Future Events

➢ 03.-13.01.2019

At the 25th Austra-lian Scout Jambo-ree: 2’000 solar lights are being built independently. Let this be an inspiration for future projects of our Scouts go Solar community!

➢ 22.07.-2.08.2019

24th World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia, the United States: Scouts go Solar will be pre-sented at the Global Development Village by our Solar Am-bassador Abelardo Castillo Rosas. Go and have a look and say Hello! :)

➢ 19.-27.08.2019

Scouts go Solar

Training 2019 at

KISC: Over 10 new

Scout leaders from

around the world will

be trained as Solar

Ambassadors to in-

troduce Scouts go

Solar to their NSO

and their communi-

ties. Applying is still

possible until the 15th

of March 2019!

Newsletter

Scouts go Solar

Issue no. 4: August - December 2018

Below you can find, which solar activities took place during the second half

of 2018. Thanks a lot to everyone, who helped spreading Scouts go Solar

and who taught various age or target groups, how to use solar energy for

themselves, their community and the environment in 2018! It has been a

delight to cooperate with you! From Africa to the Asia-Pacific Region, Latin

America to Europe- even more and more Scouts are joining us and are

going solar. Have fun reading about the fabulous and diverse activities in

the Scouts go Solar Newsletter and let yourself be inspired!

August

Scouts go Solar at 5th International Jamboree in South Korea

From the 2nd-3rd of August 2018, Scouts go Solar modules have been

presented by the Solar Ambassador Bernando De Leon at the Global De-

velopment Village of the 5th International Patrol Jamboree in Gangwon-do.

The smallest version of the solar suitcase with a USB-port and LED lamps

was demonstrated and sunglasses, solar art and sundials were being

made. Like that, Scouts from South Korea as well as from Indonesia and

Vietnam could experience the possibilities of Scouts go Solar.

Scouts go Solar activities at the Central America Cub Scouts Rally in Mexico

On the 2nd of August 2018,

Scouts go Solar activities

took place at the Central

America Cub Scouts Rally in

Orizaba. Martin Rosario and

Andrea Aguilar were display-

ing the solar fountain, cook-

ers and gadgets and were

explaining the concept of

photovoltaics. Afterwards,

the young Scouts excitedly

played solar car races and

produced their own piece of

solar art with wooden pop-

sicles and the sun.

First Scouts go Solar Information Stand in Botswana

On the 13th of August, the

newly trained Solar Ambassa-

dor Onkarabile Jackson rea-

lised the first Scouts go Solar

information stand in Botswana

and answered the questions of

276 visitors. The solar foun-

tain, charger, radio as well as

lamps were being showcased

and diverse solar activities

were being explained. As an

effective showcase example,

the DIY Copenhagen Cooker

was used to serve solar coffee

to the visitors. Most of all, we

are very happy that the

Minister of Youth, Sport Deve-

lopment and Culture stopped by and informed himself personally about the Scouts go Solar project

and its possibilities.

First Scouts go Solar Workshop in Botswana

On the 18th of August, the first Scout go Solar workshop in Botswana was realised by our Solar Ambassador Onkarabile Jackson. It was conducted under the theme “Safe Space for Youth” in the

Mother Theresa Resource Centre in Francistown and involved children from underprivileged families. The Scouts were introduced to the useful solar suitcase, which holds LED lamps and a USB port and thus functions like a small power station. They were making their own sun-glasses and played with the solar fountain and solar lamps and toys. A local Scout group helped with the realisation of the workshop and was so inspired by the Scouts go Solar activities that they signed a memo-randum of agreement with the Inter-national Rotary Club to bring the games to other resources centres.

Scouts go Solar Workshops in 11 schools

in the Chonburi province of Thailand

During the 20th-22nd of August 2018, Scouts go Solar

activities took place in 11 schools for a total of 310

Scouts in the Chonburi province of Thailand. The

focus was put on solar cooking, for which two para-

bolic solar cookers were being used as well as

smaller solar box cookers. Consequently, the Scouts

could experiment with the different cookers and see

that they can simply cook their meals with solar

energy.

Introduction of Scouts go Solar to Bhutan

From the 21st-25th of August, the Solar Ambassador

Bernando De Leon was leading a Scouts go Solar

workshop at the Asia-Pacific-Region Workshop on Envi-

ronmental Education in Thimphu in Bhutan. On this occa-

sion, he gave the Bhutan Scouts Association a Scouts go

Solar Starter Kit to hold their first workshops with.

