13th World Scout Moot Report

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13th WORLD SCOUT MOOT, KENYA 2010 REPORT

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13th WORLD SCOUT MOOT, KENYA 2010 REPORT

KENYA SCOUTS ASSOCIATION HOSTED THE 13TH WORLD SCOUT MOOT - THE FIRST WORLD ORGANIZATION OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT YOUTH EVENT TO BE HELD IN AFRICA.

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Overview

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Moot Organization

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Finance

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Administration

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Marketing and Communications

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Programme

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Campsite Infrastructure

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Logistics and Operations

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Wrap-up and Evaluation

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Overview

“I take this opportunity to remind the youth that, as taught in the Scout Movement, through dedicated duty to God, duty to others and duty to oneself, we can succeed in building a better world for all of us. Let no one therefore stop you, as young people, from bringing positive change and progress to your communities, countries and the world at large.

Kenya Scouts Association (KSA) hosted the 13th World Scout Moot - the first World Organization of the Scout Movement youth event to be held in Africa - from 27 July to 7 August 2010 . It was attended by 1,675 Scouts from 68 countries around the world including participants, contingent staff and members of the International Service Team (IST). The Moot was held at four centres: Rowallan Scout Camp in Nairobi, Katoloni Scout Camp in Machakos, Kaiyaba Scout Camp in Nyeri and Njukiri Showground in Embu.

I also remind you as William Shakespeare once said “our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt”. By doubts and fear, nothing is gained; on the contrary everything is lost. I urge the youth to be courageous, bold and optimistic in seeking to change their circumstances for the better. I challenge you to make use of every opportunity at your disposal because inside each one of you there are the seeds of greatness and potential to effect change.”

The Moot was officially opened by H.E. Hon. Mwai Kibaki, the President of Kenya and the Patron KSA on 28 July in the presence of many distinguished guests including H.E. Kalonzo Musyoka the Vice-President of Kenya and Chief Commissioner of KSA, the Chief Scout, Ministers, Diplomats, Members of World Scout Committee and Africa Scout Committee and the Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).

- Address by H.E. Hon Mwai Kibaki, President of the Republic of Kenya to the Opening Ceremony of the 13th World Scout Moot (28 July 2010).

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August 6th was the Day and the official which was presided President and Chief

Africa Experience Closing Ceremony, over by the ViceCommissioner.

After the Opening Ceremony on the 28th of July the participants, who had already been divided into International Crews, travelled to the three Expedition Centers (or “Bomas”). They spent four days at the Bomas participating in various Moot programme activities. They then travelled back to Rowallan on 1 August where they were engaged in a variety of Moot programme activities up to 7 August when they departed.

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Background Kenya Scouts Association (KSA)

Besides its activities, KSA also hosted the 9th World Scout Conference, an African Scout Conference, and the 4th Africa Scout Jamboree. In 2010, the Association hosted the first World Scout Youth Event in Africa; the 13th World Scout Moot was another great milestone for KSA.

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ROVERING IN KENYA The Rover Scout section in Kenya is open to young people between the ages of 18 and 25 years. This section presents the Scouts with an opportunity to develop their leadership skills, strengthen their life skills, contribute to the development of their communities, develop local and international partnerships and effectively integrate into the job market as well as prepare to be citizens, ready to contribute to the economic development of their respective communities.

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To maintain the spirit of service through Scouting, KSA engages its members in activities such as peace building - especially during the 2007 post–election conflict - peace education and working with children in difficult circumstances such as street families. KSA is also keen on mitigating current efforts on climate change through participation in environmental conservation activities. Indeed, to celebrate 100 years of Scouting in the World and in Kenya, KSA has undertaken to plant 20 million trees in key water catchment areas, institutions and homes. So far, 9.7 million trees have been planted.

Since 24 November 1910 when the first troop started at St. John’s Church Pumwani, Scouting in Kenya has grown in leaps and bounds. Today, KSA boasts of a membership of over 400,000 Scouts, both boys and Girls, and 30,000 Scout Leaders. It has also spread its wings to all corners of the country. This tremendous growth has been as a result of great effort by many men and women of goodwill who gave their time and resources to improve the welfare of youth in Kenya and around the world.

Rovering in Kenya has seen steady growth on many fronts with notable achievements such as: youth forums which provide Rover Scouts with an opportunity to participate in democratic processes of KSA and Rover Challenge which is a competition that allows different crews to showcase their respective community development projects.

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This is a strong programme that has enabled a number of Rovers to achieve the highest Rover Scout award in the country - the Chief Scout Award.

Kenyan Rover Scouts have also been able to participate at international Rover Scout events such as Roverway and get involved in international programmes for Rover Scouts such as the Scouts of The World Award and the World Scout Environment Programme.

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13TH WORLD SCOUT MOOT “DRY-RUN”

BIDDING PROCESS At the 36th World Scout Conference in Thessaloniki in 2002, Mozambique won the right to host the 13th World Scout Moot, becoming the first African NSO to do so. Unfortunately, due to severe organisational challenges, Mozambique had to withdraw from hosting the event in late 2006. The Africa Scout Committee and World Scout Committee were of the view that the event should remain in Africa and approached some NSOs in the Region to host the Moot. Following consultation with the Government of Kenya and World Scout Committee, KSA decided to take up the challenge and made a formal bid during the 38th World Scout Conference in Korea in 2008. The Conference accepted this offer and KSA was charged with the responsibility of hosting the Moot in 2010. As a consequence, KSA had only two years to prepare to host the event as opposed to the usual four years or more, which NSOs normally have to prepare!

