The Scout Association of Japan now opens registration for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference to be held in Tokyo on 18-23 October 2007.

This year’s conference targets the participation of around 700 Scout leaders and young adults. (more…)

World Health Day on 7 April marks an occasion to raise awareness of key global health issues and is celebrated on this date as it is the founding day of the World Health Organization (WHO). This year’s theme is international health security. The aim of the Day is to urge governments, organizations and businesses to “Invest in health, build a safer future”.

World Scouting’s ventures with WHO encompass (more…)

The project, called Sky High, has taken over six years of planning and has taken the team to the Swiss Alps, Alaska and Tibet. Leaders, fellow members of Hampshire Scouting Expeditions and the Chief Scout, Peter Duncan, were at their leaving ceremony on 23 March to wish the team a safe and successful adventure. After some emotional farewells, the team re-weighed and checked the large quantities of equipment they will be transporting to Everest. (more…)

Nepal is one of the five highly- endemic countries in the world identified by the World Health Organization (WHO), in order to assist Nepal in fighting the dreaded disease, the Asia Pacific Regional Scout Foundation approved the Leprosy Elimination project of Nepal Scouts amounting to US$17,500. (more…)

Japanese rover visited to Nepal at 14th Feb – 1st Mar. and Japanese rover practice a project with Nepalese rover. This project’s target is nature conservation. Today, I tell you about a programme of this project at Bhaktapur.
6 Japanese rover’s crew visit to Bhaktapur at 23rd Feb. We practice a program with E,G Pioneer School ‘s student. This program contents are ..

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– By RABIN DAHAL

Scouting is a system of non-formal education comprising activities designed, prepared and carried out on the basis of the capacity, needs and interest of young people in such a proportion that develops them morally and practically to become self-reliant. The various scouting activities help to effect psychological change as well as to develop a feeling of maturity within individuals.

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SINGAPORE: Don’t be surprised if you see a scout knocking on your door, offering to clean your room.
Starting on Saturday March 10, more than 10,000 scouts will scour the island for jobs, in return for cash donations. Job Week is an annual affair to raise funds for the Singapore Scout Association. The launch ceremony saw scout members performing a series of household chores at the Istana compound(it is an official residence of the President). And for the first time, girls in scouting will be joining their male counterparts in the job hunt.

President SR Nathan, who is also the Chief Scout of Singapore, signed the first donation card on 6th March.

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JOB WEEK 2007

10 MARCH - 16 MARCH
Scouts from all over Singapore will begin their Job Week which commences on 10 March and continue till 16 March. (more…)

Rover Scouts in Mexico are working to develop their community and promote cooperation with others to create a better world.

These Rovers belong to the ‘Red Ambiental Nayarit’ (Nayarit Environmental Network), a group of volunteers who work to support social development, protection of the environment and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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Scouts from the rover section of La Colombe group, in Musaga, Bujumbura in Burundi, decided to support one of their local inhabitants and her family as their Gift for Peace.
The Rovers got to know a blind lady living with her grandchildren in their town. The roof on her home was full of holes, there was no toilet for the family to use, and she was not receiving any support from the local administration. (more…)

Many Scout Associations are choosing to mark the Centenary year in conjunction with their national post authorities and issue a series of special stamps.

Isle of Man Post Office is joining in the celebrations of the movement – which began with just 20 members in England in 1907, but now numbering more than 28 million young people spread over some 155 countries around the world – with ‘Scouting 2007’, a set of six stamps and a miniature sheet to be one of the first Centenary stamp series released, and on the date of ‘Founder’s Day’ 22nd February 2007. This will make their first day covers very special indeed.

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The exciting events of Asia-Pacific Region.

February 2007
• National Jamboree, 1-8 February, Bhutan
• BP day, February 22
• India Visit with WAGGGS, 27-28 February, India

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The horrors of war

Longing for peace after three years of war, in 1917 BP wrote “The roots of Scouting have grown among young people of all civilised countries and are developing more each day. It might be thought that if in years to come, a considerable proportion of the future citizens of each nation forms part of this brotherhood, they will be joined by a bond of personal friendship and mutual understanding such as has never existed before, which will help to find a solution to terrible international conflicts.” (more…)

What to do with young people?

Released from his missions, Baden Powell set up home in England. He looked at the pressing problems of a British society weakened by unemployment and decided to devote himself to the service of young people. Taking advantage of his fame, he spoke directly to them by means of the newspapers sold in stalls throughout England.

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In 1899, stretching his talents and astuteness to the full, Colonel Baden Powell saved the South African village of Mafeking, after 217 days under siege by the Boers. He had only 1,000 men against 6,000. One of his side’s strengths which made all the difference were the youngsters trained as sentinels and runners. On his return, the English acclaimed him as a hero and the Queen made him a General. (more…)