

- Personal attitude – from society/family/group oriented to more individualistic Professional in Scouts - Paid volunteers – more committed volunteers - Proper professional accreditation – certification to promote more trainers - Recognized - Due recognition – medals/awards, etc.

- Support – in training support to leaders/group Help NSOs achieve growth target Issues on NSOs (reason for decline) 1. competing demand - decline growth rate - competition from other group influence of technology - could work positively on the losing end of competition with the technologies - diversity problem – growth of youth population - competition from other in Asia-Pacific region - professional Scouting membership growth since professional are more devoted more full time Programme is more important a. Attractive to adult/kids

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b. More exciting c. Membership actions lack in Philippines Group 2 1. have a clear method to measure membership growth 1.1 categories membership - school vs community based Scouting - youth vs adults - age 2. Focus on quality of Scouting, not just numbers 2.1 Promote the successes of Scouting to the community Group 3 1.0 Government support 1.1 Interesting activities 1.2 Promoting access (Scouts to non-Scouts) 1.3 Train leaders to adapt more skills and knowledge 2.0 Some NSOs need infrastructure and accommodations 2.1 Have more advertisement in mass media/ electronic 2.2 Seminars and workshops to increase membership Group 4 1. Planning develop -“Pre-membership strategies • Developing financial • ensure quality programme • develop effective training • develop effective marketing • able to provide adequate staff and volunteers • get rid of financial reports for accurate reporting • set target for growth (realistic potential) 2.0 Family concept – getting parents involvement in meetings.

2.1 Develop relationship with education and youth meeting Suggested strategies First, understand our membership rate in own NSO at every level.

1. Pre planning/develop -Membership growth strategies -Key ares/aspects that one could look into: -Get rid of the financial disincentive for accurate reporting -Ensure that we know our manpower a. Provide adequate staff and volunteer who are well trained and knowledgeable - Ensure quality programs are presented - Develop effective training for leaders - Develop effective marketing strategies

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- Set target for growth of members 2. Family concept – getting parents involvement in meetings 2.1 Bring a friend who is not a scout to attend troop meetings 2..3 Develop/enhance relationships with education and youth ministry Group 5 1. Further reaction for the APR membership growth rate -attractive leaders -branding and image 2. What kind of support is needed?

-sharing of practices by NSOs (organize workshop/seminars or strategies for membership growth -typical registration system to be created (online registration system, to ease administrative work for NSOs 3. How to promote membership growth - Advertisement on paper with using media - Through Ministry of Education – Malaysia include curriculum - Making partnership with other organization and advertisement through proper media - Recruitment by School - Macau - Giving financial support for Scouts programme Indonesia - Renewal of Youth Programme to make more effective - Branding and image

• Make access for non-scouts easy • Maximise Family Involvement • Develop effective relationships with Education and Youth ministries • Develop the financial resources to support the Programs • Train Leaders to adopt more skills & knowledge • Separate membership numbers from fees • Bring a friend to a Troop meeting • Have attractive Leaders – Image • Branding & Image are vital • Partner with mutually beneficent organizations • Cultivation of individuals • Thanks & Recognition for Adults in Scouting • Adequate staffing – volunteers and professional • More professional and accredited adults • Recruitment Strategies for Youth & Adults • Measure Membership accurately (Data Base) • Measure Participation Rate for each Youth Section, in total and for males and females.

Key Negative Factors • Competing Demand • Declining Growth Rate • Unreported membership numbers • Financial disincentive for accurate reporting • Influence of competing technologies • More self-centred personal attitudes • Poor Relationship Skills The Breakout Group on Membership Growth was attended by 47 participants from 22 NSOs, BSA, World Scout Committee and World Scout Bureau.

4. What kind of support is needed from is needed from the Regional Scout Committee through its membership growth subCommittee - sharing of best practices of other NSOs - Organize workshop on membership growth/ strategy for membership growth - create a typical registration system/registration system should easier for NSOs Summary: Key Positive Factors • Top Quality Youth Program - Exciting, Challenging & Educational • Effective, Exciting, Educational Youth Programs • Excellent delivery of Scout Programs – for Youth & Adult Training • Increase Visibility • Attractive marketing • Use of Media • Effective use of ICT • Community and School based Scouting in all NSOs • Focus on Quality of Scouting • Government Support

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National Strategic Plan Implementation

Challenges in Implementation 1. Lack of Ownership 2. Unrealistic 3. Too Complex 4. Time between Plans: Too Long, Too Short 5. Implementation not planned or managed 6. Poorly Communicated 7. Lack of Empowerment 8. Should lead to positive Change Solutions to Implement Plans 1. Simple and realistic plans 2. Clear Accountabilities and Milestones 3. Coordination with government authorities 4. Commitment at the highest level 5. Government support 6. Buy in - Ownership at all Levels 7. Market the Plan 8. Plan to implement - including regular Reviews 9. Budget for the Plan Implementation

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10. Empower the Grass Roots with guidelines - Empower Leaders - Decentralize Control Communicate! Communicate! Communicate!

Support Required 1. APR Provide support, expertise and guidelines for implementing plans 2. APR to continue CNVs 3. APR to continue to develop a catalogue of strategic plan and experiences 4. APR to assist NSOs to develop fund raising opportunities

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Synergy between Programme and Training We need to remember that the core of the movement is our youth. The mission of Scouting is youth development and our program must meet the needs of young people and training must support program implementation. Therefore, we recommend to NSOs the following: Regular collaboration between Training and Youth Programme with equal representation at all levels.

Engage young people in policy and decision making to maintain the relevance of the current YP. Consistent with the WSC Resolution 10/05, we recommend that NSOs set up a joint Committee (comprising Training and Youth Programme) to oversee, coordinate, implement and review the work of the Youth Programme and the Adult Resources Department.

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Community-based/school-based Scouting We had over 50 participants representing 16 countries in our break out group to discuss this topic. We worked together, exchanged ideas and experiences on this topic, in 6 groups.

We feel our ideas, experiences and vision for the future of community based and school based Scouting can be summarized in the following statements.

1. NSO should strive to achieve both community based Scouting and school based Scouting styles of Scouting delivery in their countries.

2. NSOs should recognize that both styles of Scouting delivery provide different experiences of Scouting.

3. NSOs should recognize the adults and that adult resources are important for both styles of Scouting delivery and that the training will differ for both styles of delivering Scouting.

4. NSOs should recognize and understand that each style has its own unique strengths and weakness such as:

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a. School based Scouting will struggle with leaders who lack the passion of their community based brothers and sisters and that this style will often deliver a varying degree of integrity, quality and commitment in programme b. While community based Scouting will often suffer from continuity and fundingchallenges 5. NSO’s should recognize the value in both styles to service local communities and young people but understand that community based Scouting offers a higher degree of Scouting ethos, culture or philosophy, while school based Scouting allow enormous access and opportunity for young people.

This is why both styles are important to each NSO and that the coordination, motivation and transfer of best practices between each style facilitated by each NSO will often deliver the best results for the youth in both community based and school based Scouting Thank you.

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APR Plan 2009-2012 The Breakout Group on the APR Plan 2009-2012 had over 30 participants from 15 countries.

Discussions were based on Conference Document No. 7 “APR Plan 2009-2 The underscored

words and phrases were the amendments and additions recommended by the Break Out Group.

Summary of Recommendations Strategic Priorities

Recommended changes

YOUNG PEOPLE

OBJECTIVE 1: Action Step 1.7 Organize at least one Youth Programme and Training Commissioners’ Forum every year.

OBJECTIVE 2: Action Step 2.1 Include young adults as elected members of decision-making bodies at national and sub-national level.

OBJECTIVE 4: Additional Action Step Each NSO appoints a national coordinator to the Scouts of the World Award.

OBJECTIVE 5: Action Step 5.2 Offer opportunities for young people to develop “life-skills,” while integrating “life-skills” in youth programme and Adult Leader Training.

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Strategic Priorities

Recommended changes

ADULT SUPPORT

OBJECTIVE 2: Action Step 2.1 Develop/Re-vise the adult training (scheme) system into a recognised/ accredited system, recognizing the associated difficulties.

NSOs

OBJECTIVE 4: To establish a resource group/ panel of experts in the areas of Youth Program, Adult Resources, Management, Finance and other areas.

MANAGEMENT

OBJECTIVE 1: Action Step 1.8 Organize meetings of Chief Scout Executives in conjunction with the APR Scout Leaders Summit and Regional Scout Conference.

OBJECTIVE 2: Action Step 2.4 Disseminate guideline on formulating Risk Management Policy by the end of 2009.

FINANCE

OBJECTIVE 1: Action Step 1.3 Organize training for executives and volunteers to develop competency in the area of resources development.

SCOUTING

OBJECTIVE 1: Additional Action Steps a. Develop a PR Plan b. Recruit PR experts c. Involve media and agencies in Scouting d. Encourage NSOs to organize a workshop on image and visibility of Scouting.

Objective 3 To share practices with target groups and organizations.

No changes recommended.

COMMUNITY

OBJECTIVE 1 To support national Scout organizations in expanding Scouting in communities and schools as needed.

OBJECTIVE 4: Additional Action Steps recommended a. Adopt at least one project on environment and biodiversity. b. Adopt the Scouts of the World Award (SWA) programme of WOSM. c. Share project ideas with other NSOs. d. Organize a regional seminar on environment and biodiversity.

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Action-Time Presentation

Value-Based Scouting The Bharat Scouts and Guides The Bharat Scouts & Guides has many projects in hand on Community Development Programme each having rich input of values & skills for the Scouts and Guides to imbibe. The Project chosen for Action Time Presentation at 23rd APR Scout Conference is on ‘National Green Corps’ which basically deals with ‘Eco-Clubs’ formed at unit level for sensitising the youth and through them the public for environmental concerns and ways and means to keep the environment clean and pollution free.

The objective of the Project’National Green Corps- Eco Clubs’ is to make youth understand environment and environmental problems, and to provide them Environmental educational opportunities through advocacy and on field programmes. This is intended to bring Scouts and Guides into direct contact with environmental problems being faced by the society they live in and help them to find solution for each problem.

In order to achieve the objectives set forth above the Eco-Clubs have been formed in 8000 Units of Bharat Scouts and Guides each doing activities related to the environment awareness and improving environment in different ways.

The total number of participants Scouts/Guides and other Members number around 5489000- in this projects.

