July 2014
Kudumail
News from the Africa Scout Region
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Messengers of Peace - How have you made a difference in your community?
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Messengers of Peace – How have you made a difference in your community?
Page 1 From NSOs Scouting, Vehicle and Driver of Peace, Unity and Harmony
Scouting made me the man I am today
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From ARO A Mapping and Impact Assessment of !WSB ARO/FILE !WSB-ARO/FILE
Scouting and Guiding’s Contribution to the Post-2015 Development Agenda Rovers donate a net. Save a life
Page 3 Community Meals in memory on Mandela day Development Page 4
NIGERIA - Scouting across Africa is changing lives and making a difference. As part of the Messengers of Peace in the Scout Association of Nigeria, the Assistant Training Commissioner Plateau State Nigeria, Mallam Ibrahim Hassan (WB) visited some internally displaced persons in a camp on 5th July 2014. At least 57,000 people have fled their homes following sectarian violence involving Christians and Muslims in northern and central Nigeria. The increasing number of IDPs in the country is said to have created a new challenge to all the relevant disaster management bodies in the country. The condition of the camps, according to our correspondents across the country, is said to be appalling as basic infrastructure is lacking. Key facilities that have been stretched are source of clean water, clinic, toilets, shelter, and lack of school, food and clothing. Moreover, new babies are daily swelling the camps in tens, creating a new dimension to the barrage of challenges facing camp managers. Mallam Ibrahim Hassan requested the IDPs to shun violence and tribalism and embrace the spirit of peace and co-existence. He donated clothes to the victims of the Wukari crisis. Wukari crisis can be likened to several other crises in Nigeria that have been difficult to understand. The underlying reasons for the violence and killings, the deep-seated animosity amongst ethnic groups and religious clusters is incomprehensible. Scouts who accompanied the Training Commissioner set up mosquito nets in each of the rooms at the camp. For the new mothers they were not left out and received numerous basic items that are have not been provided.
Events Uganda Scout Association calendar Centenary Celebrations 16th Africa Scout Conference and 7th Youth Forum 23rd World Scout Jamboree
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