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Issue No. 73, July 2019

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Diversity forms part of the principles and values of Scouting and is a core component of the key policies and guidelines of WOSM. Scouting strongly opposes all forms of prejudice and discrimination of any kind that could threaten a person’s rights and freedoms, which are stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

A key aspiration is that the membership of the movement completely reflects the diversity of young people and adults within the national and local communities where Scout groups exist. The Movement has therefore grown internationally because of its ability to recognize and nurture diversity, and to be inclusive of every young person and adult who supports Scouting throughout the world. Kenya is the home to one the world’s biggest refugee camps, Dadaab Refugee Complex. The Kenya Scouts Association took an initiative to start Scouting activities in Dadaab refugee camp as a way to provide opportunities for growth and development to the young refugees and enhance inclusivity.

The Dadaab refugee complex has a population of 211, 701 registered refugees and asylum seekers as at the end of May 2019, according to UNHCR. Out of these, slightly over 800 of them are Scouts, a number that has increased since the inception of Scouting in 2012. Through the support from the World Scout Bureau, the Kenya Scout Association conduct-ed a recruitment drive to open up Scouting to many more refugees and create a bigger impact. By the end of July 2019, 1300 fresh recruits joined the movement to benefit on what Scouting offer. This is great achievement and a reflection of the society’s eagerness to seize every opportunity to be part of the worldwide fraternity of the Scout movement.

The Scouts from Dadaab then joined the 24th World Scout Jamboree participants and oth-er refugees around the world to share stories and learn from each other. The 24th World Scout Jamboree took place at Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve in West Virginia, U.S.A in an event attended by over 45,000 Scouts from around the world. Thanks to an immersive 360-degree video experience organized by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, each day hundreds of Scouts virtually walked out of the remote corner of West Virginia and into the lives of refugees around the world, including Kenya. The nearly more than 12,000 kilome-ters distance between West Virginia and Kenya melted away as kids on both sides prodded each other with questions to better understand their circumstances, stories, and interests. They sang songs to one another, laughed heartily, and fell silent as the realities of war and persecution were shared.

The Scouts also had a rare opportunity to meet the United States Ambassador to Kenya, H.E Ambassador Kyle McCarter, who was visiting Dadaab camp on a highly important mis-sion to hold discussions with the various partners about the challenges and solutions to the Refugee situation while listening to the Refugees stories and views.

Jamboree Spirit Fires up the Scouting forRefugees Programme in Dadaab

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FOCUS ON NATIONAL SCOUT ORGANIZATIONS

Chana Scouts Hold Clean-up Campaign

Chana Primary School Scout group responded to the old adage, ‘keep the environment clean’ when they took their time out to clean up the streets around their school, the neighbourhood and Mbizo 16 Shopping Centre.

The clean-up campaign organised by the Scout Masters at the school, Susan Kondo and Vengai Nkomo was held under the theme: Clean up your own immediate environment first. The Scouts brought brooms from their homes and took some from the school while a nearby clinic, Mbizo 17 Clinic donated latex gloves for the exercise.

This was welcomed by residents who saw the Scouts engaged in such a noble act. “The community appreciated the act although some believe that people will always throw litter even after a well organised clean-up. I probably know that soon after this campaign people will start throwing litter again but the good thing is Scouts of Chana Primary did their best and this alone is a strong massage sent to the people,” said one resident Marvellous Moyo.

Scout Master Kondo who is also a teacher at Chana Primary School said, “The only cure for litter is to remove it. If we don’t clear rub-bish ourselves then who will do it? After all we are the ones who live in these communities hence the need to frequently maintain a clean environment and practice good health standards.”

“We don’t always have to wait for the national clean-up campaigns, the World Environment Day or any other environmental program for us to do this. The founder of Scouting Lord Baden Powell urged us to try and leave this world a bit better than we found it. We as Scouts are just fulfilling this dream,” she added. She said the Scout Movement was working on creating a better world through such programs which are in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Messengers of Peace initiative.

Kondo said, “A journey of a thousand miles starts only with a sin-gle step. We as Scouts are going to do more to keep our environ-ment clean hence we request for support from the parents with children who are Scouts and the community at large. It is not only Scouts who should be doing this but everyone with the same spirit is welcome to join”.

A fellow teacher at the school and Scout Master Nkomo added, “The mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society. Scouting is not a church or a paramilitary force, but a global voluntary youth move-ment that is open to all”. He concluded by saying that the cam-paign sent a clear massage of zero tolerance to litter. He further urged the community to do this often to help promote good health standards that come with maintaining a clean environment.

