20TH ASIA-PACIFICREGIONAL SCOUT

CONFERENCE

R E P O R T

New Delhi, India7-11 October 2001

CONTENTS

Published byBharat Scouts & Guides/India

Greetings 1

Welcome Remarks 2-3

Address, Vice President of India 4-5

Regional Director’s Report 6-11

Regional Treasurer’s Report 12-13

World Scout CommitteeChairman’s Address 14-17

Address of WOSMSecretary General 18-23

Youth Forum Report 24-25

Conference Resolutions 26-31

Closing Ceremony Address 32-33

Image of Scoutingin the Asia-Pacific Region 34-41

Chairman’s Challenge 42-45

Highlights of Input Paper 46-66

Committee Members 67-69

Awards 70-76

Photos 78-79

Appendices 81

Conference AgendaOpening ProgrammeClosing ProgrammeParticipants List

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greetingsHEADS

OF STATES

• Peter HollingworthGovernor of the Commonwealthof Australia

• Justice Shahabuddin AhmedPresident and Chief ScoutBangladesh

• Officer on Special DutyPresident’s SecretariatRashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, India

• Tung Chee-hwaChief ExecutiveHong Kong Special Administrative Region

• Sir Silas AtopareGovernor GeneralPapua New Guinea

• Her Excellency GloriaMacapagal-ArroyoPresident and Chief ScoutRepublic of the Philippines

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welcome remarksRAMESHWAR TAKUR

On behalf of the National

Association of the Bharat Scouts

& Guides, it is my privilege to

extend a very warm welcome to

our Chief Guest, His Excellency,

the Vice President of India, Shri

Krishan Kant Jee. I also

welcome the eminent

dignitaries on the dais,

distinguished leaders of the

Scout movement from India and

abroad, representatives of the

Government of India and the

State Government of Delhi, all

delegates, representatives of

the media, ladies and

gentlemen.

I am particularly grateful to the

Honorable Chief Guest who

inspite of a very busy schedule,

has been kind enough to be

with us to inaugurate the 20th

APR Conference. Friends, our

Chief Guest is a great scholar,

thinker and distinguished public

man, ardent social worker, who

hails from a respectable

freedom fighter’s family. His

concern for the democratic

values, enlightened citizenship,

character building particularly

for the youth, communal

harmony and the spirit of

services for the needy are well

known. As the Patron of Bharat

Scouts & Guides, he has been a

source of inspiration and

guidance to our movement

along with his talented and

dedicated wife Madam Suman

Krishan Kant Jee.

As we are aware, Scouting is an

international movement and is

the largest voluntary uniformed

youth force in the world. The

movement is spread to over

150 countries with 28 million

Scouts and 10 million Guides.

The development of the

movement in the Asia-Pacific

Region is remarkable.

It is important to note that the

Scout Movement was

conceptualized by the Founder

Lord Baden Powell while

serving in India. Presently,

India with 3.4 Million Scouts

and Guides ranks 3rd position

in Guides and 4th in Scouts in

the world. The Scouts and

Guides organizations in India

with the blessings of Pandit

Jawahar Lal Nehru, Maulana

Abdul Kalam Azad and Dr H N

Kunzru got unified 50 years

back as Bharat Scouts and

Guides. Since then it has made

commendable progress and has

earned laurels at national and

international levels. The United

Nations conferred on Bharat

Scouts and Guides the most

prestigious “Peace Messenger

Award” in 1987. It received

“Indira Gandhi Award for

National Integration” in 1988.

Friends, this Conference gives

an opportunity to rejoice over

the achievements of the past,

assess the present strength and

weaknesses of our organization

President, Bharat Scouts and Guides/India

and work out a realistic time

bound programme of

development for the future so

that we may transform the

present challenge into new

opportunities.

With my active and continuous

association of nearly six

decades in various capacities as

First Class Scout, Troop Leader,

Scout Master, District and

Provincial organizing

Commissioner, as Vice President

and President at the National

level, since may student days in

1942, I strongly feel that there

is urgent need for future growth

and development of the Scout

Movement since its commitment

and training constitutes to the

developmet of young people in

achieving their full physical,

intellectual, social and spiritual

potentials as individuals, as

responsible citizens and as a

member of the local, national

and international communities.

In this connection the message

of the Great visionary and

doyen of the Scout Movement,

Pandit Jawarhar Nehru, the first

Prime Minister of India, who,

while inaugurating the 17th

International Scout Conference

in India had given us. I quote –

“ So, in this tremendous drama

of the World, we as individuals

and as a movement and an

organization like the Scout

organization, can play a definite

part-not in the political field,

I mean, but in creating the

atmosphere of fellowship,

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comradeship, understanding

which are not, sometimes,

based on real feeling of the

mind and the heart.”

As we are aware, the human

society has made tremendous

progress. However, certain

sections of the citizens of the

World are engrossed with

human weaknesses like

selfishness, jealousy, hatred,

violence and terrorism.

Therefore, selfless services of

the trained and disciplined

bands of Scouts and Guides and

former Guides and Scouts from

different walks of life are more

needed today to serve the

community. I am confident, this

will receive utmost attention of

the World Leaders of the

Movement.

We should remember the

universally accepted dictum that

“once a Scout, always a Scout”.

In Scouting spirit, we must

continue to render self-less

service and treat the whole

world as a family.

Friends, the Conference

Organizing Committee under

the able guidance of National

Commissioner Shri L M Jain and

Director Dr S Kumar and the

various sub-committees have

tried their best to provide and

arrange the required facilities to

make your stay most

comfortable, I am confident you

will enjoy your stay in Delhi,

make valuable contributions to

the deliberations of the

Conference, make new friends

and enhance the Scouting

fraternity.

You will also have a unique

opportunity to see India, the

world’s largest democracy and

witness its natural beauties,

culture, traditions, heritage and

above all its people, their ways

of living, customs and

hospitality for which India is

well known over the ages.

I am confident that al l the

delegates and participants will

take back home the rich

experience of India and

excellent memories of the

Conference.

Once again, I welcome you all

with warm Scouting greetings.

Jai Hind, Jai Jagat!

Parade of colors at the opening ceremony.

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I am glad that the Bharat

Scouts and Guides have

organized this Asia-Pacific

Regional Scout Conference. I

take this opportunity to convey

my greetings to the

distinguished participants who

have assembled here to share

their experiences and

perceptions on issues critical to

the strengthening of the Scout

Movement, especially in the

Asia-Pacific Region. Your

deliberations, I have no doubt,

shall be of great value to the

future of the Scout Movement in

this region. My best wishes to

all of you.

As a voluntary educational

movement, to shape the

character of the youth, by

inculcating in them the values

of self-discipline, social service

and patriotism, I believe,

Scouting and Guiding are truly

peerless. To enable the youth

to become ideal citizens is a

noble enterprise possessing

timeless value. In essence, this

movement comprehensively

builds up the character of the

youth and guides them to

higher actions.

In India, the Bharat Scouts and

Guides, as the premier nodal

organization, has been

dedicatedly working with our

youth through several

progressive programmes and

activities. The achievements

have been impressive. Scouting

and guiding have helped the

youth achieve their full physical,

addressVICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA

intellectual, social and spiritual

potentials as individuals, as

responsible citizens and as

members of the community.

Through a system of

progressive education and

training, it has been purposively

molding the young minds and

harnessing their creative

energies for the good of the

larger society.

In its long journey of over nine

decades, Indian Scouting has

traversed a long distance. In

the pre-independence period,

several attempts to deny

admission of Indian youth into

Scouts Association, by the

colonial authorities, under an

impression that it might lead to

revolutionary activities, were

overcome successfully due to

perseverance of a number of

public-spirited persons like

Pandit H. N. Kunzru, Pandit

Madan Mohan Malaviya, Dr

Annie Besant, Dr G P Arundale

and others. It had also the

proud privilege of being blessed

by the stalwarts of our freedom

movement – Gandhiji, Pandit

Nehru and Maulana Azad, who

had immense faith in the

movement to usher in a spirit of

goodwill among communities.

From its formative days to the

present, the complexion of

Scouting and guiding have

undergone sea change. It is a

tribute to the strength of India’s

Scout-Guide Movement, that the

Bharat Scouts and Guides have

grown from a cadre strength of

HIS EXCELLENCYSHRI KRISHAN KANTVice President of India

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mere 0.35 million in 1950 to 3.5

million today and is the third

largest network in the world

with about, 85,000 units spread

all over the country. Today, the

Scout-Guide Movement in India

have come a long way, ever

expanding its reach and ever

enriching its content.

It will be simplistic to say that

Scouting and guiding is merely

a programme of the youth. It is

also a way to sensitize the

society about its own evolution.

Through its activities l ike,

community development,

literacy programmes, health

awareness campaigns, and

accidents and calamity relief,

the Bharat Scouts and Guides

have been fostering in our

society a new culture of work –

a refreshingly different attitude.

You, as Scouts and Guides, are

all singularly fortunate to

receive the early education and

training, which will equip you to

cope with the new emerging

world optimism and confidence.

The Scout Movement has truly

prepared you to perform your

future role and responsibilities.

The beauty of your upbringing

is that you learn the essence of

life not in a regimented

environment, but in a cheerful

and forward-looking ambience

in which pleasure and

instructions are inextricably

blended. It truly nurtures, you

to become leaders in your

chosen fields.

Our problems, as a nation, are

many and varied. What is

required is both an intellectual

and moral awakening, which

must occur in the context of

understanding the problems of

India’s teeming millions. The

youth must take it upon

themselves to become willing

instruments in serving those

millions. I am glad that the

Scouts-Guides Movement is

preparing you for the tasks

ahead.

Today, the youth in this country,

and, indeed, in the whole world

is in a state of moral turmoil.

Depletion of values has

weakened our social fabric. The

Scout Movement, in such an

atmosphere is a beacon of

hope. I am glad that this

movement has provided you

with the physical, mental,

intellectual and moral

equipment to face the tasks

ahead of you.

I wish you all an enjoyable stay

in Delhi. I have no doubt that a

bright future awaits the Scout

organizations of the Asia-Pacific

Region. I have great pleasure in

inaugurating the 20th Asia-

Pacific Regional Scout

Conference.

Thank you.

Busy days at the plenary hall.

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report byREGIONAL DIRECTOR

Greetings!

• Herman Hui, Chairman

of APR Scout Committee

• L. M. Jain, Chairman

of Host Organizing

Committee

• Garnet de la Hunt,

Chairman of World Scout

Committee

•Dr Jacques Moreillon,

Secretary General, World

Organization of the Scout

Movement

• Members of the Regional

Scout Committee,

Sub- committees and Task

Forces

• Members of the World Scout

Committee

• Frankie Roman, immediate

past Chairman of World Scout

Committee

• Chief delegates of National

Scout Organizations

• Delegates, observers and

accompanying persons

• Host Organizing Committee

members

• Invited Guests from

international and kindred

organizations

• My colleagues in the World

Scout Bureau

I have mixed emotions at this

moment, as it is known to

everyone that as Regional

Director this is my “last report”

in a regional conference. It is a

great privilege for me to work

for the World Organization of

the Scout Movement, more so

for a region that is so vast, so

diverse, so wealthy, and where

Scouting is lived and

experienced widely. In my

eleven-year service as Regional

Director, I have traveled across

countries – all the 23 member

countries – as well as in

countries and territories which

are not yet members.

I am grateful to Scout

associations for being the

builders of this region. What we

have become as a region is

largely your own making. I give

this report not to enumerate

what I have done but to make

us remember what you have

achieved and where we excel.

My job has brought me to share

your success as well as your

challenges. I also wish that we

had created opportunities

together. Let me share with you

our areas of strength in ways

that I have known and believed:

Scouts Australia offers

what we call the real

stuff of Scouting to its

young people. I have

always admired their

youth-oriented activities. If you

are looking for a real standard

of Jamborees, Ventures and

Moots, Australia is the place to

be. At the same time, the

quality of leadership in Australia

is making an impact in regional

and world Scouting. Scouts

Australia hosted the very

successful Top Summit and two

Asia-Pacific Jamborees, the first

regional Marketing Workshop –

all in this three-year period.

KIM KYU YOUNGRegional Director

World Scut BureauAsia-Pacific Region

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Bangladesh Scouts

is an organization

that has grown in

experience and wisdom.

They know how to choose

leaders who can lead and build

a strong organization. They

know how to maximize their

resources. They are making an

impact on the lives of people in

the villages. The introduction of

Girls-in-Scouting made a

significant boost to their over a

million membership. Early this

year, Bangladesh Scouts hosted

the Advanced Management

Course for its Professional Scout

Executives.

Bhutan Scouts

Association is our

youngest member of

the family, therefore it is

precious and dearly treasured.

After becoming a WOSM

member in 1999, it now has

over 6,000 members and have

organized several youth

activities and leader training

courses. In June this year,

Bhutan organized an ICT

(information communications

technology) for Scout leaders

and computer teachers. Older

members of our Scout family

have helped Bhutan Scouts to

stand confidently on its feet,

such as Bharat Scouts and

Guides, Bangladesh Scouts, the

Scout Association of Japan,

Pakistan Boy Scouts Association,

the National Scout Organization

of Thailand, Persekutuan

Pengakap Malaysia, and Boy

Scouts of Korea.

Persekutuan Pengakap

Negara Brunei

Darussalam has kept

pace quickly with

resources development. Go to

Begawan and you will find a

huge Scout complex, complete

with a national headquarters

building, a shopping mall, Scout

shop, prayer hall and a Wood

Badge training area. Brunei

Scouts showed their expertise in

camping when they organized

the International Youth Camp

this year. At this conference,

they are inviting the next

regional conference in 2004.

This is made possible with the

patronage of their sultanate and

the support of their

government.

The General Association

of the Scouts of China

is one association that

has not presented any

internal crisis during my tenure

as Regional Director. To put it

simply, it has the qualities of a

successful Scout organization –

it has the right people and

sufficient financial resources and

properties for it to operate

effectively. This year, Scouts of

China invested its President as

Chief Scout and inaugurated a

5-storey headquarters building

at the heart of Taipei. Scouts of

China organized an Asia-Pacific

Jamboree and now takes the

challenge of hosting the World

Moot in 2004.

Fiji Scouts Association

is blessed with

nature’s bounty most

beneficial for Scouting.

With its location, age and

experience, it has the advantage

of leading Scouting in that part

of the Pacific. Scouting, over

the years, has been embedded

in the lives of many islanders. In

1999, Fiji hosted the regional

Multi-Purpose Workshop, Course

for Assistant Leader Trainers,

and the meeting of Council of

South Pacific Scout Associations

for its neighboring island

countries.

The Scout Association

of Hong Kong is a

worthy model to

other Scout

Associations for

achieving financial self-

sufficiency. First, it has built the

highest Scout building in the

world, considered the Scout’s

home in Hong Kong. Second, it

has a very high density rate of

one Scout per 11 people of the

country’s population. Third,

there is competence in its

leadership at all levels – both

the volunteers and

professionals. Fourth, it is the

largest contributor to the APR

Scout Foundation. There are

just too many good things about

Hong Kong to be mentioned

here.

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Bharat Scouts & Guides

is a pioneer

organization. It has

grown in size,

resources and wisdom.

Where else can Scouting be

more successful than here in

India? It is a world by itself

where we find the face of

human history – from the

ancient to the 21st century. It

is amazing how the Scouts are

keeping and preserving their

traditional practices while

adapting to emerging

technologies and Scouting

techniques. Bharat Scouts &

Guides hosted the Basic

Management Course for

Professional Scout Executives

last year. We are now

organizing a regional conference

for the first time in this sub-

continent. This should be the

beginning of envisioning a mega

Scout association with 10 million

members 10 years from now.

Gerakan Pramuka/

Indonesia has a very

unique character as a

Scout Movement. We

have nineteen million

members and half of them are

in Indonesia. The Movement is

deeply ingrained in the political

and social system of the

country. Despite the changes in

Indonesia’s political leadership,

Gerakan Pramuka managed to

get the solid support whenever

a new President is in place.

Tremendous resources are all

over the country — people,

natural resources, culture &

heritage. Gerakan Pramuka

displayed its capability in

managing its resources when it

hosted the Scouts and hostels

workshop last year.

When we refer to The

Scout Association of

Japan, we speak of an

association that has in-

built strength,

community-based Scouting,

financial stability, and

international impact. Japanese

Scouts have regularly promoted

international youth exchange as

the way of reaching out to the

much wider world of Scouting.

Last year, the association hosted

the regional Multi-Purpose

Workshop, a Management

Course for its full-time

executives and a Symposium for

its volunteer leaders. The

Japanese government made a

substantial financial contribution

to the World Scout Foundation

and the Asia-Pacific Scout

Foundation.

In the vast Pacific is

a small island called

Kiribati. I was there

in 1997. Scouting

there is a reflection of their way

of life, a sense of space and

time that probably differs from

what most of us are accustomed

to. Certainly, the Scout

Association of Kiribati is there to

stay with the support of larger

associations in the Pacific.

This is an opportunity

to look at my mother

association, Korea

Scout Association, from

the perspective of an

outsider. Korea Scout

Association is successful

because of the efficiency of its

system – in operations and

communications. Added to this

is its ability to network and link

with other youth organizations.

That is why KSA is never missed

in the frontline of youth

organizations in Korea. Last

year, KSA hosted the 21st Asia-

Pacific Jamboree, the regional

Youth Programme Workshop

and the International Gathering

of Leader Trainers. Korea is

determined to invite the World

Scout Conference in 2008.

In Malaysia, you see

that Scouting is much

alive in the states. At

the grassroots, we are

able to understand the

commitment of Scout leaders of

Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia.

Everywhere, younger generation

of Scout leaders are coming up

to keep the traditions of

Scouting. Last year, the

Sarawak Branch of the Scout

association showed its

excellence when it hosted the

combined PR & IT Workshop in

Kuching.

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Maldives is a country

where Scouting is a

unique experience.

The echelons of its

government and various sectors

of its relatively small population

know what Scouting is even if

the islands are widely scattered.

They are also directly supported

by the President of Maldives.

The Scout Association of

Maldives proposed a “Jamboree

on the sea”. To realize this

dream would be a breakthrough

for Scouting programme.

Mongolia is a God-

blessed country.

No wonder that

Scouting appeals to

its young people where

they could appreciate better the

bounty given them. Mongolia is

celebrating its 10th year

anniversary in October this year.

As a ten-year old organization,

look what it has achieved. It

has a good structure. It has

built relations with government

and other international

organizations. It has a young

leadership. Now it seeks to

build its national headquarters.

The Scout Association of

Mongolia organized its National

Jamboree last August to mark

its 10th year anniversary.

Speaking of nature,

where else should out-

of-doors Scouting be

than in Nepal? This

country is blessed with

the Himalaya ranges, the dream

of many people to scale its

heights and come closer to

God’s highest creation. This is a

tremendous challenge to Nepal

Scouts to get united and create

adventurous opportunities ––

one of them could be a center

for nature for young people of

the world.

Looking at the world

map, New Zealand

is a country that

somehow looks

distant and

isolated. In the

geography of Scouting, there is

no such distance. Scouting New

Zealand is so much connected

to the heart of Asia-Pacific and

the rest of the world. Why?

Because the Scout leaders travel

the vast distance of the Pacific

to join international community

in Scouting events. Scouting in

New Zealand itself is known for

its quality youth programme and

training.

With its new set of

leaders, Pakistan Boy

Scouts Association has

just been injected with

new vigor, new hope and a

fresh challenge. This shows

that where Scouting is seen to

be important, Scouting will be

revived by the very people who

treasure its value and integrity.

A Scout Cadet College in

Pakistan is flourishing with the

support of its government. A

Scout Foundation was launched

last April. Key leaders are

putting on a collective effort for

its vision 2007 and strategic

directions after it organized a

National Workshop on Strategic

Directions.

The Scout Association

of Papua New Guinea

takes pride in its

Scouting history from which it

derives hope to make it a strong

and visionary organization. We

have a new leadership in Papua

New Guinea. There is

government support. There is

leadership training. Most

important of all, there is

determination to surmount the

challenges of making the

organization better than ever.

Papua New Guinea organized a

National Workshop for Strategic

Directions in November 2000.

The Philippines is a

Scout country, the host

of World Scout Bureau

since 1956. Go there,

just mention about

“Scouting”, and most people

would say “I was a Scout”. This

is the extent of how Scouting

has become an integral part of

Philippine history and its society.

Boy Scouts of the Philippines

has captured my admiration and

respect. It is well-established

organization in many aspects

and has steadily maintained a

phenomenal membership

density. Philippines hosted the

Basic and Advanced

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Management Courses and a

National Workshop on Camps

and Hostels Management in

1999.

Singapore is a

country known for

its first rate

efficiency and

Singapore Scouts is

doing just that in the training of

its leaders. Recently, the

association built a training

institute that welcomes leaders

from the Asia-Pacific Region.

The Millennium Jamboree

organized this year shows that

Scouting is a potent part of

Singapore’s young society. In

1999, Singapore Scouts hosted

one of the most successful

seminars in Adult Resources.

They also hosted the Scout

Supply Management Workshop

last year.

The Sri Lanka Scout

Association is one of

the pioneer

organizations in world

Scouting. Over the years,

Scouting has been established

and accepted by the various

sectors of Sri Lankan society.

Scouting in Sri Lanka has much

potential. The association

organized the first Information

Technology Workshop and

hosted the National Workshop

on Training System.

We all know that

Thailand is preparing for

the World Scout

Jamboree by the end of

next year. The National

Scout Organization of Thailand

is indeed a very confident

organization to have faced the

challenge of organizing a world

conference in 1993, and now

the World Scout Jamboree.

Much of this strength is derived

from the strong support of its

government. NSOT hosted a

series of Adult Resources

Seminar in June this year. At

the end of next year, Thai

Scouts will welcome the world in

Sattahip.

The Scout Association

of Macau is our

associate member.

Macau is now in the

process of rebuilding itself with

the leadership of its younger

generation. Still, we look

forward to a more dynamic

relations between Macau and

other associations in the region.

In the last three years, we

focused our attention on two

potential countries – Cambodia

and Solomon Islands. And we

still have work to do in Cook

Islands, French Polynesia,

Nauru, New Caledonia, Samoa,

Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and

Vietnam. A greater challenge is

to see active Scouting once

again in former member

countries such as Iran,

Afghanistan and Myanmar.

Scouting in every country has

varied dimensions. And we all

know that there had been

hitches and struggles

somewhere in the last three

years. There have been difficult

times and the challenges are

limitless.

As the outgoing Regional

Director, let me end my address

by thanking countless people for

working with me, serving with

me, and visioning with me. I

would say that I have reached

the peak of my Scouting career

with you, and for that, I am

grateful. It has not been easy

as I say it now, but the

satisfaction is deep and lasting.

Since I took over on January

1st, 1990, we – together –

• expanded from 20 to 23

member countries.

• our membership grew from 8

million to 19 million members.

• we organized

- four regional conferences

- three regional Top Leaders

Summit

- ten Asia-Pacific Jamborees

- three Asia-Pacific Ventures

- three Asia-Pacific Moots

- four A-P Workshop on Youth

Programme Development

- four A-P Youth Forums

- eight A-P Adult Resources and

Training workshops

- nine Asia-Pacific Basic

Management Courses

- three Advanced Management

Courses

- five regional gatherings for

Public Relations, Information

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• I thank my own staff at the

World Scout Bureau/Manila for

practically spending a large

part of their lives working for

and with you. Only a person

who embraces the Scout

profession would understand

how the moments of our lives

are spent serving others.

