Community-Based Scouting Update_July 2012
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APR Workshop on Community-Based Scouting The World Organization of the Scout Movement/Asia-Pacific Region, in collaboration with the Bharat Scouts & Guides, is inviting Community-Based Coordinators and key leaders from the Asia-Pacific Region to discuss, share experiences, policies and achievements on how Community-Based Scouting is being implemented in their respective Scout associations. Full time executives responsible for youth programme activities are also welcome. The workshop will be held in Dhanraj Baid Jain College in Thorappakkam, Chennai, India. The Asia-Pacific Regional office urges all NSOs to nominate participants to take part in the workshop by filling in the reply slip and sending it to World Scout Bureau/ Asia-Pacific Region. For more information about the APR Workshop on Community-Based Scouting, visit this link at APR website, Community-Based Scouting Essence of CBS in Hong Kong The “School Based Scouting” in Hong Kong (and to a large extent also in Singapore, Macau and to some degree India) is in essence “Community Based Scouting” in that: 1. The School is only a “Sponsoring Authority” or lately in the POR described as “Sponsor” which provides the venue and facilities for Scout meetings outside school hours and usually on Saturday afternoon. Schools are always the centre and focal point of the Youth, not Church groups or other community centres in the very developed and densely populated urban society of Hong Kong 2. Scouting is not a curriculum in school but an extra curriculum pursuit, activity or club like “Legion of Mary”, “Chess Club”, “Red Cross Cadet”, “Stamp Club” or “Computer Club” etc. A student is free to join and is never compulsory. 3. Scout Leaders are warranted by the Scout Association of Hong Kong on the recommendation of GSL and a representative of the Sponsor (Sponsoring Authority) and are not limited to teachers of the school. In most School Groups, old boys are the leaders who are alumni and scouts of the school. In many groups the GSLs and other troop leaders are high profile, successful old boys in the community who are scouts of that group since student days. There are also parents. 4. The school (sponsor) welcomes those appointments as a continuation of the alumni and Parents-Teachers' activities and is also seen as an uplift of the profile of the School concerned because of the high social standing of these alumni. Most of the successful “school based” scout groups are run in this mode. 5. The Sponsors (schools) also welcome this mode because it is often the case that these Alumni leaders and Group Council members are financially sound and are often more than prepared to shoulder the financial support of these School Based Groups thereby taking such burden away from the sponsor (which under the Memoranda of Agreement with SAHK they have an obligation). 6. The only limitation is that the membership of the group is limited to the students of that school. How the Bharat Scouts & Guides create awareness through CBS programme For effective implementation of any awareness campaign, the Bharat Scouts & Guides organizes an orientation for its members about the subject or project on which they are going to act. They should be aware of the problems in society caused by a disease or a situation, which is being addressed by the campaign. In case of disease, the Scouts should be made aware of how the disease is caused and the symptoms. The methodology of the campaign depends on various factors such as the area to be covered, the population, the educational background of the people living in the area, economic conditions July 2012
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Updates on the Community-Based Scouting section for the month of July 2012 in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Transcript of Community-Based Scouting Update_July 2012
APR Workshop on Community-Based Scouting
The World Organization of the Scout Movement/Asia-Pacific Region, in collaboration with the Bharat Scouts & Guides, is inviting Community-Based Coordinators and key leaders from the Asia-Pacific Region to discuss, share experiences, policies and achievements on how Community-Based Scouting is being implemented in their respective Scout associations. Full time executives responsible for youth programme activities are also welcome. The workshop will be held in Dhanraj Baid Jain College in Thorappakkam, Chennai, India.
The Asia-Pacific Regional office urges all NSOs to nominate participants to take part in the workshop by filling in the reply slip and sending it to World Scout Bureau/ Asia-Pacific Region. For more information about the APR Workshop on Community-Based Scouting, visit this link at APR website, Community-Based Scouting
Essence of CBS in Hong Kong
The “School Based Scouting” in Hong Kong (and to a large extent also in Singapore, Macau and to some degree India) is in essence “Community Based Scouting” in that:
1. The School is only a “Sponsoring Authority” or lately in the POR described as “Sponsor” which provides the venue and facilities for Scout meetings outside school hours and usually on Saturday afternoon. Schools are always the centre and focal point of the Youth, not Church groups or other community centres in the very developed and densely populated urban society of Hong Kong
2. Scouting is not a curriculum in school but an extra curriculum pursuit, activity or club like “Legion of Mary”, “Chess Club”, “Red Cross Cadet”, “Stamp Club” or “Computer Club” etc. A student is free to join and is never compulsory.