September

Scouts go Solar Training at the BASE Centre in Goiás, Brazil

On the 1st of September, a Scouts go Solar training was realised for the

staff of the Scout Centre “Base Escoteira de Pesquisa e Educação Am-

biental” (BASE) in Goiás by our newly-trained Solar Ambassador Eduardo

Lima. Apart from being introduced to renewable energies, the staff was

soldering LED lamps, getting to know the solar fountain and solar spinning

disc, playing the solar grasshopper race, creating solar art and building

Copenhagen Cookers, with which they were easily frying eggs afterwards.

Thanks to the training, the Scouts go Solar badge for Scouts of all ages

will be offered at the BASE Scout Centre from now on.

Solar Cookers for Indigenous Mexican Community through Scouts go Solar

On the 1st of September, 3 parabolic cookers

were being distributed by the Solar Am-

bassador Abelardo Castillo Rosas and his

team of trained Scout leaders to the poor

community of La Cuesta, which had been hit

by the recent earthquake. Like that, 200

inhabitants- of which 120 are children- are

now enabled to cook for free without having

to purchase gas bottles. In a workshop, the

team was showing the inhabitants how to use

the cookers. A workshop for the children, in

which they learned about the usefulness of

solar energy by playing with the solar fountain

and solar toys, was also realised.

Scouts go Solar at the “100 Years of Rover Scouting Celebration”, Philippines

On the 1st of September, Scouts go

Solar activities for over one hundred

Scouts took place during the “100 Years of Rover Scouting Celebration” on Luzon. The Scouts were introduced

to the smallest version of the solar

suitcase and were creating their own

piece of solar art. They were also play-

ing the energy card game, which

showed them how high their energy

consumption really is and how they can

reduce it easily.

Scouts go Solar at the South Regional Level

Skill Development Training Course in India

On the 2nd of September, the Bharat Scouts and Guides

were participating in Scouts go Solar activities at the

South Regional Level Skill Development Training Course

in Bangalore in the state of Karanataka. An explanation

about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and

the World Scout Environment Programme were given

and the power of solar energy was experienced through

competing in solar car races, for example.

Scouts go Solar Event in the Kaprálův Mlýn Scout Centre in the Czech Republic

On the 2nd of September, the Scouts of the Kaprálův mlýn Scout Centre organised an event for the public. Over 150

people –mostly consisting of families- participated and

experienced many solar activities. The solar installation

of the centre, which guarantees a smooth internet con-

nection, was shown and explained and solar coffee and

tea was being made. Children and adults alike had great

fun playing the grasshopper race.

Scouts go Solar Activities for Scouts with Special Needs at the Pakistan Boy

Scout Association in Islamabad, Pakistan

On the 7th of September, a Scouts Orientation Activity for Scouts with special needs has been realised

at the headquarters of the Pakistan Boy Scout Association in Islamabad. They were introduced to the

components of small and complex solar systems. Soon a whole Scouts go Solar training for Scouts

with special needs will follow at the PBSA.

First Scouts go Solar Workshop in Macedonia

On the 15th of September, our newly-trained Solar Ambassadors Stevan Poposki and Igor Stanojkov were launching the first Scouts go Solar workshop in Skopje in Macedonia. They were realising many Scouts go Solar act- ivities for the Scout Group Braka Miladinovci such as produc- ing solar art, building a Copenhagen Cooker, which reached up to 100 degrees, to cook a vegetable soup with as well as experimenting with solar gadgets such as portable ventilators and the solar fountain. Additionally, they built a solar dryer for fruit, with which they successfully dried dozens of apples, which would have gone to waste.

Scouts go Solar at a Workshop on Environment Education in Karachi, India

From the 27th-30th of September, the Sindh Boy Scouts Associa-tion was organising a Workshop on Environment Education in Scouting with Scouts go Solar activities at the Gulistan-E-Scouts Training Centre in Kara-chi. The effective usage of the sun in everyday life was explain-ed. Additionally, solar equipment such as cookers, lamps, foun-tains and chargers were being experimented with and solar art was being created by the partici-pants.

Scouts go Solar at the 82nd Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines

On the 30th of September, the Scouts go Solar Roadshow of the Solar Ambassador Bernando De Leon was chosen as a module for the celebration of the 82nd Anniver-sary of the Boy Scouts of the Philip-pines (BSP) in Manila. Together with his team of Ariel Manalo, Janne Mari Asuncion, Danilo Bocalere and Khia Pagdanganan, over 100 Scouts and Scouters participated in Scouts go Solar activities and got to know solar equipment like different cookers and the solar suitcase with

LED lamps and a USB port as well as solar gadgets like lamps, radios, ventilators, chargers and several toys such as mini cars, grasshoppers and beetles.