The Project has taken the following seven areas of environmental awareness:· Greenery Development · Garbage Management · Conservation- Energy, Wild Life · Saving Drinking Water · Global Environmental Issues · Day Celebration Each area has no. of activities to be performed by the Scouts and Guides. For Example Tree Plantation- under Greenery Development involves selection of areas for tree plantation,

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type of trees to be planted. Some Units lay more emphasis on fruit bearing trees, some on shadow yielding/medicine.

The Project is spread all over the Country but the project being reported here mainly focus on the activities of Eco Clubs being carried out in Rajasthan a State of Indian Union.

Garbage Management mainly focuses on cleanliness programme and managing garbage at School & neighborhood and also in the camping areas of Scouts and Guides. Similarly awareness on Polythene free environment has been given due emphasis and Scouts and Guides can be seen propagating use of material other than polythene and collecting polythene for disposal. Water harvesting is an another area chosen under the project by few units.

Besides, Awareness marches, Rallies, Seminars, Debates, Lectures, Talks, Drawing and Painting, Poster making, Quiz Competitions are regular features in these clubs.

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Due emphasis is also given for conservation of wild life through activities under nature study tours, visits to Zoo, Sanctuary and reserve forests by the member of the Eco Clubs.

An innovative work on providing water pots to birds at different places as a part of Eco Club is also being undertaken. Global issues like Global Warming, Green House effect, environmental pollution and its effect on general health are dealt with through literary activities.

Important Days with regard to environment awareness in Units and Schools, Local communities are observed as a part of project and Speakers, Special Guest Lecturers, Specialists are invited to share their views.

The Project has received wide publicity in press and govt. circles. The Project has left special impact not only on participating youths but community in general. The public has taken very positive view of the ‘move’ and enhanced the image and visibility of Scouting.

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Reaching Out to Conflict Areas Sri Lanka Scout Association

Scouting for War Affected Children Ongoing Project

functioning were supplied by the National Scout Headquarters.

The Project is for children of scout age who are affected by the Conflict Situation and commenced in 2008 while the conflict was still raging.

Those involved in this project directly so far include the Principals of the Schools (10 Schools), Scout Leaders (2 x 10 troops), the District Commissioners (5 Districts), Asst.

District Commissioners (5 Districts),Provincial Commissioners (2) and a Commissioner from the National Headquarters. Total of 33 persons are involved so far in the Project. This will increase with the 6 new troops scheduled to be opened in the Eastern Province. The beneficiaries are the scouts numbering 240 so far while 164 more have been lined up for the balance 6 troops.

8 Schools in the Northern Province and 8 Schools in the Eastern Province were identified where children who were affected by the War were studying. 24 children were identified in each school and selected to form the scout troop. 2 leaders were selected and trained by the District Scout Training Team to become Leaders. The 8 troops were declared open in August 2008. A total number of 192 scouts and 16 leaders became members of the scout movement due to this effort in the Northern Province. 2 troops have been so far started in the Eastern Province while 6 more troops are to be opened yet.. Uniforms and scout materials and equipment required for the day to day

Project Planned As the War had been brought to an end by the Government since May 2009, we have planned to start scouting for the Children in the Welfare Camps in Jaffna as Stage 1. Eight Camps have been identified in Jaffna. Training of Leaders will

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be done first by the District Training Teams and thereafter the children will be identified and in each camp it is proposed to have 30 scouts and 2 leaders. In the Vavuniya District new Welfare camps were set up at the time of the War ending and are awaiting resettlement in the liberated areas once the Government clears such territories and provides the infrastructure for resettlement. At present we are collecting data and details of families in these camps through our scout 0fficials in Vavuniya District in order to start scouting for children in these camps.

Once we start the troops we will closely monitor their movements when resettlement takes place in order to continue scouting in their permanent settlements.

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2.The Program is something very new to due to the War that has gone on for 25 years and the Children are eager to involve scouting as training through scout methods will give them a sense of being independent in whatever they do and there eagerness to learn the skills in scouting will we believe finally result in character building to produce good citizens.

3.We have learnt that we have to venture out into new areas to introduce scouting, as there is always a lot of potential. Going into difficult areas ravaged by War was a rewarding experience for the leaders and commissioners involved, as parents are worried about what their children are being trained for. We have to interact with introducing the concept of Scouting.

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Fund-Raising Bangladesh Scouts The efforts of Bangladesh Scouts to raise fund is green all the way. To that end Bangladesh Scouts formed the Bangladesh Scouts Foundation, which in order to involve entrepreneurs and members of the civil society formed the Bangladesh Scouts Foundation Fund Development Committee. The beneficiaries of these monetary-related labours shall be the Scout Units and the Scout Programme.

tee, an Educationist & Social Worker, a Poultry Farming Entrepreneur, a Celebrity Fashion Designer, a Celebrity beautician, a Garment factory Owner. The National Commissioner (Foundation and Extension Scouting) is also a Member.

Bangladesh Scouts Foundation offers Membership to Individuals in the following ranks

Bangladesh Scouts Foundation has engaged some Partners in Progress. They are Patrons, Rotarians, celebrities, former Scouters, and former Scouts. That in brief, is almost the entire society that can contribute to the cause of scouting.

The present ‘Bangladesh Scouts Foundation Fund Development Committee’ comprises of a Knitting Factory Owner as Chairperson, and as honourable Members, we have been able to obtain the consent of a Former Advisor (Minister) to the Government, a Chartered Accountant & Insurance operator, a medico and a senior official of the National Special Olympics Commit-

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The principles and goals of Scouts and Rotary are closely allied, and both have served for long as role models in the society. Their parallel values expressed in Rotary’s Motto & the 4-Way Test, and the Scout Oath, Law, and Motto.

A Rotarian and a Rotary Club can involve Scouts in Polio Eradication programme, distribution of relief materials and winter clothing, and in supporting Rotary programmes. They can also promote or sponsor cub/scout/rover units, and extend Rotary service to scouts.

Bangladesh Scouts and the Rotary Club of Dhaka Urbana have launched “One Rotary Club: One Scout Unit” project interlinking 40 Rotary Clubs with 40 economically disadvantaged Scout Units.

In the USA Rotary Clubs support 1,400 Scouting units serving more than 50,000 youth members.

Australia has initiated CLOSR (Co-operative Liaison of Scouts and Rotary), which operates joint projects. The International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians is an international association for Rotarians who are or have been active members of any Scout/Guide Movement.

The IFSR has raised fund for the 21st World Scout Jamboree.

Rotary Clubs are providing fund through the “One Rotary Club - One Scout Unit” project in the spirit of spirit of Rotaract/ Interact Clubs.

We have recently introduced scouting in English Medium Schools, which are generally solvent.

They are providing fund to train their leaders and operating Scout units. NGOs such as the World Vision, working with children, are providing fund to train leaders and operating Scout Units.

We shall introduce community-based Scouting in affluent Housing Areas and Apartment Complexes, and social clubs, which will generate fund for Scouting.

We are on the verge of having Sena (Army) Scouts based on cantonment Schools and colleges. In terms of funding the Bangladesh Army is installing an Assault Course worth Tk 1000000 (US$15000).

Brewing in the head are projects that will bring in money, which include Publication (Advertisement revenue and promotion of Scouting), Memorabilia for sale (Mug, T-shirt), Scout Superstore (Camp-based, and serving the locality), and Hike & Bike for Charity (involving Rovers & Adult Leaders, and good for publicity).

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tion: 2009 shall host former Scouts, now established in business and industry; business and industrial magnates sympathetic towards Scouting, civil servants who served Scouting at District level and now hold key government positions; members of social service groups, viz.

Rotary, Lions, Red Crescent; and celebrities unified to the cause of Scouting.

The Strategy shall be the Marketing of Scouting through motivational presentations on the print and electronic media, activating interaction among Scouts and the invitees (the possible donors), undertaking specific projects for the visible transformation of donations, and to appeal to all to embrace BSF Membership in any category.

The tangibles: From October 2008 to September 2009 Bangladesh Scouts Foundation has been able to raise about US$ 45000 from BSF Memberships, NGOs, Bangladesh Army, and Rotary Clubs.

The experience thus far: It is essential to maintain a positive frame of mind. Involving new people/group is difficult, but not impossible.

The more people we involve, the more we can get. Fund-raising is good publicity for scouting.

We have to spread the net to engage people from all walks.

We gratefully acknowledge WOSM Asia Pacific Region, Rotary International District 3280 Bangladesh, Bangladesh Scouts Foundation Chartered Members, World Vision, Bangladesh Army, Sunnydale School, Sholastica School, South Breeze School, Dhaka Residential Model College, RAJUK Uttara Model College, Oxford International School, Bangladesh Scouts Extension Division, Bangladesh Scouts Foundation Division

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The Role of Scouts in Disaster Management Gerakan Pramuka Geographical History Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world which has 17,508 islands, lies between 6 degrees north latitude and 11 degrees south latitude, and from 97 degrees to 141 degrees east longitude and located between two continents, Asia and Australia / Oceania.

Geological History The islands are formed along the line between the powerful Australian tectonic plate changes and the Pacific. Australian plate changing slowly up the lane into the Pacific plate, which moves to the south, and between these lines stretched Indonesia. This make Indonesia islands as one of the most changed areas of the world’s geology.

The mountains in the Indonesian islands number more than 400 volcanoes, of which 100 are still active. Indonesia has three times the vibration in the day, an earthquake at least once a day and at least one volcano erupting per year.

Indonesia lies between the Ring of Fire along the northeastern islands adjascent to and including

New Guinea and the Alpide belt along the south and west from Sumatra,Java, Bali, Flores, and Timor. The volcanoes in Indonesia are among the most active of the Pacific Ring of Fire. They are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate.

The Pacific Ring of Fire area (or sometimes just the Ring of fire) in areas where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. In the form of a horseshoe 40,000 km, was associated with a series of almost continuous ocean trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and / or plate movements. Ring of Fire has 452 volcanoes and is home to more than 75% of the world’s active volcanoes and inactive. Sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt or the circum-Pacific seismic belt.

SCOUT CARE TASK FORCE Background As a disaster-prone countries, which disaster potential vulnerability, Scout Movement Of

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Gerakan Pramuka forming Scouts Care Task Force to participate in disaster response activi ties through the activities of the Scouts Care Action.