• I thank the millions of young

people who I will never meet

in my lifetime, for making me

understand the purpose of our

work together.

It has always been my dream

that by the time I retire, I

wish to be back to the Troops,

to the young people. Only

then can I probably say that

my work as a Scout Leader is

complete.

• Last but not the least, I thank

my family – my wife and my

son – for their understanding

that is beyond measure. In

every step I have made since

joining the professional

service in 1970 until this day,

they made a step too. I

offered most of my prime life

in Scouting. In their own

quiet way, they offered their

lives too.

Thank you very much. It has

been my pleasure serving with

all of you. God bless us all.

Communications Technology

and Marketing.

- three A-P Workshops on Scout

Supply Service cum Trade Fair

- three workshops on Camps

and Hostels Management

- four A-P Multi-Purpose

Workshops

- three Strategic Directions

Workshop

- four gatherings on

environment and community

development

- a regional seminar on values

formation

- and several national seminars

on registration system.

In my own journey as Regional

Director, I had been blessed,

helped, supported and inspired

by many good people. I

cannot account for everyone

here, but they are certainly

acknowledged and appreciated:

• I thank the National Scout

Organizations, the people

known and unknown to me,

and all who are creating and

re-building the Scout

Movement. You entrusted me

this responsibility and I assure

you that I did my best to live

by that trust.

• I thank the Regional Scout

Committee and Sub

Committees of the last four

terms from 1989 to the

present. Through your work

and dedication, the word

“commitment” has found its

true value and meaning.

• I thank my Secretary General

for his profound wisdom and

energy in leading the

enormous demands and

opportunities of this largest

youth organization. I also

thank my colleagues in the

World Scout Bureau/Geneva

who are giving first rate

service to the movement, for

sharing their energies and

talents with their colleagues at

the regional offices. My

colleagues in the other regions

are equally recognized for

their cooperation and

friendship.

• I thank the World Scout

Committee for their vision to

make this movement a world-

class organization.

• I thank our sister and affiliate

organizations, especially

WAGGGS, for expanding the

dimension of Scouting and for

keeping Scouting in the

mainstream of society.

• I thank the kindred

organizations who share our

mission and vision. We are

merely separated by names

but we do work for one

ultimate goal – the betterment

of human society.

• I thank the Philippines, my

second home, for the warmth

of its people and the

generosity of its government

in giving the World Scout

Bureau diplomatic privileges.

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Good morning, fellow optimists in this environment whose

future is uncertain at best.

I’m delighted to make this appearance at this gathering of

stars and wanna be stars of the region’s Scouts to give you a

story of how the Asia Pacific regional Office handled the

financial aspects of its activities and operations during the past

3 years – 1998 to 2000.

As past President of our Rotary Club, I was told by a member,

“I think the people who listen to you are either morons or

stupid.” I quickly replied back saying, “which one are you”.

And he left me. And now for my report. Your triennial report

book includes the details of the slides I shall present. First,

our operations.

What did it cost us? What did it cost us? What did it cost us? What did it cost us? What did it cost us? The total cost we incurred during

1998-2000 amounted to $1,116,865,

report byREGIONAL TREASURER

an increase of 2.2% from the

total cost for the previous three

years 1995-1997, or an average

increase of less than 1% per

year.

How did we finance theseHow did we finance theseHow did we finance theseHow did we finance theseHow did we finance these

costs? costs? costs? costs? costs? The total financing we

obtained for the same 3 years

1998-2000 amounted to

$1,155,557, an increase of

6.3% over 1995-97 financing.

This resulted in an excess of

$38,692 over our costs vs. a

deficit of $5,825 in 1995-97

operations. We ended up with

a fund balance on 30

September 2000 of $100,728,

an increase of 62% versus our

balance of $62,036 on

DR RENATO L. PARASRegional TreasurerWorld Scut Bureau

Asia-Pacific Region

30 September1997!

The minimal increase of less

than 1% per year in costs was

achieved by exercising restraint

in our expenses, arising from

the pressure of receiving from

Geneva nonononono increase in field

activities and operational costs

budget, except for minimal

increases in staff costs. We

accepted and understood the

situation of financial constraints

in the world bureau.

Speaking of pressure, let me

share with you the story of an

aggressive underwriter selling

life insurance to a business

executive. He told the

executive, “Sir, I don’t want to

1998-20001998-20001998-20001998-20001998-2000 1995-19971995-19971995-19971995-19971995-1997

Total costTotal costTotal costTotal costTotal cost $1,116,865$1,116,865$1,116,865$1,116,865$1,116,865 $1,092,645$1,092,645$1,092,645$1,092,645$1,092,645 + 2.2%+ 2.2%+ 2.2%+ 2.2%+ 2.2%

Total financingTotal financingTotal financingTotal financingTotal financing $1,155,557$1,155,557$1,155,557$1,155,557$1,155,557 $1,086,820$1,086,820$1,086,820$1,086,820$1,086,820 + 6.3%+ 6.3%+ 6.3%+ 6.3%+ 6.3%

Excess over cost + 38,692 - 5,825 + 663%

Fund balance, endingFund balance, endingFund balance, endingFund balance, endingFund balance, ending $ 100,728$ 100,728$ 100,728$ 100,728$ 100,728 $ 62,036$ 62,036$ 62,036$ 62,036$ 62,036 + 62%+ 62%+ 62%+ 62%+ 62%

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working relations. Assuming

WOSM does not change me as

Regional Treasurer also, since I

am way past retirement age, I’d

like to pledge my continuing

cooperation with the new

Regional Director and hope that

he and I can work together

also.

ClosingClosingClosingClosingClosing. . . . . Let me now close, by

thanking you all for being such

a good audience, especially

those of you who tried hard to

be awake for the entire time.

To the others, I hope I have

contributed to your well

deserved rest.

I wish you all the success in

your lives of service in scouting.

I know you will succeed

because you are not willing to

fail. Remember your success

will cover the mistakes you

make. May I end my session by

enjoining you – volunteers and

professionals – to think about

this.“Measure“Measure“Measure“Measure“Measure your l ife notnotnotnotnot

by your capacity to earncapacity to earncapacity to earncapacity to earncapacity to earn, but by your

generosity generosity generosity generosity generosity in giving of yourself,

and in sharing moresharing moresharing moresharing moresharing more what you have

been given generously by your god.

Real happiness is in helpinghelpinghelpinghelpinghelping

and touching the lives of others.”touching the lives of others.”touching the lives of others.”touching the lives of others.”touching the lives of others.”

pressure you. Sleep on my offer

and call me tomorrow morning

about your decision – if youif youif youif youif you

wake up!wake up!wake up!wake up!wake up! The executive

signed up! (good, you’re still

awake) in restraining our costs,

I kept reminding Kim and the

office a basic principle of

expense management, which

goes this way:

“When you are on the vergevergevergevergeverge of

splurgesplurgesplurgesplurgesplurge, purgepurgepurgepurgepurge the urgeurgeurgeurgeurge.”

Think about it. You may want

to remember this and practice it

too not only in your offices, but

also with your wife and family.

Enough of our operations.

Field activities and projects.Field activities and projects.Field activities and projects.Field activities and projects.Field activities and projects.

Let me lead you now to another

area. For all the money we

spent, what did we do to help

you in the region? A report

which I believe you’d appreciate

better.

These are the major projects.

We hope most of you benefited

from these activities which in

turn, would have helped your

scout association. To the

associations and individuals

who helped us fund and

manage these activities, a

trillion thanks. We look

forward to your continuing to

share your blessings and

resources to be able to help

and touch the lives of others.

I know it is difficult to

understand all what I have just

reported. I am reminded of

the story of a preacher who

enjoy hearing homilies or

sermons of other ministers. He

visited a neighbouring mission

church, accompanied by a

friend from his parish. The

sermon proceeded but the

visiting preacher could not

understand what he was

hearing. He leaned to his friend

Cost of total projectsCost of total projectsCost of total projectsCost of total projectsCost of total projects $235,656$235,656$235,656$235,656$235,656

Financed by GenevaFinanced by GenevaFinanced by GenevaFinanced by GenevaFinanced by Geneva $ 94,821 $ 94,821 $ 94,821 $ 94,821 $ 94,821

DonationsDonationsDonationsDonationsDonations $140,835 $140,835 $140,835 $140,835 $140,835

We disbursed a total of

$235,656. The $235,656,

$94,821 came from Geneva

and the $140,835 came from

donations, thanks to the charm

of our aggressive Regional

Director.

Let me now tell you of the

various field activities and

projects we undertook these

last 3 years.

and whispered, “I don’t

understand any of this!” His

companion replied with a wry

smile, “now you know, preacher,

how our parish feels.” Is this

how you feel also?

With Kim’s mandatory

retirement next year, I wish to

publicly acknowledge with

thanks the pleasurable

opportunity to have worked

with Kim and for the excellent

I hope you enjoyed this session.

Maybe some will go happy

hearing my stories. I know

more will just go happier

because this boring session had

ended. May the force be with

you all. Enjoy the

rest of your

day.

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address byWORLD SCOUT COMMITTE CHAIRMAN

GARNETDE LA HUNT

ChairmanWorld Scout

Committee

I believe in Scouting with all my

heart. I am confident that 2007

will indeed be a celebration.

On the other hand neither you

nor I should perhaps concern

ourselves so much with the year

2007, rather more important is

the next 24 hours and the 24

hours after that and 24 hours

after that.

That very excellent book "The

Essential Characteristics of

Scouting" produced by the

World Scout Bureau sums up

completely what we understand

Scouting to be, and we have

chosen and are committed to

that path. As you know, 28.5

million Scouts throughout the

world have agreed to this - this

will produce excellence and

nothing less is good enough for

our youth.

May I ask you to get your copy

immediately, read it, understand

it, own it, and summarise it,

perhaps in a checklist form, and

make sure that every young

person under your leadership is

given the opportunity of playing

the great game of Scouting

properly.

The fundamental principles are

not negotiable, the Scout

method has a proven track

record, extremely successful

wherever boys and girls meet in

the cities, in the so-called

squatter camps, in the rural

areas, in Europe, Africa, Asia

and America, irrespective of

colour, class or religion -

unaffected by differences in

culture. Scouting has a proud

record, it is successful and has

been successful for over 90

years but only when it is applied

as a package in its entirety,

without modification.

That does not mean that

Scouting is static. Old men and

women like me who are fast

approaching their "sell by date"

are privileged to be a member

of this youth movement. We

have to take responsibility for

facilitating the implementation

of the ideas of young people

and yet to retain our passion for

the ideas and ideals of that man

Robert Baden-Powell.

Scouting is an alive vibrant

Movement and while there are

non-negotiables, Scouting must

remain relevant both in time

and place. As you are aware, at

its meeting in Prague, in July,

the World Scout Committee

accepted an offer of a pro bono

study of World Scouting made

by the International

Consultants, McKinsey & Co. In

mid-August the Steering

Committee appointed by the

World Scout Committee, met

with McKinsey to agree the

parameters of this study.

The areas or workstreams that

will receive special attention are

"Implementation of a Strategy

for Scouting", "Organization"

that will seek to clarify the

relevance of the products and

services to WOSM's

membership, "Sources/uses of

funds" which is self-explanatory

and "External Communication".

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Two subsidiary workstreams are

"Customer Perspective" which

will look at the requirements of

National Scout Organizations/

Associations and Regions.

Finally, the last workstream is

"Benchmarking" that will

identify the successful practices

of other NGOs.

It is expected that the study will

be completed before the year-

end. I hope that each of you

will have felt free to let your

opinions be heard.

"Scouting is a Movement of

young people supported by

adults." This was agreed as far

back as 1993 in Bangkok. That

was a long time ago, and apart

from a few notable exceptions

little has happened at World

and Regional level to facilitate

the involvement of young

people. That is why the

Educational Methods Group of

the World Scout Committee

took the initiative and has given

the matter high priority. They

have explored ways and means

of involving young people in

Scouting at all levels. They have

also made a study of the future

of the World Scout Youth

Forum. Their proposed policy

was adopted by the WSC in

Prague but many questions

remain as to how this desirable

situation can be implemented.

The question will be on the

agenda of the World Scout

Conference in Thessaloniki.

Two WONDERForums, that took

the form of e-mail discussions

explored the Educational and

Institutional involvement of

young people. Although

participation in these two

discussions was low, this

working method is likely to

expand and become more

popular in the future. In support

of this work, at the initiative of

the World Scout Committee, the

Scout Association of the United

Kingdom conducted a well

considered consultation, by

means of the Internet and e-

mail, on youth involvement at

all levels of Scouting, titled "A

Voice for Young People". I am

extremely grateful to both TSA

and particularly to those of you

who participated in that project.

The results of these studies are

available on the Internet.

WAGGGS/WOSM relationships

during this triennium have been

most cordial and a level of trust,

mutual respect and goodwill has

been established that is

appropriate between two

idealistic youth movements,

born of the same founder.

The main occupation of the

WAGGGS/WOSM Consultative

Committee has been has aimed

at enhancing understanding and

knowledge so that we can all

make well informed decisions in

Thessaloniki. The subject of

"One New World Organisation",

that was first promoted by the

WSC some 10 years ago has

also been on the agenda at the

Joint Consultative Committee

Meetings.

You will recall that, at the end

of the last triennium, Mr. John

Beresford, a previous WSC

Chairman, undertook to do a

fact finding study so that we

could be better informed on

various aspects of the two

movements. This study and the

WAGGGS commentary on it

have been posted on the

Internet by both world

organisations. We are indeed

grateful to John for this very

thorough and informative study.

Following this, a questionnaire

was sent out to all NSOs of

WOSM in an attempt to

establish our membership's

attitude to the concept of "One

New World Organisation". The

result of the survey was not

conclusive and in some cases

indicated the need for more

information to be made readily

available to NSOs so that they

would be able to make better

informed decisions in the future.

WAGGGS will decide on their

Long-term Vision at their World

Conference in Manila next year.

Should that conference decide

that one of their alternatives is

to examine, with WOSM, the

possibility of "One New World

Movement" then we, at our

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Conference in Greece, which

will follow Manila, will have to

decide on our response.

The idea of "One New World

Movement" has evoked strong

emotions and opinions both for

and against. Any such move

must not be to the

disadvantage of either of our

Movements or any of our

member associations. My

colleague on the WSC Garth

Morrison and Heather Brandon

of the WAGGGS Board have

jointly developed a number of

papers on subjects such as

"Mission", "Educational

Methods" and "Fundamental

Principles". These papers

confirmed that there is little of

importance that separates our

two movements but that we

need to recognise that the

achievement of genuine equality

of opportunity for men and

women requires special

measures.

Garth is at present working with

WAGGGS on allied papers, while

my colleague Walter Hofstetter

and WAGGGS are developing

possible structural options,

simply to identify the magnitude

of the task and to look at

feasible options. Questions of

structure and organisation are

second order questions that can

only be addressed if it is agreed

by both parties that "One New

World Organisation" is the way

forward.

All this information is or will be

readily available on our

websites and should provide

both WAGGGS' and WOSM's

members with the necessary

information to make informed

decisions at their respective

World Conferences next year. It

must be stressed that it is only

at the respective World

Conferences that any relevant

decisions can be made.

So much for the reports ofSo much for the reports ofSo much for the reports ofSo much for the reports ofSo much for the reports of

what the WSC is doing butwhat the WSC is doing butwhat the WSC is doing butwhat the WSC is doing butwhat the WSC is doing but

far more important is surelyfar more important is surelyfar more important is surelyfar more important is surelyfar more important is surely

what we can do.what we can do.what we can do.what we can do.what we can do.

In South Africa we have a plant

that is known as the Khaki

weed. Ignore it and it

flourishes, take it, plant it and

pamper it, and surely the

darned thing will die. In a

sense, I think Scouting is

something like that. B.P.'s

Scouting flourished all over the

world before people felt

compelled to modify it, and for

me, far more frightening, they

wanted to control it. Surely we

must re-inject into Scouting the

vitality and the spontaneity that

characterized it when it first

started and that has accounted

for its phenomenal success.

In the beginning, B.P. offered

boys activities and a value

system, he suggested that 'they

try them out' and develop them

to each boy's level of

excellence. The boys responded

and acquitted themselves well.

During the First World War

there were many stories of

bravery and self-sacrifice by

Scouts and there are numerous

stories of outstanding

community service by Scouts in

the flu epidemic of 1918. Down

the years the stories are legion,

all around the world, of how

Scouting buckles down and

gives to the community. Is it not

the old story of Mafikeng, "Give

a young person responsibility,

trust them and surely they will

deliver."

In 1907 BP pinned his hopes for

the future on boys, later he

appealed to Youth to give us a

peaceful world. I'm frustrated

by the arguments that Youth

don't have the time or the

experience to run our

movement at all levels. If time

is the constraint then let us find

another method to obviate that

difficulty, perhaps we lack

flexibility, perhaps we lack the

"light touch". Scouting thrived

in the African Bush in the

outback where structures take a

back seat when the situation

demands results.

We are living in a world that is

in desperate need of a value

system. B.P. was clear that any

imposed value system would

produce only a veneer. So then,

let them learn by doing, let

them rub shoulders with their

peers, allow them to work with

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young role models that are

blazing their own trails.

Scouting can be an exciting

adventure, in a youth

Movement where young

idealists can be trusted to take

responsibly for those whom

they lead.

I'm not proposing a "free for all"

but what I am suggesting is

that we find a way, and we find

very quickly, of breaking this

precious Movement free of the

shackles that bind it

(particularly if those shackles

are a mindset). Are not

adolescents in industrialized

countries perhaps voting with

their feet?

We have always argued that

young people want an exciting,

challenging programme, in

which they are a participators

and that is still true. On the

other hand research is now

showing us that young people

are desperately seeking to form

relationships - this seems to be

a primary need. The

opportunity to trust and be

trusted, to belong, to respect

and be respected by one's

peers. What better environment

can we have? What safer

environment to form

relationships than in the Scout

Patrol and the Scout unit? There

is a void today and once again

Scouting is ideally suited to

answer that need.

So I say to you "Say not what

can the World or the Region

give me but rather what can I

give to our youth now". The

fellowship we've enjoyed here,

the opinions exchanged, the

inspiration that we've derived

from this meeting, these are not

ours to keep for ourselves or to

keep either at the National

Office or the National Council.

Rather let us take it with us to

the units and to the young men

and women who lead those

units and ultimately to the boys

and girls themselves, for they

are our Scouting.

Sir Richard Luyt, one time Chief

Scout and Governor of, the

then, British Guiana, grew up in

a country town surrounded by

mountains near Cape Town. He

spoke of his Scoutmaster with

great affection, he said of him,

"He taught me the things that

men should know, he showed

me the mountains and beyond."

Let us, by example, show our

youth the things that men and

women should know. Let us

point them to the mountains

and beyond!

Thank you.

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1. Foreword1. Foreword1. Foreword1. Foreword1. Foreword

It is a very special pleasure

for me to be standing in

front of you today,

especially in what is, to me,

a very special city: New

Delhi and a very special

country: India.

“Very special city” for me

because this is where I

spent more than half a

year, from October 1965 to

April 1966, as a young

delegate of the

International Committee of

the Red Cross, visiting

prisoners of war around the

country and particularly in Agra.

It was my very first mission for

the ICRC and I keep an

unforgettable and beautiful

memory of these bygone days.

And “very special country” for

me, because – as some of my

Indian Scout friends know – I

have common blood with them:

the great grand mother of my

grand father was one of the

many daughters of one of the

last Mughul Emperors (the so-

called “later Mughul”): the blind

Emperor “Shah Alam” who

nominally reigned for 47 years

from “Delhi to Palam” … as one

would ironically say in the

eighteenth century, for Dalam is

where the New Delhi airport is

today! As you can see, it was

not a very large empire, and the

Emperor was blinded by his

enemies in 1788 which is

addressWOSM SECRETARY GENERAL

DR JACQUES MOREILLONSecretary General

World Organizationof the Scout Mvement

probably why he was left to

reign nominally until 1805. But

still, however stormy and

difficult his life, … after all, one

sixty fourth of his blood is in my

veins! So I have a bit of a right

to feel at home here today!

Finally, I feel at home in India

because it was one of the first

countries of the Region which I

visited as WOSM Secretary

General, in early 1989, to return

in 1992 and twice again since.

In fact I feel at home in the

whole of this Asia-Pacific

Region, because

I have had the pleasure of

visiting 18 of its national Scout

Organisations, many of them

more than once and I have

always been so well received

(and… yes: Nepal, Bhutan,

Maldives and Mongolia, I shall

visit you too! Scout’s word!). “At

home” because I have enjoyed

the wonderful Scout hospitality

of all your Regional Conferences

and Regional Summits since 13

years. “At home” because each

of my contacts with all of you,

in your camps, in your

premises, indeed even in your

homes, has been a wonderful

moment of Scout brotherhood

and because I recognise so

many faces in this room, faces

of people whom I am proud to

call my friends because I would

choose them as friends and

none was imposed upon me as

such.

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2. Introduction2. Introduction2. Introduction2. Introduction2. Introduction

This personal closeness to all of

you has brought me to address

you on a subject which is

somewhat unorthodox for a

Regional Conference (in the

sense that it is not a formal

report of the Secretary General)

but which is very orthodox (in

the sense of “central”) to

Scouting: it is the subject of

Scouting’s contribution to

leadership and more specifically

of the link between education

and leadership.

It is a challenge to have the

opportunity to express oneself

in front of such a competent

audience of educators and

Scout leaders on such basic

notions as “education” or

“leadership”. And it is an even

greater challenge to try and

demonstrate the links between

one and the other. It is also a

humbling experience for it

clearly underlines one’s own

insufficient amount of both

characteristics to legitimately

speak on the subject!

This said, I shall try to meet the

challenge, with the consolation

that if I fail, it will also be an

educational experience… at

least for me!

3. Definition3. Definition3. Definition3. Definition3. Definition

3.1. I shall start with a few

definitions and I shall base

these on two languages of

which I master none: Japanese

and Latin!

3.2. During a recent mission to

Japan I found out something

very interesting, thanks to my

friend and brother Toby Suzuki,

member of the World Scout

Committee: in Japanese “to

teach” is “kyo”; but “to

educate” can be said either as

(most common) “kyo-iku” (and

“iku” means “to grow”) or (less

common) “kun-iku” (and “kun”

means “spiritual”, as opposed to

“physical”). In other words,

whereas to teach is “just” to

teach, to “educate” is either “to

teach and grow” or “to grow

spiritually”, which is really what

non-formal education and

Scouting are all about! Equally

interesting is the fact that,

whereas “to learn” or “to study”

is “gaku”, but that “school” is

“gaku-koh”… and that “koh”

means “cage”!… You thus have

a perfect case to show how the

education of Scouting in nature

(not a cage!) is the ideal

complement to teaching the

“captive audience” of children in

schools!

3.3. In English, the words

“education” and “leadership”

have the same conceptual

origin, although not the same

semantic one.

“Education” comes from the

Latin “ex-ducere”, which means

“to lead out of”. In other words,

the notion of leading is built

into the notion of education!

But what is noteworthy is that it

is not to “lead into” something

(which would be more “in-

ducere”, that has produced “to

induce” in English), but to “lead

out of ”.

“Out of” what? No doubt “out

of” the dependency of

childhood and adolescence.

Which implies that the purpose

of education is to give

independence, or at least

autonomy and self-reliance.