October

Scouts go Solar Workshop at the Sindh Model School in Karachi in Pakistan

On the 11th of October,

Scouts go Solar activities

for young Scouts were

realised at the Sindh

Model School Gulistan-E-

Johar in Karachi. The

children were experimen-

ting with the solar fountain

and getting to know the

solar cooker. They could

test their creative skills by

making their own solar

art.

Lessons on Solar Cooking at a Solar Education Event in Taiwan

In 2018, the environment education in Taiwan was concentrating on solar education. During an

education event on the 20th of October, children were introduced to Scouts go Solar and could

experience how to cook with a parabolic solar cooker themselves. Together, eggs and sausages were

prepared and enjoyed thoroughly. To show them how to produce their own DIY solar cooker with little

means and cook themselves at home, box cookers were being built. As another fun experiment, they

were burning holes into black paper with the help of magnifying glasses.

First Scouts go Solar Training in Malaysia

On the 20th of October, the newly-trained Solar Ambassador Lau Hooi Lin finalised her first Scouts go Solar training for Cub Scout leaders at the Institute of Teacher Education on the Penang Campus in

Malaysia. Over two days, 36 Cub Scout leaders, 3 lecturers and 4 guests were informed about the possibilities of Scouts go Solar. Beforehand, the Solar Ambassador Bernando De Leon was kindly delivering the smallest version of the solar suitcase with LED lamps and a USB port, which was sponsored by Solafrica. During the training, the par-ticipants built their own Copenhagen Cookers, cooked with the parabolic so-lar cooker and constructed a solar spinning disc to create pictures with the sun. They also tested their competition skills during solar car races, solar insect races and the solar sumo game, which Ms Lau Hooi Lin is the inventor of.

Scouts go Solar at the 5th “CLR KAB-O-REE” in Palayan City on the Phillipines

On the 27th of October, the KAB Scouts learned about

different sources of clean and renewable energy and its

connection to climate action while having fun with Scouts

go Solar activities at the 5th CLR KAB-O-REE in Palayan

City. They were introduced to the better usage of the sun

through the coloured bottle game, created their own solar

art and sunglasses and experienced solar cookers and

toys.

November

Scouts go Solar at the National Rover-Ranger Moot in India On the 4th of November, Scouts go Solar activities have been realised at the National Rover-Ranger

Moot 2018 at the Sri Sathyasai Institution in Muddenahalli in the Chikballapur District of the State of

Karnataka. Rovers and Rangers between 15 and 25 years were informed about the effective usage

of solar energy and could, for example, experience the solar car race and solar art.

Scouts go Solar during the 49th Provincial Jamboree in Palayan City, Philippines

From the 5th-9th of November, the team of Solar Ambassador Bernando De Leon, the “Brighton Venturers”, realised a Solar Road-show at the Camp of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines in Palayan City during the 49th Provincial Jamboree. For about 3’800 Scouts,

Scouts go Solar was presented as a Better World Framework module. To demonstrate, how easily solar energy can be used, the smallest version of the solar suitcase, which has been produced by Erwin Villanue- va from the Brighton Venturers, was presented.

Young Cub Scouts receive Scouts go Solar Badge in Karachi, Pakistan

From the 9th–11th of No-vember, 400 Scouts and 50 Scout leaders participated in Scouts go Solar activities at the Gulistan-E-Scouts Training in Karachi. After they had been informed about the power of the sun, been introduced to solar gadgets such as the solar fountain and been playing solar games, a Scouts go Solar Badge was awarded.

Scouts go Solar Workshop at the Gaborone Senior Secondary School in

Botswana

On the 18th of November, the Solar Ambassador Onkarabile Jackson realised the 1st Scouts go Solar workshop for an astonishing number of 281 Cub Scouts and 63 explorers at the Gaborone Senior Se-

condary School. This happen-ed during the launching of Scouting for all schools, which was realised by the Minister of Basic Education and the Bots-wana Scout Association. The participants were informed about the possibilities of solar energy and Scouts go Solar and were, for example, frying eggs with the DIY Copenhagen Cooker, making their own sun-glasses and playing solar dart.

Scouts go Solar Showcase at the Biggest Scout Event in Mexico

On the 21st of November, a

Scouts go Solar showcase was

realised at the biggest Scout

event in Mexico- the Mexican

Scout Expression and Art

Encounter- by the Solar Am-

bassadors Abelardo Castillo

Rosas and Marisol Peralta as

well as the active “solar force” member Andrea Aguilar. Of the

9’200 Scouts from all around

the country, which gathered at

Guadalajara in the state of

Jalisco, around 2’000 Scouts

were introduced to Scouts go

Solar and could experience

many solar activities.