Based on 1. Statutes and By Laws Scout Movement 2. Scout Movement Strategic Plan 2009 - 2014 3. Kwarnas Decree No. 230 of 2007 on the Boy Scouts Organization of Care Guidelines Background As a disaster-prone countries, which disaster potential vulnerability, Scout Movement Of Gerakan Pramuka forming Scouts Care Task Force to participate in disaster response activities through the activities of the Scouts Care Action.

Based on 1. Statutes and By Laws Scout Movement 2. Scout Movement Strategic Plan 2009 - 2014 3. Kwarnas Decree No. 230 of 2007 on the Boy Scouts Organization of Care Guidelines Organization Scouts Care Task Force Committe composed of Commissioners, Staff Headquarters and members of Rovers Themanagement of the Scouts Care Task Force consisting of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Members which divided into Human Resources Development, Disaster

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Management and Conservation Environment.

Scout Action Care Scouts benefit activities undertaken together with communities, government, NGOs and other community organizations are integrated and coordinated by the Scout Movement in implementing human resource development, disaster management, and sustainable environment Scout Action Care carried out effectively, efficiently and by developing targeted 7 principle, namely: A. Educate: contains a real education for the individual, especially Scouts in order to build community and basic life skills B. Easy: practical activities that can be anyone, anytime for work at the sustainable and to develop lt by the community and Scouts, in order to get the opportunity to actualize themselves C. Benefit: benefits directly felt by community and Scouts, in order to get the opportunity to actualize themselves and practice D. Inexpensive :maximally utilize the media/ items existing or as or as cheaply as costcheapening

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Caring for the Earth National Scout Organization of Thailand The Green Scout Project has been created in accordance with an attempt to encourage the role of youth in natural resources and environment conservation. As the depletion of natural resources and the visibility of its impacts have been widely recognised, the environmental issues become both national and global agendas that all parties must join hands together to solve the problems. Scouts are considered as a young generation who can play a major role in environmental protection. Then the Green Scout Project aims at: providing knowledge and understanding about environment to boy and girl scouts across Thailand; facilitating them to build up their networks to share ideas and experiences; and encouraging them to play their role in local environment protection.

To achieve the goal, the scouting ideas and the environmental education principles are integrated to create the project activities. Environmental education is a process to create people’s environmental awareness and behaviour, while the scouting concept is learning and having fun.

Therefore, the main activities of this project focus on outdoor education, allowing the participants to have direct experiences outside their classrooms.

During the pilot project, from January to September 2009, seven three-day training courses were

organised in different parts of Thailand by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in cooperation with the Ministry of Education. The participants included more than 1,000 boy and girl scouts (between 11-13 years old) studying in secondary schools. These trainings were conducted in various national parks and various subjects were created in related to the environmental issues in each location. In addition, the group discussions were arranged to provide the opportunities for the participants to exchange views and ideas about how they could play their roles for environmental conservation in schools and communities. Then the results of their discussions were presented during the closing ceremony where some high ranking officials joined in it. This is to support the idea that voices of the young people should be heard by the administrators and the government.

Next, the standard curriculum for young scouts will be developed. Also, the curriculum and manual for training of trainer will be created.

Different trainings for the trainers will be conducted across the country. It is expected that these young scouts could join their hands to protect their environment starting from their families, schools and expanding to their communities and finally to the nation and the globe.

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Image building Korea Scout Association

1. Did you enjoy the video? This is a public advertisement broadcasted for 3 months by Korea’s SBS broadcasting station with the support from Samsung early this year. This advertisement shows the SCOUT’s honesty and stature which gives pride to Korean people.

2. According to the policies of World Organization of Scout Movement and Asia-Pacific Region, Korea Scout Association is enhancing the image of Scouting through the following methods.

3. This chart is the result of a survey done on the image of Scouting, which was conducted by Korea Scout Association in 2007. This survey was done by non-scouts.

As you can see, “know a little” and “don’t know much”rates up to 66.5%.

4. Analyzing by age, a level of knowledge of Scouting was rated 16.7% by elementary school students, 18% by middle school students, and 17.8% by high school students. This shows that our awareness of Scouting has fallen compared

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to 1991, when we had the 17th World Scout Jamboree in Korea.

Accordingly, Korea Scout Association carried out some youth programs and social-participation programs in order to enhance the brand value of Scouting and to increase the awareness of Scouting.

5. First of all, we have the peaceful-unification experience activity started since 1995. As the program was supported by Ministry of National Defense of Korea, it allows adolescents to directly experience Korea’s DMZ field, which has suffered from the pain of division solely in the world, thereby making them aware of a desire for unification and of value of peace. This program selects general adolescents through the internet, allowing them to join together, thereby enhancing the brand value of Scouting.

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excavating a talent, who has excellent achievement in nation, society, or philanthropy, by having this as a symbol of Scout activity internally, and by expanding public activity of Scout movement externally, through dividing it into education, culture, physical education, art, social volunteering work, and special section in order to develop a true human being targeting adolescents at home and abroad.

The winners are given the prize money of 10 million won, a medal, certificate, and a puregold badge by section. We had our 3rd winners this year. The winner of the 1st Youth Hero was Kim Yu-na, one of the famous figure skaters in the world.

7. “Happiness from sharing,” connected with ‘Creating a better world,’ is a program of practicing love, which gives hope to adolescents and makes a happy world through delivering love to a place requiring aid after raising fund with the aim of the scouting experiment, which contributes to society.

5,000 won per one bank account was allowed to be transferred automatically every month. The fund of 61,410 bank accounts(61,410,000 won) was raised in 2008. Thus, the following social contributions were practiced.

- Delivery of donation for earthquake damage to China (5,000,000 won) - Delivery of disaster-relief goods to Myanmar (32,000,000 won) - Purchase of commodities in Korea Mission Association for People with Disabilities - Public service activity targeting the elderly living alone and households with low income - Deposition of donation for helping North Korean children (30,000,000-for 3 years) - Planting trees in North Korea (In Gaeseong of 2007) 8. Finally, as a social-contribution project carried out in commemoration of the 100th anniversary for Scout movement, let me introduce the “School-zone safety keeper: Turtle campaign,” which started in 2007.

It achieved a result that totaled in 2,421 people joining in 88 places for 77 times in 2008. This project was selected as an excellent project by Seoul Metropolitan City, thereby has been supported in some of the project expenses for 3 years.

9. It is thought that the image, which is possessed by any organization, can be changed by attempting steady participation. Korea Scout Association endeavors so that image and brand in Scout can proceed with continuously growing along with many people in the middle of society, and strives to be helpful to creating a better world in line with policies of World Organization of Scout Movement and Asia-Pacific Region.

This project was developed as the school-zone safety keeper of elementary schools in downtown Seoul in order to protect our children from traffic accident. It was carried out to inform the importance of school zone and to form social environment where our children, who are the future, are protected. As a campaign developed along with Scout leaders, this greatly contributed to the image of social contribution of Scouting.

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Conference Resolutions

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Resolution of Thanks

The 23rd Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference held on 27 October to 1 November 2009 at the Hilton Hotel Kuala Lumpur recognising the efforts and contribution of all who participated directly and indirectly to organise and make the conference a success, extends its gratitude and appreciation to:

Resolutions Committee Malcolm BH Tan, The Singapore Scouts Association (Chairman) Ms Julie F Creed, Scouts Australia Ahmad Razif Ramli, Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia Ross J McKenzie, Scouts New Zealand Janaprith S Fernando, Sri Lanka Scouts Members, Resolutions Committee

1.1/09 The Honorable Dato’ Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Minister of Youth and Sports, Malaysia, for gracing the opening ceremony and delivering a speech expecting the success of the conference;

With the advice and technical assistance from Ms Kirsty M Brown Ms Luz Taray

1.2/09 Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Seri Dr Haji Shafie bin Mohd Salleh, Chief Scout of Malaysia and Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Haji Kaharudin bin Haji Momin, National Chief Commissioner of Malaysia for their participation in the opening ceremony.

1.3/09 The Right Honorable Dato Seri Ali Rustam, the Chief Minister of Melaka for officiating at the Melaka World Scout Camp, and for opening his beautiful state to delegates and observers of the Asia-Pacific Region Scout Conference.

1.4/09 The Right Honorable Tan Sri Dato Seri Muhyiddin Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Malaysia for gracing the closing ceremony.

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1.7/09 The Host Organising Committee headed by Tuan Haji Zakran bin Abdul Manan in organising the conference and making all efforts for its successful implementation and extending warm Malaysian hospitality; 1.8/09 The Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia (PPM) with its adult and young members for their tireless efforts in organising and conducting this important APR event, with special thanks to the State Commissioner and Scouts of Melaka for the warm hospitality extended to the Conference participants;

1.5/09 The Honorable Dato’ Saifuddin bin Abdullah, Deputy Minister for Higher Education, Malaysia for gracing the closing ceremony and for delivering the keynote speech on behalf of the Right Honorable Deputy Prime Minister,

1.9/09 The Chairman of the APR Scout Committee, Hon. Jejomar C Binay, members of the Regional Scout Committee, Regional Director Abdullah Rasheed and all members of the APR office, Manila for providing guidance and extending support in organising the conference successfully;

1.6/09 The Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee for their efforts and hard work in designing, planning and undertaking necessary tasks for successful completion of the event and making recommendations for its adoption in the conference;

1.10/09 The Delegates and Observers from different NSOs, representatives from the WSB Central Office, other regions, sister organisations, Youth organisations and NGOs for participating in the conference as well as in the deliberations;

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1.11/09 The promising young people and the organisers of the 6th APR Scout Youth Forum for successfully organising, steering and participating in the Youth Forum and making useful contributions and recommendations;

members, including but not limited to resignations, terminations and other casual vacancies; such review to be completed and draft constitutional amendments to be presented to the next Regional Scout Conference for consideration and adoption.

