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News from the Africa Scout Region
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All Africa Scout Day Celebration – Manzini, Swaziland: 14-16 March 2014
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All Africa Scout Day Celebration – Manzini, Swaziland
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Page 2 From ARO Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Scout 'Archbishop Desmond Tutu' lauds Messengers of Peace Founder’s Day !WSB-ARO/FILE
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Community Voluntary service to the marginalized Development Page 4
Following the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the then Organization of African Unity (OAU) – now African Union (AU), meeting in its Sixty-Second Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, from 21st to 23rd June 1995, to set aside the 13th March as the Africa Scout Day, scouts and scouters throughout the region have been celebrating this day to take stock of the realizations Scouting in making this world of ours a better place. It is also in this spirit that we are calling upon your respective NSOs to use the opportunity of this year Africa Scout Day (ASD) to showcase their achievements at ail levels, in accordance with the attached guidelines on how we can celebrate this day. The theme of this year celebration is “Scouting: Developing youth and positively transforming society”. This is also in line with our strategic goal referred to above. In September 2010, the Africa Regional Scout Committee resolved to give the ASD celebration a regional outlook, by assigning an NSO to host the main celebration whereby Scouts and Scouters meet, along with their partners, to showcase their achievements and promote the “spirit of world kinship, cooperation and mutual assistance amongst Scout Organizations within the Region” (WOSM Constitution, Article XXI.1.A).
After the successful holding of the All ASD celebrations in Angola, Burundi and Ethiopia, in 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively, this year All ASD celebration are going to be held in Manzini, Swaziland on 14-16 March 2014. While the All ASD celebration is open to all scouts and scouters from all over Africa as well as to their partners from across the world, it is recommended that participants from outside Swaziland be at least 14-year old. Those interested to take part in this celebration should duly fill the intent of attendance form and return to the coordinator of the event in the host country at rodgerslukhele@yahoo.co.uk with copy to africa@scout.org. Kindly note that most international flight connections to Swaziland (also known as the “Mountains Kingdom”) are through Johannesburg in South Africa. Participants from outside the Southern Africa countries may require a transit visa. However, participation to this event in Manzini should in no way prevent your respective NSOs from organizing decent Africa Scout Day celebration in your respective countries.
Events Founder’s Day 2014 calendar
Africa Scout Day 2014 40th World Scout Conference/12th World Scout Youth Forum Uganda Scout Association Centenary Celebrations 16th Africa Scout Conference and 7th Youth Forum 23rd World Scout Jamboree
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FOCUS ON NSOs Re-Branding Scouting: Training as a Tool and Challenges ahead
NIGERIA - Just after the conclusion of the 1st National Executive Committee meeting at Oba Akenzua International Scout Camp at Ogba Benin City in December 2013, came the 3rd National Trainers Conference, organized by the Nigeria Scout Association Training Team under the leadership of Mr. Esan Israel Idowu, the National Headquarters Commissioner for Training & Development/National Training Commissioner. The conference theme was, “Re-Branding Scouting: Training as a Tool and Challenges ahead”.
Angola Scout’s contribute to country’s development
ANGOLA - "The rate of development of a country is measured primarily by the rate of development of its human resources." There are villages and communities in Angola who live precariously lacking basic needs like food, basic health care, clean water etc and in need of assistance.
In attendance were over 120 Trainers from every nook and cranny of Nigeria. Some of the Training programs and topics that were covered were: • Scouting Administration and Management • The Roles of Training in Scouting • The Training Schemes and Educational Methods in Scouting • Training Systems and Supports • Operating the Training System- Change Management. • Training Administration and Management and • Inaugurations of various Training Committees. In order to take Training to the base, the Training Unit was decentralized into Zones, with Six Zonal Training Commissioners (Assistant National Training Commissioners) appointed for the Six Geopolitical Zone. The Goal of this decentralization was to build “Directional Training process in Scouting” whereby Training would be disseminated simultaneously at different Geopolitical Zones at the same time.
This effort was to develop Scouts and their Leaders through the Skills of Scouting, which would further enhance Training Capacities within the Nigeria National Scout Organization.
As part of the Training Traditions, some of the Veteran Trainers were appointed by the Chief Commissioner, Olusoga Sofolahan-Atibioke (Olori Omo Oba), as Deputy Camp Chiefs and Assistant Deputy Camp Chiefs. The program also saw the appointment of Prince James Adeolu Oyelami, as the Assistant Chief Commissioner, Adult Resources and Training Department. Also in attendance at the National Trainers Conference was the Nigeria Adult Resources Commissioner, Apostle Tola Adenekan, the Nigeria International Commissioner, Captain Farouk Ibrahim (Rtd) and many National Headquarters Commissioners.