Which also implies a leadership

role on the part of the educator

who must lead children towards

a situation where those whom

he or she educates will no

longer need him or her. Thus –

whether parents, educators,

teachers, or leaders – our

primary purpose is to create a

situation where we are no

longer needed, because we

have “led out” of their

dependence those whom we

had to educate.

3.4. If we stay a while on the

level of definitions, we should

right away make a clear

distinction between “educating”

and “teaching” as we have seen

from the Japanese example

given above. Teaching is a

matter of transmitting

knowledge, whereas educating

is a matter of building

personality.

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This distinction is particularly

important today, when one of

the characteristics of our

contemporary society is that it

teaches more and more, but

educates less and less.

And more teaching does not

necessarily mean more

education. To illustrate this, let

me go back to the Latin: it is

sometimes said of certain

people that they have a vast

“cultural baggage”. But

“baggage” in Latin is called

“impedimenta” … namely what

prevents you from moving, the

“impediment” to progress!

Of course education requires

knowledge, but it is

fundamentally a matter of

personality, of character… and

so is leadership. Whereby we

see again the “built in” link

between both of them.

General Eisenhower said of

leadership that it is a quality

that can shine through ten

layers of hierarchy! I personally

think that this would be a better

definition of charisma. Did you

ever see ten glass panels bound

together? It is very interesting

to observe: each one is

individually quite transparent,

but when you put ten of them

in contact with each other, you

can hardly see through them

all. This is of course because

each panel absorbs – in spite of

its apparent transparency – a

certain proportion of the light,

leading to opacity at a certain

stage. Think of this challenge to

your leadership capacity of

“shining through” before you

add an additional hierarchical

level in your company!

3.5. Let me, before I proceed,

share with you some last

definitions (not of “leadership”,

for this is obviously the capacity

to lead others) but of

education.

We in Scouting define education

as “a life long process which

enables the continuous

development of a person’s

capabilities as an individual and

as a member of society”. In

other words:

- education never stops

- it builds one’s personality not

only for one’s own self but,

indeed, in its relation to

others

… which, if related to

leadership, is quite encouraging

for it means that if you

don’t have it now, you can still

hope to have it later! (This

should tell me that I still have a

future!)

This implies a learning process

which, as we have seen, is not

just the acquisition of

knowledge, but indeed, in

UNESCO’s terms,

– learning to know

– learning to do

– learning to live together

– learning to be.

Education – as well as

knowledge – is thus

fundamentally l inked to

experience, something which

has more to do with our guts

than with our brains, for, as the

Chinese saying goes “you forget

what you read; you remember

what you see; you understand

what you do”.

4. Future issues that will call

for leadership

I would now, in this second part

of my presentation, address

some of the issues which I

believe will require both

education and leadership in the

next millennium.

4.1. To tell the future is, thank

God, impossible! (I say “thank

God” because, when you think

of it, not knowing the future is

possibly God’s greatest gift to

mankind! Just imagine how

totally uninteresting our lives

would be if we would know the

future, including the date when

we have no more earthly

future!). And yet, to try and

guess what the future reserves

for us is an indispensable part

not only of good management,

but, indeed, of good

governance.

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[This reminds me of one of my

many dialogues with Nelson

Mandela when he was a political

prisoner on Robben Island and I

– as Delegate General for Africa

of the International Committee

of the Red Cross (ICRC) – was

regularly visiting him, together

with some 500 other inmates in

that famous (and infamous)

prison. This was in the mid-

seventies; he had already

served more than ten years of a

life sentence and was to stay on

even longer in detention,

although evidently none of us

knew how long.

There were many problems

which I and my fellow ICRC

delegates were trying to solve

for him and his co-inmates,

related to prison discipline and

treatment by wardens, to food,

work or the possibility of

studying, to family visits, health

and access to outside news,

etc. One particularly important

point, psychologically, was the

excessive (often sadistic)

censorship of the prisoners’ mail

by some prison officers, who

would often delete parts of

family messages under pretexts

of security, but in reality to

morally weaken the prisoners.

At that time Nelson Mandela

was the chosen target of a

particularly censorial security

officer. On my fourth yearly visit

to the prisoner, struck by the

equanimity with which he was

taking these unwarranted acts

of moral aggression, I told him:

“I confess that I am amazed at

the way in which you take this.

I think that if I were in your

place I would hate the guy’s

guts. But you don’t seem to”. (I

confess that this was not,

professionally, a very orthodox

Red Cross answer… but these

visits to people who see no one

other than us from the outside

world do create special links.) I

shall always remember his

answer: “Oh! no!,” Mandela

said, “I rather feel sorry for him.

You see: he is one of the last

specimens of a dying species…

and he doesn’t know it!”]

4.2. For this part of my

reflections, I would like to

borrow from the very perceptive

and creative thinking of an old

friend of mine, Peter Goldmark,

who is today Chairman and CEO

of the International Herald

Tribune. [Peter and I were, in

the late fifties, at the same

prep-school in Connecticut,

where I was an exchange

student and where we, his

school mates, elected him as

“most likely to succeed!” He

proved our vision right by

having a brilliant career as Chief

of the budget of the State of

New York, CEO of the Port

Authority of New York,

President of the Rockefeller

Foundation and now as the

head of one of the world’s most

respected daily newspapers].

With this unique background,

Peter notes that there are what

he calls seven “flows”, seven

movements in today’s world

that did not exist on any similar

scale 25 years ago. And the

common denominator of these

“flows” is that they “move over,

under, around and right through

national boundaries”. They are

– information and

entertainment

– capital

– people looking for work

– drugs

– weapons

– diseases

– toxic waste

And, to this Peter adds: “Notice

that the last four – drugs,

weapons, diseases and toxic

waste – are tangible inanimate

objects that are directly

harmful!” Indeed, we can only

agree with Peter Goldmark that

“dealing with these flows will be

one of the great challenges of

the twenty-first century”. And

that challenge will be first and

foremost the challenge of our

successors, as businessmen

rather than as politicians, or as

volunteer members of civil

society, for the characteristic of

all these flows is that they are,

and will be, by essence, difficult

to regulate by the state, since

their very nature is to be

transnational. To face these

challenges will require curiosity,

flexibility and openness;

dedication, honesty and a sense

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of responsibility and

accountability. Or, in two

words: leadership and

education.

And, as Peter goes on: “Much

of it will happen through the

internet. In this context

transparency will be the key to

credibility, which will in turn be

the key to effectiveness and

legitimacy. And a lack of

transparency and honesty will

lead to being ignored, which

will lead to ineffectiveness.”

Please note that all the above

characteristics describe

elements of personality rather

than of knowledge. Though, of

course, we will also need

expertise, which – in itself –

will be a challenge, for

expertise does not necessarily

go with character. In fact, as

Goldmark says: “The difficult

thing for us to accept is that all

this means greater, not less,

dependence upon experts in

difficult situations. It means a

requirement for greater, not

less, accountability – because

we will have to know about

danger from more sources in

more complex circumstances,

and we will have to know it

faster. And it means

governments will often follow,

not lead, in the adoption of

new standards and the

enforcement of old ones.”

But the main point I wish to

make here is that character,

moral values, human qualities

are the most important

characteristics for which we

must look in our successors, in

those whom we lead and

educate. Decision-making will,

tomorrow even more than

today, be a matter of who the

deciding person is, rather than

what he (or she) knows.

These moral qualities will not

only need to be applied to

business practices; our

successors, even more than

ourselves, will need to take an

active part in the hub of civil

society which is and should

continue to be the volunteer

work of NGOs, whose influence

in tomorrow’s society will be a

determining factor, especially if

the amount of egoistic

“cocooning” will simultaneously

increase.

And here, I would like to quote

from an intervention by Lord

Birdwood, made in the House of

Lords in London on May 3rd

1995 during a debate on

volunteerism, under the title of

“The wartime spirit of service”.

This is how the official record,

Hansard, reads: “My Lords, in

the Chamber this afternoon we

have enjoyed an almost pastoral

warmth and unity. I do not

know whether my feelings

harmonise quite so entirely. Let

me put it like this. The next

sentence in my speech is going

to be in a foreign language:

honour, self-sacrifice, nobility,

manliness, tolerance, self-

control, humility. The questions

I ask myself about these ideas –

because every one of those

words is an idea – are when,

and how, and why did they drift

away from our everyday lives.

“These are virtues, not values,

and they are the birthright of

every human being. They have

nothing to do with scholarship

or background and everything

to do with example. And like a

steady light illuminating these

qualities is the idea of service.

We are living today in a time

when power is draining away

from the political class. New

sources of power over ourselves

and our society are more than

ever global and personal.

Where the government of

nations was once seen as

service, now it is perceived as

self-advancement.

“Only a little while ago, to hold

one of the great offices of state

was the point and purpose of

the whole of a life and involved

sacrifice. Today it is in danger of

becoming a useful thing to have

on a CV.”

5. On teaching, educating and

leading

And this brings me to the last

part of my reflections, which is

more closely linked to my

present position of Secretary

General of World Scouting.

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As we have seen, character is

very much a matter of

education. Of course the genes

have a lot to do with it; but

between nature and nurture,

the nurture element in

personality-building is essential.

Where can a child be educated,

today and tomorrow? At school,

in the family and during his or

her free time, or in educational

youth movements such as

Scouting. And this is where I

note a very worrying evolution

worldwide; after having visited

some 120 countries for Scouting

in the last eleven years, I notice

that they all – without exception

– face what could be called a

serious “educational deficit”.

And this deficit, in varying

forms, is to be found in both

areas of formal (school based)

education and informal (free

time) education. To summarise

this global phenomenon, one

could say that

– schools tend to teach more

and more but to educate

less and less,

– the family gives its children

more and earlier

independence, but does not

teach them to be

autonomous or truly self-

sufficient,

– free time in our consumer

society, even in poor

countries, teaches children

the cost of everything but

the value of nothing.

This global educational deficit

often goes unnoticed or not

really addressed by

governmental authorities, who

do not know how to make their

teachers become again the

educators which they used to

be… something which the

teachers themselves often

would like to be but cannot,

because the system forces them

to teach so much to so many

that they no longer have the

time to educate.

Moreover, with regard to

informal education in family life

or free time or to the non-

formal education dispensed by

such youth movements as

Scouting, few governments

have long-term, consensual

youth policies, that are cross

sectoral through all ministries.

Those few governments that do

have a youth policy have it for

the next elections rather than

for the next generation, with

the result that the policy

changes when the government

changes. Only long-term

policies, based on a consensus

of all parties, can bring fruit; for

education is a strategic matter

and not a tactical field. Such

policies should determine the

kind of youth which the nation

wants for the next generation (a

youth that is responsible,

committed, autonomous and

supportive) and go about

producing such youth in a

concerted, conscious and

consensual effort of all parties

and key players of civil society,

as well as of all governmental

ministries.

All of this brings us back to such

notions of education as

“character-building”, education

as “acquisition of values”,

education as “service to

society”.

Only a combination of such

youth policies with an increased

importance given by all to non-

formal education will give the

next millennium a small chance

to produce the leaders that it

needs.

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“The world is a family”, theme

of the forum and the

conference; “Vasudaiva

Kutumbakam” in Sanskrit, one

of the oldest languages and

also is a sacred language of the

Hindus.

Respected Chairman, since the

WORLD IS A FAMILY, hello and

welcome to all the members of

my family. I am glad to present

before you, the esteemed

members of the 20th Asia-

Pacific Regional Scout Youth

Forum held at Besent Park,

Doddaballapur near Bangalore

on 2-4 October 2001, this

report on behalf of the Youth

Forum.

Until this report is made, it

would be impossible to measure

the success of the Youth Forum.

Therefore here I am with the

result of the brainstorming of 72

intellectual youths from 11

countries. For the event to be

organized in a successful

manner a lot of preparations

were required. The hosts, The

Bharat Scouts and Guides, were

ably guided and supported by

the APR Programme

Subcommittee in preparation

for this prestigious event. The

youth forum saw brilliant

outputs from the participants

during group discussions. Each

of the participants contributed

effectively towards the

formation of the resolutions by

the steering committee.

The topics discussed in the

three-day deliberations were:

• Youth involvement on global

communications to promote

Scouting.

• Youth representation on

regional committees and sub-

committees

• Involvement of young people

in the development of youth

programme.

• Image of Scouting

Ideas for the celebration of the

100 years of Scouting.

The actual motive of conducting

youth forum is that sometime in

the future, there should be no

necessity for a youth forum;

the day one such conference is

going to be evenly represented

by the youth and adults. The

goal of the youth forum would

be achieved.

My experience at the youth

forum and the few days I have

spent at the conference here

gives me a picture of the main

difference between the youth

forum and the ongoing

conference. At the youth

forum, we had young members

handling the entire show and I

am happy to present to you the

recommendations of the 3rd

Asia-Pacific Regional Youth

Forum. They are progressive

steps towards achieving the

ultimate goal of the mission.

• We, the participants of the

3rd Asia-Pacific Regional Scout

Youth Forum from the countries

of Australia, Bangladesh,

Bhutan, Republic of China,

India, Korea, New Zealand,

Singapore and Thailand – with

Kenya and Tunisia each

representing Africans and Arab

Regions respectively as

observers – recommend that –

• NSOs provide more

opportunities for young people

to be involved in the promotion

of Scouting through global

reportYOUTH FORUM

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communications such as the

Internet, e-mail and JOTA/JOTI.

We suggest NSOs implement

strategies to raise the

awareness and improve the

availability of communication

methods to young people,

keeping them directly involved

and informed through channels

appropriate to each NSO.

• The Regional Scout

Committee implement

resolution No. 24-95 of the 19th

APR Scout Conference, “That

the APAJ/APIJ be held once a

year during the first weekend in

August.” This highlights the

importance of an activity that

fully involves youth members in

the promotion of Scouting

through global communications.

• There be at least one young

member aged between 18-26

elected to the Regional Scout

Committee and no less than two

young members appointed to

each of the Sub-Committees,

namely Youth Programme,

Management, Marketing,

Financial Resources, Adult

Resources, Public Relations and

Information Communication

Technology.

• NSOs provide adequate

support and opportunities for

young members to develop

their knowledge and skills to a

level to be effective in fulfilling

their role at a regional level.

• The Asia-Pacific Regional

Scout Committee appoints at

least one young member aged

18-26 to the APR 2007

Taskforce. Furthermore, NSOs

who form similar 2007

Takforces should also include at

least one young member.

• In line with the World

Programme Policy, which

encourages all NSOs to

implement a regular review of

the Youth Programme; it is

recognized that young members

should be involve in reviewing

the Youth Programme.

Therefore, all NSOs should

involved young members in this

process.

The adults who assisted in

every aspect showered

unlimited support and guidance

which were necessary to the

young members in conducting

the forum in a fruitful way.

Whether it was an

infrastructure or an information

needed, they were always there

to provide it for us.

At this conference, we have

young members from all over

India assisting and donning the

role of service Rovers. The day

both of these aspects would

come together and we would

have both young members and

adults sharing responsibilities

and respecting each other

mutually, the mission behind

the idea of conducting youth

forums would be a complete

success.

There were three unique and

remarkable achievements of

this youth forum.

• The government of Karnataka

sponsored two new buildings to

assist in uplifting the state

training center at Doddaballapur

into an international campsite.

• For the first time in the history

of the youth forums, the

documents of the forum were

handed to the participants in

the form of a compact disc, CD.

Also available in the CD, were

information on youth forum,

forum schedule, theme and

objectives, personal and contact

details of the participants, l ist

and addresses of the office

bearers and some photographs

which were taken at the forum.

The CD was presented to all the

participants during the

valedictory function.

• The third and most important

outcome of the youth forum

were the recommendations.

The recommendations have

now become assets and

properties of this conference

and the young members of the

Asia-Pacific Region would be

pleased if the 20th APR Scout

Conference would consider to

accept the recommendations of

the 3rd APR Scout Youth Forum

as resolutions of the

conference.

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CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS

Resolution of ThanksResolution of ThanksResolution of ThanksResolution of ThanksResolution of Thanks

The 20th Asia-Pacific Regional

Scout Conference held at Ashok

Hotel in New Delhi, India

expresses appreciation to:

1/01 The Regional Scout

Committee for meticulously

planning and carrying out the

Conference to a successful

fruition.

2/01 The Host Organizing

Committee headed by Mr L M

Jain for hospitality par

excellence and for providing the

needs of participants, giving

them a glimpse of Indian

culture, hospitality, history, art,

songs and dances artistically

integrated in the 5-day

conference.

3/01 Outgoing Chairman

Herman Hui and retiring

Regional Director Kim Kyu

Young for efficiently managing

the conference agenda while

skillfully generating Scouting

fellowship and friendship.

4/01 The Bharat Scouts &

Guides – volunteers,

professionals and Rover Scouts

– for working diligently,

tirelessly and splendidly for the

success of the conference.

5/01 special guests namely the

Vice-President of the Republic

of India H.E. Shri Krishan Kant;

Bharat Scouts and Guides

President Shri Rameshwar

Thakur; and President of

National Scout Parliamentary

Association Shri S. B Chavan;

keynote speaker Dr K

Venkalasubramanian; Mrr S H

Pautu, MLA & Vice Chairman,

State Planning Board, Mizoram

State; H E Shri Bahu

Parmanand, Governor of

Haryana; Shri Satyanarain

Sharma, Education Minister,

Chhatisgarh, Dr Narendar Nath,

Education Minister, NCT, Delhi

for gracing the conference,

sharing their wisdom and

supporting the Scout

Movement.

6/01 The delegates from Asia-

Pacific, NGOs, UN organizations

and other regions for

courageously responding to the

conference call and for

wholeheartedly participating in

the deliberations and spicing

the Asia-Pacific spirit with the

international cooperation.

7/01 The Asia-Pacific Sub-

Committees and Task Forces for

running the breakout groups

and for sharing their various

areas of expertise.

8/01 The World Scout

Committee led by Chairman

Garnet de la Hunt for taking

active part in the conference

and for sharing with the

participants the vision and

wider dimension of world

Scouting.

9/01 The World Scout Bureau

led by WOSM Secretary General

Dr Jacques Moreillon for

providing the width and depth

of the mission of Scouting, and

for the World Scout Bureau staff

from Manila and Geneva for

giving guidance in the

conference management.

10/01 The organizers and

participants of the 3rd APR

Scout Youth Forum held in

Bangalore for successfully

planning and steering the

Forum, and therefore

contributing to the Conference

with their involvement and

sharing the results of the

Forum.

11/01 The organizers, training

team and participants of the

APR Course for Leader Trainers

held at the National Training

Centre in Pachmarhi for keeping

the traditions of leader training

with local and international

flavour.

12/01 To the various states of

Bharat Scouts & Guides for

making the district hospitality a

memorable and pleasurable

experience.

– Haryana State

– Northern Railway State

– K.V.S. State

– Delhi State

– Uttar Pradesh State

13/01 The organizers of the

Leader Trainers Gathering,

International Commissioners

Gathering, Integration Camp

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and Fundraising activity for

opening the doors for renewed

friendship, fellowship and

interaction with the local Scouts

and Guides.

14/01 The sponsors of lunches

and dinners for graciously

providing the participants with a

taste of varied Indian cuisine.

– Delhi State – Welcome Dinner

– Haryana State – Lunch

– Rajasthan State – Farewell

Dinner

– Mizoram State – Farewell

Dinner

– Indian Scout/Guide Fellowship

– Lunch at Nizamuddin Camp

15/01 To the accompanying

persons for providing a personal

touch to an otherwise formal

program.

Conference Resolutions

16/01 Fees for WorldFees for WorldFees for WorldFees for WorldFees for World

EventsEventsEventsEventsEvents

The 34th World Scout

Conference held in Oslo 1996

adopted resolution 2/96 that

established the procedure for

setting the membership fees of

World Organization of the Scout

Movement (WOSM). The

procedure adopted the use of a

sliding scale linked to the GNP

per capita.

Since 1995 a similar sliding scale

linked to GNP per capita has

also been used for setting the

fees for individual participation

from NSO’s for all World Youth

events (World Jamborees and

World Moots). The use use of

sliding scale linked to GNP per

capita fee was not adopted by a

World Scout Conference. The

fee was left to the organizing

country to consider and

recommend to the World Scout

Committee for approval.

Fees for World Jamborees since 1998 were as follows:

16th WSJ

Austral ia

1987-8

$230

$230

$230

$230

--

--

12

$19.17

$19.17

$19.17

$19.17

17th WSJ

Korea

1991

$380

$380

$380

$380

--

--

10

$38.00

$38.00

$38.00

$38.00

18th WSJ

Netherlands

1995

$621

$477

$318

$159

-10%

--

12

$51.75

$39.75

$26.50

$13.25

20th WSJ

Thailand

2002-3

19th WSJ

Chile

1998-9

$650

$480

$320

$180

-10%

-5%

12

$54.17

$40.00

$26.67

$15.00

Over 28

years old

$640

$450

$315

$175

-10%

-5%

13

$49.23

$34.62

$24.23

$13.46

Under 28

years old

$590

$410

$290

$155

-10%

-5%

13

$45.38

$31.54

$22.31

$11.92

Category D fees -

US$

Category C fees -

US$

Category B fees -

US$

Category A fees -

US$

Discount 1

Discount 2

Covered days

US$ per day - D

US$ per day - B

US$ per day - C

US$ per day - A

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Participation of young people

from countries in the Asia-

Pacific Region at these Major

Events is given by country in the

attachment and by category

below.

For Category C and D countries,

the participation rates are

confused by the fact the World

Jamborees in the period have

been held in Australia (Category

D) and Korea (Category C.)

However, there is no evidence

based on this data to suggest

that the participation rates of

young people from NSO’s in

Category A and B from the Asia-

Pacific Region have changed as

a result of the introduction of

the fees set on the sliding scale

concept.

It is recognized that since the

introduction of a sliding scale

based on GNP per capita to

determine the WOSM

membership fees for NSO’s the

issue of unpaid membership

fees has been substantially

reduced. However, whilst the

sliding scale based on GNP per

capita maybe a good measure

of an individual country’s ability

to pay its membership fees, we

don’t believe it to be a good

measure of the ability of an

individual youth member to pay

the fees to a major event. In

all countries in the Asia Pacific

Region there are relatively rich

and poor people and there are

Scouts from wealthy families

and Scouts from poor families.

The fact that a country may be

rich (as measured by GNP) does

not mean that all young Scouts

in that country are rich or come

from wealthy families.

It is believed that the

introduction of a sliding scale

based on GNP per capita for

setting the participants fees for

major world events has

disadvantaged the young

people in poorer families in

Category D countries and

deprived them from attending

world events. This is particularly

so if they live a substantial

distance from the event and

significant international travel is

involved. In this case the total

cost to the young person can be

double or treble the event fee.

It is also the case that the cost

of the Jamboree and the travel

cost for Category D participants

now exceeds the cost of many

international school excursions

and many international holidays

being offred by travel agents.

There is no doubt many families

consider this and choose a

family holiday or school

excursion rather than sending

their scout to a major world

event. In short, in using the

sliding scale based on GNP per

capita we are pricing Major

World Events for Category D

youth members “out of the

market”.

Further, we have received many

complaints from Scout Leaders

and parents from countries in

Category D that attendance at

Major World Scout Events is for

the rich people only. Such a

misconception needs to be

addressed as it has the

potential to harm the Scout

Movement in the eyes of one of

our key stakeholders.

It is noted that the 20th World

Scout Jamboree being held in

Thailand 2002-2003 has already

reduced the fee in each

category because of low

applications to date.