3. Scout Leaders are warranted by the Scout Association of Hong Kong on the recommendation of GSL and a representative of the Sponsor (Sponsoring Authority) and are not limited to teachers of the school. In most School Groups, old boys are the leaders who are alumni and scouts of the school. In many groups the GSLs and other troop leaders are high profile, successful old boys in the community who are scouts of that group since student days. There are also parents.
4. The school (sponsor) welcomes those appointments as a continuation of the alumni and Parents-Teachers' activities and is also seen as an uplift of the profile of the School concerned because of the high social standing of these alumni. Most of the successful “school based” scout groups are run in this mode.
5. The Sponsors (schools) also welcome this mode because it is often the case that these Alumni leaders and Group Council members are financially sound and are often more than prepared to shoulder the financial support of these School Based Groups thereby taking such burden away from the sponsor (which under the Memoranda of Agreement with SAHK they have an obligation).
6. The only limitation is that the membership of the group is limited to the students of that school.
How the Bharat Scouts & Guides create awareness through CBS programme
For effective implementation of any awareness campaign, the Bharat Scouts & Guides organizes an orientation for its members about the subject or project on which they are going to act. They should be aware of the problems in society caused by a disease or a situation, which is being addressed by the campaign. In case of disease, the Scouts should be made aware of how the disease is caused and the symptoms.
The methodology of the campaign depends on various factors such as the area to be covered, the population, the educational background of the people living in the area, economic conditions
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and resources available. A preliminary survey by adult leaders of the unit helps prepare an ideal action plan.
All activities are organized simultaneously. Different patrols are responsible for organizing different activities. This will give an opportunity to the Scouts and Guides to interact with people and demonstrate their skills and talents.
Before implementing the campaign, the unit organizes various competitions for preparation of campaign materials such as posters, drawings and slogans.
Competition is open to all Scouts, Guides and non- Scouts living in the area or in the area of the unit/school. This will give the opportunity for the unit to introduce the Scout activities to non-Scout/Guide youth in the locality.
Community Support Essential in New Zealand
Scouting in New Zealand is mainly 90% Community-Based. Scouting throughout New Zealand is based around an adventurous outdoor programme of activities for development of the individual through membership of a local community unit, troop, pack or club and which can include community development project.
Being a community based Scout movement allows groups to accept any member of society to become a Scout, as long as they are prepared to make the Law and Promise. A Group may be closed, allowing only members of sponsoring body (e.g. Church, school). Usually the sponsoring body provides a meeting place and some financial support of expenses. There are however very few closed groups in New Zealand.
The establishment of community-Based Scouting is based on the following:
o Leadershipo Meeting placeo Support (Partners)o Financeo Parents/ Care givers
Community-Based Scouting Coordinatorso As of now, 23 out of 26 NSOs appointed their coordinators. The NSO, which lately
joined the network is Malaysia. Let us welcome Mr Tuan Haji Nasaruddine Bin Shamsuddin and wish him the best.
o Three NSOs have yet to appoint their coordinators. They are Brunei Darussalam, Kiribati and French Polynesia.
CBS Survey summary
The CBS survey examined the development of the Community-Based Scouting in Asia-Pacific Region. Out of 26 NSOs, 14 NSOs accomplished the CBS survey.
It provides evidence that School-Based Scouting in Asia-Pacific Region is the prominent Scouting mode used in APR with 24,028,791 members (98.54%) with Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore and the Philippines heading the ranking of NSOs with School-Based Scouting.
In contrast, relatively very high in Community-Based Scouting with 318.888 members (1.46%) are mainly in Australia (100%), Japan (97.96), New Zealand (90%).
However, there is a big effort from NSOs to establish CBS troops. The 14 NSOs, those that submitted the CBS survey, are committed to reach the total target of 87,380 CBS members formed in 5,165 CBS troops by the end of 2012. The target number for CBS in the Philippines is 25,000 members in 350 troops, in Japan 23,000 members in 2475 troops, and in Hong Kong, the target number is 18,300 formed in 1048 troops.
To send your CBS stories or to require more information about Community-Based Scouting, please visit the APR website, Community-Based Scouting or contact: [email protected]