It is on this basis that this project was borne and driven by at least 8 points which are in line the millenium development goals; • • • • • • • •
Reducing hunger and poverty Basic and quality education for all Gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Quality Healthcare for pregnant women Combat AIDS, Malaria and other endemic diseases Quality of life and respect for the environment Common Work for common development
For the Scouts to address some of these issues that were affecting their communities, they formulated 3 questions that would be the driving force of the project. • • •
What to do ? How to do it? Who will do it?
What to do? The Scouts at a National and community level would create a Scout VILLAGE. How to do it? They would then identify a village or community where there are needy and poor people who are affected by either of the areas in the above 8 points. They would then narrow down to the most deprived community in areas such as health, education and environment and choose volunteers to help in the specific communities. Who will do it? Being a social responsibility project, the project is to society ie those people belonging to the village in question later if there is viability and cover everyone . After getting answers to the above 3 questions they would present some specific goals of the project:
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At the close of the Conference, 26 States were in attendance, 6 States sent in apologies.
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That each area/community identified for the implementation of the project is considered a VILLAGE Scout The Scouts in these specific communities to develop activities that will alleviate the issues affecting them as well as promote the Scout brand Participate in the development of education, health and environment in these communities
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FROM THE REGIONAL OFFICE Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Scout 'Archbishop Desmond Tutu' lauds Messengers of Peace
Founder’s Day: 22 February
SOUTH AFRICA - South African social rights activist, anti apartheid hero and Nobel Peace Prize (1984) laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been a great supporter of Scouting throughout his life.
This special day is also referred to as World Thinking Day, as it is the occasion for Scouts and Guides around the world to acknowledge our fellow brother and sister Scouts and Guides and to remember the Promise that every Scout and Guide have taken.
This is the day we celebrate our Founder, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, as it also coincides with his birthday.
Today, he received representatives of World Scouting and the World Scout Foundation to be informed about the Messengers of Peace Initiative. For the Africa Scout Region, the proposed theme for this year Founder’s Day is “In the footsteps of Baden Powell, Scouts leave a lasting mark in their communities”.
During what can be described as an inspiring meeting and one full of laughter, the Archbishop was briefed in full detail about World Scouting's Flagship initiative and was stunned by what had been achieved in 2 years time. As an avid Scout, the Archbishop was very excited to learn about Messengers of Peace and recognised its immense potential for the over 40 million Scouts all around the world. He was impressed by the multiplying effect on the youth of the world who have been (and will be) touched by this Initiative.
This is in line with our strategic goal for 2012 - 2015 triennium, namely: “To achieve efficient, effective and sustainable Scouting in Africa”.
Therefore, we are calling upon all scouts and scouters to display a scouting spirit on this day, by carrying out special activities, individually or collectively, as per the attached guidelines.
After sharing some amazing stories from his time in Scouting he was more then delighted when he received the Messengers of Peace scarf - which he did not take off for the entire day! Author of several books, 82-year-old Desmond Tutu has also received several other awards, notably the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism (1986), the Pacem in Terris Award (1987), the Sydney Peace Prize (1999), the Gandhi Peace Prize (2007) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009).
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Voluntary Service marginalized
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“In many African countries the Scouting Movement has successfully undertaken community development projects – food production, health, hygiene, literacy programmes, etc., and has directly contributed to the improvement of the living conditions of the concerned populations,”
UGANDA - "I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve." Albert Schweitzer As they began 2014, a group of Uganda Scouts winded down a very successful 2013 with an unforgettable and very significant community service in the slums of Kikaramojja.
African Union (AU), meeting in its Sixty-Second Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa
This slum is located in Jinja district, which is around 80Km away from the capital city - Kampala.
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The name Kikaramoja is derived from the locals who are mainly Karamajong or from Karamoja region (from North Eastern Uganda).
UPCOMING
This activity involved delivering of over 2000 packs of clothes to the community. They also gave away more than 129 kilograms of rice and sugar to the widows and the HIV+ (positive) women of this area. While giving out these, the Scouts used this opportunity to recruit members of the community to join UReport – a free mobile phone sms program that is designed to address issues that the young people of Uganda care about and are affecting them. This community service was made through the support of Yimba Uganda, GIPPs Foundation, Needy Child Foundation, UNICEF Uganda and Pearl Scouts Group. --Courtesy of Ibrahim Kizito
EVENT
DATES
COUNTRY
Founder’s Day
22nd February 2014
NSOs
All Africa Scout Day 2014
13th March 2014
Swaziland
Uganda Scout Association Centenary Celebrations
2015
Uganda
40th World Scout Conference/12th World Scout Youth Forum
11th – 14th, 4th – 7th August 2014
Ljubljana, Rogla, Poland
23rd World Scout Jamboree
28th July – 8th August 2015
Yamaguchi City, Japan
16th Africa Scout Conference & 7th Youth Forum
2015
Mauritius
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