Plast – National Scout Organization of Ukraine

www.plast.org.ua

Plast History

Plast History

1 stage: At the beginning (1911-1920)Okelsandr Tysovskyy, Petro Franko, Ivan Chmola 2 stage: Plast Renaissance (1920-1930) 1928 - legal Plast activity has been forbidden on Volyn, 1930 - in

Halytchuna (cultural and historical regions in Ukraine)

3 stage: For existence of our nation (1930-1944) 4 stage: second Plast Renaissance. Big tasks (1945-1950) 5 stage: Plast Development on new territiries (1950-1989) 6 stage: Plast Renaissance in the independent Ukraine

(1990-…)

Our values:

God and Ukraine Help to other people Following of Plast and

scouts principle

Our nature:

Non political Self development and leadership Scouts Independent Non confessional National Voluntary

All-sided and patriotic education and self- education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality

Our goals:

Plast in the World

Besides Ukraine, Plast officially exists in 8 countries:

1. Australia 2. Argentina 3. Great Britain 4. Canada 5. Germany 6. Poland7. Slovakia 8. USA

Plast in Ukraine

Plast is the largest Scout Organization of Ukraine: 10 thousand members;

Plast has cells in 130 locations in all regions of Ukraine;

Members of Plast are such famous people as head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Lubomyr Husar, President of UNR Mykola Plav'yuk, dr. Bogdan Gavrylyshyn, astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper.

Activity Plast in Ukraine

Cooperation with Ministry of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sport, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Defense;

All-Ukrainian Activities: 10 summer camps and 3 winter camps for scouts of 11-18 years old, 2 summer camps for 6-11 years old scouts, intellectual-artistic competition “Оrlykiada”, 2 sports competition “Spartakiada”, youth art festival “Children’s Dreams”, many seminars and trainings;

Since 1998 – distribution of the Bethlehem Light of Peace.

WOSM – 2008

Growing generation

International activities

Experience

Team-building

Travelling

Friendship and warm atmosphere

New experience

Funny entertainment

Thanksfor your attention!