Scouting Around - Issue 11 - Oct 2016

“See things from the boy’s point of view” - Robert Baden Powell Scouting Around the World

JOTA-JOTI 2016

Upcoming Activities Oct 28 — Scouting for Food distribution Nov 12 — Annual General Meeting

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This year the activities of the Jamboree were done at five sites: Diego Martin, Naparima, Arima, Tobago and Scout Headquarters, where over three hundred individuals participated in JOTA JOTI. These sites were coordinated by volunteers who included both leaders and stakeholders.

Whilst the JOTA JOTI was usually done in Arima and Diego Martin with the head of the Headquarters team, these two sites had an expanded program over the weekend.

In Naparima, individuals from as far as Point Fortin district participated. They were also exposed to a new dynamic of

the jamboree, where they each tried to complete the JAMPUZ as well as the BINGO by talking with and collecting JIDs from across the seven recognized regions of WOSM. Seven because the WOSM headquarters is recognized as one.

It is hoped that for upcoming Jamborees many more sites will be set up so that not only will there be more avenues for participation across ScoutsTT but an even greater number of young people can be introduced to and participating in the wonders of communication.

PHOTOS of the Month

Scouting for Food

helped with the printing of “Gift-a-Bag” tickets and the purchase of items for the “Gift-a-Bag” hampers.

Corporate support has been instrumental in getting our first annual national food drive off the ground.

Project sponsors Massy Foundation were very eager to support our initiative and came on board from the onset.

Corporate support came in different ways. National Flour Mills donated rice and flour for us to fill bags to be donated to needy individuals and families; Blink | bmobile purchased 10 tickets, which were donated to residents of the St. Ann’s River North area through the help of Councillor Hillan Morean; and National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) purchased 10 tickets, which were given to Moulton Hall Methodist School for them to donate to their neediest students.

After launching in May 2016, we earned the support of Massy Stores who showed a lot of support for the project by providing collection bins at all of their locations across the country. Massy Stores also

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ScoutsTT is grateful for the support in making this, our first year, a success. We are encouraged that companies and citizens have responded to our call to help feed those in need and put and end to hunger.

The final distribution will be held on October 28th.

Ticket holders can redeem their hampers between 11:00am and 2:00pm at the following locations:  FEEL Warehouse (Laventille),  Charran’s Book Store (Chaguanas) and  Boodram’s Den (3rd T’dad Sea Scouts’ HQ— San Fernando) on September 30th and October 28th.

Volunteers from Blink | bmobile present their donated hampers to Roger Berkeley (National Scout Commissioner) and Yvan Mendoza of ScoutsTT

Scout Skills:

What is JOTA-JOTI? Scouting Around the World

Jamboree-On-The-Air and Jamboree-On-The-Internet (JOTA-JOTI) is Interamerican Forum an official international event of Youth the World Organization of the

Backwoodsman Cooking

Scout Movement (WOSM). JOTA-JOTI is a youth programme event intended for young people in Scouting of all ages.

By: Sachin Seejattan Backwoodsman cooking is considered by many scouts as one of the toughest skills to learn after pioneering.

The basics of backwoodsman cooking and fire lighting is good knowledge to have as a scout who is always prepared. It is also a requirement for the Cook and Camp Cook proficiency badges as well as part of the Outdoor Skills training programme.

The secret to successful backwoodsman cooking is to build a good fire in a well-rounded trench that will provide hot embers or coals, for it is on embers that we cook - not flames. One of the problems with embers is that they tend to become cool after a short while so practise makes perfect. Aluminium foil can be used to construct pots and envelopes. This type of cooking is known in scouting as “lightweight cooking”.

 JOTA-JOTI is an occasion to celebrate Scouting and to generate positive energy to support the development of the Scout Movement.

For example, you can use orange skins and onion shells to cook eggs in. Onion shells can be created by cutting an onion in half and scooping out the core leaving three or four skins in place to form a container. You can also use potatoes or pineapples in the same manner.

Amazing much?

Some delicious dishes that scouts can make using this type of cooking are: orange or onion eggs, boiled eggs in mud, roti on a stick, baked potato and vegetables, baked chicken and fish, vegetable kebabs, roasted corn and many more.