Scouts go Solar Workshop at the She's Camp in Islamabad, Pakistan

On the 24th of November, a

Scouts go Solar workshop was

launched at the She's Camp at

the National Headquarters of

the Pakistan Boy Scouts Asso-

ciation (PBSA) in Islamabad. In

it, the Girl Scouts were in-

formed about Scouts go Solar

and getting to know solar

equipment such as lamps,

chargers, batteries, ventilators

and DIY cookers. Additionally,

they were cooking with the

parabolic solar cooker, creat-

ing solar art and competing in the solar grass- hopper race by reflecting the sunlight from mirrors onto the solar panel of the toy.

Scouts go Solar Training at the Ruwa Scout Camp in Zimbabwe

From the 23rd-25th of Novem-

ber, the newly-trained Solar

Ambassador Gwinyai Vincent

Mandipira realised a Scouts go

Solar Training at the Ruwa

Scout Camp. He imparted

Scouts go Solar knowledge to

11 Rover Scouts from 9 vibrant

Scout groups. The training set

the tone to further impact over

150 Scouts, Cubs and Beavers

in the near future. The Rover

Scouts constructed a solar

suitcase and a solar spinning

disc, built Copenhagen cook-

ers, soldered solar LED lamps

and made sunglasses among

many other solar experiments.

Dezember

Scouts go Solar at the National Assembly of the Scouts of Argentina

At the beginning of December, the Scouts go Solar project was being presented by Maia Honczaryk and Dino Carini at the National Assembly of the Scouts of Argentina. Many Scouts from different parts of the country were interested in the effective usage of solar energy and eager to carry out the different Scouts go Solar activities. Amongst many ac-tivities, the coloured bottle game was being played and DIY sundials and a portable solar campfire as well as solar chargers were being showcased. We are very happy to warmly welcome Argentina into our Scouts go Solar community!

First Scouts go Solar Training in Botswana

The first Scouts go Solar training of the Botswana Scouts Associa-tion was realised by the Solar Ambassador Onkarabile Jack-son in the village of Vukwi. From the 1st-4th of December, 14 Scout leaders from across the country and one member from the community were being trained by soldering solar LED lamps, building DIY Copen-hagen cookers and making sun-

dials. They got to know about the technical construction of the

solar suitcase and the solar power banks through presenta-

tions and feedback talks.

Scouts go Solar activity at the Alyabad Scout Unit in Karachi in Pakistan

On the 4th of December, a Scouts go Solar activity was organised by the Alyabad Scout Unit of

Karachi. They were getting to know about Scouts go Solar and its activities and were focusing on

creating solar art to show the power of the sun.

Solar Christmas Tree lights up house of our Mexican

Solar Ambassador

For the festive season, the Mexican Solar Ambassador Abelardo Castillo

Rosas constructed his own solar Christmas tree. He powered the light

chain with a usual 30-watt solar panel and a battery. Like that, he could

create a beautiful, festive and ecological Christmas illumination, which

lasted him and his family for many hours each day.

Scouts go Solar at the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association in Islamabad

On the 21st of December, Scouts go Solar

activities were organised at the National

Headquarters of the Pakistan Boy Scouts

Association in Islamabad. Rover Scouts

were informed about how to power lamps

with solar energy and were experiencing

solar parabolic and box cookers.

Scouts go Solar Information Stand in Pakistan

From the 20th-26th of December, a team of

the Balochistan Boy Scouts Association was

realising Scouts go Solar activities for the 3rd

Sindh Rover Moot in Karachi. At a Scouts go

Solar information stand, they were showcas-

ing different solar equipment like ventilators,

chargers, lamps, toys, radios, batteries and

solar fountains.

Scouts go Solar at the Better World Model Camp in Islamabad in Pakistan

During the Scouts go Solar Badge Programme at the Better World Model Camp of the National Head-quarters of the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association in Islamabad, over 80 Rover Scouts from all over

Pakistan successfully re-ceived their Scouts go Solar badge. The realised solar activities were: mak-ing sunglasses, creating solar art, cooking noodles with a solar cooker, sol-dering multi LED lamps and having group discus-sions about the “usage of solar energy in daily life” as well as getting to know solar equipment for ev-eryday use.

A BIG THANK YOU to all of our Solar Ambassadors and their supporters for their fabulous work in 2018!

I cannot wait for all of the beautiful Scouts go Solar activities in 2019!

Do you want your Scouts go Solar activity to be in the Newsletter? Do you have questions about

Scouts go Solar? Or do you want to participate in the next Scouts go Solar Training in 2019?

Contact the project manager Tina under: tina.huegli@solafrica.ch.