It is the view of the proposers

that youth events such as World

Jamborees and Moots should

set no distinction between the

rich and the poor. We should

make no judgements about any

individual participant’s ability to

pay. There should be a set free

for all youth at Major World

Scout Events.

Country

Category

Category A

Category B

Category C

Category D

Number of

participants

before fee change

244

910

5879

7483

Number of

participants

after fee change

260

444

1027

1908

Comments

Confused by WSJ-Korea

Confused by WSJ-Korea & Australia

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It is thereforeIt is thereforeIt is thereforeIt is thereforeIt is therefore

recommended to the 20threcommended to the 20threcommended to the 20threcommended to the 20threcommended to the 20th

APR Scout Conference thatAPR Scout Conference thatAPR Scout Conference thatAPR Scout Conference thatAPR Scout Conference that

this paper be adopted inthis paper be adopted inthis paper be adopted inthis paper be adopted inthis paper be adopted in

principle.principle.principle.principle.principle.

Further should this concept

paper be adopted, The

Singapore Scout Association

and The Scout Association of

Australia recommend that a

resolution be proposed to the

36th World Scout Conference in

Thessaloniki in July 2002 –

16-i. There be a flat fee for all

youth events such as World

Scout Jamborees, World Moots

and that the fee charged should

not be linked to the sliding scale

set for the WOSM’s Registration

Fee System.

16-ii. The flat fee shall not

exceed the local currency

equivalent of $US40 per day

(indexed to inflation of the host

country)

16.iii The early bird fee offering

of a 10% and 5% reduction in

fees be continued to encourage

participation.

Attachment to Recommendation

to the 20th Asia-Pacific Region

Scout Conference

Participants from Asia-Participants from Asia-Participants from Asia-Participants from Asia-Participants from Asia-

Pacific Region at WorldPacific Region at WorldPacific Region at WorldPacific Region at WorldPacific Region at World

JamboreesJamboreesJamboreesJamboreesJamborees

17/01 Youth ForumYouth ForumYouth ForumYouth ForumYouth Forum

That the 20th APR Scout

Conference receives and

considers the recommendations

of the Youth Forum as follows:

Further to Resolution 1/98 of

the 19th Asia-Pacific Regional

Scout Conference held in Hong

Kong, the 20th Asia-Pacific

Regional Scout Conference

encourages the implementation

of youth involvement in the

decision making process of

Scouting at all levels and

therefore strongly urges all

NSOs of the region to act on

the following recommendations

of the 3rd Asia-Pacific Regional

Scout Youth Forum held on 2-4

October 2001, Bangalore, India:

17-i. Recommend that NSOs

provide more opportunities for

young people to be involved in

the promotion of Scouting

through global communications

such as the Internet, e-mail and

JOTA-JOTI. We suggest NSOs

implement strategies to raise

the awareness and improve the

availability of communication

methods to young people,

keeping them directly involved

and informed through channels

appropriate to each NSO

17.ii Recommend that the

Regional Scout Committee

implement resolution No.1/98 of

the 19th APR Scout Conference,

“The an APAJ (Asia-Pacific Air

Jamboree) and an APIJ (Asia-

Pacific Internet Jamboree) be

held once a year during the first

weekend of August.” This

highlights the importance of an

activity that full involves youth

members in the promotion of

Scouting through global

communications.

17.iii Recommend that there be

at least one young member

aged between 18-26 elected to

the Regional Scout Committee

and no less than two young

members appointed to each of

the Sub-Committees, namely

Youth Programme,

Management, Marketing,

Financial Resources, Adult

Resources, Public Relations and

Information Communication

Technology.

17-iv Recommend that NSOs

provide adequate support and

opportunities for young

members to develop their

knowledge and skills to a level

to be effective in fulfilling their

role at a regional level.

17-v Recommend that the Asia-

Pacific Regional Scout

Committee appoints at least one

young member aged 18-26 to

the APR 2007 Task

Force.Furthermore, NSOs who

form similar 2007 Taskforces

should also include at least one

young member.

17-vi Recommend that in line

with the World Programme

Policy, which encourages all

NSOs to implement a regular

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review of the Youth

Programme; it is recognized

that young members shoud be

involved in reviewing the Youth

Programme. Therefore, all NSOs

should involve young members

in this process.

18/01 Youth ForumYouth ForumYouth ForumYouth ForumYouth Forum

RecommendationsRecommendationsRecommendationsRecommendationsRecommendations

The 20th APR Scout Conference

recognizes the importance of

Youth Forums and the input and

experience gained by Scouting

in the region from this activity.

To ensure we meet the

expectations of young people

we believe that the 1) Regional

Scout Committee through the

regional Program Committee

and 2) the regional conference

should be better informed on

what NSOs are doing to

implement the

recommendations accepted by

the conference.

We therefore recommend to the

conference that:

18-1 the Regional Scout

Committee reviews at its first

meeting after each conference

how it may faciltate the

implementation of the youth

forum recommendations and

suggest action steps that may

be taken by NSOs in the APR.

18.ii prior to each conference

the regional office should seek

details in writing from each NSO

on what they have done to

implement the youth forum

recommendations in their

associations.

18.iii the information received

from each NSO should be

disseminated with the next

conference and youth forum

papers.

19/01 Elimination of Elimination of Elimination of Elimination of Elimination of

LeprosyLeprosyLeprosyLeprosyLeprosy

In view of the “Memorandum of

Understanding’ already signed

in 1997 at Geneva between

WOSM-WHO and AHM;

In recognition of the

tremendous results of the

efforts of NSOs in the APR

regarding their involvement in

programs and projects towards

the elimination of leprosy;

Considering that the global goal

of the World Health

Organization (WHO) is to

eliminate leprosy as a public

health problem, the conference

recommends that;

19-i NSOs of the region

continue to sustain their efforts

to help in the elimination,

prevention and control of

leprosy.

19-ii NSOs consider leprosy

along with other health related

issues for community

development projects.

20/01 Elimination of Arsenic Elimination of Arsenic Elimination of Arsenic Elimination of Arsenic Elimination of Arsenic

as a Health Hazardas a Health Hazardas a Health Hazardas a Health Hazardas a Health Hazard

Considering that the global goal

of the World Health

Organization (WHO) is to

eliminate arsenic as a grave

health hazard, the Conference

recommends that:

20-i NSOs should recognize

arsenic contamination of

drinking water as a serious

health issue and include it as a

regular component of

community development

activities.

20.ii NSOs of the Region

should initiated their efforts to

prevent arsenic contamination

and its elimination from drinking

water to ensure that the water

is fit for human consumption.

21/01 Leader Trainer Gathering

This is the first time a Leader

Trainers Gathering has been

organized during a Conference.

About 130 Leader Trainers from

11 countries attended this

gathering and agreed on the

following:

21-i. We the Training Team

members, wholeheartedly

accept this new idea and

recommend that the Training

member’s gathering should be

organized during every APR

Scout Conference.

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21-ii. We propose that

“Outstanding Trainers” should

be recognized at such

gatherings.

20/01 Leader Trainer Leader Trainer Leader Trainer Leader Trainer Leader Trainer

We propose that the outcome of

the Leader Training gathering

be considered by the APR

Committee so that they may

take appropriate action in the

region.

The outcome of the gathering

from the group discussions

were as follows:

Theme for Discussion – Back to

the Troop

The Leader Trainer –

1. should serve as an expert,

group member, advisor, to at

least one section

2. should perform some

specific responsibilities in a

section of the youth

program before he/she is

given honorable charge.

3. should be involved with the

grassroots level activities of

youth program.

4. may be of a personal

support to the section

5. must run a model unit

6. must inspire the section

Leaders with his/her

personal example

7. should involve himself in the

all round development of

the young people.

8. should help section Leaders

by providing all support for

progressive training of the

young people.

23/01 Adult ResourcesAdult ResourcesAdult ResourcesAdult ResourcesAdult Resources

23-i This Conference

commends the progress of

Adult Resources Management in

NSOs in the region. This

Conference further emphasizes

to strengthen Adult Resources

Management System by

formulating a National Adult

Resources Policy.

23-ii Recommends to NSOs to

review and re-emphasize the

Adults in Scouting strategy in

their organization at all level.

23-iii The conference

recommends to the World Scout

Conference in Thessaloniki that

the title of the third phase of

Adults in Scouting Life Cycle in

the Adult Resources Policy

document be amended to better

reflect the outcome required of

the third phase.

- Amend from “Management

of Adult Resources” to Decision

for the future”.

24/01 Mission, Vision,Mission, Vision,Mission, Vision,Mission, Vision,Mission, Vision,

Future DirectionsFuture DirectionsFuture DirectionsFuture DirectionsFuture Directions

That the Conference welcomes

and supports the World

Organization of the Scout

Movement in its initiative with

respect to Mission, Vision and

the future direction of Scouting.

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CLOSING REMARKS

HERMAN C S HUIChairman

Asia-Pacific RegionalScout Committee (1998-2001)

And now the end is near

and so I face the final

curtain . . .

These are the words from

the song, My Way, which

Frank Sinatra made popular

in the 1960s. Indeed,

today I end my term as the

Chairman of the Asia-

Pacific Regional Scout

Committee. This triennial

has been very fruitful and I

am happy to share with

you our achievements. We

have been successful

because of the direct

participation of individuals

and unstinting support of

national Scout organisations

which are the real Captains of

the movement.

At the 19th APR Scout

Conference in Hong Kong, I

have set for myself five

challenges as the guiding

principle in this triennial.

1. To increase the number1. To increase the number1. To increase the number1. To increase the number1. To increase the number

of member Scoutof member Scoutof member Scoutof member Scoutof member Scout

organizations in the Asia-organizations in the Asia-organizations in the Asia-organizations in the Asia-organizations in the Asia-

Pacific Region and toPacific Region and toPacific Region and toPacific Region and toPacific Region and to

explore the unreachedexplore the unreachedexplore the unreachedexplore the unreachedexplore the unreached

segment of the youthsegment of the youthsegment of the youthsegment of the youthsegment of the youth

populationpopulationpopulationpopulationpopulation

The major achievement we

have accomplished was to

increase the number of NSOs in

the region. During this

triennial, Bhutan has become

the region’s 23rd member-

country.

The region also took the

initiative to organize a

Workshop on Strategic

Directions in Solomon Islands.

Participants in this workshop

drafted their strategic plan and

one of their major goals is to

become a member-country by

2007.

We have focused much

attention to potential member-

countries in Southeast Asia.

Much activities have been

organized and travel missions

have been made to Cambodia.

Scout Association of Hong Kong

is willing to assist the re-

establishment of Scouting in

Cambodia. Initial groundwork

has also been done in Myanmar

and East Timor.

2. To strengthen national2. To strengthen national2. To strengthen national2. To strengthen national2. To strengthen national

Scout organizationScout organizationScout organizationScout organizationScout organization

As part of our advocacy to

strengthen the administrative

structure of national Scout

organizations, we have been

preaching the establishment of

a sound registration system.

Seminars on these systems

were organized in Indonesia,

Pakistan and Malaysia. Boy

Scouts of the Philippines is

bringing their registration

system one step higher – to

cope with the changing needs

of the organization. BSP hired a

private company to fully

automate their registration.

The region also continues to

support national Scout

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organizations in forms of

training courses, workshop, and

seminars. In Pakistan and

Papua New Guinea, national

workshops on strategic

directions were also organized.

It gave them a strategic plan

which will guide them closer to

the model Scout organization.

3. To cope up with3. To cope up with3. To cope up with3. To cope up with3. To cope up with

globalisationglobalisationglobalisationglobalisationglobalisation

With the emerging development

in the information and

communications technology, the

region has initiated its website

where young people can visit

and find basic information about

the Asia-Pacific Region.

Fourteen national Scout

organisations have their

websites and twenty-two can

be contacted by email. With

this development, majority of

communications between

national Scout organizations is

done through the internet – a

cheaper and faster means to

communicate with each other.

Two workshops on information

technology have also been

organized.

4. Regional unity4. Regional unity4. Regional unity4. Regional unity4. Regional unity

The Asia-Pacific Region, though

diverse, is one. This is

manifested in the brotherly

ambiance and fellowship felt in

conferences, top summits and

other Scout gathering that

involved a common decision to

achieve the Mission of Scouting.

5. International5. International5. International5. International5. International

cooperationcooperationcooperationcooperationcooperation

More and more national Scout

organizations help each other.

Our region exchanges leader

trainers in training courses,

involves in twinning community

projects and enjoys Scout

exchanges. NSOs of the region

also actively participated in the

activities of other regions and of

the world.

I have made travel missions to

various NSOs in the Region and

represented the region in most

of the meetings of the World

Scout Committee. I also had

the pleasure of visiting our

regional office in Manila. Let

me especially thank the

executives and staff of the

World Scout Bureau, Asia-Pacific

Regional Office. Under the

leadership of Regional Director

Kim Kyu-Young, they have never

stopped supporting this

Chairman.

This is another triennial of

achievements and I thank my

colleagues in the regional

committee, chairpersons and

members of the sub-committees

– who worked and spent time

and resources to achieve our

goals.

I look forward to a new and

fruitful triennial. See you in

Brunei in 2004!

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IMAGE OF SCOUTINGIN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

Dr Evelina VicencioResource Speaker

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CHAIRMAN’S CHALLENGE

ANTHONY THNGChairman

Asia-Pacific RegionalScout Committee (2001-2004)

Mr Herman Hui, Chairman

of APR Scout Committee,

Mr L M Jain, Chairman of

Host Organising Committee,

Dr Jacques Moreillon,

Secretary General of WOSM

and Mr Kim Kyu Young,

Regional Director, Fellow

Scout Leaders,

Distinguished Guests, ladies

and gentlemen.

To begin with, I would like

to congratulate and thank

the host country for

organizing the Regional

Conference so efficiently

and successfully. The

hospitality was extra-ordinary

and everybody really enjoyed

themselves in the working

sessions as well as outside the

sessions. I would like to

request members of the

organizing committee to be

upstanding and be recognized.

As the Chairman of the new

millennium, I must say that I

have a very important role and

responsibility to fulfilll. I have

heard of the many

congratulatory messages for the

achievements that were

expressed during the

conference. These achievements

were made by my immediate

past chairman and his

committee with the support and

services from the regional

office. It means that the

incoming committee and I have

to work extraordinary hard and

to perform better or at least to

equal the standard set by

Herman and his team.

I have to confess that the next

three years will not be an easy

task for me, as the world is full

of uncertainties after the 19th

September incident of terrorism

in New York City, fueled by the

worldwide economic downturn

and the prevailing war in

Afghanistan.

I will not have the services of

Mr Kim, our Regional Director to

guide and support me as he will

be retiring in July next year.

Fortunately, I still have the

Scouting spirit and the strength

in me. I have also a new team

of young and senior members to

meet the challenges of

tomorrow.

I shall summarize the challenges

into two sections:

a. Regional Committee

Challenges

B. Personal Challenges

C. Regional Committee

Challenges

The 3rd APR Top Leader’s

Summit was held in November

2000 in Melbourne, Australia.

Top three leaders of each NSOs

attended the meeting to draw

up the APR Plan for 2002-2013.

The draft plan was reviewed by

the Strategic Planning Sub-

Committee in March 2001, in

Hong Kong. The meeting was

also attended by the Chairmen

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of all the sub-committees and

some Scout committee

members. The plan was

presented to the APR Scout

Committee for discussion and

adoption. It was approved at

this Conference.

The plan has identified some

17 challenges that will shape

the future of Scouting, covering

the various aspects of Scouting

in the new millennium over the

next decade. However, your

Regional Committee and the

other Committee are jointly

tasked to meet the challenges

up to 2004 before the next APR

Conference in Brunei

Darussalam.

The challenges are:

YOUTH PROGRAMMEYOUTH PROGRAMMEYOUTH PROGRAMMEYOUTH PROGRAMMEYOUTH PROGRAMME

A relevant youthA relevant youthA relevant youthA relevant youthA relevant youth

programme. programme. programme. programme. programme. Youth

programme is the core of

Scouting’s educational objective.

It has to be regularly appraised

and relevant to rapid changes

and influences as a value-based

educational movement that

complements the formal

educational system and should

answer to the educational deficit

of young people’s integral

growth.

Effective delivery andEffective delivery andEffective delivery andEffective delivery andEffective delivery and

implementation of Youthimplementation of Youthimplementation of Youthimplementation of Youthimplementation of Youth

Programme.Programme.Programme.Programme.Programme.

The Asia-Pacific Region has

69% of the world Scout

population. The major challenge

is the effective delivery and

implementation of youth

programme at sub-national and

unit levels, a process that

requires effective information

and communications flow to and

from the grassroot of Scouting.

Reaching out to a greater

proportion of members needs

an effficient organizational

structure and tremendous

resources.

Retaining youth membersRetaining youth membersRetaining youth membersRetaining youth membersRetaining youth members

Our goal is for every member to

grow in the movement, for as

long as possible, until his/her

physical, intellectual, emotional,

social and spiritual potentials

are developed, leading him/her

into becoming a person who is

self-reliant, supportive,

responsive and committed. More

youth organizations may offer

similar activities as that in

Scouting and may even

compete for membership. It is

important that activities of

young people are reviewed and

the Scout method emphasized.

ADULT RESOURCESADULT RESOURCESADULT RESOURCESADULT RESOURCESADULT RESOURCES

Motivating adult leadersMotivating adult leadersMotivating adult leadersMotivating adult leadersMotivating adult leaders

There are more than one million

adult leaders in the region. For

them to make meaningful

contributions, they render time,

skills and resources. Socio-

economic factors affect their

lifestyle and attitudes where

they have to grapple between

personal/professional pursuits,

at the same time, volunteering

for Scouting. It is a challenge

to keep their voluntary zeal at

work, to recruit the right people

at the right place, and to

provide them opportunities for

continuous training, personal

growth and development.

Developing National AdultDeveloping National AdultDeveloping National AdultDeveloping National AdultDeveloping National Adult

Resources Policy (NARP)Resources Policy (NARP)Resources Policy (NARP)Resources Policy (NARP)Resources Policy (NARP)

Traditional style of training may

still be prevalent and practiced

in some NSOs although most

Scout organizations are in the

process of developing their

NARP. One challenge to this

process is designing a

systematic and participatory

that includess all adult functions

in accordance with the World

Adult Resources Policy.

Developing Adults inDeveloping Adults inDeveloping Adults inDeveloping Adults inDeveloping Adults in

Scouting (AIS) supportScouting (AIS) supportScouting (AIS) supportScouting (AIS) supportScouting (AIS) support

materialsmaterialsmaterialsmaterialsmaterials

Although the World Adult

Resources Policy (WARP) was

adopted in 1993, the concept is

in different stages of

implementation in Scout

organizations. The challenge is

to help NSOs implement the

policy and provide them the

materials to do it.

MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENTMANAGEMENTMANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

Establishment of a soundEstablishment of a soundEstablishment of a soundEstablishment of a soundEstablishment of a sound

membership registrationmembership registrationmembership registrationmembership registrationmembership registration

NSOs are either to establish or

to strengthen their registration

system that includes a

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comprehensive registration

policy and procedure, monitor

system, annual registration fee

and insurance coverage.

Managing risk and safety.Managing risk and safety.Managing risk and safety.Managing risk and safety.Managing risk and safety.

The issue includes code of

conduct for adult leaders

protecting young people from

physical and emotional harm.

Guidelines should be developed

on insurance coverage, co-

education, safety in activities,

and specific role of Scouts in

disaster assistance. Child safety

and child protection should be

enhanced.

FINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL RESOURCES

Improvement of financialImprovement of financialImprovement of financialImprovement of financialImprovement of financial

capabilities. capabilities. capabilities. capabilities. capabilities. Financial

resources are needed to support

Scout activities and operations.

Major resources of income for

NSOs are membership fees,

government grants, donations,

Scout supplies, rental from

properties and fundraising.

There is a need to diversify

sources of income and to

minimize heavy reliance on

goverment grants and

donations.

Full utilization of ScoutFull utilization of ScoutFull utilization of ScoutFull utilization of ScoutFull utilization of Scout

camps, hostels and othercamps, hostels and othercamps, hostels and othercamps, hostels and othercamps, hostels and other

properties.properties.properties.properties.properties.

Many NSOs own campsites and

some have multi-storey

buildings. These resources have

to be fully tapped; i.e. renting

out camping and outdoor

facilities to the general public,

and opening Scout hostels and

buildings for training and

activities for Scouts and non-

Scouts to generate income. It is

also a public relations tool for

Scouting.

MARKETINGMARKETINGMARKETINGMARKETINGMARKETING

Internal and externalInternal and externalInternal and externalInternal and externalInternal and external

researchresearchresearchresearchresearch

It is a challenge and necessity

to conduct or access researches

focusing on:

• How to identify and meet the

actual needs and expectations

of young people.

• How to motivate adults to

become youth leaders and keep

their motivation

Such research would help

identify assumptions on youth

behaviour and attitude of

leaders as well as key areas of

change and improvement in

Scout organizations.

Membership retention andMembership retention andMembership retention andMembership retention andMembership retention and

recruitmentrecruitmentrecruitmentrecruitmentrecruitment

Retaining members and

recruiting new ones are key

challenges to the movement.

There is a need to develop

strategies for retention of

leaders and young members,

recruitment of new members,

and an analysis to determine

key reasons why leaders and

young members leave the

Movement.

Marketing PlanMarketing PlanMarketing PlanMarketing PlanMarketing Plan

The concept of marketing of

Scouting is a new priority of the

region. Sharing of strategies,

plans and best practice

standards is an initial process to

promote a clear understanding

of this concept.

PUBLIC RELATIONSPUBLIC RELATIONSPUBLIC RELATIONSPUBLIC RELATIONSPUBLIC RELATIONS

IMAGE BUILDING ANDIMAGE BUILDING ANDIMAGE BUILDING ANDIMAGE BUILDING ANDIMAGE BUILDING AND

VISIBILITYVISIBILITYVISIBILITYVISIBILITYVISIBILITY

Scouting enjoys the support of

the general public and the

governments. International

goodwill amongst NSOs has

been created. The biggest

challenge is the creation of a

corporate and global image of

Scouting as an educational

movement for young people.

Visibility has been in good

measure, and yet it is a crucial

factor in image building. PR

efforts should build on

improving visibility by stresssing

on the educational quality of

Scout activities, and using

multimedia. A code of action

and behaviour reflecting the

Scout Promise and Law must

also be developed.

Internal and ExternalInternal and ExternalInternal and ExternalInternal and ExternalInternal and External

communicationscommunicationscommunicationscommunicationscommunications

A dynamic communications

network within and outside the

organization keep the Scouting

publics informed so that they

could identify with

organizational goals and

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participate in its undertakings.

Weak internal communication is

cited as a problem in some

Scout organizations. It is a

challenge to identify

communication barriers and to

streamline communication

processes.

Internal RelationsInternal RelationsInternal RelationsInternal RelationsInternal Relations

The Scout Movement, with 28

million members, is the world’s

leading youth organization. It is

important to build closer links

and partnership with other

international youth

organizations.

INFORMATIONINFORMATIONINFORMATIONINFORMATIONINFORMATION

COMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS

TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

Information communications

technology continues to

revolutionise our way of life.