Kenyan Rover Scouts took part in the 13th World Scout Moot “Dry-Run” at Kaiyaba Scout Camp, near Nyeri, one of the three Expedition Centres for the Moot. The five-day event ran from 17 to 21 February 2010. It was organized as a rehearsal for the main event later that year.

The event ran concurrently with the Founderee Celebrations to mark Founders Day and was attended by over 500 Rover Scouts and staff.

This provided an opportunity to the Moot Organizing Committee to assess the effectiveness of their plans and identify the challenges on the ground with a view of finding solutions and fine-tuning every plan in order to come up with a wonderful, interesting, entertaining, educative, interactive and memorable Moot.

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The “Dry-Run” at which members of the World Scout Bureau also participated was a big success. It provided us with the opportunity to apply the plans, test them and make the necessary adjustments ahead of the big event.

OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF MOOT ORGANS The official Launch of the Moot Organizing Committee (MOC) and the Moot Council was held on Wednesday 18th February 2009 at the Carnivore Restaurant in Nairobi. It was a well attend event presided over by the Vice President of Kenya and in the presence of the Minister of Youth and Sports and other distinguished guests.

The occasion was well covered by the media and introduced the Moot to the public.

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Moot Organization

The KSA National Executive Committee (NEC) set up an ad hoc Moot Preparation Committee that was tasked with setting up the Moot organizational structure and identifying volunteers and professionals to manage the event. The Preparation Committee came up with the following suggestion that was approved by the NEC:

Moot Council

MOOT OFFICE

The Moot Council was composed of prominent members of the KSA governing council and distinguished partners from the public and corporate world. Their mandate was to give overall guidance to the process of hosting the moot and to support resource mobilization.

The Moot Office was set up at Rowallan Camp and had four full-time executives:

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The Moot Director: Mr. Gathogo Ngugi

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Finance and Administration Manager: Mr. Phinehas Mwita

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Programme and Expedition Centres Manager: Ms. Esther Ayoti

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Communication and Public Relations Manager: Ms. Elizabeth Ngoru

The Moot Office had responsibility for all clerical work in planning and preparing the Moot, mainly for supporting and implementing the action plan of the Moot Organising Committee and its sub-committees, communications with Contingents, Bomas, the WOSM and preparing this final report!

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MOOT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (MMC) The MMC served as the steering group of the MOC and was composed of the MOC Chairman, the Moot Director, the National Executive Commissioner and the National Treasurer of KSA. The MMC was charged with the responsibility of: Following up on the implementation of the decisions made by MOC

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Ensure proper spending and budgetary controls.

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MOOT ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (MOC)

BOMA TEAMS Each of the three Bomas had its own management structure and featured the following main roles in addition to others that were added later as specific needs emerged:

The MOC was the main organ tasked with the day-to-day preparations of the Moot: i.e. planning the Moot and the Moot Programme, administering sub-committees, directing the work of the Moot Office and monitoring the progress of the Moot. The MOC was composed of key volunteer leaders who are respected in the community and whose professional experiences related to their functions in the context of the Moot. The members of the MOC were Chairpersons and Secretaries of the sub-committees and some co-opted members.

The MOC had a Chairman, Vice Chairperson and a Secretary who was also the Moot Director.

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Chairman of the Provincial Council

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Secretary of the Host Center

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Area Commissioner of the Host Center

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Assistant Area Commissioner in charge of Adult Resources

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Assistant Area Commissioner in charge of Youth Programme

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Youth Representative

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Finance

During the planning stage, it was clear that there would be considerable financial risk involved in organizing the Moot. It was agreed in principle that registration fees would need to account for a substantial proportion of the Moot income budget. There was still a challenge of fundraising locally and internationally for more income to sustain the Moot budget. An appeal was made to the Kenyan government, which was hugely supportive - in the end providing 42% of the Moot income budget. This meant that the Resource Mobilisation sub-committee needed to raise only an additional 18% of the total income budget, with the registration fees providing the remaining 40%.

REGISTRATION FEES The original target attendance for the Moot set by KSA and approved by the World Scout Committee was 3000 participants and staff. This was later scaled down to a planning figure of 1500 due to a lesser response from NSOs than originally anticipated.

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Mar - Jul 2009 10% discount

Aug - Dec 2009 5% discount

Jan - Apr 2010 Full Payment

Participant

USD 180

USD 190

USD 200

IST/Contingent Staff

USD 144

USD 152

USD 160

Participant

USD 270

USD 285

USD 300

IST/Contingent Staff

USD 216

USD 228

USD 240

Participant

USD 405

USD 427

USD 450

IST/Contingent Staff

USD 324

USD 342

USD 360

Participant

USD 540

USD 570

USD 600

IST/Contingent Staff

USD 432

USD 456

USD 480

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The fees applied to each Contingent were as follows:

Participant/Staff

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In the end, to our great pleasure, there were 1,675 participants and staff in attendance.

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REVENUE CATEGORY

Projected Kshs

Actual Kshs

Registration fees

65,878,928

46,428,155

KSA Contribution

4,000,000

4,000,000

Government Support

40,000,000

45,000,000

Fundraising

1,000,000

989,410

“Trees for Peace” initiative

15,000,000

6,924,000

Adverts

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1,804,000

TOTAL

125,878,928

105,145,565

DEPARTMENT

Projected Kshs

Actual Kshs

Administration & Registration

21,650,350

27,091,520

Communication & PR

13,535,900

7,275,405

Logistics

23,867,671

21,510,199

Health & security

6,291,750

4,727,589

Infrastructure

24,750,001

28,150,234

Programme

15,944,278

8,093,360

Resource mobilisation

5,000,000

758,131

TOTAL EXPENDITURE

111,039,950

97,606,438

EXPENDITURE

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Registration payments were made by international bank transfer.