Scottish Scouts Build Ablution Facilities for Namibian Village

Members of 29th West Lothian Scout Group went on a three-week expedition with Forth Scouts to complete their second project of building toilet and shower facilities in a Namibian village. The expe-dition group was made up of 13 Explorer Scouts, 11 Network Scouts and seven leaders who were joined on site by 71 Namibian Scouts.

In 2017 they built a whole new kindergarten school and community garden and this year they returned to create some proper facilities for the school, including permanent toilets and showers, as well as maintaining their previous work. Two years ago they built tem-porary toilets and showers and this year these were replaced with permanent facilities. General maintenance included brushing down and repainting walls, mixing and barrowing concrete, constructing wall panels, fixing doors and digging trenches and new garden beds in the dusty, dry earth.

Environmental Conservation Through Tree PlantingScouts of Got Kabok Primary school in Homabay County, Kenya, in collaboration with the National Environment Management Author-ity Board Chairman Hon. John Konchela and Hon. Augustine Neto joined hands to plant trees at the school on Friday 14th June 2019, in an effort to conserve the environment within the school.

The Scouts sang their allegiance to environmental conservation through planting of trees. “ Kwa upanzi wa miti Mimi nimeapa nitajitumikia milele na milele”, they sang. The school also received additional trees seedlings from Kenya Forest Service in Homabay County who pledged to join hands with the Scouting movement in the County to further their cause of reforestation.

Hon. Konchela thanked the Scouts for their commitment in creating a better world despite their tender age. He further appreciated the KenyaScoutsAssociation for its youth program that is transforming the youth in the country into responsible citizens.

During the event, a sum of Ksh. 150,000 was donated by Hon. Konchela and Hon. Neto. Mr Eli Kisulu the the Scouts County Com-missioner Homabay County and Head Teacher Got Kabok primary school thanked the honorable members for their support to which he said will go a long way in improving the learning environment for pupils.

He further thanked the Kenya Forest Service at the county for the tree seedlings stating that his Scouts Executive Team at the county will continue working with them in maters environmental conser-vation.

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“Scouting has always been very closely connected with nature, and partnering with the world’s largest independent conservation organ-isation, WWF, allows us to strengthen that connection,” said Ah-mad Alhendawi, Secretary General, World Organization of the Scout Movement. “Through the new Panda Badge and our enhanced en-vironment programme we can enable more young people to take action towards preserving nature and protecting our planet, while inspiring other youth to make more environmentally sustainable choices.”

The launch of the new Panda Badge comes at a time when nature is in crisis. The worsening impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss, ocean pollution, soil degradation and water scarcity are threatening the collapse of our planet’s ecosystems, along with the clean air, water, food and stable climate that they provide. “WWF is excited to partner with World Scouting to mobilize young people for a healthy planet. The environment has always been cen-tral to the Scout Movement and together we want to inspire the environmental leaders of tomorrow,” said Marco Lambertini, Director General, WWF International. “As nature declines like never before, the new Panda Badge gives young people the chance to learn more about the environment and the urgent steps they can take to con-serve and use it sustainably. More than ever, we need active citizens to galvanize the global momentum required to inspire people to live in harmony with nature.”

World Scouting and WWF have been key partners in the area of environmental education and awareness since 1973, collaborating more recently on mobilization efforts such as Earth Hour and Scouts for SDGs to make a contribution towards achieving the UN Sustain-able Development Goals. Together with WWF, the activities to ob-tain the Panda Badge contribute towards SDGs 2 (Zero Hunger), 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), 12 (Responsible Consump-tion and Production) and 15 (Life on Land). World Scouting and WWF are also supporting the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019 and the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity’s Aichi Biodiversity Target 1 so that by 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably. Read the full story at: https://www.scout.org/panda-badge

Women Embrace Leadership Positions in Scouting

The village of Omakange has a population of about 700 but there is no school and previously the children had to wait until they were seven or eight years old before they were fit enough to walk the 14 km return trip to the nearest school every day. Expedition leader Neil Rowland said: “I am so proud of these young people, who have proved themselves to be great ambassadors for Scotland, for Forth region and for Scouting in general. I can’t believe how much we ac-complished together on this expedition and what a positive impact we have had on the local community.”

Apart from also improving the Scout campsite facilities, the kin-dergarten and community garden, the team also helped develop bicycle maintenance skills and launched a community project to help relieve period poverty by providing sewing machines, templates and fabrics for making reusable sanitary pads. “We thank everyone who donated teaching materials, books, stationery, bike maintenance equipment and funding. Together they have helped us make a huge difference to other people’s lives,” said Rowland.