When viewed at the extreme,

an electronic society may

reinforce an environment that

isolates young people

emotionally, socially and from

direct experience of the natural

world. In Scouting context, ICT

should serve three purposes:

• provide an educational

environment for members

• strengthen organizational

networking

• promote Scouting

(B) PERSONAL CHALLENGES(B) PERSONAL CHALLENGES(B) PERSONAL CHALLENGES(B) PERSONAL CHALLENGES(B) PERSONAL CHALLENGES

Membership Development.Membership Development.Membership Development.Membership Development.Membership Development.

Increase the size of the Asia-

Pacific Region by another three

member countries and the

number of Scouts by at least

10%.

RelationshipsRelationshipsRelationshipsRelationshipsRelationships

Build a closer rapport and a

closer relationship between

Asia-Pacific Region and WOSM

and the other regions.

Strengthen the relationships

amongst the member countries

with the object of building ‘one

big family’.

Youth InvolvementYouth InvolvementYouth InvolvementYouth InvolvementYouth Involvement

Promote Youth Exchanges,

Youth Forums, Youth Activities

in response to the constant calls

of young people during their

youth forums.

Partners in ScoutingPartners in ScoutingPartners in ScoutingPartners in ScoutingPartners in Scouting

Encourage member countries to

seek support financially and

assistance from partners in

Scouting like Scout Guilds,

Rotary Clubs, Lions Clubs,

NGOs, Corporate Sponsors etc.

for their Scout programmes,

projects and operations.

Visits to NSOsVisits to NSOsVisits to NSOsVisits to NSOsVisits to NSOs

To visit as many NSO as

possible during my term of

chairmanship for the Asia-Pacific

Region so as to give me an

opportunity to know Scouting

more in depth and Scout

Leaders more intimately.

That’s all!

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HABIBUL ALAMHABIBUL ALAMHABIBUL ALAMHABIBUL ALAMHABIBUL ALAMBangladesh Scouts

Input Speaker

In the Oxford EnglishDictionary the word“VALUE” described as“worth, desirability, or thequalities on which thesedepends and or one’sprinciples, priorities, orstandards”. Let us try tothink what are the valuesthat form the core ofScouting in and around thisregion and globally as awhole. Some of us in theScouting World today try todescribe VALUE as “whatthe organization stands forand are expressed in theday to day behaviours of

the members of theorganization. Values areprinciples, standards or qualitythat represents the core beliefsand convictions that form thefoundation of any organization.They may or many not bestated”.

Therefore, value in onesentence can be defined as “theprinciples, the standards orqualities, on which the basis ofbeliefs and convictions of anyorganization that guides allactivities, behaviours,relationships and decisions”. Or“the established ideas of life,objects, customs, ways ofbehaviours, and the like that themembers of a given societyregards as desirable”.

The key elements of thefundamentals in Scouting arethe purpose, the principles andthe methods upon which the

unity of the movement rests.The characteristics of all thethree are drawn from the valuesof life that had been conceivedby the Founder of theMovement. The purpose of theScout Movement is “tocontribute to the development ofyoung people in achieving theirfull physical, intellectual, socialand spiritual potentials asindividuals, as responsiblecitizens and as members of theirlocal, national and internationalcommunities”.

The principles are thefundamental laws and beliefs,which must be observed whenachieving the purpose. Lawsand beliefs are normally referredto as “duty to God”, “duty toothers” and “duty to self”. Astheir names indicate, the firstrefers to the person’srelationship with the spiritualvalues of life. The second refersto a person’s relationship withthe society in the broadestsense; the third, to a person’sobligations towards him orherself.

The method is defined as “asystem of progressive self-education on a day to day basisthrough, The promise and law,Learning by doing, Membershipof small groups and Progressiveand stimulating programmes”.

All the three elements of thefundamental have the values,some of which has been derivedfrom the very early stage of

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mankind, some have come inthe process and practicedaccording to ones requirementof the society. And some arerequired to be performedpractically on day-to-day basis.Hence, looking at it with aholistic approach, value-basedScouting has been there andshall remain to be there in everyorganization and country that isa member of the WOSM.

God Almighty has time andagain show mankind throughvarious process and stages oflife that values are learned andare passed from generation togeneration. Humans, plants,animals, air, sea, land,mountains, rivers and all othersthat God has made with apurpose. The values of the lifecycle shall be or have beenpassed on by us to our childrenor to the young generation asour fathers and forefathers did.Scouting here helps allindividuals at all levels inperforming at least some of theirduties and obligations towardsall the three stages of theprinciples of their duties andobligations towards all the threestages of the principles of theFounder. It is only natural thatthe values we have learned andperformed all through the years,need to be understoodinculcated and disseminated tothe future generation.

We all present here today arenot in a position to state that weall come from an affluent society.

Poverty has been identified asan important factor in human lifethat constantly acts as adeterrent in diminishing thevalues that our society standsfor.

Professor Mohammed Yunus,founder and head of GrameenBank in Bangladesh, has saidthat “if society creates anenvironment that allows theindividual to develop his or herabilities, the reduction of povertyis feasible”. Such anenvironment may appearunattainable, however, for thevery poor. As many as morethan two billion people in theworld still live in dire poverty.They can barely meet theirminimum basic needs and theylack the means of adequatesocial participation. They aremarginalized from themainstream society even thoughthey may constitute a majority ofthe population. They mayexperience the drift, and the selfdeprecation associated with theultimate adoption of negativevalues and beliefs the societycontinues to regard asdesirable.

It is not enough to merelyprovide the have-nots withmaterial assistance. They haveto be sufficiently empowered tochange the perception ofthemselves and believe in theirvalues. The young populationhas been dragged into themedia world at large through thesound an image carried by the

media moguls. Spread ofpornography has brought inpervasiveness and has offendedcertain deep values andsensitiveness in the minds ofthe young generation. Scoutingwith its value-basedcommitment has a strongpossibility to minimize theprobable disaster and may beable to help and stop theeradication of certain untyingfabrics of our society.

We are sometimes quiteeloquent, forgetting to bemisconstrued and thus thebasics are not always perceivedby many of us. We musttherefore have faith onourselves that the values welearned and experienced fromthe society should not beallowed to be diminished on thewhims and charismaticmaneuvering of the affluent.

The continued survival of thehuman species grows lesscertain as each successive daywitnesses the increasinginability of human beingseverywhere to feed themselvesand a steady deterioration of thevalues and living standards.Since the Second World War wehave witnessed some of thegreatest disasters. Thebehavioral pattern of all humanbeings has change according tothe needs of the time. However,

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the individual differencesdiffered from one to anotherremained same or may havedeteriorated. This has beentaken as a natural phenomenonby the political arena andaccepted by us knowingly orunknowingly.

It seems that we have failed tomeet the full cost of our so-called modern life-styles byneglecting to replace much fothe nutrient that movesendlessly from village to city inform of food. The problems ofthe villages were generated inour own cities. It seems ourproblem is not the result ofnatural disaster but total anarchyby mismanagement of land,which is not act of God or naturebut are acts of human leaders.Wrong cultivation, over grazing,in-search of quick moneydeforestation, destruction andabuse of wildlife. The top-soil ofBangladesh for example hasbeen damaged for excess profitmaking, thus has beendestroyed from purposeful useof the future.

It seems we need now a value-based educational method thatlooks outward at the reality ofour dying land and fabric of thesociety. The value-basedmethods that promotes “3C’s”Concern, Caring andCommitment in each child and

young and adult, for the earth ismore theirs than ours, they havea greater stake in its future thanwe do. Let us look at themethod as defined earlier. Weshall see that the 3C’s arealready incorporated in ourScouting method. Promise & lawis the main CONCERN of ours;Learning by doing andMembership in small groups hasbeen one of the ways of caringfor the future generation.Progressive and stimulatingprogrammes are brought inindicating the COMMITMENT ofthe movement towards itsmembers. All the threecomponents are very muchlinked with values. Therefore,Value-Based Scouting hasbecome more relevant to thepresent context.

Scouting to almost all of us hasbeen Education for life. QualityScouting for more young peoplehas to be continued andpracticed. To ensure, we arecapable to contain such erraticdegradation of values, we theleaders are to be prepared tolook deep into the fundamentalsthat has rightfully beenadvocated and provided by thefounder. Fundamentals ofScouting remains to be the corebasis on which the unity and theresults are obtained. It is thevalue-based Scouting, whichhas strengthened thefundamentals and stood aspillars supporting against allodds.

Looking at year 2013: Let ustry and look at the probablescenario regionally and globallytowards the year 2013. Therecent developments ofglobalization of trade,development programmes,health and sanitation,agriculture, biotechnology,information andtelecommunication technologyare to be taken intoconsideration before we takesteps or look towards 2013.

The recent Human DevelopmentReport 2001, published annuallyby United Nations DevelopmentProgramme, with full of facts andfigures underlines globalizationso far has not be refitted allnations and people equally. Tothe contrary the gap betweenthe rich and the poor iswidening, not only betweencountries and regions, but alsowithin countries themselves. 2.8billion people are still living onless than 2 dollar a day andanother 1.2 billion people live onless than one dollar a day tokeep them alive. Inequity is alsostaggering when it comes toaccess to health service,education, informationtechnology and investmentcapital. The message that isconveyed by the report is thatwe are now living in a veryunequal World despite decadesof development assistance,increase international trade, anda borderless flow of informationthrough the internet.In developed world that is mainly

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in Europe and America,consumers fear the hiddendangers of geneticallymanipulated foods. The allergiesit might cause and disturb thecareful balance of naturalhabitats. Biotechnology,therefore, is seen with greatmisgivings, and agriculturalresearch suffers from underfunding from public sources.

During end of the year 2000approximately 36 million peoplewere luring with HIV (Aids) outfor which 95% of the survivalsare in the developed countries.It was during 1999 that anadditional 5 million was affecteddue to AIDS/HIV. Similarly wecan also see divergent interestsbetween developing andindustrial countries in the use oftechnology for example DDT.This substance is a dangerouspesticide, which was bannedWORLDWIDE in May 2001,because of its harmful effect onenvironment. But in thedeveloping countries, it is one ofthe most effective substance inthe fight against Malaria. Sincethe spraying of DDT was bannedin many developing countries,deaths from Malaria increased tomore than one million in recentyears. The malaria infectedcountries now have the choicebetween incurring the in certainand long-term risks of DDTspraying, and the almost certainalternative of high death ratesfrom this fatal disease. DoesNorth has the night to take theglobal decision singularly?

There will be new round ofmeetings by WTO (World TradeOrganization) in Qatar during thecoming November. Thenegotiations of GATS (GeneralAgreement on Trade & Services)framework, which is underwaysince beginning 2001, will alsobe discussed. One of theimportant and hot issue ofAudio-Visual Sector consistingof Radio & TV, Cinema, newsbroadcasting and transfer ofinformation is expected to comeup in a very strong way. Theinterest of America and EuropeVisa-Vice Asia investments willdepend on how the developingcountries level with the industrialworld at large.

Finally let us look at the brighterside of the story. We hear & seethat the industrial nations wantto help the poor or developingcountries. How will they help ifthe advice is to go back toorganic farming and shunmodern technology and theworld markets? It could verywell be the safe use of newtechnologies is the bestguarantee if there is systematicrisk assessment and riskmanagement.

It is not good enough anymoreto make good laws, but to createmechanishm for implementationand monitoring, and it is up toeach country to make its ownrisk assessment. Therefore,developing countries need helpthrough global cooperation tobuild up institutional capacities

for the task.

Human Development withoutvalues will go waste if notproperly nourished. Fear ofpopulation boom still exists andquite a member of overpopulated capital and citiesexists specially in our region.Looking beyond, we are toaccess whether ourorganizations are in a position tohold the mind and morality of theyoung people for a better future.

The groups may address thefollowing questionnaires.1. Have we been able to create

an atmosphere in the society,which will motivate youngmembers.

2. Have we been able to provideexamples as Role Models forthe coming generation?

3. How can we convince parentsthat Scouting is relevant tothe “education” of theirchildren in today’s context?

4. What kind of support and co-operations are expected bythe NSO’s from the Regional/World Bureau?

5. Do we the leaders of thisregion believe and foreseethe necessary of morecooperations requiredbetween countries/nations tounderstand this fast movingworld?

6. How do you plan toimplement your nationaldecisions in conformity withour Fundamental Values?

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highlights of input paperWE ARE THE SAME AND DIFFERENT

REIKO SUZUKIScout Association of Japan

Input Speaker

Dear Scouters,

Haven’t you ever frustrated

when the other person

acted not as you expected,

especially when that

person’s way of thinking

was beyond your

acceptance?

I have a Canadian friend

married to a Japanese. She

cannot understand her

Japanese husband because

he changes his attitude

according to the person.

Even he himself cannot

explain why he changes his

attitude so naturally without any

hesitation. It seems there is no

way to settle again.

The east and the west, in any

continent is different. How is it

different? This time I’ll try to

explain about this showing you

a part of the study of

individualism and collectivism.

One of the East Asian

characteristics is Confuciastic

heritage, such as Korea, China

or Japan. Their social bond is

called collectivism, and which is

usually compared to

Individualism, that is the well

known feature of the Western

people like the Americans or

Canadians. In my speech, I

would like to pick up Japanese

as a distinctive sample of

collectivism and Canadian as

individualism.

Characteristics of individualistic

and collectivistic societies

How a person becomes

collectivistic?

How does it maintain?

Childhood Stage

It is easily imagine that the

mother-child bond starts from

the prenatal stage. Mother talks

to it, dreams of it. Even before

the birth she already develops a

strong physical bond with it.

This is the same in the east and

the west.

In the west, for example, in

Canada, mother encourages the

child to be independent. And

the symbol of this independence

is the first shoes and also ability

to speak. The child is

encouraged to speak to express

his or her opinion to demand his

or her wishes. The mother is

retaining a separate identity

that encourages the child to be

discrete and autonomous. The

mother cannot understand the

child unless he speaks what he

wishes.

In East Asian societies, mothers

do not act as a separate

individual but someone who

opens up her heart to

understand, to be receptive to

the child. The mother guesses

what he wishes. No word is

needed between them.

Children can request and do

almost anything. That is the

mother’s role to fulfill the

physical need as well as the

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psychological need of the child.

This creates a very strong

dependence on the mothers.

The children in Canada are

emphasized to know and speak

what they want. In Japan

mothers accept dependence as

natural and indulge child. This

indulgence creates a sense of

dependence and that is

maintained.

At the adolescent stage,

Canadian youngsters are

required to become less

physically dependent. They will

have their own rooms, take

turns to wash dishes and cook.

They obtain basic skills to live

independent life. In schools they

select classes they desire,

develop their own friendship

and romantic relationship. As

the physical dependence is

reduced, they are given

freedom. The necessary require

ment in terms of development

of discrete self is to be able to

function as an autonomous

individual.

However, in the East Asian

society even if at the adolescent

stage, children are still

dependent on their mother. The

mother cooks for them, cares

for them like they are still

infants. But as children gow,

they develop a sense of self and

they realize and obtain

gratification and love through

mothers. They are motivated to

maintain that link with mothers.

Children learn to please their

mother and to do what the

mother wishes. This means a

part of the child becomes a part

of the mother. The adolescent

adopts perspective of the

mother, accepts a part of the

mother as a part of himself or

herself. Thus dependence is

accepted even at the adolescent

stage. Actually, it is encouraged

and it is the role of a mother to

use this dependence to develop

a sense of relatedness. Using

the sense of relatedness, people

develop and foster the collective

identity. We do things to satisfy

or fulfill the other person’s

demand with whom we are

having strong relationship. You

remember the title of a book

“Japanese who cannot say No”.

Adolescent Stage

By the time the child has grown

up in Canada, the relationship

between mother and child is

equal and interact as friends.

As they grow, they feel

themselves as their friends. This

is the important aspect of

selfhood in the US or Canada, in

the most development theory,

such as Piage’s theory or Froit’s

theory, all the psychological

theories emphasize the

separation and individuation in

order to become a matured

adult.

However theory in East Asia

suggests the very different

viewpoint in which you extend

yourself to include parts of

others. Maturity suggests that

you are able to take on

perspective of others. This

extension allows for relationship

to develop and as the child

grows up, it is a role of a

mother to insure that the child

is able to develop this

relatedness with significant

others.

Internal Structure of Family as

an Ingroup

This two-person relationship is

extended to triadic relationship

in which mother plays an

intermediate role between the

father and the child. Mother

and father are physically inter-

dependent of one another.

Traditionally, father would make

money and mother would look

after household. The mother

would use the psychological

bond with the child to develop

and foster the relationship with

the father, so that the child

would respect and love the

father. Typically socialization

practices a strict father whose

job is to educate a child and a

benevolent mother. The reason

why the child respects the

father is not because the father

is naturally respectable but

because for the child mother is

the most important person in

the child’s life, and mother tells

the child, if you love me,

respect your father, if you care

for me, obey your father.

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And this Ingroup is separated

by boundary. Mother is a

protector and a caretaker inside

the family. She also teaches

how to behave and how to

treat one another. Mother

represents the primary person

in the family in maintaining the

social network. The father

represents the society. And

through the role of the father,

the child is able to perceive and

a child is able to function as an

adult in the society.

Family serves as the first

primary ingroup in which the

roles are defined by the roles

that are given and the

relationship of high-low are

defined by the particular state

the you occupy.

As the child grows, he extends

himself into friends,

schoolmates, company bosses,

neighbors spending a lot of

time together to understand

and deepen the particularistic

unique and special relationship.

We are so exclusive, in another

word.

It is said that Asians don’t have

unique self or unique sense of

self. Yes, if you look at the

internal aspect of the self, there

is no unique or distinguished

factor of self. Uniqueness of self

comes from the extension that

one develops. In Asia we are

taught and encouraged to adopt

the different relationship with

different individual in different

situation. We vary according to

the relationship and situation.

Canadians have difficulty in

understanding this situation.

How can a person be different

according to the situation? This

is a kind of paradoxical for the

Westerners’ perspective because

they emphasize consistency

across different situations. In

East Asia this is not value as

much. What is value is

individual’s ability to adjust to

the situation, to develop specific

relationship to understand the

other person to develop self-

extension. This collective

identity is developed through

relationship.

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highlights of input paperQUALITIES OF NATIONALSCOUT ORGANIZATION

CARLOS ESCUDEROBoy Scouts of the Philippines

Input Speaker

Qualities of An EffectiveNational ScoutOrganization

Every institution, be it publicor private, profit or non-profit, is a social institution.This exists for society andby permission of society.This exists because of aperceived social needwhich it intends to fill, thisexists in the service ofsociety. Should theseinstitutions fail in this, thevery society they sought toserve will put them out ofexistence. No institution

exists for and by itself. NationalScout Associations are notexempt from this. Thus, everyNational Scout Associationshould strive to acquire theproven qualities that ensuredthe continues existence andsuccess of world classinstitutions especiallyconsidering the rapidly changingsocial conditions of the 21stcentury.

1. Shared Vision - Everysuccessful organization has ashared vision of the kindorganization they want tobecome or be known. It definesthe social need the serviceoffered fills. To allow for theconstantly changing nature ofsociety, such description of thesocial need are broad ratherthan narrow and includes thecore goals or mission and thecore values of the organization.For example, we in the Boy

Scouts of the Philippines saythat, “We are the leadingprovider of outdoor-based, non-formal education committed todevelop responsible citizens.”‘Develop responsible citizens’mean we empower youngpeople; we imbue in them thevirtues of good citizenship, thevirtues of Love of God, Countryand fellowmen; training andpreparing them for leadership inorder to contribute to thebuilding of a strong Filipinonation. It means we strive tohelp mold them into disciplined,concerned, self-reliant,confident individuals with a deepsense of responsibility to thecommunity and society.

2. Managing by Values – Theyhave a set of core values.These are what the organizationstands for, holds dear. Theseare the heart and soul of theorganization. These are theguiding principles, thefundamental notions of idealbehaviour, the set of beliefsupon which decisions are madeand actions taken. Strictlyspeaking these are the ‘what’sreally important’ in anorganization and people soonlearn these simply by observingbehaviour.

Value statements provideimportant guidelines forredirecting behaviours

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especially during critical times.State values can be rich withsignificance, depending onmanagement’s commitment to‘walking their talk.’ For a whilepeople may listen, and evenagree, to what the organizationsays, but in the long run theybelieve what the people runningthe organization do. If peoplefeel the management is sayingone thing and doing another,cynicism sets in, and valuestatements becomemeaningless.

Managing by values start with:

a. Identifying the core values –We begin by identifying a set ofcore operating values. Theseare not just a list of genericbeliefs that anyone would agreewith such as honor, doing mybest, doing my duty, etc. butalso a definition of these beliefsin terms of how people actuallybehave as applied in differentsituations.

b. Communicating the corevalues – Once identified, thecore values are then madeevident to all members,professional or volunteers, andto the community.

c. Aligning values and practice– Without some method ofidentifying gaps between valuesand behavior, a set of core

values is nothing more than awish list. A system of identifyingand closing the gap between thecore values and organizationalpractice as well as people’sbehavior are, therefore, put inplace.

3. Public Driven Strategy –Successful organizations striveto make ‘raving fans’ of theirpublics or clientele. In theirinteractions with them theycreate stories that will havethese publics bragging aboutthe service they received.These strategy keep theirpublics talking about them,endorsing them, supportingthem and coming back for more.Coupled with this strategy areorganizational efficiency andservice innovation.

4. Continuously ImprovingOperating Process – Theseorganizations are never satisfiedwith the way they put togetherthe interconnected activitiesthey have and which enabledthem to reach their goals.Inputs are utilized, services areprovided and public satisfactionand/or feedback are usedincessantly to continuouslyimprove everything in theorganization. If an organizationis not improving, it is gettingworst; there is simply nostanding still. Learning is aneffective organization’s way oflife. The only way organizationscan be assured of having afuture is to be better tomorrowthan today, better next week

than this week, better next yearthan this year. For theseorganizations, learning frommistakes is more important thanlearning who made the mistake.There attitude towardsexistence is always guided bythe motto “success is neverforever and failure is neverfatal.”

5. Flexible HorizontalStructure – Structure is definedby the characteristic formsthrough which people relate toeach other and to the work flow.This includes the followingcomponents, among others:

• Definition of Departments,Divisions, Sections, etc.

• Levels of Supervision/Management

• Job and Work Design• Span of Supervisory Control• Delegation of Authority• Physical Layout

Among the successfulorganization the hierarchicaland very technocratic top tobottom structure is a thing of thepast. They prefer a horizontalbackline frontline structure thatis fast and flexible in respondingto the demands of their publicsand to social changes; onewherein the frontline people areempowered to make decisionsand solve problems on the spot.In this type of structure, themanagement are responsive totheir people (getting informationto them, seeing that they havethe resources they need,

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supporting them), and theirpeople are responsible(response able) to their publicsand/or clientele. This is so veryunlike the traditional hierarchicaltop down structure where themanagement has theresponsibility and the frontlineare the ones responsive tothem.

At the heart of this structure isthe simple fact that the top downstyle of making decision is toosluggish and too removed fromwhere the action is as to thekind of service excellenceneeded by the public. At thesame time, this structure entailseffective communication, thefree flow of ideas and thereaching of the full humanpotential. It places people – thesubordinates and the publics –first.

This structure focuses on twoprincipal human challenges:social satisfaction and workerproductivity.