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Penalties were waived for those who were willing to participate but had financial difficulties.

Projected Kshs

Actual Kshs

Surplus of revenue over expenditure

14,838,978

7,539,127

Fund balance at 30 December 2010

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FINANCIAL RESULT The main sources of income for the Moot were the registration fees and the government grant. There were also other grants from KSA, the 22nd World Scout Jamboree Planning Team, Equity Bank and other donations in kind.

The MOC had put in place clear financial guidelines to control all financial transactions. Above is the final Fund Accountability Statement, which was audited and approved on 29 December 2010 by Carr Stanyer Gitau and Co. Certified Public Accountants.

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OPERATION SAFARI

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Operation Safari was the solidarity fund for the 13th World Scout Moot.

Operation Safari was set up in order to help Scouts living in challenging economic circumstances to participate at the Moot. As you may know, “safari” is the Swahili word for “a journey”.

The Kenya Scouts Association created as many opportunities as possible for young people from around the world to journey and experience the safari of a lifetime in Kenya at the Moot.

In accordance with WOSM Guidelines, the MOC set aside some US$ 13,220 (2.5% of the registration fees) to support Operation Safari. A decision was made to utilize these funds to support Scouts from the Africa Region so as to maximize the number of beneficiaries - as most would travel by road. The money was transferred to World Scout Bureau Africa Regional Office who managed this operation.

A total of 36 participants from 14 countries were sponsored to attend the Moot through this initiative, namely: Botswana, Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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Administration

The World Scout Moot is an event for young adults aged between 18 and 26 years. Exact dates for eligibility to participate at the Moot were communicated to NSOs as follows:

Eligibility

Total number of Participants and IST

Maximum number of Contingent Staff permitted

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MOOT STRUCTURES / ALLOCATION

Born between 27 July 1984 and 27 July 1992 inclusive

Each Participant was a member of a group of 10 known as a CREW. Crews were made up of Scouts from several different countries. Participants camped, cooked and took part in activities in their Crews during the entire 10 days of the Moot.

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Born on or before 26 July 1984 10 -18

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37 - 72

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73 - 144

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145 - 250

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Over 250

Contingents requested to discuss with Moot Office

Contingent Staff:

The Crews were a key element of the Moot programme and offered participants a unique opportunity for intercultural learning and exchange with other young people from all around the world. The Participants‘ experience of camping in these international crews was one of the highlights of the Moot.

Born on or before 26 July 1984. The maximum permissible number of Contingent Staff varied based on the total number of participants in the Contingent as detailed below:

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A grouping of 5 crews was known as a UNIT. Two experienced Rover Scout leaders supported each Unit. There were between 8 and 10 Units camped at each of the three Expedition Centers.

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REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN Contingents filled out their Excel forms and either saved them to a CD and posted them or else emailed them directly to the Moot Office.

The registration kit facilitated the transmission of key information concerning all Contingents and individual Moot participants such as arrival & departure information, medical information, languages spoken and dietary requirements.

The registration and check-in process for the Moot generally worked well.

It was nonetheless a big challenge to produce nametags for participants who had different names from those that had been given during the registration process or whose names were missing from the original registration forms in time for their departure to the Bomas.

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It would be worth considering the possibility of WOSM developing a standard registration system (software + ID printing machine) for all World Scout events. It would be beneficial to have a system that eases the registration process and helps host countries keep better track of people attending the events.

The system was also instrumental in facilitating the division of participants into Crews and Units as participants could indicate a preference of Expedition Centre and one or two other participants with whom they would wish to share a tent during the Moot.

Work on developing a registration system was, however, quite late in commencing which was one of the reasons why such an easy-to-develop Excel-based system was chosen.

An online registration system would probably have been preferable, had there been sufficient time to develop one. In addition, there remained a need for some paper forms as a back-up registration method for those Contingents without reliable access to information technology.

CHECK-IN

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The arrivals desk at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi operated from 22 to 28 July. At Rowallan Camp, the Check-in desk was operated from 24 to 28 July. Both desks remained open around the clock during these periods for almost 24 hours to cater for Contingents arriving at unsociable hours. Thanks to support from the Ministry of Immigration, Kenyan entry visa fees were waived for all participants and staff.

REGISTRATION KITS

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There were two desks for Moot registration at the Rowallan camp, one for foreign participants and another for Kenyans (as there were over 500 of the latter in attendance). Most of the IST and Contingents arrived on site during the scheduled days that were assigned to them. At the Moot camp desk all Participants received a nametag, scarf, camp book, insurance card, badges, and map of Kenya. ISTs and CSTs also received a meal card.

A simple Microsoft Excel-based registration kit was developed and distributed to all NSOs on a CD-ROM via Scoutpak in September 2009. The registration kit contained all of the following documents in both English and French:

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MS Excel registration forms

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Alternative open source versions and software installers (for those without access to Microsoft Excel)

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A registration manual in pdf format explaining the registration process

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A sample “dummy” Contingent registration form

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COUNTRIES REGISTERED:

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69 countries registered to attend the Moot. By Region, these were:

Africa Region (24 countries)

European Region (23 countries)

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte D’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

Interamerica Region (6 countries)

Asia-Pacific Region (11 countries and Region)

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Rep of Honduras, Mexico, United States of America.

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Australia, Bangladesh, Scouts Of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore.

Arab Region (5 countries)

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Jordan, State of Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia.