1.12/09 The organisers, trainers and participants of the APR Course for Leader Trainers for their efforts in developing quality trainers in the region;

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1.13/09 The Asia-Pacific Regional Scout SubCommittees and task forces for making significant contributions in strengthening the movement in this region; 1.14/09 The World Scout Committee headed by Mr. William “Rick” Cronk for participating in the conference and sharing his vision for effective and qualitative growth of the movement in this region; 1.15/09 The WOSM Secretary General Mr Luc Panissod and WOSM staff for providing necessary guidance for the successful management of the conference;

Youth Empowerment

In order to truly empower youth in Scouting and ensure their effective participation in Scouting; Bearing in mind Resolution 2/2007 made at the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference held in Tokyo Japan, in particular Clauses (a) and (b); Taking into account the excellent work done by the Young Adult Members’ Group (YAMG); Acknowledging the Regional Scout Committee’s sterling efforts in ensuring youth involvement in decision making as set out in the guidelines on the responsibilities of the YAMG; The Conference resolves:

1.16/09 The organisers and participants of the International Commissioners’ Gathering, Program and Training Palaver, Fundraising gathering, Asia-Pacific Evergreen Scouts (APES) gathering, and the APR Top Achiever Scouts (ATAS) gathering for their efforts in strengthening the movement and promoting peace;

i. That all NSOs are strongly urged to consider granting full voting rights to youth members (aged between 18 – 23 for the Young Adults Members Group, 18 – 25 years for NSOs, and 18 –26 for the Youth Forum) at the highest decision making body and any other relevant committee in each individual NSO;

1.17/09 The APR Scout Foundation Management Committee and the Trustee for their efforts in accelerating the growth of the foundation, and all new APR Scout Foundation members for their contribution to the Fund that will go a long way towards providing support to the Asia Pacific Region.

ii. That in principle, the duly elected Chairman of the Young Adult Members’ Group should have full voting rights in the Regional Scout Committee; and

1.18/09 The Director and Management of the International Youth Centre for hosting and assisting to conduct the APR Course for Leader Trainers and APR Youth Forum.

1.19/09 The management and staff of the Hilton Kuala Lumpur for hosting and assisting in the conduct of the APR Scout Conference.

02/09 Constitutional Review on Exit Management of Regional Scout Committee Members Recognising that duly elected members of the Regional Scout Committee may from time to time be unable to discharge their duties due to extenuating circumstances; and Acknowledging that proper governance requires that clear parameters ought to be set for the management of the exit of members of the Regional Scout Committee in order to ensure the orderly and continued functioning of the Regional Scout Committee; The Conference resolves that the Regional Scout Committee shall set up a task force to review the Constitution and By-Laws of the Asia Pacific Scout Region with a view to defining the criteria for, and the setting up of a process or processes for the regulation of, the exit of Regional Scout Committee

iii. That the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee should set up a select committee to make recommendations for appropriate amendments to the Asia-Pacific Region’s Constitution and By-Laws as well as to make similar recommendations for the amendment of the Constitution and By-Laws of the World Organisation of the Scouting Movement, through the World Scout Committee.

Resolution 2/07 reads“The Conference resolves that: a. all the NSOs be urged to have youth involvement in decision making at all levels in line with WOSM’s number one priority on youth involvement and World Scout Conference Resolution 6/02; b. the NSOs be encouraged to send young delegates with at least one young member under 26 to the APR Scout Conference”.

04/09 Terminology of “Street Children” to be Reconsidered Bearing in mind that the term “Street Children” carries negative overtones in some countries and cultures, and considering that there is scope to expand the good work in this area to cover other youth in difficult circumstances, with reference to programmes such as the “Ticket to Life”, the Conference resolves that the Regional Scout Committee consider how to change the termi-

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nology to be used when seeking to promote Scouting in less privileged communities to reflect a more positive image that carries no negative overtones, while ensuring that the uniqueness of the current programmes relating to relief for street children is not compromised .

05/09 Bidding and Hosting of Regional Events

“Use of resources” generally applies to use of materials such as electricity, water, timber, etc.

“Adult Resources” has tended to relate to “use” of adults, or management of adults as a human resource.

In view of the true Scouting traditions and values, taking into account the Asia-Pacific Region’s vision of spreading the impact of Scouting across all member NSOs, and acknowledging that the honour of hosting a Regional event will help upcoming NSOs to acquire and build new infrastructure and capacity, the Conference resolves that the Regional Scout Committee should conduct a study with a view to implementing guidelines for the bidding and hosting of Regional events.

The strategy “Adults in Scouting”, as illustrated in the diagram:”The Life Cycle of an Adult in Scouting”, is a strategy for support of (individual) adults – uniformed or non-uniformed, not about “using” adults.

06/09 Strengthening Networks

The Adults in Scouting strategy is about selection, recruitment, induction, training and support of adults, with opportunity for mutual review of goals set and achievements.

Acknowledging that Scouting faces many challenges for the future, and taking into account that it is desirable to share the benefits of Scouting with the less-favored individuals and communities in countries within the Asia-Pacific Scout Region, the Conference resolves that all NSOs within the Region and the Asia-Pacific Scout Region as a whole should strengthen their efforts in building ties and establishing networks with external stakeholders in each country as well as with regional stakeholders in the AsiaPacific Region.

07/09 Gathering of Training Team and Youth Program leaders at future Asia-Pacific Region conferences It is current practice to include in an Asia-Pacific Region Conference a gathering of Training Team members. This was adopted by the Conference in 2001 as resolution 21/01.

There is growing support to include the key Youth Program leaders and commissioners in these gatherings, so at this conference there is a joint gathering, achieved by invitation to Youth Program leaders to join the Trainers function. It is intended to call this gathering a “Palaver” as it was named at this Conference.

To encourage and enable this gathering at future Conferences to include Youth Program personnel as a matter of course, it is resolved that: At future Asia-Pacific Region Conferences, a combined gathering of Youth Program and Adult Training leaders and commissioners, called a Palaver, be included in the Conference social program.

08/09 Change of terminology: Adults in Scouting or Adult Support, rather than Adult Resources Since the concept of “Adult Resources” was introduced to the Asia-Pacific Region at the A-P R Conference in 1995 there has been only limited success in implementing the Adults in Scouting

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strategy, as it has not been well understood in some NSOs and therefore lacking in commitment and successful application.

(Support means visiting adults, encouraging them, bringing new ideas and skills to them, training-onthe-job, having productive meetings and being an advocate for our adults.)

That is, supporting our individual adults, not “using” them.

To make this more clear and to assist NSOs to make such a more positive impact in supporting our adults, so that they can provide better quality Youth Programs, it is strongly recommend that the term “Adult Resources” be replaced by “Adults in Scouting” or “Adult Support”, depending on the context of the expression.

This would apply to the relevant Objectives and Action Steps in the A-P R Strategic Plan and mean changing the name of the A-P R sub committee from “Adult Resources sub-committee” to “Adult Support sub-committee”.

Resolution: Depending on the context of the expression “adult resources”, 1 . The term “Adult resources” be replaced by “Adults in Scouting” or “Adult Support” and 2 . This includes the name of the A-P R subcommittee, which would be called the “Adult Support” sub-committee.

This Resolution has been discussed by, and is supported by, the Regional Scout Committee.

09/09 Voting Rights for Associate Members/ Accredited NSOs For some years, Macau Scouts and French Polynesia Scouts have regularly participated at all Asia-Pacific Regional meetings, workshops and seminars and fully supported Scouting’s role within the Region; there is awareness that WOSM is reviewing the criteria for full membership being granted to autonomous territories and regions which have not been eligible to become a full member, because of the current policy that there can only be one WOSM member in any country; therefore, to ensure that Macau and French Polynesia can take an equal role with all other NSO

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10/09 Request to WOSM for Constitutional Review of the Term of Service of World Scout Committee Members After the 38th World Scout Conference in 2008, clause 3 of Chapter V, Article XII of the Constitution and By-Laws of the World Organisation of Scout Movement, on “Term of Service of Elected Members” was amended and it now reads: “Each member elected by the World Scout Conference is elected until the next World Scout Conference.

A returning member shall only be eligible for reelection after a lapse of three years.”

This Conference expresses its strong desire and urges the 39th World Scout Conference (to be held in Brazil in 2011), and/or the World Scout Committee, to review clause 3 of Chapter V, Article XII of the Constitution and By-Laws of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement, on “Term of Service of Elected Members”; and if necessary, to re-amend Chapter V, Article XII, clause 3 of WOSM’s Constitution to read as follows: “Each member elected by the World Scout Conference is elected for a term of six years. A retiring member shall only be eligible for re-election after a lapse of three years.”

11/09 Radio Scouting Recognising the significant benefits to be gathered from friendship on the Air, and taking into account the regular activities including the APR/World Jamboree on the Air/Internet Noting that the Regional Scout Conference is attended by many NSOs/countries with Ham Radio License Holders and considering the large number of Youth and Adults in Scouting of similar interest and enthusiasm; Realising the potential of Radio Scouting to improve the image of Scouts and to inspire the younger generation to join Scouting; The Conference resolves: a) to encourage each NSO to establish Radio Scouting in its country; b) to establish strong networking among the Radio Scouting networks in the Region with the leadership from APR Scout Committee; c) That Radio Scouting progress report activities be included in the agenda of future Asia-Pacific Region

Conferences and Jamborees.

It is hoped that the Radio Scouting meetings held during the Conference would enable exchange of acknowledgement (QSL Bureau) cards, foster greater relations and camaraderie between Radio Scouting members at large with the aim of enhancing the quality of Scouting.

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Omnibus Resolution: Focus for the

The Conference recognises the excellent work and effort of the Break-Out Groups in the areas of Membership Growth, National Strategic Plan Implementation, Synergy between Programme and Training, and Community Based and School Based Scouting; acknowledges the outcomes from and accepts the recommendations of the Break Out Groups; and calls upon the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee to follow up on those outcomes and recommendations and report back to the NSOs on the implementation of those recommendations.

Further in each of these specific areas, the Conference resolves as follows: Membership Growth Bearing in mind that in line with the WOSM plan, ‘Membership Growth’ has become one of the priority areas for the Asia-Pacific Region, the Conference: i. takes note of and endorses the membership growth targets for each NSO and in particular the target of a 4% increase of membership for the Asia-Pacific Region by 2012 that was agreed by the NSOs present at the 6 th AsiaPacific Scout Leaders’ Summit in Nepal on 1 st – 4 th March 2009; ii. urges all NSOs and the Regional Scout Committee to strive towards meeting and to develop appropriate strategies in conjunction with the World Scout Committee for achieving those targets; and iii. eagerly anticipates the deliberations and recommendations of the Membership Growth SubCommittee that aim to help NSOs achieve realistic growth targets, support NSO membership development strategies, and assist NSOs in improving the membership retention rate.