6. Clear performancemanagement systems – Theseare the informal and formalprocedures that make theorganization go in support of thestructure. Systems which focuson performance improvementwork must be in place if anorganization is to function at ahigh level.

a. Accountability – In order foran organization’s goal to bereached, every person, whether

working individually or in a workgroup, needs to know what heor she will be held accountablefor. All good performance startswith clear goals. The clearerthe goal is made – that which isto be done spelled out exactly,by whom, by when, howsuccessful performance will bemeasured, and what goodperformance looks like – themore accountable the person orpersons will be.

b. Data/Information – Giventoday’s explosion of information,the effective managing anddisseminating of information isitself a key strategy. Datasystems talk about ways to getpeople information on finance,feedback from the public,performance – anything thatsupports them in effectivedecision making. Peoplewithout pertinent informationcannot self-monitor or makesound decisions; people withinformation can.

c. Feedback – Relevantfeedback is important forproblem identification, coaching,and performance evaluation.Without this people have no wayof knowing whetherperformance is one the mark orfalling short. Feedback, theysay, is the breakfast ofchampions. Given the widearray of information technologytoday, there is simply no excusefor denying people informationrelevant to their performance.

d. Recognition – Mostorganizations accent thenegative, but when people knowtheir good side is showing theyrise to the occasion and evenbegin to shore up theirweaknesses. A goodrecognition system is valuable inensuring goal achievement.

e. Training – This is a keystrategy in making anorganization a learningorganization. The second mostcommon reason, after uncleargoals, why people fail in theirjobs is lack of training. Everychange in an organization’sstructure or system will requiretraining. To assume that peoplewill know what to do or will findout on their own is simply askingfor trouble. Also, the flattening oforganizations requires cross-training so that the organizationcan flexibly respond to itsdemands.

7. Have right people and rightskills – These organizationsmake sure that they have theright types of profession and theskills that must be possessed bythe people in the organization.They are aware this is importantif they are to reach their goals.They know that core skills that isrequired if the organization is toimplement their agreed-uponstrategy and reach theirstipulated goals. They make

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sure that they have what isneeded, the potential, and theresources/methodologies forskills and capabilitydevelopment.

8. Service Excellence-Oriented Culture – Theseorganizations have a verypassionate social orientationand an urgent obsession withquality and service excellence.When they do things they striveto satifsy their publics 100% ofthe time. The satisfaction oftheir publics are foremost intheir heart and mind. Thus, theyseek to continuosly improvetheir systems, their services,their work attitudes and theiroiled machine. They are highlycommitted to their agreed valuesystem and work ethics. Theywalk their talk.

9. Enlightened Leadership –Effective organizations existbecause of enlightened leaders,that is, leaders who arecommitted to, and know theimportance of building a strongcorporate culture; leaders whohave a vision and implement itand prepare people in theorganization to assume greaterresponsibility. They provideexpress direction for theorganization and develop a workenvironment that is free fromfear and allows subordinates tofreely implement their ideas.

Their job is to build a culturethat promote trust, participation,communication, inspiration, andindividual empowerment.

To borrow B.P. – “Any fool cancommand, can make peopleobey orders, if he has the powerof punishment at his back tosupport him in case of refusal.It is another thing to lead, tocarry men with you in a big job.”

10. Financial success – Theseorganizations are aware that astrong financial condition is amust if they continuously exist,thus, they make sure that theyhave a very strong publicsupport while at the same timemaking sure that expenses arekept at minimal level andallocated only for those activitiesthat really matters to theachievement of the corporatevision and mission statement.Wastes are reduced if not totallyeliminated. More focus is givento the profit centers instead ofthe cost centers.

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highlights of input paperSELF-RELIANCE OF NATIONAL SCOUT

ORGANIZATION

JOHN C Y HUIScout Association of Hong Kong

Input Speaker

Self -Reliance of Na-Self -Reliance of Na-Self -Reliance of Na-Self -Reliance of Na-Self -Reliance of Na-

tional Scout Organiza-tional Scout Organiza-tional Scout Organiza-tional Scout Organiza-tional Scout Organiza-

tionstionstionstionstions

1. NSOs will become more

financially self-reliant if

they generate their own

revenue.

Examples:

a. TSA New Zealand:

– over 60% of its income

generated from invest-

ment, activities (e.g. ad-

venture and skill schools)

and events (jamboree,

venturer and regatta).

b. Boy Scout of the Philippines

– over 85% of its income gener-

ated from membership fee

c. The National Scout Organiza-

tion of Thailand:

– over 80% of its income comes

from Government grant

2. Why Why Why Why Why do we want to become

financially self-reliant?

– Scouting costs money

– Provision of youth services

needs money

– Funding for improving our

Scouting standard and facility

– Overcome complicated and

restrictive procedures related

to government grants/subsi-

dies

3. Where Where Where Where Where does our revenue

come from?

– Government grant

– Donation

– Project grant

– Investment

– Scout supply

– Rental income, e.g. Scout

camps, hostels, training

centres

– Training course

– Membership fee

– Income from services pro-

vided

– Revenue generating project –

infrastructure, raffle cam-

paign, bazzar, fund raising

ball, auction, gala, premiere,

concerts, car park rental,

office sub-let

4. The Hong Kong StoryThe Hong Kong StoryThe Hong Kong StoryThe Hong Kong StoryThe Hong Kong Story

The most direct way to generate

income and to become finan-

cially self-reliant is by putting up

your own infrastructure and

accommodation facility for

operations. It is a significant

investment with opportunities

for growth. However, this is not

without risks and must be

conducted with thorough plan-

ning and extreme care.

But, HOW TO STARTHOW TO STARTHOW TO STARTHOW TO STARTHOW TO START?

5. We ask the following ques-

tions:

WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT to do?

WHYWHYWHYWHYWHY do we have to do this?

DOES DOES DOES DOES DOES this meet my objectives?

HOW HOW HOW HOW HOW to achieve this?

HOW MUCH HOW MUCH HOW MUCH HOW MUCH HOW MUCH is needed?

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NEVER SET UNREALISTIC

TARGETS

6. However, the most determin-

ing issue was not the establish-

ment of the business, but to

ensure its survival.

7. We have to stabilize our

financial situation, to have

detailed planning and estimation

on expected difficulties to be

encountered before making

decisions.

8. Vital elements Vital elements Vital elements Vital elements Vital elements leading to

financial self-reliance:

– Diversify sources of funding

– Establish a meritorious good-

will for the NSO

– Cost and expenditure restric-

tion

– Conduct external and internal

audit annually

– Ensure preservation of funds

9. Lastly, commendable andcommendable andcommendable andcommendable andcommendable and

cooperative relationshipcooperative relationshipcooperative relationshipcooperative relationshipcooperative relationship

with your government andwith your government andwith your government andwith your government andwith your government and

realistic objectives realistic objectives realistic objectives realistic objectives realistic objectives are also

decisive elements.

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highlights of input paperIMAGE BUILDING

SAIFUL ISLAM KHANBangladesh Scouts

Input Speaker

When people see Red

Cross they immediately

think victims, assistance,

protection. When they see

scouting they should think

education, character

building, nation building.

Do they?

– Dr. Jacques Moreillon

Secretary General, WOSM

• How do other people

perceive us?

• How do we perceive

ourselves?

How others perceive us

depends on

• Programmes being in

place

- Backup facilities like

training in place

- A structural approach to

all activities in place

- How best we conduct

ourselves in

accomplishing those

• Assuming that

- Attractive programmes

- Quality training

- Dependable Adult

Resource

- Adequate finance

- Effective management are

in place

• Also assuming that

- An appropriate self image

Which is -

• Educational

movement of

youth

• Character building

• Nation building

Taking into consideration

• Physical moral and spiritual

content of the

movement

• Conducive to create

Committed and

Autonomous persons

• Image building will

presuppose

- A PR STRATEGY

- A TIME BOUND

PROGRAMME OF ACTION

METHODS

• Optimum use of PR tools

- Printed words

• House publications

• Print media

• Bulletins

• Posters

• Articles & Write ups

- Spoken Words

• Meetings

• Conferences

• Workshops

• Seminars

• Radio Programmes

- Audio visuals

• Documentation

• T.V. Programme

• T.V. Ads

• Image building with the right

management perspective at

each NSO by-

1. Evaluating public attitudes

• Image is a coherent

abstraction of various visible

aspects of life natural, social

or behavioral.

• Image is created in the

mind from the dynamics of

the visible world.

• Image and visibility are two

inextricably related ideas.

• Visibility is what we do by

way of our programmes and

practices.

• Image is how others

perceive us to be doing

• Therefore, building an

image depends on how we

make ourselves visible.

• Image will not only depend

on how other people

perceive us

• It will also depend on how

we perceive ourselves

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2. Orienting policies of PR

with public interest

3. Planning & executing a

programme of action

This boils down to good PR

work

A Comprehensive Definition:

Public relation in the

management function which

evaluates public attitudes,

identifies the policies and

procedures of an individual or

an organization with public

interests and plans and

executes a programme of action

to earn public understanding

and acceptance.– H. Franzies Moore & Bertrand R. Canfield

Public Relations Principles Cases

and Problems, Richard D. Erwin Inc., 1977

Image building for ScoutingImage building for ScoutingImage building for ScoutingImage building for ScoutingImage building for Scouting

It is a planned and sustained

effort to establish and maintain

mutual understanding between

the Scout organization and its

publics, both interest and

external, by faithfully pursuing

the scout mission and

programme.

• In the time bound

programme of action we may

take cognizance of the

findings of the Image Survey

and results of the SWOT

analysis done on the occasion

of the Melbourne Summit.

We find there that we

Among common strengths

Good Image

Among Weakness

Inadequate Public Relations

Among Opportunities

Growing public awareness

Information Technology

Among Threats

Racial Conflict and Religious

Fanaticism

Environment Degradation

In the same analysis under

headings

• How to maximize

achievements utilizing

strengths-

Ensure proper recognition of

Government agencies

supporting scouting.

Maintain communication

channels with the

educational authorities

and involve them in scout

movement.

• How to turn weakness into

strengths

Provide opportunities for

progressive training and

support to Adult Leaders.

Design marketing plan and

promote scouting through

multi-media.

• How to avail opportunities

to enhance strengths

Effectively use

communication technology

for networking promote

scouting through internet.

• How to turn threats into

opportunities

Create greater awareness on

youth policies, child

protection and welfare

Promote scouting as an

educational movement to

general public

Organize multicultural

integration camps to

promote world fraternity

Finally let us keep in mind

APR VISION 2001-2013APR VISION 2001-2013APR VISION 2001-2013APR VISION 2001-2013APR VISION 2001-2013

- is widely recognized as value

based educational movement

- is co-educational

- involves younger members in

decision making

- has self - reliant and

independent national Scout

organizations

- has greater penetration rate in

member countries

- extends to non-member

countries

----- has good image andhas good image andhas good image andhas good image andhas good image and

visibility everywherevisibility everywherevisibility everywherevisibility everywherevisibility everywhere

- maximizes the use of

information technology

- contributes in community and

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nation building

- has strong community-based

troops

- helps protect nature and

environment

- promotes peace in local and

global communities by serving

the needs of more young

people in a rapidly changing

environment.

And this context APR Plan 2001-

2013, (Priority-5) may be

recalled

PUBLIC RELATIONSPUBLIC RELATIONSPUBLIC RELATIONSPUBLIC RELATIONSPUBLIC RELATIONS

Objectives

1. To ensure that the mission

of Scouting is clearly

understood by all adults in

Scouting and widely

disseminated to

stakeholders (customers,

community, strategic

partners).

2. To provide opportunities for

continuing interaction

among NSOs and other

international organizations.

3. To stress quality Scouting

that would lead to the

positive image of Scouting.

4. To foster closer relationships

and cooperation with

kindred organizations at

national, regional and global

levels to benefit Scouting .

5. To ensure that the region

and each NSO organize

events that enable Scouts to

celebrate the centenary of

Scouting.

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highlights of input paperMARKETING FOR GROWTH

TRIADI SUPARTAGerakan Pramuka/Indonesia

Input Speaker

Priority 5 : Marketing

Objective 1To promote to NSOs the needto market Scouting in their localcommunities by identifying andsharing ideas, and meeting bestpractice standards.

Vision 2013 (p.44-45)

Objective 2To ensure NSOs have in placeboth long-term and short-termmarketing strategies withinternal and external focus.

Objective 3:To ensure appropriateperformance measures tomeet agreed targets (growth)and key performance indicators(advancement) at national andregional level.

• Objective 4:To support NSOs in thedevelopment of their ownmarketing plan and to provideappropriate resources.

Objective 5:To include a marketing modulein group leader andcommissioner training andregional seminars/workshop.

0 % 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

13%

9 %

43%

35%

decreasing

increasing

fluctuating

static

Mem

bers

hip

Gro

wth

Key Elements ofSuccess

“ communicating ideas,product, service to a

specific target”

•Good Idea / Product /Service

•Well Managed Outlets•An Integrated MarketingCommunications- Advertising, Exhibition,

Invitation, Direct Mail- Publications- Marketing Public

Relations- Corporate Public

Relations

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Strategic Plan

• Mission & Vision• Objectives

- Quantitative- Qualitative

• Strategy- Long-term Marketing

Strategy- Short-term Marketing

Strategy• Implementation• Evaluation

Marketing Plan“based on the need & interest

of the Youth”

• Identify the Stakeholders• Develop the strategy

- Critical Success Factors- Strategies- Key Performance Indicators

• Managing performance

Positioning

• Educational Movement• Voluntary Movement

Youth Programme

Marketing ICT

Adult Resources

Public Relations

Management

Community Financial Resources

The Seven Priorities(3rd APR TLS, Melbourne)

• Skills Training• Serve Society

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Marketing for Growth

“To promote Scouting to LocalCommunities”

• Retainment- Satisfaction- Proudness >>> “Word of

Mouth”• Recruitment

- Attractive, Challenging >>>The Benefit!

• Expansion- Invitation to join activities

“ Marketing is a matter ofwinning the mind and heart of

the customer”

U.S.P.

• Africa Region:• “Better Scout for more young

African”• Scouts Australia Rover:• “Challenge yourself”• New Zealand Venture:• “Action, Adventure,

Challenge”• “The sky the limit.... Get into

it!”• “Launch yourself both socially

& technically”

U.S.P.

• Singapore Scouts Association- The Scout Different(testimonial)

• “Don’t wait to be a great man”• “Be a great boy, join scouting!”• “A great way to stay

connected with your child andtheir friends”

• Bangladesh Scouts• “Be a scout and explore life”• “Build your child with the spirit

of Scouting”

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highlights of input paperINTERORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKING

ERIC KHOOERIC KHOOERIC KHOOERIC KHOOERIC KHOO

Pesekutuan Pengakap Malaysia

Input Speaker

Powerful Networking

Your value as a powerfulnetworker for offeringsupport whenever neededwill grow stronger. You willobserve that more numberof people is offeringsupport before you haveactually started to ask.Giving is receiving. Themore you give innetworking, the moresatisfaction andopportunities you willreceive. The stronger yourcommitment, the greaterwill be the foundation on

which your network grows anddevelops. In short, humannetworking will provide for asolid base that lasts muchlongers and produces greaterresults than any other formula orshortcut method could.

Human networking is not onlyincreasing our account ofcontacts, but also creating longlasting, strong relationships.Human networking will onlyseem impersonal and reflect aself-centered attitude if there isno focus on building longlasting, fulfilling relationships,but your only goal is to get workdone and achieve results onlyfor yourself. Always workingwith some selfish motive in mindcreates stumbling blocks andmakes people hesitant to returnto you and for you. As anetworker, your focus should befully on lending a hand topeople. Similarly, be

accountable for your actions byadmitting errors and apologisingwhen appropriate. People lookforward to networking withpeople they can trust who iswilling to work things out, andwho is unbiased.

On similar lines, be open tosharing with others what youhave achieved. If you do not letothers know what you haveachieved and attained, they willnot know to call on you forsupport. Sharing youraccomplishments andachievements will help you findways to teach others what youhave learned and gained, whichis a part of the process ofnetworking. You will realize thatyour abilities and skills will bestrengthened when you teachothers what you have learned.There are many ways tomaintain and expand yournetwork, especially in the era ofnew and sophisticatedtechnology. But the best way isthrough making links frompeople we know to the peoplethey know. This could beconsidered as the surest andmost reliable method. It is theresponsibility of each individualto take the first step, to use theavailable contacts.

The power of human networkingis available to anyone andeveryone irrespective of age,

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financial status, caste, orqualifications. The lifeline ofnetworking is one person caringand being supportive of another.The more you experience thejoy and power of humannetworking, the more you willgrow as a networker.

Human Networking.Human networking is anattitude, a way of generatingbusiness, an approach to lifeand learning which affectseverybody in the world you livein. It involves getting connectedwith other people, to bridgeideas and share availableresources. It aims at creatingcordial relationships wherebyyou can help others to achievetheir goals, which in turn willhelp you achieve yours. Just asa network connects severalscattered points in a spectrum(to establish a net and get somework done, so to speak)similarly human networkingconsists of making links fromperson to person for thefulfillment of specific work oractivity, giving with noexpectations, sharing resourceswith others and distributinginformation.

Human networking is perceivedas a new managementbuzzword. Thanks to the adventof computer networking. It is, in

fact, a concept that has beenaround for a very long time,even in our everyday life. Manyof us have seen our mothersnetwork to find domestic help.Plus, very few of us have beenuntouched by the omnipresentnetwork of friends and family formatrimonial matchmaking.Networking has been and will bearound forever, because peoplehave a natural desire to serveand support each other. Thepower of human networking isthe power that comes from thisdesire to give and share. Thepower also comes from ourcommitment to achieve andattain our goals with the help ofpeople and opportunities aroundus.

Human networking is not a one-time event, but a continuousand ongoing process.Networking is a form ofteamwork where you and allpeople around you contribute toand support each other insomeway. The key tosupporting others successfully isto listen with interest and takethe initiative to offer referralsand support whenever youperceive a need. Make sure thatthe support you offer is not justa way of appearing considerate,but something truly beneficialand valuable.

As you become committed tothe success of the people inyour network, you in turn willcreate and be part of a moresuccessful network. You will

create more bondingrelationships when you supportthe success of others; as thosearound you become moresuccesful. They will have moreexperience and skill to give backto you freely whenever youneed them.

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members (2001-2004)APR COMMITTEES

Asia-PacificRegional Scout

Committee

Mr Anthony THNG

Chairman

Mrs Kirsty BROWN, OAM

Vice Chairman

Mr John C Y Hui

Vice Chairman

Shri L M Jain

Member

Hon Jejomar C BINAY

Member

Prof Dr Med Yongyudh

VAJARADUL

Member

Haji Zainal ABIDIN

bin Penghulu Hj Ibrahim

Member

Dr Koji OGURI

Member

Mr Eric KHOO

Member

Mr Ross J MCKENZIE

Member

Members of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee rehearse for the oath taking ceremony.

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Marketing Committee

WG CDR J LALHMINGLIANA

ChairmanChairmanChairmanChairmanChairman

Mr Arthur TUASON

Vice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice Chairman

Mr Saiful Islam KHAN

Mr Mr DURAMAN

Mr Simon Hang Bock RHEE

Mr Ramli bin Abdul HAMID

Mr Ibrahim ZAMEER

Mr Kila KEDEA

Mr Hong Leng CHAY

Mr Yuvarut GAMOLVEJ

MemberMemberMemberMemberMember

Mr Eric KHOO

AdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisor

Programme CommitteeMr Paulus Tjakrawan TANINGDJAJA

ChairmanChairmanChairmanChairmanChairman

Mr Rafiqul Islam Khan

Vice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice Chairman

Mr Peter John BLATCH, OAM

Mr Badar Haji ALI

Dr Chih-Ming KUAN

Mr Harish L MEHTA

Mr Eun-Bae SEO

Dr Pedro D DESTURA

Mr R THRUMURGAN

Mr Panom KAWKAMNERD

MembersMembersMembersMembersMembers

Prof Dr Med Yongyudh VAJARADUL

AdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisor

Adult Resources Committee

Mr Fazlur RAHMAN

ChairmanChairmanChairmanChairmanChairman

Mr Geoffrey Yong Luan TEO

Vice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice Chairman

Dr Bruce Martin MUNRO

Mr Ben Yun LIN

Col Chandra Mohan PAGAR

Mr Kyohei OGURA

Ms Kwy-ja KIM

Ms Lesley ANDERSON

Mr Kay Kerng TAN

Mr Pradub KEOWPALUK

MembersMembersMembersMembersMembers

Mr Paulus TJAKRAWAN

Ex-Officio MemberEx-Officio MemberEx-Officio MemberEx-Officio MemberEx-Officio Member

Mr Ross J MCKENZIE

AdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisor

Management CommitteeMr Wai-Shing LO

ChairmanChairmanChairmanChairmanChairman

Mr Kinley DORJI

Vice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice Chairman

PG WAHAB PG HASSAN

Mr Ie-Bin LIAN

Prof Dr MSc Slamet Budi PRAITNO

Mr Kazumasa MAEHARA

Mr Young-Ku LEE

Mr Geoff KNIGHTON

Dr Allah Wadhayo BALOCH

Mr Tilak Ranjan RAJAVASAN

MemberMemberMemberMemberMember

Shri Lalit Mohan JAIN

AdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisor

Financial ResourcesCommittee

Strategy CommitteeMr Cheng Kiong TAN

ChairmanChairmanChairmanChairmanChairman

Mr David GAYNOR

Vice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice Chairman

Mr Mohammad ZAINUL

Mr Shiu-hung PAU

Mr Nazir Ahmad KHAN

Mr Tatsuo YAMADA

Mr Mohd Bin SARWANI

Col M Shan ALI

Mr Ireneo C AQUINO

Prof Nimal DE SILVA

MemberMemberMemberMemberMember

Haji ZAINAL ABIDIN bin Penghulu

Hj Ibrahim

AdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisor

Mr Chaur-Shin YUNG

ChairmanChairmanChairmanChairmanChairman

Mr Paul W C HO

Vice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice Chairman

Mr Atul Kumar GARG

Mr Arifin SASONGKO

Mr Yoritake MATSUDAIRA

HJ RADZWAN BIN HUSSAIN

Mr Myagmaryn ESUNMUNKH

Mr Enrique B LAGDAMEO

Mr Nanda COREA

Mr Thamnoon WANGLEE

MemberMemberMemberMemberMember

Hon Jejomar C BINAY

AdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisor

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APR Scout FoundationManagemment

Committee

Mr Herman C S HUI

ChairmanChairmanChairmanChairmanChairman

Dr A Francis SMALL

Vice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice Chairman

Dr George HUANG Po-Cheng

Dr William G WELLS (Promotion

Coordinator)

Mr Mohammed Ali KHALID

Mr Kuniichi KOMACHI

Mr UHM Moon-Yong

MemberMemberMemberMemberMember

Mr Sutham PHANTHUSAK

TreasurerTreasurerTreasurerTreasurerTreasurer

Mr Kim Kyu Young

SecretarySecretarySecretarySecretarySecretary

Public Relations Committee

Mr Katsura KUNO

ChairmanChairmanChairmanChairmanChairman

Mr Maximino J EDRALIN Jr

Vice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice Chairman

Mr Brendan WATSON

Mr Anthony Kit-Chu CHAN

Mr Berthold SINAULAN

Mr Mohammed NAZEEF

Mr Ravindra P PANDEY

Mr Nizamud din MENGAL

Mr MFS MUHEED

Mr Anatchai RATTAKUL

MemberMemberMemberMemberMember

Mr Anthony THNG

AdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisor

InformationCommunications

Technology CommitteeMr Sang-Gyoon OH

ChairmanChairmanChairmanChairmanChairman

Mr Triadi Parmana SUPARTA

Vice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice ChairmanVice Chairman

Mr Richard J MILLER

Mr Mihir Kanti MAJUMDER

Mr Charles Chinfa YEH

Mr Alexander WONG

Mr Koo Hong KIONG

Mr Fazli RABBI

MemberMemberMemberMemberMember

Dr Koji OGURI

AdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisor

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AWARDEES & CITATIONS

APR Awardsfor Outstanding

Scout

By unanimous decision, the

Board of Judges for the APR

Awards comprised of Chairman,

Board of Judges N.A. Khan and

members of the Board of

Judges Wayne Geale, Paulus

Tjakrawan and Fumio Imada the

APR Awards for Outstanding

Scout declared the winners as

follows:

WinnerWinnerWinnerWinnerWinner

• Marvin Boni Ang G. Go

(center), Boy Scouts of the

Philippines

Runners-upRunners-upRunners-upRunners-upRunners-up

• Rezwan Kaizer (1st from

left), Bangladesh Scouts

• Michael Zachary Enriquez

(3rd from left), Singapore

Scout Association

APR Awardfor Distinguished

Service

Dr Jacques MoreillonDr Jacques MoreillonDr Jacques MoreillonDr Jacques MoreillonDr Jacques Moreillon

The very mission of the life of

Dr Jacques Moreillon is service

to society and promotion of

world peace. His life is a story

of achieving this mission.