Countries

Participants

Contingent Staff

IST

Total

Africa

24

551

22

213

786

Asia-Pacific

11

64

10

24

98

Arab

5

61

15

2

78

Eurasia

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0

0

0

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Europe

23

516

56

78

650

6

41

6

16

63

69

1233

109

333

1675

Country

Participants

Contingent Staff

IST

Total

23

544

21

211

776

Category B

8

31

6

8

45

Category C

10

54

9

26

89

Category D

28

615

67

88

765

Total

69

1233

109

333

1675

Interamerica Total

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Marketing and Communications

Promotion for the Moot started during the launch of the MOC and the Moot Council on 18 February 2009 at the popular Carnivore restaurant in Nairobi.

It should be noted that the Moot was one of several events being planned in 2010 in conjunction with the centenary of Scouting in Kenya.

INFORMATION AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

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Because of the limited amount of time available to the organizers of the Moot (two years), extra effort was made to promote the event at all major international Scout events that remained before the Moot took place. This effort was challenged by availability of resources.

In order to help NSOs with promotion of the Moot at home, the Communications Department supplied as much information and support as possible in both print and electronic formats. Many contingents used elements of the artwork, in particular the three main shapes that reflected the multicultural and ethnic spirit of Africa. These elements gave special meaning to tribe, youth and dialogue, and this enhanced the logos and associated promotional materials used by contingents. However, most contingents did not use the colors as represented in the Moot logo.

The strong and unique look of the promotional materials produced was a great strength to this Moot. The designs and colour schemes were consistent for easy identification.

Almost all official publications and marketing materials were produced in both English and French.

LOGO

In the period leading up to the Moot, a wide range of marketing materials were produced for use by NSOs. These included posters, stickers, brochures, DVDs, T-shirts and caps.

The Moot logo was developed in collaboration with the World Scout Bureau. It featured…

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Three main shapes reflecting the multicultural and ethnic spirit of Africa, giving a meaning to the tribes, the youth, the fauna and the dialogue.

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The colors of the Kenyan flag - red and green – as well as the colour blue which represented water and the environment.

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The World Scout Emblem represented World Scouting.

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A range of marketing materials targeting very specific audiences was also developed, predominantly for use in Kenya. These included promotional materials for the main fundraising dinner and flyers printed in English and Swahili for the march-pasts (parades) that were conducted simultaneously in Bomas and in the Nairobi central business district.

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ELECTRONIC MATERIAL

HEADS OF CONTINGENT VISIT

A number of PowerPoint presentations (adapted for specific audiences) were produced. In addition, a DVD was made and widely distributed during Scout events. The DVD was downloadable from the Moot website as well. The Moot Voice was an online email newsletter. In the four months leading up to the Moot, this was sent weekly. The Moot website at www.scoutmoot2010.org was also an invaluable resource for promoting the Moot. With a very wide audience, this was the only communication tool that everyone could access.

A Heads of Contingent (HoCs) meeting was organized to give an opportunity to the HoCs to have first hand information and familiarize themselves with preparations made to host the event. The meeting was held from 6-9 September 2009. It was attended by 21 participants from 13 countries and World Scout Bureau staff. The countries represented were Japan, Mexico, France, United Kingdom, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, Burundi, and Denmark.

The Vice-President of Kenya, who is also the Chief Commissioner of Kenya Scouts Association visited the meeting and addressed the participants. The meeting programme was organized in such a way that there were presentations on the various key issues followed by question and answer session. The participants then visited the facilities at Rowallan Scout Camp. They also had a day’s to visit to Kaiyaba Expedition Center and Nyeri.

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The participants also got an opportunity to witness Kenyan Scouting at first hand, as the national competitions were being held at Rowallan Camp, the venue of the meeting. The participants were satisfied with the planning. They made various suggestions to improve the event which were taken on board during the planning process.

PROMOTION AT INTERNATIONAL SCOUT EVENTS The Moot was promoted at numerous international Scout events throughout the world during the year preceding.

These included:

BULLETINS Sharing information about the plans for the Moot and what was expected of Contingents was crucial to the successful planning. A series of three Bulletins was produced prior to the Moot and distributed via Scoutpak from the World Scout Bureau to all NSOs. Four Bulletins had originally been planned, however, due to production delays this was scaled back to three. Bulletins were the formal method of communication from the Moot Office to NSOs. All of the information that the various MOC departments wanted to share was coordinated and included in the Bulletins. The content of the bulletins was intended to give detailed logistical information, clarify policies and answer questions raised by Contingents.

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2nd Africa Scout Summit, Kenya (April 2009)

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Roverway, Iceland (July 2009)

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23rd Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference & 6th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Youth Forum, Malaysia (October/November 2009)

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14th Africa Scout Conference and 5th Africa Scout Youth Forum, Ghana (November 2009)

Circulars were used to provide updates and specific information between Bulletins. This was done through the World Scout Bureau Central Office in Geneva.

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BRANDED MATERIAL AT THE MOOT Scarves Official Moot Scarves were produced in three different colours. This served as a very good basis of differentiating the IST from participants especially in times when one needed help. The following colours were used:

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Orange

IST and other event staff

Blue

Souvenir scarves (available for purchase)

Brown

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Badges

Moot Camp Book

There were two sets of badges for the Moot: A special badge just for participants and IST, and a souvenir badge. The souvenir badges were available for purchase and one was allowed to buy unlimited quantities.

This made the official event badge to be very special and unique, exactly the aim. Both badges took the simple shape of the official event logo.

A participants and staff handbook was produced and referred to as the Camp Book. We produced 1300 copies in English and 300 in French. The English version had a red cover and the French version had a blue one. It was later discovered that more people than originally expected - including many French speakers - actually wanted the book in English.