In survival camps where there is no access to kitchen utensils, backwoodsman cooking allows you to use the things you can find to prepare your meal. Leaves, dirt and bamboo can be used for the fire; pots and cups can be made from green twigs and branches; and it’s quite possible to use food as containers for other food stuff.

SOCIAL IMPACT  Develop a system, in conjunction with a knowledge & social entrepreneurship institution, to measure and increase the social impact of Scouting  Identify and share best practices of social impact in existing programmes and initiatives (Messengers of Peace, Scouts of the World Award and World Scout Environment Programme)  Focus on life skills, leadership and employability skills as elements of the youth programme

Educational Objectives:  Promote Scouts’ sense of belonging to the worldwide Scout Movement.

The purpose of JOTA-JOTI is to enable and encourage Scouts around  Promote peace, cultural awareness, tolerance, sharing, the world to communicate with one another by means of amateur collaboration and to encourage good deeds and active citizenship. radio and the internet, providing a fun and educational Scouting  Provide opportunities for the development of teamwork and experience and promoting their sense of belonging to a worldwide leadership skills through patrol-based activities.

Scout Movement.  Provide exciting for young people to explore Nationalopportunities Youth Council Chairman Damian Clarke represented At world level, JOTA-JOTI is coordinated by the World JOTA-JOTI technologyTrinidad and toand develop skills.

Tobago.technical He is seen here taking part in the activities Team (WJJT), led by a World JOTA-JOTI Coordinator (WJJC). The  Promote innovation and creativity. reports to the World is supported the Programme and opinions. I commend the mechanisms used by Dialogue is a process thatWJJT helps us create and Scout With Committee the help ofand Anas Alabbadi, by senior World Scoutare Bureau. maintain peace in the society.

Realities different Manager, Professional Development and Learning, KAICIID which taught young leaders how to create a in all countries of the Interamerican Región. At the KAICIID Dialogue Centre, Iliene Corsen, Cynthia safe space for dialogue and how to get young people JOTA-JOTIproblems, related activities placeand simultaneously all around same time all of them have common such take Marquez Susana Salguero fromthe WOSM. During to speak about the various issues affecting them as world each year during the two thirdtheweekend October. as migration, violence, and discrimination.

V Youth in Forum held atThe the Sea Scouts well as future generations. Truly, our generation is in programme for JOTA-JOTI consists both of activities developed base in Galveston, from the 22 to the at 23 of October. need of a shift to sustainable thinking. I pledge to world level and initiatives In developed at national localone level, the following text you and can read of the stories. utilize the techniques taught by KAICIID within my supported by National JOTA-JOTI Coordinators and their respective NSO as well as my local community and hope that the teams.

“The dialogue training executed by the KAICIID other young leaders do the same. (Damian Clarke – Basic Principles: organization generated a lot of ideas pertinent to Trinidad and Tobago)  JOTA-JOTI is a fun and exciting for young amongst people in the youth effectiveexperience communication Scouting. population. The specific activities used within the  JOTA-JOTI seeks to promote quality Scouting faithful constructive training session in a manner stimulated to the purpose, principlesconversations and method of related Scouting and to consistent issues affecting the with the needs and aspirations of young region people as in today’s Interamerican well as world. on a global platform.  JOTA-JOTI strives for a meaningful engagement of as faced many young It addressed an issue by many youth people from as many parts of the world as possible. organizations and education systems – critical Group shot of the participants at the Interamerican Youth Forum thinking. Currently, different organizations face For two days 59 participants of the Interamerican difficulty in getting youth participants to critically Scout Region developed capabilities around Dialogue. analyze real world situations and express their views

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION  Organize one or more pilot projects in each Region, in collaboration with relevant partners, aimed at expanding Scouting into new social/ religious/ethnic communities  Identify and further develop existing tools, resources and best practices in diversity and human rights within World Scouting and NSOs  Actively work with the World Scout Interreligious Forum on spirituality in Scouting  Further develop youth programme resources for NSOs focused on increasing diversity and inclusion

Justice Rolston Nelso presents Jonathan Paul with the Justice Rolston Nelson Prize for excellence in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations at the Queen’s Royal College Awards Ceremony. Looking on proudly is Kenrick Harrinauth, president of the Old Boys’ Association.

Originally published in the Newsday on Friday October 14, 2016 Photo by Xavier Sylvester