Dr Jacques Moreillon joined the

International Committee of the

Red Cross (ICRC) in 1964,

served this organization for 25

years and represented it in

more than 200 delicate missions

in 70 countries. From a young

professional, he rose to the

highest rank of Director General.

Having the Scouting spirit, Dr

Jacques Moreillon accepted the

position of Secretary General of

the World Organization of the

Scout Movement in November

1988. As the Secretary General,

he initiated the Growth of the

Movement concept which

brought direction to both

quantitative and qualitative

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development in Scouting. The

creation of the World Scout

Parliamentary Union (WSPU) is

another achievement under his

leadership. He is a recipient of

numerous awards form national

Scout organization and various

decorations from ICRC. He was

conferred the Bronze Wolf

Award for his valuable

contribution to World Scouting.

He has visited over 140

countries, including 18 countries

of the Asia-Pacific Region, and

met the heads of states of no

less than 50 countries. His

visits have brought the World

Scout Movement to the notice of

world leaders.

In recognition of his

distinguished services, guidance

and leadership to the Scout

Movement, the Asia-Pacific

Regional Award for

Distinguished Service is

conferred to Dr Jacques

Moreillon, Secretary General,

World Organization of the Scout

Movement.

Chairman’sAward

M. Fazlur RahmanM. Fazlur RahmanM. Fazlur RahmanM. Fazlur RahmanM. Fazlur Rahman

After a decade of service as

National Commissioner for

Community Development, Fazlur

Rahman became the Chief

National Commissioner of

Bangladesh Scouts in 2000.

Rising into the regional level, he

served the Asia-Pacific Region

as Vice-Chairman of

Environment Sub-Committee

(1992-1995). He is also a

member of Adult Resources

Sub-Committee (1998 to date).

He has made valuable

contribution to Bangladesh

Scouts in the field of Community

Development.

In recognition of his leadership

and dedication to Scouting, Mr

Rahman was conferred the

highest Award of Bangladesh

Scouts – Silver Tiger in 1995.

Professionally, he is a Civil

Servant in the people’s Republic

of Bangladesh. He became

Secretary in 1997.

Mr Rahman is also a life

member of Bangladesh Red

Crescent Society.

He has published four major

publications, two of which are

related to Science.

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Chairman’sAward

Alexander Kin Ming WongAlexander Kin Ming WongAlexander Kin Ming WongAlexander Kin Ming WongAlexander Kin Ming Wong

Three decades of service at

group, district, and national

levels yield a progressive

Scouting career for Alexander

Wong, now International

Commissioner of the Scout

Association of Hong Kong.

In recognition of his

achievements as a Scout, he

was honored with a Queen’s

Scout Award in 1968, a

Distinguished Service Cross in

1997, and a Gold Medal of merit

in1999 from Boy Scouts of the

Philippines. Six other awards

were presented to him in

different occasions.

Mr Wong plays an active role in

international Scouting. He is

deeply involved in raising funds

for the APR Scout Foundation

and Africa Scout Foundation.

Professionally, Mr Wong is a

Barrister. He’s been into practice

since 1981. The government

has recognized him with a Royal

Hong Kong Auxiliary Police

Commemorative Medal in 1997.

Mr Wong has two published

works – Chinese Navy at the

turn of the Century–(1974) and

Annotated Ordinance of Hong

Kong – Partition Ordinance–

(1996).

Carlos C. EscuderoCarlos C. EscuderoCarlos C. EscuderoCarlos C. EscuderoCarlos C. Escudero

One of the most senior

Professional Scout Executives

in the Asia-Pacific Region, Carlos

Escudero is the Secretary

General of Boy Scouts of the

Philippines (BSP).

He chose the career of a full

time Scout Executive in 1957

as a Field Scout Executive. With

his competence and leadership,

Mr Escudero advanced in as a

top Scout professional.

In recognition of his

contribution towards qualitative

and quantitative improvement

of BSP, he was presented with a

Bronze Tamaraw Award in 1999.

He was also a recipient of Silver

Medal for Distinguished Service

from Singapore Scout

Association in 1998 and

Friendship Award from Boy

Scouts of Nippon in 2000.

Outside Scouting, Mr Escudero

has received Outstanding

Achievement Medal from the

Department of National Defense

in 1994.

As a trained Professional Scout

Leader, he has conducted more

than a dozen Basic and

Advanced Management Course

for Professional Scout

Executives at national and

regional levels.

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Chairman’sAward

Anatchai RattakulAnatchai RattakulAnatchai RattakulAnatchai RattakulAnatchai Rattakul

Diverse responsibilities and

distinct achievements describe

Anatchai Rattakul and his

Scouting responsibilities at

national and regional level. He is

the International Commissioner

of NSO Thailand (1992 to

present), a National Council

Member of NSOT Board since

1984, and Vice-Chairman of the

APR Scout Foundation

Promotion Task Force. He was

also Vice-Chairman of APR

Finance Sub-Committee (1992-

1998) and an elected member

of the APR Scout Committee

(1986-1992).

In recognition of his services to

Scouting, Mr. Rattakul was

presented with a special class

Boy Scout Citation Medal in

Thailand in 1991. Other NSO,

who recognized his voluntary

service to the Scout movement

were the Scout Association of

Hong Kong, Singapore Scout

Association, and the BS&G/

India. He also received two

national and two international

awards.

Outside Scouting, Mr Rattakul

held the positions of Adviser,

Bangkok Governor (1996-2000),

Adviser of Board Committee

Metropolitan Rapid Transit

Authority (1998-2000), Standing

Committee Member of

Parliament Foreign Affairs and

Youth (1997-2000), and

Honorary Consul of the Republic

of Nicaragua (1994-present).

His publications include Thai

Youth Encyclopedia (1989),

Collection of Thai stamps (1680-

1949), and the 19th Anniversary

of Thai Scouting (1986).

Robert Kynnersley Woods,Robert Kynnersley Woods,Robert Kynnersley Woods,Robert Kynnersley Woods,Robert Kynnersley Woods,

CBECBECBECBECBE

Coming from Australia, Justice

Robert Woods was an expatriate

Scout Leader in Papua New

Guinea. As National Training

Commissioner, his contributions

covered the area of Adult

Leader Training. He also served

as Chief Commissioner of The

Scout Association of Papua New

Guinea (TSA PNG). Presently,

Justice Woods is the Chairman

of the APR Task Force to

Promote Risk & Safety

Management. He was

instrumental in preparing the

APR Guideline on Risk & Safety

Management.

In recognition of his service to

the the Scout Association of

Papua New Guinea, he was

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presented with the highest

award – KUMUL Award.

Aside from being a dedicated

Scout Leader, he was also a

national Judge of Papua New

Guinea (1982-1999).

Outside Scouting, Justice Woods

received Commander of the

British Empire – CBE in 1997

and Knight Order of British–

Empire in 2000 – OBE.

In his long service to the Scout

Association of PNG, Justice

Woods has published Training

Manual for Scouts, Policy,

Organization & Rules, and

Leaders Handbook of TSA PNG.

Chairman’sAward

Mohammed Ali KhalidMohammed Ali KhalidMohammed Ali KhalidMohammed Ali KhalidMohammed Ali Khalid

Mr Mohammed Ali Khalid grew

up in Scouting. He was a Scout,

a Rover, and a Leader who

achieved the highest rank –

President Scout (1967) and

President Rover Scout (1972).

Growing up meant higher

responsibilities as he became

Treasurer of Karnataka State,

Bharat Scouts & Guides (1993-

1999), Member of National

Scout Council (1996-1999), and

Member of National Executive

Board (1998 to date). Moving

into the regional level, he

served as Vice-Chairman of the

Asia-Pacific Regional Strategic

Plan Task Force (1995-1998)

and as Chairman of the Task

Force (1998 to date). The Asia-

Pacific Regional Plan entitled

APR VISION 2013 was designed

during his Chairmanship.

In recognition of his service at

state and national levels, Bharat

Scouts & Guides presented him

with the highest Award – Silver

Elephant in 1994.

Outside Scouting, Mr Khalid was

an active civil servant. He

became Private Secretary to

Ministers (1998-1999). In

recognition of his service, the

state government recognized

him with a Kannada Rajyotsava

Award in 1998.

Mr Khalid has strengthened the

financial backbone of many local

states and national Jamborees.

He was instrumental for the

success of the first Asia-Pacific

Regional Advance Management

Course in 1995 in Bangalore.

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Chairman’sAward

M Golam SattarM Golam SattarM Golam SattarM Golam SattarM Golam Sattar

After his 14 years of teaching

professional Mr Golam Sattar

joined Bangladesh Scouts as a

Community Development

Officer.

Recognizing his skills and

experience in Community

Development through Scouting,

he was welcomed to join World

Scout Bureau/Asia-Pacific

Region as Project Executive –

Community Development in

1983. Since 1991, Golam Sattar

has been effectively providing

his professional service as

Director, Administration and

Resources Development being

mainly responsible for

organizing APR Conference,

Regional Scout Committee

meetings, and Resources

Development activities. He is

trained in professional, basic

and advance management

course and experience Leader

Trainer. In recognition of his

sincere service to the Scouting

movement Bangladesh Scouts

presented him Silver Hilsa in

1995.

Mr Sattar has been always a big

hand to the regional operation

together with his colleagues. In

recognition of his valuable

services, he is now conferred

with the APR Chairman’s Award.

Asia-PacificRegional Award

for Gallantry Action

Walidin IchwanWalidin IchwanWalidin IchwanWalidin IchwanWalidin Ichwan

Mr. Walidin Ichwan, a Scout

Leader of Tangerang Municipal

Council of Indonesia,

demonstrated bravery and

rendered meritorious action for

the victims of Social unrest in in

Tangerang on 14-15 May 1998.

He helped in the evacuation of

victims Destructions, looting and

burnings were done by

irresponsible people who took

lives of hundreds of people.

In recognition of his gallantry,

Gerakan Pramuka/Indonesia

presented him with the Gerakan

Pramuka Wiratama award.

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Asia-PacificRegional Award

for Gallantry Action

Kenji MishimaKenji MishimaKenji MishimaKenji MishimaKenji Mishima

Venture Scout Kenji Mishima of

Fukushima Group Nº 14,

Fukushima Scout Council of the

Scout Association of Japan,

showed gallantry to a lady

whose bicycle was caught in the

rails and was in danger of being

hit by an approaching train near

Imajuka Station in Fukuoka.

Kenji’s prompt and appropriate

action saved the lady’s life and

averted what could have been a

disastrous incident on16

October 1999.

His gallant action was

recognized by the railway

company, the local Police, and

the Fukuoka Scout Council. o

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captured moments

Captured Moments

captured moments

Captured Moments

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SymbolicLighting

of the Lampmarking the

openingof the

Conference

NSO display adorned the hallwayfronting the plenary hall

Presentation of souvenirto His Excellency the Vice-Presidentof India

It’s election day!

Creativity of NSOs were challengedat the APR poster competitions.

APR Committe Meeting

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Special callentationof first day cover

with the PostmasterGeneral of India

A varietyof Indian

handicraftswere

eyecatchingin its bright

colors.

Fund-raising Dinner

Presentation of the ConferenceSouvenir Publication

Break-outGroupsDiscussion

Jamboree book launching

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appendix 1

The 20th APR Scout ConferenceNew Delhi, 07-11 October 2001

AGENDA

Day - 1 Saturday, 06 October

Arrival, registration, and check-in

0900-1200 APR Scout Foundation Management Committee meeting

1400-1600 APR Sub-Committees/Task Forces meetings

1600-1800 APR Scout Committee meeting (to review conference preparations)

Day 1 Sunday, 07 October

0700-0800 Arrival, registration and check-in

Sunday Service (Scouts Own)

0900-1200 APR Scout Committee meeting (Heads of delegates invited. Lunch for meeting

participants will be hosted by BS&G)

1200-1300 Lunch

1300-1500 Preliminary Session:

• Welcome address by APRSC Chairman

• Silent prayer for those who passed away since 1998

• Conference introduction of NSOs, guests, etc.

• Rules of procedure

• Conference appointments:

- Chairman & Vice-Chairman

- Presiding Officers

- Resolutions Committee

- Tellers

- Persons to verify credentials

• Introduction of candidates for election to APR Scout Committee

1500-1530 Photo session and break for refreshment

1530-1600 Photo session

1600-1630 Special cover cancellation in R-292

1630-1700 Preparation for opening ceremony

1700-1800 Opening ceremony

1900-2100 Welcome Dinner (hosted by Bharat Scouts & Guides)

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Day 2 Monday, 8 October

0830-0900 Regional Director’s report

0900-0915 Regional Treasurer’s report

0915-0930 World Scout Committee Chairman’s address

0930-1000 Election of APRSC

1000-1030 Break for refreshment

1030-1045 Election result

1045-1115 Address by WOSM Secretary General

1115-1215 WOSM mission statement

1215-1400 Friendship Lunch (hosted by BS & G)

Lunch meeting of the new Regional Scout Committee

1400-1500 WOSM mission continued

1500-1600 Presentation of APR Plan (2002-2013)

1600-1630 Break for refreshment

1630-1645 Report of Youth Forum

1645-1730 Report on Image of Scouting in the APR

1730-1745 • Adoption of amendments to the Constitution & by-laws

• Presentation by Luc Panissod on fee system

1800 Departure for International Commissioners gathering/Leader Trainers gathering

Free evening for others

Day 3 Tuesday, 9 October

0800-0830 Preparation for educational tour

0830-1600 Educational Tour (lunch hosted by BS & G)

1600-1800 District hospitality

2100 Return to hotel

Day 4 Wednesday, 10 October

0830-0930 NGOs Presentation (8 minutes each) (UNDP, UNICEF, WSPU, WSF, IFSR,

Africa Region)

0930-1000 VISION 2013

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1000-1030 Break

1030-1200 Breakout groups on different topics:

• Youth Programme - Value-Based ScoutingValue-Based ScoutingValue-Based ScoutingValue-Based ScoutingValue-Based Scouting

• Adult Resources - Quality LeadershipQuality LeadershipQuality LeadershipQuality LeadershipQuality Leadership

• Management - Qualities of NSOsQualities of NSOsQualities of NSOsQualities of NSOsQualities of NSOs

• Financial Resources - Self-reliance of NSOsSelf-reliance of NSOsSelf-reliance of NSOsSelf-reliance of NSOsSelf-reliance of NSOs

• Public Relations - Image BuildingImage BuildingImage BuildingImage BuildingImage Building

• Marketing - Marketing for GrowthMarketing for GrowthMarketing for GrowthMarketing for GrowthMarketing for Growth

• Information CommunicationsTechnology (ICT)- Inter-organizationalInter-organizationalInter-organizationalInter-organizationalInter-organizational

Networking Networking Networking Networking Networking

1200-1400 Lunch (hosted by BS & G)

1400-1515 Presentation on the 21st APR Scout Conference (20 min)

Voting on the 21st APR Scout Conference (10 min)

Presentation on forthcoming world events

• World Scout Conference & Youth Forum in Greece (10 min)

• World Scout Jamboree in Thailand (10 min)

• World Scout Moot in the Republic of China (10 min)

• 100th Year Celebration (10 min.)

• APR 2007 Task Force (05 min)

1515-1600 Breakout group reports

1600-1630 Break for refreshment

1630-1645 Announcement of the host for the 21st APR Scout Conference

1645-1730 NGOs Presentation (8 min each) ( ISGF, ICCS, IUMS, SCORE Int’l)

1730-1800 Presentation on APR Scout Foundation

1900-2130 APR Scout Foundation Fundraising Dinner

Dress Code: Lounge Suit/Dinner Jacket/National Costume

Free evening for others

Day 5Day 5Day 5Day 5Day 5 Thursday, 11 OctoberThursday, 11 OctoberThursday, 11 OctoberThursday, 11 OctoberThursday, 11 October

0830-0900 NGO Presentation (8 min each) (CIVICUS, CSBF, AHM)

0900-0930 Investiture of new APR Scout Committee members

0930-1000 Conference resolutions (presentation and adoption)

1000-1030 Break for refreshment

1030-1200 Announcement of new sub-committees (30 min)

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Presentation on success stories from NSOs (5 NSOs)

• Creating health and Environment Workers in Bangladesh : Story

of Poets

• Health Adolescent Project in India (HAPI)

• The 21st Asia-Pacific/10th Korean Jamboree

• Major achievements and breakthrough in Scouts Australia

• Registration System of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines

1200-1400 Lunch (hosted by BS&G)

1400-1500 Special recognition ceremony:

• Poster competition

• Plaque of appreciation to the hosts of regional events

• APR Awards:

- Distinguished Service Award

- Chairman’s Award

- Gallantry Award

- Special Recognition

• Bronze Wolf Award

1500-1530 Recognition of outgoing members of APR Scout Committee and Chairpersons of

Sub-Committees and Task Forces

1530-1600 Conference evaluation

1600-1630 Break for refreshment

1630-1730 Closing ceremony (including incoming chairman’s challenge)

1730-1830 Preparation for international night

1830 Departure for international night

1900-2200 International night (includes dinner hosted by BS&G)

Day 6Day 6Day 6Day 6Day 6 Friday, 12 OctoberFriday, 12 OctoberFriday, 12 OctoberFriday, 12 OctoberFriday, 12 October

Departure

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The 20th APR Scout ConferenceNew Delhi, 07-11 October 2001

OPENING PROGRAMME

1630 – 1645 • Participants be seated

1700 – 1705 (5 min) • Congratulatory messages shown on the screen

1705 – 1710 (5 min) • Entry of colors and chief delegates

1710 • Arrival of chief guest

(On stage: Chief Guest, Mrs Suman Kant, President of BS&G,

APRSC Chairman, WSC Chairman, WOSM Secretary General, Host

Committee Chairman, A. P. Regional Director, A Senior Minister

of Government of India, President BS&G Parliamentary Union

1710 – 1713 (3 min) • Floral welcome by Scouts and Guides and presentation of scarves

1713 – 1716 (3 min) • Lighting the lamp

1716 – 1723 (7 min) • Opening remarks by APR Scout Committee Chairman

1723 – 1730 (7 min) • Welcome by President, Bharat Scouts & Guides

1730 – 1734 (3 min) • Welcome by a Senior Minister of Government

1734 – 1737 (15 min) • Keynote Address by Dr K Venkatasubramanian

1737 – 1749 (10 min) • Inaugural Speech by Chief Guest

1749 – 1754 (1 min) • Release of Conference Souvenir by the Chief Guest

1754 – 1755 (1 min) • Presentation of Memento to Chief Guest by the host association

1755 (1 min) • Vote of Thanks by Chairman of Host Committee

• National Anthem

• Departure of Chief Guest

After the departure of Chief Guest, the opening ceremony will continue.