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Programme

THEME AND MOTTO

THE MOTTO FOR THE MOOT WAS “IT’S TIME…”

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

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The Moot programme had four key modules as basis for the educational objective. These were:

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…It’s time to enable Scouts from all over the world to come together at the Moot in Kenya, the final resting place of the Founder and Chief Scout of the World, Lord Baden-Powell.

…It’s time for Africa, the first World Scout Youth Event in the Africa Region.

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…It’s time for YOU! Returning home, it’s time for all who took a part in the Moot to tell of their great experiences to their troops and Scout friends in home countries.

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1. International Cooperation and Understanding 2. Community Involvement and Development

…It’s time for young people to discover their full potential, serve their community and have fun with purpose, as they enjoy Kenyan culture, safari and adventure.

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The theme for the Moot was “Ultimate Discovery”. The Moot programme exposed young people to situations and environments where they discovered how other youth have used both talents and natural resources in surmounting their challenges. They were introduced to the challenges facing young people and the community in general in Africa.

The Moot programme was rooted in the aims and principles of Scouting and the needs and aspirations of the young people. The programme was flexible and gave room for innovation, sharing, learning and fostering international friendship.

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3. Adventures in the Wilderness 4. Leadership Development.

The programme team provided a variety of activities both onsite and offsite. These included community service with local people, hikes and expeditions, cultural activities, games and sports, orienteering, pioneering, obstacle challenge, arts corner, Swahili arts, talking drums and bush craft.

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PROGRAMME TIMETABLE The Moot programme consisted of two parts: three days of activities in the Bomas and their environs, followed by five days of activities at main campsite, Rowallan in Nairobi:

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Arrivals at Rowallan

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29th- 31st July

Main Opening Ceremony

Expedition Centre Programme

Departure to Expedition Centres

Arrivals at Expedition Centres

Boma induction & team building

Expedition Centre Opening

2nd– 5th August August 6th

Return to Rowallan

Arrival at Rowallan

Expedition Centre Programme

Set up camp

Forming Crews and Units

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Set up camp

Expedition Centre Programme

Set up camp Boma gatherings

August 7th

Rowallan Programme

Contingent time

Departures

Rowallan Programme

Africa experience

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Rowallan Programme

Closing Ceremony

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SAMPLE ACTIVITIES BY BOMA

Machakos

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Kaiyaba

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Hikes to Karue Hills, Kiangombe, Mt. Kenya, Thengenjeru and Thungu waterfall

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Bird watching.

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Tree nursery management and tree planting.

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Cultural dance show

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Energy-saving Jikos

Maintenance works at Masaku School for the Physically Disabled.

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August 1st

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August 4th

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Modules Embu Return to Rowallan

Arrival at Rowallan Set up camp

Set up camp Boma gatherings

Run with the stars

August 5th Tours Embu

Tours Kaiyaba

All onsite Modules

GDV Kaiyaba

GDV-Tours Machakos

Nyeri Visit Machakos

Modules Kaiyaba

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Tours Embu

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Tours Kaiyaba

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Modules & Tours

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MODULES

MAIN SITE ACTIVITIES

TOURS

MPSE

Safari walk

Most Primitive Scouting Experience (MPSE) is a programme designed to showcase backwoodsmanship and help participants to appreciate the important role nature plays in providing earth’s inhabitants with the necessary tools of survival. Activities included making cups from coconuts, making torches and starting fires using flint stones and fire bows.

Participants visited the Nairobi safari walk, a splendid conservation facility meant to give one a taste of what it feels like in the national parks and game reserves in Kenya. They walked alongside the raised boardwalk through different habitats and observed wild animals at very close range.

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The MPSE programme attracted an average of 100 participants daily and was conducted in groups of 10.

National Museum of Kenya

This was a Scout craft lesson.

Participants were trained in different knots and lashings and even constructed some gadgets like pyramids, racks and a tower to mention a few. They used only twine and bamboo.

National Museums of Kenya is a multidisciplinary institution whose role is to collect, preserve, study, document and present Kenyas past and present cultural and natural heritage. This is for the purposes of enhancing knowledge, appreciation, respect and sustainable utilization of these resources for the benefit of Kenya and the world.

Swimming

Brookside Dairy

During the Moot, Swimming was a great part of the programme, Approximately 150 or more participants came to the pool on a regular basis for a swim.

Apart from the goodies that everyone received at Brookside, participants were taken through the plant and shown different dairy products and plant production procedures. They were also given information on dairy farming, which can be very profitable.

Due to safety concerns, in future, the best approach would be to limit the number coming to the pool for a timed activity, through the sign-up sheets.

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Outdoor games

Fox Hunt

Outdoor games included football, volleyball, handball, pool and new games organized by the participants themselves. Some particpants took part in a handball match against a visually impaired team from the Machakos institute for the blind. The inclusion of people with disabilities enabled great bonding amongst them, and what is more, the blind team won! The only day that saw all sports taking place was the 4 August. On the other days, participants could sign up for matches at the programme tent but interest was limited.

The Fox Hunt was an activity for those who wanted to discover Nairobi City.

The Fox Hunt operated with relatively little organisation, giving participants an opportunity to discover the city of Nairobi in their own time.

Assault course

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Initially almost no participants were interested in this activity as the course was probably too simple to appeal to Rovers.