National Strategic Plan Implementation Accepting that a National Strategic Plan is crucial for bringing better Scouting for more young people, observing that 23 out of 26 NSOs in the Asia-Pacific Region already have an on-going National Strategic Plan, and acknowledging with gratitude the sterling work done by the Management Sub-Committee in assisting NSOs to draft their National Strategic Plans and advise on implementation, the Conference strongly urges that all NSOs should continue to develop and ensure the implementation of a National Strategic Plan bearing in mind the following matters: i. that there will be many challenges in implementation, but necessary effort and sufficient resources

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have to be provided in executing the implementation of the National Strategic Plan, including: a. Commitment at the highest level, b. Setting simple and realistic plans with clear accountabilities and milestones identified, c. Coordination with government authorities and other external stakeholders, d. Proper and clear communication and marketing of the plan to all members to ensure ownership at all levels, e. Plan to implement - including regular Reviews f. Budget for the Plan Implementation g. Empowerment of the Grass Roots with the provision of guidelines for implementation of the plan ii. and that support is available from the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee, Management SubCommittee, World Scout Bureau Manila Office, and other NSOs. Synergy Between Programme and Training Remembering that the core of the Scouting movement is our youth, and that the mission of Scouting is youth development; and recognising that our program must meet the needs of young people and training must support program implementation; it is recommended that all NSOs: i. Have regular collaboration between Training and Youth Programme with equal representation at all levels to build greater synergies; ii. Continue to engage young people in policy and decision making to maintain the relevance of the current Youth Programme; iii. Consistent with the World Scout Conference Resolution 10/05, recommend that NSOs set up a

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joint Committee (comprising Training and Youth Programme) to oversee, coordinate, implement and review the work of the Youth Programme and the Adult Resources Department.

Community Based and School Based Scouting Acknowledging that there are different merits to community based and school based Scouting, and accepting that the coordination, motivation and transfer of best practices between each style facilitated by each NSO will often deliver the best results for the youth in both community based and school based Scouting, the Conference recommends that: i. NSOs should strive to achieve both community based Scouting and school based Scouting modes of Scouting delivery in their countries; ii. NSOs should consider that both modes of Scouting delivery provide different experiences of Scouting; iii. NSOs should recognize that appropriate adult resources are important for both modes of Scouting delivery and that the training will differ for both modes of delivering Scouting; iv. NSOs should recognize and understand that each mode has its own unique strengths; and v. NSO’s should recognize the value in both modes to service local communities and young people but understand that community based Scouting offers a higher degree of Scouting ethos, culture or philosophy, while school based Scouting allow enormous access and opportunity for young people.

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APR Constitutional Amendment

The 23rd APR Scout Conference adopted an amendment to the APR constitution. This is accordance with the amendment on the WOSM Constitution, Article XII, Clause b on “Ex-officio non-voting members” that was adopted at the 38th World Scout Conference in Korea.

The original provision in the APR Constitution (Article VIII, Clause 7 on “Officers”) stated that: The Chairman shall be entitled to attend meetings of the World Scout Committee with consultative status.

The following amendment was adopted: The Chairman or Vice-Chairman elected under Article VIII (6) shall become an ex-officio non-voting member of the World Scout Committee.

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New Chairman’s Challenge

Driver of Change Jejomar C Binay Chairman, Regional Scout Committee Brothers and sisters in Scouting, ladies and gentlemen.

Let me express my sincerest thanks to all of you, as well as to the members of the Regional Scout Committee, for giving me another three years terms to serve this beloved region. This stems from the fact that two years appear quite short for a plan to take its roots. Our short period of time helped us develop new direction to respond to the challenging times and take steps to overcome them.

Brothers and sisters in Scouting, I humbly accept your mandate.

We gradually surpassed the difficult times.

Challenging instances forced us to look closer and deeper at our organizational issues. Our leadership was tested. And this motivated us to resolve them and we were guided with what Lord Baden Powell aptly said, “Look Further, Look Wider”.

And with confidence and determination, we likewise said, WE SHALL OVERCOME these DIFFICULTIES AND CHALLENGES.

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Indeed, there are compelling reasons why the Asia-Pacific Region must succeed! It is home to more than 16 million Scouts which is half of the Scouting movement population. Therefore, we must demonstrate to the whole world that Scouting creates an impact on the lives of the young people.

While we have been optimistic of the future, however there are problems we have heard during our meetings and discussions.

We discussed better programs, better activities, better management, better operation, and better finances and the like that could guarantee and sustain this noble Movement.

Likewise, there are still problems that require our immediate attention. The image survey conducted in 17 national Scout organizations yielded result that demands our action. It revealed that a large number of people still think of Scouting as “recreational” club. This shows to people that “Scouting is indeed fun but fun with a purpose that purpose is education”.

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Another report of the breakout groups shows a decline on membership in some countries. Does this mean that our Scouting program may not be that attractive, relevant and beneficial at these challenging times?

Or is it about our capacity to train the many Unit Leaders who have the interest and passion in Scouting to deliver the program? Or could this be a shift to expand our program to community Scouting?

Another breakout group on Strategic Plan recommended that NSO plan must be simple, measurable, attainable and time bounded for them to implement.

The Regional Scout Committee recognizes those concerns and this conference addressed them with a sense of urgency.

One convenient vehicle that we did was the Committee NSO Visits. The CNVs will continue to look into NSOs program and administration. This will answer the importance of Quality Scouting.

We have learned lessons from the past on how to overcome these challenges. The foundations have been established and therefore, now is the time for us to critically execute and implement our plans for the future of this movement.

And one of the immediate plans of the Regional Committee is to take harmony with the policies of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and those of other regions. We shall make Asia-Pacific Region WOSM’s Driver of Change.

It is reassuring to know from the report of the World Bureau that Geneva Central Office will endeavor to continuously support the regions and the NSOs. This symbiotic relationship is very important to us. Why? Because it is here where the bulk of the world Scout population resides. If Scouting must be correctly perceived as a success after one hundred years, undoubtedly, the best place to develop that perception is indeed here in our region for the entire world to see. We shall be the leaders of that change!

We shall MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE SCOUTING MOVEMENT! At this point, allow me to state that it is with distinct honor and privilege to have been in the company of men who guided us reinvent the wheel of change in this region. THANK YOU to Vice Chairmen Mohammed Ali Khalid of India and Tan Cheng Kiong of Singapore and the other members of the team composed of John Ravenhall of Australia; Dr. Yung Chaur-Shin of

Taiwan; Oh Sang Gyoon of Korea; Manabu Hiratsuka of Japan and the continuing members composed of Prakorb Mukura of Thailand and Dr. Mohammed Mhukhyudin of Malaysia who are our new Vice-Chairmen together with Dr. Fazlur Rahman of Bangladesh, and Syed Pervez Ali Shah Jillani of Pakistan.

Let us welcome the incoming new members namely Nicholas Tang Ning of Singapore; Dr. Azrul Azwar of Indonesia; Shree Ram Lamichane of Nepal; Shim, Sang Ho of Korea; and, Dr. Chao Shou Po of Taiwan.

As we THANK and RECOGNIZE them, allow me to thank further the best leader at the frontline whom we owe a lot. And this is ALL OF YOU who are attending the conference. YOU certainly made Scouting significant in your respective Scout organization.

Again, we knock at your doors to help us strengthen the only youth organization in the world where learning and fun could go hand in hand and make a difference in the life of every member.

With the incoming team, and YOU at the frontline giving us inspiration, WE SHALL FIND BETTER WAYS to OVERCOME the CHALLENGES that might be forthcoming!

We are a TEAM that belongs to a MOVEMENT. A movement to MOVE MEN AND WOMEN to work as a TEAM. Finally, we express our thanks to our friends in Malaysia, the Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia, for their graciousness and hospitality in hosting the 23rd Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference in this beautiful City of Kuala Lumpur. Rest assured that we leave with a heart full of memories for old and new friendships made and the harmonization of our plans and programs to ensure the future of Scouting in this part of the world.

Let us remember that our greatest task is that the VALUES of Scouting are understood, appreciated and practised as a way of life by our society.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE AND MAY GOD BLESS US ALL!

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Recognition and Awards APR Scout Photo Contest 2008 Winners Bronze Prize Byung Hyun KOH/ Korea Norimasa Matsuba/ Japan Kok Onn Gan/ Singapore Silver Prize Delwar Hussain Mohammad/ Bangladesh Kin Sang Franklin Chan/ Hong Kong Gold Prize Frederick Bonifacio/ Philippines 2009 winners Bronze Prize Selim Newaj Bhuiyan/ Bangladesh Peng Hong Yeoh/ Malaysia Abdul Razik Subarnoh Tiksoy/ Malaysia Silver Prize Robert McKnight/ Australia Peng Hong Yeoh/ Malaysia Gold Prize Selim Newaj Bhuiyan/ Bangladesh

APR Outstanding Scouts Award Winners Jade Eliot (Australia) Dicky Lam Kwok-hei (Hong Kong) Chathura Deshpriya Mataraarachchi (Sri Lanka) Runner up Maeed Mohamed Zahir (Maldives) Harrison Erivera Bautista (Philippines)

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Winner on media Angelna Chang (Malaysia) Winner on written/essay Udomkichdecha Sarun (Singapore) Winner on poster Md. Harun-Or-Rashid (Bangladesh) Winner on blog Md. Harun-Or-Rashid (Bangladesh) Over-all winner Angelna Chang (Malaysia)

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APR Certificates of Good Service Award 1. Ian Langford-Brown (Australia) 2. Emma Joy Barker (Australia) 3. Julie Frances Creed (Australia) 4. Richard Joseph Miller (Australia) 5. Badar bin Haji Ali (Brunei Darussalam) 6. Mak, Wai-ming (Hong Kong) 7. Patrick Yip (Hong Kong) 8. Ronald Mak (Hong Kong) 9. Laxmi Singh Verma (India) 10. H.P. Chettri (India) 11. Prijo Judiono (Indonesia) 12. Susi Yuliati (Indonesia) 13. Adyatma Sucamto (Indonesia) 14. Alfian Amura (Indonesia) 15. Brata Tryana Hardjosubroto (Indonesia) 16. Dicky Surjadi Hidajat (Indonesia) 17. Tuan Haji Ishak Joned (Malaysia) 18. Alan D. Zulueta (Philippines) 19. Jeffrey Ho Kai Kwong (Singapore) 20. Gingpayom Bussabong (Thailand)