• Introduction of keynote speaker by Chairman Host Committee

• keynote address

• Vote of Thanks, Mr Kim Kyu Young, Regional Director, WSB/APR

Master of Ceremonies: Mr R N Kalita

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The 20th APR Scout ConferenceNew Delhi, 07-11 October 2001

CLOSING CEREMONY

Date: 11 October 2001 (Thursday)

Time: 1630-1730hrs

Venue: Convention Hall, Ashok Hotel

ProgrammeProgrammeProgrammeProgrammeProgramme

1620 • Participants be seated

• Closing Remarks by Mr. Herman C. S. Hui, outgoing Chairman of Asia-Pacific

Regional Scout Committee

• Address by President of Bharat Scouts & Guides

• Presentation of Souvenirs to Sponsors by Chairman, Host Organizing

Committee

• Challenges by the incoming Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout

Committee

• Vote of thanks by Kim Kyu Young, Regional Director, World Scout Bureau/APR

• Herman C. S. Hui hands over the World ScoutfFlag to incoming Chairman and

declares closing of the conference

• Band show and NSOs’ colors carried out of the hall with the Chief Delegates

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Scouts AustraliaScouts AustraliaScouts AustraliaScouts AustraliaScouts Australia

Mr Brendan J Watson Chief Delegate

Ms Jane Wilson Delegate

Mr Peter Blach Delegate

Mr Wayne Geale Delegate

Dr Bruce Munro Delegate

Ms Lindsay M Munro Delegate

Mr Ben Keily Observer

Mr Brendan Potter Observer

Dr William G Wells Observer

Ms Helen Wells Observer

Mr Daniel J Way Observer

Mr Kevin Cabban Observer

Mr David Bucknell Observer

Ms Frances Bucknell Observer

Ms Pat Lanham Observer

Mr Richard J Miller Observer

Mrs Kirsty M Brown APRSC Member

Mr Bryan E Brown Observer

Bangladesh ScoutsBangladesh ScoutsBangladesh ScoutsBangladesh ScoutsBangladesh Scouts

Mr M Fazlur Rahman Chief Delegate

Mr Badiur Rahman Delegate

Mr Saiful Islam Khan Delegate

Mr Md Zainul Abedin Delegate

Mr Z A Shamsul Haq Delegate

Mr Mihir Kanti Majumder Observer

Mr Md Abul Kalam Azad Observer

Mr M Rafiqul Islam Khan Observer

Mr Md Janibul Huq Observer

Mr Md Sayedur Rahman Observer

Dr Mirza Ali Haider Observer

appendix 4

The 20th APR Scout ConferenceNew Delhi, 07-11 October 2001

PARTICIPANTS LIST

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Mr Zahangir Chowdhury Observer

Mr G N R Abul Basher Observer

Mr Mir Anisul Haque Piara Observer

Mr Kazi Nazmul Haque Observer

Mr A K M Ishtiaq Husain Observer

Mr Md Mesbah Uddin Bhuiyan Observer

Mr Tauhidul Islam Observer

Mr Md Ibrahim Khalil Observer

Mr Sarwan Md Shahriyar Observer

Mr Md Abul Kalam Chowdhury Observer

Mr Selim Newaj Bhuiyan Observer

Mr Md Abdul Mannan Sarker Observer

Mr Syed A F M Ataur Rahman Observer

Ms Tamila Islam Accompanying Person

Ms Tauheeda Alam Accompanying Person

Ms Hita Rani Hawlader Accompanying Person

Ms Dilsahad Yasmin Accompanying Person

Ms Nur Ehtesamul Azad Accompanying Person

Ms Raisa Azad Sera Accompanying Person

Ms Samima Haq Accompanying Person

Ms Rezaul Karim Accompanying Person

Ms Moriom Begum Accompanying Person

Ms Rumana Istiaq Accompanying Person

Ms Fatema Tasneem Ferdouse Accompanying Person

Ms Farzana Ishitaq Accompanying Person

Ms Tajmeri Begum Accompanying Person

Bhutan ScoutsBhutan ScoutsBhutan ScoutsBhutan ScoutsBhutan Scouts

AssociationAssociationAssociationAssociationAssociation Mr Kinley Dorji Chief Delegate

Mr Sangye Dorji Delegate

Ms Khandu Dorji Observer

Ms Phuntsho Choden Observer

Mr Kusung Drukpa Observer

PPN BruneiPPN BruneiPPN BruneiPPN BruneiPPN Brunei

DarussalamDarussalamDarussalamDarussalamDarussalam Hj Zainal Abidin Bin Penghulu

Haji Ibrahim Chief Delegate

Ms Salmah Daim Observer

Mr PG HJ Wahab Delegate

Ms Sophianna Chua Observer

Mr Jalil Marsal Delegate

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TGA-Scouts of ChinaTGA-Scouts of ChinaTGA-Scouts of ChinaTGA-Scouts of ChinaTGA-Scouts of China Dr. Yung Chaur-Shin Chief Delegate

Dr Ming Huey Kao Delegate

Mr Shoei-Yun Wu Delegate

Ms Wang Hsueh-Chin Observer

Mr Jang Shao Rung Observer

Mr Tim Kuo Observer

Ms Wang Kuei-Hwa Observer

Mr Charles Chin-Fa Yeh Observer

Fiji ScoutsFiji ScoutsFiji ScoutsFiji ScoutsFiji Scouts

AssociationAssociationAssociationAssociationAssociation Mr Chandra Shekhar Chief Delegate

Mr Mohd Rafiq Delegate

Scout AssociationScout AssociationScout AssociationScout AssociationScout Association

of Hong Kongof Hong Kongof Hong Kongof Hong Kongof Hong Kong Mr John C. Y. Hui Chief Delegate

Mr Lo Wai-Shing Delegate

Mr Wong Kin-ming, Alexander Delegate

Ms Ophelia Chan Delegate

Mr Chan Kit-chu, Anthony Observer

Mr Wong Tak-leung, Charles Observer

Mr Wong Man-fai Observer

Mr Au Yeung Chi-yuen Observer

Mr Cheuk Kin-lop Observer

Ms Chow Oi-chu, Grace Observer

Mr Lee King-chung, Alexander Observer

Mrs Ng Mak Wai-chu Observer

Mr Law Wing-kit Observer

Mr Lai Wing-kai, Rico Observer

Mr Yuen Chak-ming Observer

Miss Kong Wing-yan Observer

Dr Ho Pui-lam Observer

Mr Leung Sze-on Observer

Mr Ko Chi-wan Observer

Mr Yiu Ka-wai, Oliver Observer

Mr Lee Tsz-yiu, Patrick Observer

Mr Wong Ka-ho Observer

Dr Chau Cham-son Observer

Mr Lau Hon-wah Observer

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Mr Leung On-fook Observer

Mr Ho Wai-chi, Paul Observer

Mr Wong Chung-hie, Jones Observer

Mr Wong Kam-shing Observer

Mr Yuen Hing-keung Observer

Ms Iris Shek Observer

Mrs Chau Cham-son Accompanying Person

Mrs Lau Hon-wah Accompanying Person

Mrs Leung On-fook Accompanying Person

Mrs Ho Wai-chi Accompanying Person

Mrs Alexander Wong Accompanying Person

Mrs Charles Wong Accompanying Person

Mr Kwok Cheuk-hang Observer

Ms Ho Wing-chui, Catherine Observer

Mr Lo Hoi-hong, Joseph Observer

Mr Fong Hiu-shun, Hilson Observer

Mr Lau Hoi-to, Hubert Observer

Mr Cheung Chun-yin, William Observer

Mrs Bee Kar Hui Accompanying Person

Mrs Wong Kwok Yuk Yin Petty Accompanying Person

Mrs Carole Chau Accompanying Person

Mrs Teresa Ho Accompanying Person

The Bharat ScoutsThe Bharat ScoutsThe Bharat ScoutsThe Bharat ScoutsThe Bharat Scouts

& Guides & Guides & Guides & Guides & Guides Shri Jethabhai M Choudhury Delegate

Mr J Lalhmingliana Delegate

Col C M Pagar Delegate

Dr S Kumar Delegate

Mr N A Khan Delegate

Mr H P Chhetri Delegate

Karali Prapsad Das Observer

Malay Kumar Roy Observer

Mriganka Roy Choudhury Observer

Deepak Sablok Observer

M S. Rana Observer

Ms Bela Roy Observer

B N Jamkar Observer

U B Lanke Observer

M K Agarwal Observer

Z S Chikkara Observer

M R Goswami Staff

K Vasudevan Nair Staff

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Balachandran Parachottil Observer

V R Rapthap Observer

Anil Duttal Observer

Timir Baran Banerjee Observer

Dipak Basu Observer

K L Tamta Observer

Jogendra Prasad Observer

Tribeni Dhar Observer

Samir Dey Observer

Kumkum Majumdar Observer

Ranjit Kumar Deb Observer

Amal Sengupta Observer

Sandya Guha Roy Observer

Sobhatai S Potdukhe Observer

Saraladevi J Wable Observer

D N Srivastava Observer

Vidya Shri Shail Kage Observer

G Srivastava Observer

Mrs Shakuntala Sharma Observer

Umeshwar Thakur Observer

Ram Kumar Singh Observer

Smt Lida Jacaob, IAS Observer

Harish L Metha Observer

Ln Susila Purushothaman Observer

Vasumati J Christian Observer

Atul Kumar Garg Observer

Y D Sharma Observer

Shyam Narayan Vijayvergiya Observer

Ms Pushplata Srivastava Observer

Janardam Laxman Wable Observer

Madan Mohan Krishna Observer

Sh Hileep Kumar Observer

Smt Samyukta Bullaya Observer

Joce Angami Observer

Shariful Hassan Naqvi Observer

Madhavendra Nath Banerjee Observer

Pritam Singh Bhupall Observer

Davinder Singh Observer

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Mrs Vidya Vati Observer

Mr Darshan Singh Atwal Observer

Sh Ramesh Chand Sharma Observer

Smt Usha Chuni Observer

Shri D S Raghav Observer

Mr Kamlesh Jaiswal Observer

Mr Parwaz Ghula Qadir Staff

Dr (Mrs) Lakshmi Agrawal Observer

Sh Rajendra Prasad Singh Observer

Mrs Namita Mullick Observer

Mrs Sandya Chakraborty Observer

Mr Gopeswar Saha Observer

Anna Saheb V T Randhir Observer

R Theivamani Observer

Arun Kumar Gupta Observer

Alam Singh Rawat Observer

Mrs K Lalliantluangi Observer

M Thankhuma Staff

Issa L Hnamte Observer

R Chhawnthuama Observer

Gerakan PramukaGerakan PramukaGerakan PramukaGerakan PramukaGerakan Pramuka

IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia Mr H. A. Rivai Harahap Chief Delegate

Mr Hardijono Delegate

Ms Mastini Hardjoprakoso Delegate

Mr Syaukat Banjaransari Delegate

Mr Pandji Soesilo Delegate

Mr Paulus Tjakrawan Delegate

Mr Triadi P. Suparta Observer

Mr Berthold D. H. Sinaulan Observer

Ms Rini Palupi Observer

Mr Slamet Budi Prayitno Observer

Mrs Latifah Hanum Rivai Observer

Harahap Accompanying Person

Mrs Djoeniani Hardijono Accompanying Person

Mrs Sri Redjeki Syaukat Accompanying Person

Mrs Hambit Pandji Soesilo Accompanying Person

Mrs Afriani Berthold Accompanying Person

DH Sinaulan Accompanying Person

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Scout AssociationScout AssociationScout AssociationScout AssociationScout Association

of Japanof Japanof Japanof Japanof Japan Mr Kunio Suzuki Chief Delegate

Dr Shoichi Saba Delegate

Mr Katsura Kuno Delegate

Mr Kuniichi Komachi Delegate

Dr Koji Oguri Delegate

Mr Takayuki Nakajima Delegate

Mr Koehi Nishimura Observer

Mr Kazumasa Maehara Observer

Mr Ko Yoshida Observer

Mr Fujio Imada Observer

Dr Tomomichi Goke Observer

Mrs Reiko Suzuki Observer

Mr Kazuo Watanabe Observer

Mr Fumio Ishida Observer

Mr Hideyuki Takai Observer

Mr Yoshiro Noda Observer

Mrs Ritsuko Goke Accompanying Person

Kiribati ScoutKiribati ScoutKiribati ScoutKiribati ScoutKiribati Scout

AssociationAssociationAssociationAssociationAssociation Mr Karawe Teroroko Chief Delegate

Boy ScoutsBoy ScoutsBoy ScoutsBoy ScoutsBoy Scouts

of Koreaof Koreaof Koreaof Koreaof Korea Mr Uhm Moon Yong Chief Delegate

Mr Kim Pyong Chol Delegate

Mr Jo Jin Ha Delegate

Mr Lee Young-Ku Delegate

Mr Seo Eun Bae Delegate

Mr Oh Sang Gyun Delegate

Mrs Pyo Hyun Ae (Mrs Oh) Accompanying Person

Mrs Kim Kwy-Ja Observer

Mr Kim Choon Suk Observer

Mr Rhee Hang Bock Observer

Mr Hong Oh Nam Observer

Mr Chung Chung Dae Observer

Mr Cho Yong Tak Observer

Mr Kim Seung Soo Observer

Mrs Huh, Hy Young (Mrs Kim) Accompanying Person

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Mr Dong Wok Lee Observer

Mr Se Young Moon Observer

Ms Soon Yeun Joung Observer

Ms Ju Hyun Bae Observer

PersekutuanPersekutuanPersekutuanPersekutuanPersekutuan

Pengakap MalaysiaPengakap MalaysiaPengakap MalaysiaPengakap MalaysiaPengakap Malaysia Mr Dato’ Hamdin B. Abdullah Chief Delegate

Mr Eric Khoo Heng Pheng Delegate

Mr Geoffrey Teo Yong Luan Delegate

Maj (R) Mohd. Sallehuddin B. ABD. Ghani Delegate

Mr Dato’ Haji Kaharuddin bin Momin Delegate

Hon Mr. Wan Hj Junaidi B. Tuanku Jaafar Delegate

Mr Ramli Bin Abdul Hamid Observer

Mr Hj. Radzwan B. Hussain Observer

Mr Jeyan T. Marimuttu Observer

Dr Mohd. Mukhyuddin B. Sarwawi Observer

Mr Jamal Harim Abdullah Observer

Mr Rosdi bin Abdul Rahman Observer

Mr Koo Hong Kiong Observer

The Scout AssociationThe Scout AssociationThe Scout AssociationThe Scout AssociationThe Scout Association

of Maldivesof Maldivesof Maldivesof Maldivesof Maldives Mr Ismail Shafeeq Chief Delegate

Mr Mohamed Asim Delegate

Mr Abdullah Rasheed Delegate

Mr Ibrahim Zameer Delegate

The Scout AssociationThe Scout AssociationThe Scout AssociationThe Scout AssociationThe Scout Association

of Mongoliaof Mongoliaof Mongoliaof Mongoliaof Mongolia Mr Myagmaryn Esunmukh Chief Delegate

Mr Khuushaany Baavgai Delegate

Nepal ScoutsNepal ScoutsNepal ScoutsNepal ScoutsNepal Scouts

Mr Sharad Kumar Chief Delegate

Mr Radhey Shyam Sharma Delegate

Mr Ravindra Prasad Pandey Delegate

Mr Parajuli Narayan Pd Delegate

Mr Yagya Bahadur Singh Oli Delegate

Mr Shree Ram Lamichhane Delegate

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Scouting New ZealandScouting New ZealandScouting New ZealandScouting New ZealandScouting New Zealand

Dr A Francis Small APR Scout Committee

Mr Ross McKenzie Delegate

Mr Hec Browett Delegate

Mr Geoff Fuller Delegate

Mr Edward Cook Delegate

Ms Dianne Sandra Small Accompanying Person

Pakistan Boy ScoutsPakistan Boy ScoutsPakistan Boy ScoutsPakistan Boy ScoutsPakistan Boy Scouts

AssociationAssociationAssociationAssociationAssociation Mr Abdul Hamid Akhund Chief Delegate

Mr Malik Allah Bukhsh Delegate

Mr Nizam ud Din Mengal Delegate

Mr Inam Mohammad Delegate

Mr Sajjad Masood Chrishti Observer

Mrs Sajjad Masood Chrishti Observer

Mr Qazi Mohammad Siddque Observer

The Scout AssociationThe Scout AssociationThe Scout AssociationThe Scout AssociationThe Scout Association

of Papua New Guineaof Papua New Guineaof Papua New Guineaof Papua New Guineaof Papua New Guinea Mr Kila Kedea Chief Delegate

Mr Robert K Wood Delegate

Boy Scouts of theBoy Scouts of theBoy Scouts of theBoy Scouts of theBoy Scouts of the

PhilippinesPhilippinesPhilippinesPhilippinesPhilippines Hon Francisco B. Aniag Chief Delegate

Hon J. Miguel C. De Jesus Delegate

Mr Romeo S. Brown, Sr. Delegate

Hon Ernesto S. Mercado Delegate

Hon Salvador D. Pangilinan Delegate

Hon Henry C. Dy Delegate

Engr Ernesto A. Aspillaga Observer

Gov Remedios Petilla Observer

Mr Carlos C. Escudero Observer

Engr Rogelio S. Villa, Jr. Observer

Scout Marvin Boni Ang G. Go Observer

Atty Francisco S. Roman Observer

Mrs Evelyn M Roman Accompanying Person

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Singapore ScoutSingapore ScoutSingapore ScoutSingapore ScoutSingapore Scout

AssociationAssociationAssociationAssociationAssociation Mr Tan Cheng Kiong Chief Delegate

Mr Anthony Thng APRSC Member

Mr Thrumurgan Delegate

Ms Madeline Seow Delegate

Mr Supramaniam Delegate

Miss Koh Hock Eng Delegate

Dr Mohd Effendy bin Rajab Delegate

Mr Tan Kay Kerng Delegate

Sri Lanka ScoutSri Lanka ScoutSri Lanka ScoutSri Lanka ScoutSri Lanka Scout

AssociationAssociationAssociationAssociationAssociation Prof Nimal D Silva Chief Delegate

Mr K H C Fernand Delegate

Mr H S Weerakoon Delegate

Mr Nanda Corea Delegate

Mr T R Rajavasan Delegate

Mr Shantha Madurawe Youth Delegate

National ScoutNational ScoutNational ScoutNational ScoutNational Scout

Organization of ThailandOrganization of ThailandOrganization of ThailandOrganization of ThailandOrganization of Thailand Mr Jumlong Kruthkuntode Chief Delegate

Mr Sutthi Polsaward Delegate

Pol Lt Choawarin Latthasaksiri Delegate

Mr Sutham Phanthusak Delegate

Mrs Sumon Samasarn Delegate

Mr Anatchai Rattakul Delegate

Dr Yongyudh Vajaradul APRSPC Member

Mr Pradub Keowpaluk Observer

Mrs Dalat Kaewwichien Observer

The Scout AssociationThe Scout AssociationThe Scout AssociationThe Scout AssociationThe Scout Association

of Macauof Macauof Macauof Macauof Macau Mr Leong Sio Pui Chief Delegate

Ms Francisca Vong Delegate

Ms Vanessa Chan Delegate

Kindred OrganizationsKindred OrganizationsKindred OrganizationsKindred OrganizationsKindred Organizations

UNICEFUNICEFUNICEFUNICEFUNICEF Mr Robert Tyabji

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UNDPUNDPUNDPUNDPUNDP Mr Vedabhyas Kundu

AHM Leprosy & Relief MunichAHM Leprosy & Relief MunichAHM Leprosy & Relief MunichAHM Leprosy & Relief MunichAHM Leprosy & Relief Munich Mrs Mathilde Gruner

OrganizationOrganizationOrganizationOrganizationOrganization Mr G Ranga Rao

CIVICUSCIVICUSCIVICUSCIVICUSCIVICUS Ms Amita Kapur

International Youth FoundationInternational Youth FoundationInternational Youth FoundationInternational Youth FoundationInternational Youth Foundation Mr Rick R Little

World Young Women’sWorld Young Women’sWorld Young Women’sWorld Young Women’sWorld Young Women’s Ms Elaine Hesse Steel

Christian Association (WYWCA)Christian Association (WYWCA)Christian Association (WYWCA)Christian Association (WYWCA)Christian Association (WYWCA)

World Association of Young Men’sWorld Association of Young Men’sWorld Association of Young Men’sWorld Association of Young Men’sWorld Association of Young Men’s

Christian Association (WAYWCA)Christian Association (WAYWCA)Christian Association (WAYWCA)Christian Association (WAYWCA)Christian Association (WAYWCA)

International Federation of RedInternational Federation of RedInternational Federation of RedInternational Federation of RedInternational Federation of Red Mr George Weber

Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRCRC)Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRCRC)Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRCRC)Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRCRC)Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRCRC)

The International Award AssociationThe International Award AssociationThe International Award AssociationThe International Award AssociationThe International Award Association Vice Admiral Suren Govil

SISTERSISTERSISTERSISTERSISTER

ORGANIZATIONSORGANIZATIONSORGANIZATIONSORGANIZATIONSORGANIZATIONS

International Scout and GuideInternational Scout and GuideInternational Scout and GuideInternational Scout and GuideInternational Scout and Guide Dr A Kurnia

Fellowship (ISGF)Fellowship (ISGF)Fellowship (ISGF)Fellowship (ISGF)Fellowship (ISGF) Mr Jim Dryden

SCORESCORESCORESCORESCORE Mr Bernard Le Roux

WAGGGSWAGGGSWAGGGSWAGGGSWAGGGS Mrs Juseon Byun

Ms Letty Aranilla

WSPUWSPUWSPUWSPUWSPU Hon Tarek El Gendy

Hon Lee Yoon-Soo Chief Delegate

Hon Kim Duk-Kyu Executive Member

Hon Ham Suk-Jae Executive Member

Mr Hong Seung-Soo Accompanying Person

WSFWSFWSFWSFWSF Mr John Geoghehan

Ms Doreen Taillens-Johnson

CICS-ICCSCICS-ICCSCICS-ICCSCICS-ICCSCICS-ICCS Mr Fausto Piola Caselli

Monsignor Robert Guglielmore

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International FellowshipInternational FellowshipInternational FellowshipInternational FellowshipInternational Fellowship

of Scouting Rotariansof Scouting Rotariansof Scouting Rotariansof Scouting Rotariansof Scouting Rotarians

Scouts of CanadaScouts of CanadaScouts of CanadaScouts of CanadaScouts of Canada Mr John Gemmill

Mrs Patricia Gemmill

IUMSIUMSIUMSIUMSIUMS Dr Abdullah Omar Nasseef

Danish Scout CouncilDanish Scout CouncilDanish Scout CouncilDanish Scout CouncilDanish Scout Council Mr Jorgen Rasmussen

Scouts & Guides of FinlandScouts & Guides of FinlandScouts & Guides of FinlandScouts & Guides of FinlandScouts & Guides of Finland Mr. Sampo Lappalainen

Boy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of America Mr Scott Teare

Kandersteg International Scout CentreKandersteg International Scout CentreKandersteg International Scout CentreKandersteg International Scout CentreKandersteg International Scout Centre Ms Frida Ohlsson

Conseil Du Scoutisme PolyneisanConseil Du Scoutisme PolyneisanConseil Du Scoutisme PolyneisanConseil Du Scoutisme PolyneisanConseil Du Scoutisme Polyneisan Ms Yolanda Bennett Observer

Mr Matahuiarii Taputu Ronald Observer

Mr Dominique Pastor Observer

Mr Leone Revault Observer

Mr Reynald Temarii Observer

Mr Steeve Raoul Observer

Scouts de FranceScouts de FranceScouts de FranceScouts de FranceScouts de France Mr Christian Larcher

Mr Philippe Da Costa

Soma Hellinon ProskoponSoma Hellinon ProskoponSoma Hellinon ProskoponSoma Hellinon ProskoponSoma Hellinon Proskopon Mr Christos Lygeros

Scouts de France New CaledoniaScouts de France New CaledoniaScouts de France New CaledoniaScouts de France New CaledoniaScouts de France New Caledonia Mr Michel Reverce Observer

International Central CommitteeInternational Central CommitteeInternational Central CommitteeInternational Central CommitteeInternational Central Committee Mr Vinh Dao Chief Delegate

of Vietnamese Scoutingof Vietnamese Scoutingof Vietnamese Scoutingof Vietnamese Scoutingof Vietnamese Scouting Mr Harold Hai Do Observer

Mr Nan Vho Observer

Mr Chau Hoang Observer

Les Scouts TunisiensLes Scouts TunisiensLes Scouts TunisiensLes Scouts TunisiensLes Scouts Tunisiens Mr Zariat Mohamed

TSA United KingdomTSA United KingdomTSA United KingdomTSA United KingdomTSA United Kingdom Mr John May

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World Scout CommitteeWorld Scout CommitteeWorld Scout CommitteeWorld Scout CommitteeWorld Scout Committee Mr Garnet De La Hunt

Mr Costas Tsantilis

Dr Abdullah Omar Nasseef

Mr Habibul Alam

Mr Takemichi Suzuki

Mrs Virginia De La Hunt Accompanying Person

Mrs Caterina Tsantilis Accompanying Person

World Scout Bureau/World Scout Bureau/World Scout Bureau/World Scout Bureau/World Scout Bureau/

Africa RegionAfrica RegionAfrica RegionAfrica RegionAfrica Region Maj Kinuthia Murugu Regional Director

World Scout Bureau/World Scout Bureau/World Scout Bureau/World Scout Bureau/World Scout Bureau/

GenevaGenevaGenevaGenevaGeneva Dr Jacques Moreillon Secretary General

Mr Luc Panissod Dy. Secretary General

Mr Jim Sharp Director, Relationships

Mr Malek Gabr Director, Publications

World Scout Bureau/World Scout Bureau/World Scout Bureau/World Scout Bureau/World Scout Bureau/ Mr Kim Kyu Young Regional Director

Asia-Pacific RegionAsia-Pacific RegionAsia-Pacific RegionAsia-Pacific RegionAsia-Pacific Region Mr M Golam Sattar Director, Admin & R.D

Mr S Prassanna Director, Adult Resources

Ms Lucia L Taray Director, PR

Mr Ysidro P Castillo, IV Director, Prog. & C. D.

Mrs Corazon R Verzola Office Manager

Ms Marilet A Pasumbal Publications Assistant

Ms Lilian R de Luna Executive Secretary

Ms Leonisa M Capinlac Accounting Assistant

Dr Renato L Paras Regional Treasurer

Mrs Hwang Chun-Ja Kim Accompanying Perso

Atty Francisco S. Roman APRSC Consultant

Mrs Evelyn M Roman Accompanying Person

Dr Evelyn M Vicencio Resource Speaker

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