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Following some adjustments, a more challenging assault course was set-up, which proved more popular. Additional risk assessments were carried out by health and safety, to remove hazards that had been present in the original course

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Global Development Village (GDV)

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The Global Development Village was an area where the participants went to learn and share information relevant to their lives today. All the topics related to contemporary global development issues. Some topics were extracted from the Facebook discussion board. Themes and activities are detailed below.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT

PEACE & CONFLICT RESOLUTION

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Conflict transformation (Amahoro Amani)

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Workshop on climate change (African Youth Initiative For Climate Change)

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Elimination of Prejudice (Nuru Development Centre)

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Environment workshop (Scouts Canada)

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Peace education (Nairobi Peace Initiative)

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Smart lighting (Smart Energy Solutions)

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Solar Energy (Solafrica)

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Sensitization on Genocide (French Contingent)

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Alternative Energy (UK Contingent)

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WWF-ESARPO (Waters, Climate change)

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Grow Bio Intensive (Environmental conservation)

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Disaster Management (Methodist Health Management Systems)

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HEALTH

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Skin Cancer and Prejudice (Albinism Society of Kenya)

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Finance education (Equity Bank)

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Japan Embassy (Intercultural activities, origami)

Safe Blood Donation (Bloodlife Initiative of Kenya)

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German Delegation (Intercultural activities, Winter Special Tent display)

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Diabetes, Obesity and other emerging diseases (Diabetes Kenya)

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Youth empowerment and Policy Training (Kenyan Ministry of Youth and Sports)

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Drugs and substance abuse (goinghome.com)

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HIV treatment and testing (LVCT care and Treatment)

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Nairobi women’s Hospital (Body Mass Index, Healthy Lifestyles)

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PATH: Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (HIV/AIDS, Little Magnet theater and Sugar)

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Swedish Scouts (Living Drug free)

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MOOT SONG The official Moot song played at the Opening and Closing ceremonies was developed by KSA volunteers with a very rich musical background. It was later arranged by a music teacher from Jomo Kenyatta University and was later recorded and performed by the Administration Police Dance Band.

Lyrics

Ceremonies

From the east to the west

OPENING CEREMONY

From the north to the south

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The Opening Ceremony took place at Rowallan Camp on the morning of July 28, 2011. H.E. President Mwai Kibaki - who is also the Patron of KSA presided over the event as the chief guest. There were also other top government ministers, assistant ministers and other officials.

From all around the world All ye welcome Africa!

For it’s time to rejoice And be glad today Karibuni Africa!

AFRICAN EXPERIENCE

Ultimate discovery

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The aim was to give the world a touch of African dance, Music and food.

This event began at 14:00 in the site arena with walk-in exhibitions of African artifacts and interludes of African music which engaged the participants. There was a break-of to allow for closing ceremony and later the African experience continued with a barbecue and African dinner.

Dance and swing left and right Down the mountain, super view Let us shout aloud with joy For the Moot is with us today

Let us go and share love Let us go give a hand ….

Let us go heal our land

CLOSING CEREMONY

With the future of the world

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The Closing Ceremony was on the 6 August 2010 at 16:00 The Chief Guest was His Excellency Hon Kalonzo Musyoka, the Vice President of Kenya and also the Chief Commissioner of KSA. He was accompanied by several top government officials including Hon. Wavinya Ndeti, Assistant Minister Youth and Sports.

The Closing Ceremony was a less formal affair with plenty of dancing and involvement by participants.

Towards the end of the ceremony, members of the World Scout Committee presented Kenya Scouts Association with a framed diploma in recognition of the Association’s efforts and achievement in delivering a successful Moot. The ceremony concluded with the official handover of the WOSM flag to Canada as hosts of the 14th World Scout Moot in 2013.

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OTHER ACTIVITIES

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While in Rowallan camp we made arrangements to have St. John’s Church in nearby Pumwani painted.

This was the place where the first Scout Troop was inaugurated in Kenya and thus served as an appropriate celebration of the Association’s centenary.

The French Contingent scouts undertook a service project in the Kibera slum, adjacent to Rowallan Camp, following the Moot.

The Canadian Contingent brought presents that were distributed to The Kibera Children Homes after participants had a football match with them.

Other activities at Rowallan

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CARNIVAL NIGHT This was a disco night with more than 1500 Scouts dancing to different styles of music. The party had been scheduled to end at 22:00 but due to unavoidable public demand it ended at 23:00 with many participants wishing to continue further! As soon the lights went out, participants continued on for some time singing and dancing in the dark!

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Kenya prides herself on her achievements in athletics. A 5km road race open to all participants dubbed “Run with the Stars” took place on the morning of August 2.

The start line and finish lines were at the arena at Rowallan Camp. Tecla Loroupe, a renowned female gold medalist graced the occasion and presented T-Shirts and bouquets to the first twenty past the finish line.

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MOOT RUN

This was initially called the international night but we felt it better to change to the afternoon due to better light. It took place on August 4th when everyone remained on the main campsite. Countries displayed their traditional food, music and dance.

Most people were also dressed in their traditional costumes as well. There was great involvement by everyone. A challenge arose as some Contingents had not bought food stuff on the previous day and were not able to purchase from the local supermarkets on the material day as most businesses were closed due to a public holiday occasioned by a referendum on the new Kenyan Constitution.

Fortunately, there was sufficient stock in the Camp food store to provide materials to some of the affected Contingents and ease the problem.

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PRE AND POST-MOOT ACTIVITIES A home hospitality programme was offered to Contingents including a variety of options for Safari tours.

Many Contingents took the opportunity to experience Kenya’s rich wildlife. The three accredited tour firms identified by the home hospitality task force to facilitate the tours were: Marble tours, Amicabre tours and Venture Africa.

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Campsite Infrastructure

The Moot was held at four venues: Rowallan Camp in Nairobi was the main venue and there were three expedition centres or “Bomas”: Kaiyaba (near Nyeri), Embu and Machakos. All three expedition centres were located within a 150km radius of Nairobi.