APR Chairman’s Award 1. Berthold Sinaulan (Indonesia) 2. Lee Young Ku (Korea) 3. Radzwan Hussain (Malaysia) 4. Geoffrey Teo (Malaysia) 5. Dr. Evelina Vicencio (Philippines) 6. Daniel Edirisinghe (Sri Lanka) 7. Boonrat Wongyai (Thailand) 8. Khan Mohammad Rafiqul Islam (Bangladesh) 9. Maximino J. Edralin Jr.(Philippines) 10. S.M. Mr. Ng Soo Chye (Malaysia)

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Conference Appointments Conference Chairman Jejomar C Binay (Philippines)

Conference Vice-Chairmen M.A. Khalid (India) Tan Cheng Kiong (Singapore) Zakran Bin Abdul Manan (Malaysia)

Credentials Committee

Resolutions Committee

John Hui (Hong Kong)

Julie Creed (Australia)

Hj Matassim Hj Duraman (Brunei Darussalam)

Janaprith Fernando (Sri Lanka) Tan Malcolm Ban Hoe (Singapore) Ross McKenzie (New Zealand)

Conference Tellers Takayasu Sato (Japan)

Ahmad Razif bin Ramli (Malaysia)

Major Sere Kala (Papaua New Guinea) B.K. Bahuguna (India)

Appointed APR Sub-Committee Chairmen 2009-2012 Youth Programme Jose Eduardo C. Delgado, Philippines

Membership Growth Emma Barker, Australia

Adult Support Dr. Mak Wai-Ming, Hong Kong

Regional Governance Task Force Alexander Wong, Hong Kong

Management Janaprith Fernando, Sri Lanka

Awards Mohammed Ali Khalid, India

Financial Resources Sonny Seung-Su Kim, Korea

Foundation Management Committee Simon Hang Bock Rhee, Korea

Scouting Profile Mizuta Shinya, Japan

Young Adult Members Group Maeed Mohamed Zahir, Maldives

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Conference Evaluation Summary Summary of the Conference Evaluation The Conference Evaluation is summarized by the number of respondents, calculated by using point-award system, whereby 1 point to given to ‘poor’ rating, 2 points is given to ‘Needs Improvement’, 3 points is given to ‘Satisfactory’, 4 points is given to ‘very good’ and 5 points is given to ‘Excellent’. The percentage score is based on the point-awarded, time the number of respondents and then divided by the total points awarded to the respondents for each topic.

The result of this evaluation is based on 212 (55.35%) participants who have returned their evaluation forms. There were 440 registered conference participants, including 43 Accompanying Persons and 14 Staff for the conference.

The evaluation gives a fair significant and indication of the conference being held.

[1] For addresses and Inputs, generally the respondents gave a ‘Very Good’ rate. However, there was only one ‘Excellent’ rating for the report of the Regional Treasurer. On the other hand It was rated ‘Satisfactory’ for the keynote address on the conference theme.

[2] The respondents indicated that the presentations on the Special Projects was ‘Very Good’.

[3] The Reports of the Breakout Groups were rated ‘Very Good”.

[4] For the presentations by Partner Agencies, 4 out of 5 agencies were rated ‘very Good’ and one agency was rated more than satisfactory.

[5] The respondents indicated ‘Very Good’ for all the 6 NSOs’ Action Time Presentations.

[6] For the Market Place, one place was rated ‘Satisfactory’ but towards very good while the rest of the 4 places, including those ran by 3NSOs were rated very good.

[7] All the presentations for the future regional and world events were rated ‘Very Good’.

[8] The evaluation also indicated that the New Chairman’s challenge was ‘Very Good’ (47.23%) and the presentation on Conference Resolution was ‘Very Good’ (29.58%) as well.

[9] For Ceremonies and social functions, the indicator was ‘Satisfactory’ for Opening Ceremony (29.05%) and ‘Welcoming Dinner’ (29.58%). It was indicated ‘Very Good’ for Educational Tour (30.71%), ‘Investiture of

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newly-elected Regional Committee members’ (40.57%) and the ‘ Special Recognition Ceremony’ (42.04%).

[10] For facilities and services, ‘Arrival Airport Reception’ (35.24%) and Transportation to the conference venue’ (37.86%) were rated ‘Excellent’. Among the hotels, Hilton, YMCA and IYC services were rated ‘Excellent’ ‘Very Good’ indicator was given to ‘Conference documents’, ‘Display Arrangement/Exhibition’, ‘PA System’, ‘Secretariat Service’, ‘Food/Refreshment’ and ‘Overall Conference Programme’.

[11] Main things liked best, needed improvement and other comments as mentioned by respondents: Things liked best: -

Location Excellent food /variety menu conference facility reflection presentation APR staff service /effective communication friendly atmosphere documents & its placement on chairs fellowship

Things need improvement: -

educational tour program opening ceremony/dinner‘ time management/punctuality transport to delegates, from hotel to venue registration procedure too long improve logistic needs too far for educational tour improve opening & closing ceremony programs

Other comments: - On the whole, it was a good experience/ good conference - Malaysia arranged the conference in good manner - Reorganization to all NSOs big or small– because every body is working for one cause.

It is to note that the special events with asterisk* in the evaluation, eg International Commissioners Gathering, APR Palaver, APES Gathering could not be evaluated/rated as the number of respondents exceeded the number of attendants for the respective events.

Bidding for the 24th APR Scout Conference 2012

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The Conference voted for BANGLADESH SCOUTS to host the next Regional Scout Conference.

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Host Organizing Committee Secretariat Head Mr. Hj. Abdul Shukor bin Mohsin National Training Commissioner

International Participant Head Dr. Mohammed Mukhyuddin bin Sarwani International Commissioner

Assistant Mr. Mohd Zaki Nurud-Din Chief Executive Secretary

Assistant Mr. Geoffrey Teo Yong Luan Assistant International Commissioner

Members Abdul Rahim bin Abdul Hamid Ahmad Razif Ramli R. Rajalingam Chan Ah Sang P.S. Maniam Wan Johari Wan Osman Azuddin bin Ab. Rahman Mohd Najib bin Hussin Mohd Farid bin Abd Ghani Mohd Zainurin bin Md. Yasin

Members Abdul Rahim bin Abdul Hamid

Finance Head Y.B. Dato’ Dr Mohamad Shahrum bin Osman Elected Exco Member

Members Mr. Hj. Yaakob bin Karim Mr. Sharil bin Kuru Mohd Azlan bin Abd. Jalil

Assistant Mr. Dr. Junaidy bin Abd Wahab Elected Exco Member

Conference Programme Head Mr. Nasaruddin bin Shamsuddin Assistant National Chief Commissioner (Scouting Development)

Members Dato’ Raja Roslan bin Raja Samah Council Member Registration Head Mr. Eric Khoo Heng Peng Assistant National Chief Commissioner (Special Function) Assistant Mr. Nasaruddin bin Shamsuddin Assistant National Chief Commissioner (Scouting Development) Members Mr. Hj. Ishak bin Joned Mr. Ahmad Radzi bin Johari Accommodation Head Dato’ Raja Roslan bin Raja Samah Council Member Assistant Mr. Hj. Radzwan bin Hussain Assistant National Chief Commissioner (Programme)

Protocol, Opening and Closing Ceremony Head Mr. Hj. Shukor bin Mohsin National Training Commissioner Assistant Mr. Ismail bin Ramli Elected Exco Member

Assistant Mr. P. S. Maniam National Headquarters Commissioner (Special Function) Members Mr. Hj. Zulkefli bin Kamaruddin Social Activities/Accompanying Persons’ Programme Head Mrs. Hjh. Juriah binti Sharudin Assistant National Chief Commissioner (Women Bureau) Assistant Jamal Harim Abdullah Assistant State Commissioner (Training) Members Mohd Faisal Hashim Wan Johari bin Wan Osman Intan Suraya binti Abd Wahab Shahrudin mohd Yusof Loges Warren

Members Mr. Sharil bin Kuru Mr. Mohd Nazlee bin Baki

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Conference Hall and Accessories Head Mr. Eric Khoo Heng Peng Assistant National Chief Commissioner (Special Function) Assistant Mr. Chan Ah Sang National Headquarters Commissioner (International Affair Unit)

Bulletin Head Mr. Ahmad Azam Shah bin Abdul Majid State Commissioner (Perak) Assistant Mr Chan Kau Chai Assistant State Commissioner (Negeri Sembilan)

Members Mr. Ahmad Razif bin Ramli Mr. Jamal Harim bin Abdullah

Members Mohd Zaliridzal bin Zakaria Mohd Farid bin Abd. Ghani

Public Relations and Marketing Head Mr. Hj. Abdul Shukor bin Mohsin National Training Commissioner

Logistic and Transport Head Major (Rtd) Mior Rosli bin Dato’ Mior Mohd Jaafar State Commissioner (F.T. Kuala Lumpur)

Assistant Mr. Irmohizam bin Ibrahim National Headquarters Commissioner (Public Relations Unit) Members Mr. Ahmad Razif bin Ramli Ms. Nashua bt. Fauzun

Assistant Mr. Abdul Rahim bin Abdul Hamid Members Mr. Philip Cheong King Scout Brotherhood Malaysia Welfare and Religious Affairs Head Dato’ Hj. Aziz Jamaluddin bin Mohd Tahir Honorary Treasurer Assistant Mr. Ismail bin Ramli Elected Exco Member

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Mr Abdullah Rasheed Regional Director