The team’s efforts were hugely appreciated and recognised in Omakange, as shown by the medals they received from Scouts of Namibia and by the wonderful reception and hospitality that was offered to the whole group by King Josiah Tjikongo Taapopi and Queen Lisa Nandjala Taapopi, heads of the Uukwaluudhi Traditional Authority.”More at: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/scouts-go-to-africa-18838406

World Scouting partners with WWF to launch new Panda Badge for urgent action on nature

In the society, very few leadership positions are made available to women across Africa. According to McKinsey’s Women Matter in 2016, only 5% of CEOs, 22% of cabinet members, and 24% of par-liamentarians in Africa are women. These numbers seem shockingly low, and yet align with statistics from US, where only 5% of CEOs and 27% of cabinet members are women.

Scouting however presents a different narrative. The World Organi-zation of the Scout Movement (WOSM) continues its work towards ensuring that Scouting is open and accessible to all, better reflecting the composition of different communities and societies, and actively including all. The 35th World Scout Conference (South Africa, 1999) declared the world organisation’s commitment to the principles of equal opportunities and to reach, in societies where mixed gender relations are the norm, a situation where gender equality is a reality in terms of youth programme, adult resources, management and all other aspects of the Movement at all its levels.

With a population of over 538,959 Scouts, Tanzania Scouts Associa-tion is a case study of a highly progressive National Scout Organisa-tion embracing gender equality. The NSO has seen a steady rise and involvement of both girls and women into the active participation in Scouting programme and governance. Currently the NSO has its top leadership positions held by women, a repute most NSOs admire and refer to most often. The President, Chief Scout and Chief Com-missioner, positions highly esteemed are all held by women.

WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS

World Scouting recently launched the new Panda Badge at the 24th World Scout Jamboree in partnership with WWF. The new badge aims to raise awareness among Scouts and inspire action on nature and the environment in recognition of the enormous challenges fac-ing the planet and the important role of young people in creating a more sustainable world. Formerly known as the World Scout Conservation Badge, the Panda Badge will inspire more than 50 million Scouts and young people in 224 countries and territories around the globe to create positive change in their communities and tackle the world’s most pressing environmental challenges, including fossil fuel consumption and de-forestation.The Panda Badge is part of World Scouting’s revamped environment programme, the Earth Tribe Alliance, that engages young people in education about sustainable development. The Panda Badge spe-cifically addresses responsible consumption, helping young people to better understand the impact of their consumer habits on the environment and how to make more sustainable choices. Scouts can earn the badge by completing three levels of age-appropriate edu-cational activities and carrying out community projects in service of the environment.

UPCOMING EVENTS

EVENT DATES VENUEJOTA-JOTI 2019 18 - 20 October

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WOSM joined the youth in celebrating International Youth Day in United Nations in Nairobi. The full day celebration was centered under the theme “Transforming Education”.

This meeting was aimed at highlighting the efforts to make education more relevant, equitable, accessible and inclusive for all youth, including efforts by youth themselves. Rooted in Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”

International Youth Day 2019 examined how Governments, young people and youth-led and youth-focused organizations, as well as other stakeholders, are transforming education and how these efforts are contributing to the achievement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

During the breakaway sessions, Dialogue sessions took place between the youth and key players in the education sector on the intersection between education and global opportunities. Addressing the meeting through a video, the UN Secretary- General António Guterres said” Today, we celebrate the young people, youth-led organizations, Governments and others who are working to transform education and uplift young people everywhere.”

From the discussions, efforts that youth organisations and government are making to transform education were noted, thus, it becomes a fundamental tool for both sustainable development and for the full inclusion of various social groups.

2019 Annual Reporting Package

As you may recall, article VII.3(c) of the WOSM Constitution requires all National Scout Organizations (NSOs) “to make an annual report to the World Scout Bureau (WSB) including an evaluation of progress against the requirements of its National Scout constitution in a form which the World Scout Committee may determine.”

To comply with this requirement, each NSO or National Scout Association (NSA) is requested to submit six items to the WSB: • Aconfirmation and update of its national headquarters and contact information • An updated contact list of its key national officers • Itss membership census as at 31 December 2018 • Its estimated number of beneficiaries reached in 2018 • An overview of its 2018 strategic activities (Annual Report) • A copy of its published 2018 financial accounts

You can access the 2019 Annual Reporting form online at scout.org/annualreporting. NSOs which are federations comprising of several associations are requested to ensure that all their constituent associations, as well as the federation’s own form, are completed and submitted online.

Please complete and submit the 2018 Annual Reporting Form no later than 15 October 2019, even if you have recently informed us of any changes. Please note that the information provided will be shared with your Regional Support Centre. If you have any ques-tions, you may contact Riad Boudjerada at reporting@scout.org.

Scouts Participate in the International Youth Day celebration with the UNAgencies

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World Non-Formal Education Forum in conjunction with the 3rd World Scout Education Congress

9-11 December 2019Rio de Janeiro, Brazil