Moot Campsites

At the beginning of the project, it was obvious that the venues did not have the required basic infrastructure to host an international event. The Moot Organising Committee identified the provision of such facilities as one of its top priorities. It formed an Infrastructure Sub-Committee and mandated it to carry out this task taking into account the future use of the facilities after the Moot. The facilities developed as indicated below will remain a long lasting legacy of the Moot to Scouting in Kenya, as these centres can now host international Scout events.

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The concept of having more than one site for the Moot was good and it enriched the programme. This concept was also highly advantageous from a logistical point of view as the three bomas operated in an autonomous manner both while at their expedition centres and during the main camp at Rowallan. Each Unit of 50 participants plus two Unit Leaders was allocated a camping area of approximately 500m2.

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Newly-constructed facilities

The Rowallan National Scout Camp was the main campsite for the Moot. It is situated in Nairobi city about 20 minutes drive from the Central Business District. The 90 acre (36 hectares) forested camp hosts the World Scout Bureau – Africa Regional Office and the Kenya Scouts Association Headquarters.

The campsite area occupies about 30 acres, leaving the balance of 60 acres (24 hectares) with natural forested land. The campsite has running water taps, toilets and bathrooms, a modern swimming pool, a friendship corner, campsite kitchens and a large arena with a dais for outdoor activities. There is also a conference hall that is also suitable for meetings, bandas (indoor accommodation huts) for accommodating both large and small groups. To facilitate the Moot, additional facilities had to be constructed and existing ones given a facelift.

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KAIYABA BOMA

Re-furbished and upgraded facilities

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Kaiyaba Scouts Centre is located near Nyeri town about 150 kilometers north of Nairobi. The campsite is one of the newest and most beautiful campsites in Kenya. Nyeri is the burial place of Lord Robert Baden-Powell, the Founder of the Scout Movement.

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EMBU BOMA

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The Embu Boma was located at the Agricultural Society of Kenya showground, which is some five kilometers from Embu town. The showground is part of Njukiri forest, ideal for Scout camping. The camping ground used during the Moot did not belong to the Scouts so no permanent structures were put up. However some of the materials used to construct the temporary structures were donated to the Embu Scout Centre.

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MACHAKOS BOMA

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Machakos Scout Camp is situated on a 10 acre piece of land about 2 kilometres outside Machakos town and 64 kilometers from Nairobi.

The camping ground is quite flat and the facility has modern toilets and showers. It is located next to a prayer centre suitable for all religions.

The hilly landscape surrounding the campsite is excellent for exploring and hiking.

Newly-constructed facilities:

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To host the Moot, a lot of equipment was needed with some being hired and the rest procured. Over 150 crew kits were assembled shortly before the Moot, each one containing:

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In addition, each Unit was supplied with a dining tent to provide shelter during cooking and dining to its 5 crews.

Crews used the same kits at Rowallan during the main camp as they had used at the expedition centres. This proved logistically challenging in terms of packing and transportation but cost effective in that separate sets of equipment did not have to be bought for the different camps. Unfortunately, in a lot of cases equipment was not very well managed and resulted in a lot of breakages and misplacement.

This proved expensive to KSA in replacement costs.

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Logistics and Operations

Bus transport was provided from the airport to Rowallan campsite, from Rowallan campsite to each of the Bomas and to all programme venues.

Transport

Safety and security

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The main type of vehicle used was a 62-seater bus, which could comfortably cater for one unit including its leaders and some IST. Each Boma was served by an independent transport company.

This worked well, allowing each Boma management team to form a close relationship and co-ordination with its own company.

Security concerns had been raised before the Moot especially with a national referendum (August 4th) on a new constitutional order for Kenya falling within the Moot period.

The Moot organizers had made contacts with the government, which had guaranteed the security of the participants. Security posts were set up in all campsites and there was a main base station at Rowallan Scout Camp. Kenya police officers were on standby at all sites and the Moot Security Team patrolled the perimeter fence of all campsites round the clock.

All campsites had only one entry and exit point.

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Vans and saloon cars were also provided for each Boma to facilitate local running and Moot programme coordination. On July 28th and August 1st, the Kenyan defence forces provided trucks to separately transport participants’ personal equipment to and from the expedition centres.

This greatly speeded up the process of boarding the buses and made the long journey more comfortable for participants.

KSA had worked on a very comprehensive Emergency Response Plan with WSB. Thankfully no major incidents were recorded. However some incidents of participants losing some personal items were recorded though the frequency was quite low.

The Moot Security Team comprised of the Kenya police, Administration police, the Kenya National Youth Service and Volunteer IST stewards.

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Internet There was free wireless Internet access at the Rowallan camp. Heads of Contingent were able to provide news of the Moot to their home NSOs and to the Media centre for internal information.

Banking

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Foreign currency services were available at the Moot office at Rowallan.

Toilets and Showers Ablution facilities were relatively well maintained throughout the Moot.

Instant hot water heaters were provided in all sites and despite a few challenges worked fairly well.

Catering and food distribution

AFRICAN EXPERIENCE CATERING

Bandas

This was done by professional catering companies that were carefully recruited and contracted to provide a truly African buffet. Each Boma had a specific company to serve it and all went well as enough food rations were served and the menu was truly Kenyan (eg. boiled green maize, mukimo and brown ugali, roasted goat ribs, pilau, sweet potatoes, traditional vegetables and sour milk).

Each campsite had a central food distribution point from which crews collected their daily rations with which to cook breakfast and dinner. Staff were catered for in canteens on each of the sites and packed lunches were provided for both participants and staff. Catering and food distribution generally worked well. There were however problems on the evening of 27 July when all participants and staff were being catered for centrally at Rowallan Camp.