Ms Fatima Kahlil Madeja Executive Assistant

Mr S Prassanna Shrivastava Director, Administration & Resources Development

Ms Leonisa Capinlac Accountant

Ms Lucia Taray Director, Communications

Ms Arjay Cameros Assistant, Youth Programme and Adult Resources

Mr Ysidro P Castillo IV Director, Youth Programme and Information Technology

Ms Christeen Lauron Assistant, Administration and Communications

Mr Thian Hiong-Boon Director, Adult Resources & Research

Ms Theresa Quine Assistant, Communications

Ms Rosario Talaguit Unit Manager, Office Management

Mr Noel Sabandal Liaison Officer

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Conference Agenda Sunday, 25 October 2009 Arrivals, Registration and Check-in 0830 hrs – 1230 hrs Chief Scout Executives’ Meet 1230 hrs – 1400 hrs Lunch 1400 – 1700 Chief Scout Executives’ Meet (continued) Check-in and arrivals Monday, 26 October 2009 Arrivals, Registration and Check-in 0830 hrs – 1230 hrs Asia-Pacific Regional SubCommittee Meetings · Programme · Adult Resources · Financial Resources · Management · Profile · Foundation Management 1230 hrs – 1400 hrs Lunch 1400 hrs – 1600 hrs Sub-Committee meetings working groups (continued) 1600 hrs – 1630 hrs Break 1630 hrs – 1830 hrs Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee meeting Day (01) Tuesday, 27 October 2009 Arrivals, Registration and Check-in 0900 hrs – 1030 hrs Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee Meeting (continued) 1030 hrs – 1100 hrs Break for Refreshments 1100 hrs – 1230 hrs Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee Meeting with heads of NSO delegates 1230 hrs -1400 hrs Lunch 1400 hrs – 1405 hrs Reflections 1405 hrs – 1500hrs Preliminary Session · Welcome Address by APRSC Chairman · Silent prayer · Introduction of NSOs, Guests, etc. · Adoption of Conference Rules of Procedure · Conference Appointments · Introduction of candidates for APRSC 1500 hrs – 1530 hrs Break 1530 hrs – 1545 hrs Report on 6th APR Youth Forum 1545 hrs – 1600 hrs Report on APR Course for Leaders Trainers 1600 hrs – 1630 hrs Special Stamps Cancellation 1630 hrs – 1700 hrs Photo session 1900 hrs Assemble for the opening ceremony 2000 hrs Opening Ceremony and Welcome dinner

Day (02) Wednesday, 28 October 2009 0900 hrs – 0905 hrs Reflections 0905 hrs – 0930 hrs Keynote address on the theme “Scouts ~ Capital for Peace” 0930 hrs – 1030 hrs Report of the APRSC Chairman Hon. Jejomar C. Binay) Biennial Report by the Regional Director Mr. Abdullah Rasheed Report by the Regional Treasurer Dr. Renato Paras Address by the WOSM Secretary General Mr. Luc Panissod Address by the World Scout Committee Chairman Mr. William F. “Rick” Cronk 1030 hrs – 1100 hrs Break 1100 hrs – 1130 hrs Election of APRSC Members 1130 hrs – 1200 hrs Adoption of Amendments to the Constitution 1200 hrs – 1210 hrs Report of the President of the APR Scout Foundation Hj. Zainal Abidin 1210 hrs – 1230 hrs Incorporation of APR Scout Foundation 1230 hrs - 1400 hrs Lunch 1400 hrs – 1415 hrs Announcement of newly-elected APRSC members 1415 hrs – 1430 hrs World Scout Foundation presentation 1430 hrs – 1530 hrs WOSM Direction Arising from Korea Conference · Constitutional matters · Conference Resolutions · Major Focus Areas 1530 hrs – 1600 hrs Regional Focus for 2009 – 2012 1600 hrs – 1630 hrs Break 1630 hrs – 1700 hrs Presentation on Special Projects · Image Study · What is Great about Scouts!

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Day (03) Thursday , 29 October 2009 0900 hrs – 0905 hrs Reflections 0905 hrs – 0915 hrs Announcement of APRSC Chairman, Vice-Chairmen 0915 hrs – 0930 hrs Briefing on Break-out groups 0930 hrs – 1230 hrs Break-out groups · Membership Growth · National Strategic Plan Implementation · Synergy between Youth Programme and Training · Community-based/School-based Scouting · APR Plan 2009-2012 1230 hrs - 1400 hrs Lunch 1400 hrs – 1530 hrs Presentation by Other Partners · World Bank · Consortium for Street Children · World Vision · Initiate · European Region (WOSM) · Interamerican Region (WOSM) 1530 hrs – 1600 hrs Presentation of Break-out group reports 1600 hrs – 1630 hrs Break 1630 hrs – 1700 hrs Presentation of Break-out group reports (continued) 1730 hrs – 1900 hrs Asia-Pacific Evergreen Scouts (APES) Gathering 2000 hrs APR Scout Foundation Fund-Raising Dinner Day (04) Friday, 30 October 2009 0900 hrs Educational Tour (full day) 2000 hrs District Hospitality Dinner Day (05) Saturday, 31 October 2009 0900 hrs – 0905 hrs Reflections 0905 hrs – 1030 hrs Action Time Presentations (NSOs) · Value-based Scouting · Reaching out to conflict-affected children · Fundraising · Disasters and Role of Scouts · Caring for the earth · Image-building 1030 hrs – 1100 hrs Break 1100 hrs – 1230 hrs Market Place · The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Association · Kandersteg International Scout Centre · APR Scout Center – Suncheon · United Nations Environment Programme · National Scout Organizations

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1230 hrs – 1400 hrs Lunch 1400 hrs – 1500 hrs Presentation on Future Regional and World Events · 26th APR Scout Jamboree · 13th World Scout Moot · 39th World Scout Conference · 22nd World Scout Jamboree 1500 hrs – 1600 hrs Presentation on Future Regional Scout Events to bid 24th APR Scout Conference, 2012 · Bangladesh Scouts · Gerakan Pramuka, Indonesia · National Scout Organization of Thailand 1600 hrs – 1630 hrs Break 1630 hrs - 1700 hrs Election for the hosting of the 24th APR Scout Conference 1730 hrs – 1900 hrs Association of Top Achiever Scouts (ATAS) Gathering Day (06) Sunday, 1 November 2009 0900 hrs – 0905 hrs Reflections 0905 hrs – 0915 hrs Announcement of the Chairman and members of various Sub-Committees 0915 hrs – 0945 hrs Investiture of the newly-elected APRSC Members 0945 hrs – 1000 hrs New Chairman’s Challenge 1000 hrs – 1030 hrs Presentation on Conference resolutions 1030 hrs -1100 hrs Break 1100 hrs – 1130 hrs Discussion on Conference resolutions 1130 hrs – 1230 hrs Special Recognition Ceremony 1230 hrs – 1400 hrs Lunch 1400 hrs – 1500 hrs Special Recognition Ceremony (continued) 1500 hrs – 1600 hrs Adoption of Conference resolutions 1600 hrs – 1630 hrs Conference Evaluation 1630 hrs – 1700 hrs Break 2000 hrs Closing Ceremony and Farewell dinner

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Annexes List of participants AUSTRALIA Chief Delegate EMMA BARKER Delegate JADE ASHLIE ELLIOT PAUL DUDLEY PARKINSON PETER JOSEPH ANDREW NICKL REGINALD WALTER WILLIAMS RICHARD JOSEPH MILLER Observer ALYSSA RENEE PEARS BRYAN ERIC BROWN DAVID WYNNE JONES IAN LANGFORD-BROWN JOHN CLARKE JULIE FRANCES CREED KIRSTY MARGARET BROWN MARTIN HARRIS THOMAS MICHEAL GREEN ROBERT WADDELL TAYLOR SCOTT GRAHAM WITCHARD SOPHIE MARIA FEINT WILLIAM GEORGE WELLS Accompanying Person ELEANOR TAYLOR HELEN MARY WELLS LEONIE RUTH WILLIAMS LOIS BEVERLEY MAY PARKINSON BANGLADESH Chief Delegate ABUL KALAM AZAD Delegate ABDUL KARIM A K M ISHTIAQ HUSAIN MD HARUN-OR-RASHID MD MOZAMMEL HAQUE KHAN MOHAMMAD HABIBUL ALAM MOHAMMAD HABIBUL ALAM @ KARIM MOHAMMAD RAFIQUL ISLAM KHAN Observer A K M TIPU SULTAN DR NIZAMUDDIN AHMED DR. SADHAN KUMAR BISWAS FERDOUS AHMED FORHAD HOSSAIN HABIBUL HAQUE, CLT KAZI NAZMUL HAQUE KHALEDA AKHTER MANNAN M M FAZLUL HAQUE SYED RAFIQ AHMED MD AMIMUL EHSAN KHAN MD ENAMUL HAQUE MD JAMAL UDDIN SIKDER MD KAMAL UDDIN MD MESBAH UDDIN BHUIYAN MD NAZRUL ISLAM MD RASHIDUR RAHMAN MD REZWAN AFROZ MD SAIFUL ISLAM

MD SAIMUM REZA TALUKDER MD SANAULLAN MD SAYEDUR RAHMAN MD SHAHANOOR ALAM MD ZAIFUL ISLAM MD. NAZMUL HASAN MD.GOLAM SATTAR MOHAMMAD ATIQUZZAMAN MRS RUMANA ISTIAQ (MITA Accompanying person MRS SALMA KHAN MRS TAUHEEDA ALAM BHUTAN Chief Delegate CHENCHO DORJI Delegate NORBU DHENDUP Observer RATAN RAI DAN BADUR TAMANG BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Chief Delegate HJ BADAR BIN HJ ALI Delegate HAJI ABDUL RAHMAN BIN MERUSIN HJ MD SALLEH BIN HJ AHMAD MATASSIM BIN HJ DURAMAN Observer DATO PADUKA HJ IDRIS BIN HJ ABAS HJ ZAINUDDIN BIN HJ JAAFAR CAMBODIA Chief Delegate LAK SAM ATH Observer CHHOUR SOPANNHA SCOUTS OF CHINA Chief Delegate CHAO SHOU-PO Delegate CHANG, WEN-SHING GEORGE HUANG HSIEH LI-HUA MARK TSAI YA HSIUNG Observer CHEN CHIH YU, KAO WEI-HSIANG WANG YU HENG CHUANG, SHUN-RONG, CLT HUNG, SHUI-CHIN, CLT KUO, WU-CHO SHENG, HSIAO MING, CLT WU YI HSUAN Guest CHEN, CHENG-HSIUNG