All participants, including IST and staff camped in tents during the Moot. A limited amount of indoor accommodation was available for persons with special needs. Bandas (small dormitories) were allocated according to the following priority levels: 1. Injury 2. Special needs (with certificate) 3. Health condition 4. Problem with tents (waiting /missing) 5. Late arrival

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6. Storage

Due to a miscalculation, there was insufficient food available for all those present on site that evening. After some delay, food was eventually sourced for those who had not yet received any. The expedition centre phase allowed the Rowallan staff an opportunity to revise the quantities planned for the main camp and ensure that this would not be repeated.

Thankfully central catering worked well thereafter. There were also some challenges in catering for special dietary requirements, in particular, procuring certified halal meat. This problem was eventually overcome after a few days.

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Moot Market A “Moot Market” at Rowallan camp was set up with different shops and items such as Kenyan & Moot souvenirs, snacks and drinks.

WATER There were several water points at each of the Moot sites. It did prove challenging to provide water for everyone especially during peak ablution time but water tankers were on standby in case the sites ran out of water. Water tanks were also provided at strategic points to store and provide water. Drinking water was provided at each Boma and main campsite.

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Medical Insurance, First Aid and Hospitals At each of the expedition centres there was a health team in place.

Contacts had earlier been made with local hospitals to be on standby for any emergencies. The Moot Organising Committee had also insured all the participants with a reputable international insurance provider for emergency airlift, in-patient care and repatriation. Apart from minor cases of usual illness, no major incidents were reported during the event.

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Environmentallyfriendly practices

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During the Moot, the participants were expected to adhere to the camp rules relating to waste disposal to keep the campsites clean. During the Moot, there were continuous demonstrations on how to recycle waste while taking care of the environment. Scouts were continuously reminded of playing an essential role in reducing global warming. In Kenya, Scouts are making their contribution by planting twenty million trees.

World Scout Centre

WOSM team

The World Scout Centre was based at the Rowallan Camp. There were booths for the 39th World Scout Conference, 22nd World Scout Jamboree, 14th World Scout Moot and 23rd World Scout Jamboree for promotion of future World Scout Events, Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) and the World Scout Bureau.

Finally we must pay tribute to the work of the WOSM team who played a key role in supporting Kenya Scouts Association to deliver what was ultimately a most successful 13th World Scout Moot. The team consisted of some 40 men and women including World Scout Bureau Staff, World Scout Committee members and other WOSM volunteers from 20 different countries. Among this group were 3 members of the organizing committee for the 14th World Scout Moot in Canada who also had an opportunity to study the delivery of a World Scout Moot and promote participation at the 2013 event.

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The team took part in no less than five support missions to Kenya during the preparatory phase and was on location for 3 weeks before the Moot began to support the delivery phase. We must also sincerely thank the Regional Director Mr. Frederic Tutu KamaKama, his Deputy Mr. Bansadja “Guy” Banafai and all the staff of the Africa Regional Office for the warmth with which they hosted the WOSM team at the ARO during the Moot.

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Wrap-up and Evaluation

With support from the World Scout Bureau, an online evaluation questionnaire was prepared and sent to 173 registered email contacts including all registered Heads of Contingent email addresses as well as participants and IST who had registered to participate in the evaluation of the Moot. 44 responses were received, giving a response rate of 25%.

MOOT EVALUATION

When asked to rate their overall satisfaction with the Moot, 82% of respondents gave the event between 7 and 10 out of 10. 68% gave the general management of the event a rating of either “good”, “very good” or “excellent”.

78 % of respondents gave the venue and facilities at Rowallan camp a rating of either “good”, “very good” or “excellent” whilst 69% gave similarly positive ratings to the facilities at the Expedition Centres. Reaction to the food was highly varied with 20% of respondents rating it as “poor” and 22% rating it as either “very good” or “excellent”. The reception and registration process was positively received with 78% of respondents rating it as either “good”, “very good” or “excellent”.

65% of respondents agreed that the Moot programme contributed to the empowerment of young people, however 45% expressed the view that the next Moot should aim to provide activities that are more relevant to the challenges that youth are facing today.

Given the intention to recommend the Moot to other friends or colleagues in Scouting, the Net Promoter Score (NPS) of the Moot is 45%, (meaning there are 45% more promoters of the Moot than detractors of it).

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For those interested, the full evaluation report is available, upon request, from Kenya Scouts Association and the World Scout Bureau.

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Final report to 39th World Scout Conference In January 2011, at the 39th World Scout Conference in Curitiba, Brazil, Mr. Alfred Miriti AJ Mangu, National Executive Commissioner of Kenya Scouts Association gave a final report on the Moot. Mr Miriti told the Conference that Kenya Scouts Association had successfully risen to the challenge put to it by the 38th World Scout Conference in Korea, two and a half years previously.

He reported on all major aspects of the programme and operations of the Moot and highlighted the key points from the Moot evaluation. Mr Miriti’s report concluded with a video of the event, which included a moving audiovisual tribute to the late Moot Director, Gathogo Ngugi.

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Gone Home – Gathogo Ngugi, Moot Director For all who played a part in the planning and delivery of the Moot, the joyous feeling of historic accomplishment at the successful conclusion of the event quickly turned to one of shock and sadness at the sudden and tragic loss of the Moot Director, Mr. Gathogo Ngugi. Gathogo was severely injured in a road traffic accident shortly before Christmas and died in hospital from his injuries a few days later. He is survived by his wife and a young family.

To those who took part in the Moot, Gathogo will be most remembered for his charming, friendly demeanour, his charismatic hosting of the Heads of Contingent meetings, his great sense of fun and adventure and his committed leadership of the Moot Office staff.

May he rest in peace.

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