HONGKONG Delegate DICKY LAM KWOK-HEI DR MAK WAI-MING KWOK YUK-CHING Observer CHAN SHU YING CHI KWOK HING DR NGAN MING-YAN HO YAN-MAN HUBERT HUNG YUE-KEI KWONG KWOK KWONG KONG HAU-WAH LAM YOK FUNG LAU YEE-LEUNG LEE ON-YEE LEUNG YIP-HUNG RAYMOND MA HOK YAM MOK YUEN KIN NG AH-MING NG KA LEUNG JASON NG KWOK-HEI TSANG WING-HONG WONG GRACE SAMANTHA WONG KONG-KAI WONG TAK-LEUNG CHARLES WU CHI WAI YEUNG WAI-MAN ELLA YIP KIN-SANG YIP KWAN HO DICK YIU KA-WAI OLIVER Guest DR CHAU CHAM-SON LI-LAM KIT KI MIRANDA IRENE KWAN Accompanying person CHAN WOO SHIU CHU LILY CHAU CHAM-SON HUI LEE BIG-KAR HUNG PETER NIGEL KWAN CHEUK YIN, WILLIAM LEUNG ON-FOOK LEUNG WONG MARIA INDIA Chief Delegate JAIN LALIT MOHAN Delegate BAHUGUNA BINOD KUMAR HARIPRASAD CHHETRI NAGESH CHANDRA SHIVAPUR ZOLIANA ROYTE Observer INDU PRABA SHARMA JERRY LALLAWMSANGA KEVIN VINOD CHANDRA PANDEY KUBAWALA MUSTAFA MANIKERI B. GAHANAN LAL THANG MAWIA NARAYANA SETTY NAVRESH KUMAR

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RADNEY SHYAM RAMACHANDRA ANNO NIMBALKAR SATAPUTE VITTHALSA A VISWAS GANAPATH POL VITTHAL R DEVARADDI Guest A. YARANA Accompanying person LAXMI CHHETRI

TAKAYASU SATO TAKEMICHI SUZUKI TATSUAKI MURASE YASUHIKO MIKI YUDAI SUZUKI YUKI KOZONO Accompanying person HIROKO MURASE YUKO MURASE

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Observer TAEBO TETEKA KOREA Chief Delegate SANG HO SHIM Delegate CHOI JAE-MIN CHUN HYONG CHO EUGENE GUI KIM EUN HO LEE HUR JUN HO JANG HYUNG KYU KIM BYUNG CHUI SEUNG SOO HONG SOH YONG CHUNG TAK SU BUM Observer CHO YONGTAK DONGHWAN KIM HONG HYUK JIN HYUK PARK IN-JUNG HEO JANG HAN BIT JANG SOO HWAN JI HYUN HAN KIM HEE HAN KIM JONG JIN KIM PYONG CHOL KOH BYUNG HYUN LEE HAE MOON LEE HYE YOUNG LIM SEO YEONG SEO DAVID EUN YOUNG SEO JI-EUN, SHIN HYO SUB YOUNG JOONG KANG Guest KIM KYU YOUNG SAE MI LEE MALAYSIA Chief Delegate YBHG. DATO ‘ HAJI KAHARUDIN BIN MOMIN Delegate DR. PARAMASIVAM MUTHUSAMY MOHD. HAFIZ BIN ARIFFIN HJ MOHD ADNAN BIN HASAN NORDIN MOHD NUR FITRI BIN RAUDDIN TAN SOW SUNG Observer AB, AZIZ BIN AB. RAHMAN, ABDULLAH MUSA

AHMAD FAROUK AHMED ARIPPEN ALI AHMAD SEMAN CHE ZAINUDIN BIN CHE MOHD NOOR DATO’ HJ LIAS MOHD NOR DATO HJ YUSOFF BIN DATO SERI PANGLIMA HJ MD KASSIM DATUK AWANG ZAINIE BIN HJ SUNTIM DUNSTAN MELLING AK. UNDAU HAJI SAAD BIN HAJI SALLEH HALEZZA BINTI MOHD HAN SIEW KWONG HJ MOHAMED SA’ID BIN BOLHASSAN HJ ROSDI BIN A. RAHMAN IBRAHIM ABDULLAH JAMALIAH BITNI ZAMRI LAU HOOI LIN LIAS MOHD NOOR MOHAMAD ZAINI BIN ISMAIL MOHAMED RUSLI BIN AWANG MAT MOHAMMAD HANAFIAH BIN HJ MAULUD MOHD ASIK BIN SAIM MOHD IKHWAN ABDULLAH MUHAMAD ZAINI ISMAIL NOOR HASHIM BIN ISMAIL PHILLIP CHIN, Observer RAMAKRISHNAN RAMASAMY ROSDI ABD RAHIM ROSLAN BIN MANSOR SHES SU’EIBA B. BABA SOH CHEE WHYE (KENNETH SREEANATHAN STEVEN SURENDRAN SUPRAMANIAM TAN BENG SIANG Guest TAN SIM KAI MALDIVES Chief Delegate AHMED ALI MANIKU Observer IBRAHIM ASIF RASHEED MAEED MOHAMED ZAHIR NEPAL Observer GAUTAM ADHIKARI KAMAL BAHADUR DEUJA SHIVA KUMAR POUDYAL SHIVA SHANKAR SHRESTHA NEW ZEALAND Chief Delegate GEORGE IAN FAIRBAIRN Delegate CORY ALAN LANG CRAIG GARDENER JOHN DAVID EASTWOOD JUSTIN STEWART Observer ARTHUR FRANCIS SMALL, GEOFFREY EDWARD FULLER ROSS JOHN MCKENZIE Accompanying person DIANNE SMALL PAMELA JUNE FULLER JENNY FAIRBAIRN

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PAKISTAN Chief Delegate S P SHAHID Delegate AKBER FIAZ UR RAHMAN LT COL HASHMAT ABBAS MRS JAMSHED NAQVI MUHAMMAD ARIF CURESHI MUHAMMAD WAQAS NADEEM ASHRAF RIZWAN MEMON Observer AFIAN HUSSAIN CHAHAT, CLT ANWAR AHMED ZAI, HASSA FEROZE KHAN RAJA AKHLAQ HUSSAIN MANNAN ABDUL MD YOUSAF KAUDAI MUHAMAD SHAH ALI PROF RAEES ALVI SARDAR KHAN BADUR ABDULLAH SYEDA SARWAL SEHAN TARIQ ABBASI Accompanying person SYEDA NOOR UNNISA ASMA NASEEM NIGHAT SEEMA PAPUA NEW GUINEA Chief Delegate SERE KALA Delegate MCADAMSON KOUGA, Observer STEVEN SOVI PHILIPPINES Chief Delegate PANGILINAN, JOSE RIZAL C. Delegate ROMAN, FRANCISCO S. CORVERA, DALE B. DELGADO, JOSE EDUARDO EDRALIN, MAXIMINO J. ZULUETA ALAN D. Observer ASIATEN, DANILO AVISADO, WENDEL BAUTISTA, HARRISON CASTILLO, SOPHIA U. BONIFACIO, DEREK EDRALIN, MAXIMINO J. MERIZ, JESS SEMBRRANO, HARMES ZULUETA, MARY GOLD Accompanying person LEABRES, DANILO LIM, WILLIAM ANGELO ZULUETA, FLORDELIZA

SINGAPORE Chief Delegate TANG NING NICHOLAS Delegate HO CHEE HENG HO KAI KWONG JEFFREY MALCOLM TAN BAN HOE MOHAMAD EFFENDY BIN RAJAB MUHAMMAD ZAINUDIN BIN ADNAN Observer MD KHAMSANI BIN SARDI AMAN BIN HAJI AHMAD CHUA SUM LENG ANDREW KHAMSANI B. SARDI LOU, GUILIN, YOUTH MOHD AFIQ BIN ANUAR POH CHER HUAT MICHEAL Guest ANTHONY THNG SRI LANKA Chief Delegate DE SILVA PROF THRIMADURA KULASIRI Delegate EDIRISINGHE DANIEL JANAPRITH SALINDA FERNANDO Observer CHATHURA DESHAPRIYA MATARAARACHCHI RUWANI MAPALAGAMA PALLIYA GURUGE THAILAND Chief Delegate SUTHAM PHANTHUSAK Delegate BOONRAT WONGYAI KHUNYING URAIWAN SIRINUPONGS PRAPATPONG SENARITH SOMMART SUNGKAPUN Observer ARPHAWADEE KARN-NGARN BANCHONG CHOMPOOWONG CHAIYAPATRA CHUAICHU CHOOCHUEN PENGSAWAD DARICA PHONPATTAPEE DEJ VORACHAROENSRI DHAVEE SURABAL DR CHATCHAI PRAPATSON GINGPAYOM BUSSABONG JAKTARN MATHAVEECHOTIKUL JATE SOPITPONGSTORN KRITEE TANTIVISITKUL M.L. NISAMANEE PONTANYA NAWAPATN YANVUDHI NUCHNAD SUKKA OLARN KENGRATSAT PATTAROJ KAMONROJSIRI PIMNAPA KHAMUDOM SASIVIMOL SOMNIYAM SATI PUNTHAWONG SAYUN SANTAD SOMMAI VERACHINGCHAI

SUPHAKORN WONGPRACH TARANAN ASAVATEVAVITH Guest CHINNAPAT BHUMIRAT ASSOCIATE ORGANANIZATION FRENCH POLYNESIA Chief Delegate PARKER NOELLINE Observer GENEVIEVE MANA MARC RICHARDSON MACAU Chief Delegate VONG, FRANCISCA Delegate KOU, POU KEI Observer CHAN RODRIGUES, JOSE CHOU, IAN KUAI LEUNG, KUONG CHI APR SCOUT COMMITTEE BINAY JEJOMAR CABAUATAN JOHN GEORGE RAVENHALL KHALID MOHAMMED ALI M FAZLUR RAHMAN MOHAMMED MUKHYUDDIN BIN SARWANI OH, SANG GYOON PRAKORB MUKURA RENATO PARAS TAN CHENG KIONG YUNG CHAUR-SHIN APR SUB-COMMITTEE ALEX WONG ALFIAN AMURA KOHNOSUKE KOBAYASHI KUAN, CHIH-MING MUHAMMAD SHAH ALI NAZIR AHMAD KHAN REIKO SUZUKI SEUNG SU KIM SHREE RAM LAMICHHANE YOUNG CHANG KIM ZAINAL ABIDIN Young Adult Members Group MANABU HIRATSUKA APR SCOUT FOUNDATION HUI CHIU YIN JOHN HIROSHI NAKASHIMA KATSUTOSHI OKUMURA MASAYA ARAO MASAO NAMBA MOHAMMAD AURANGAZEB CHOWCHURY MOHD. SALIM CHOWCHURY OSAMU OGAWA PAULUS TJAKRAWAN TANINGDJADA YORITAKE MATSUDAIRA

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