Nepalese Scout thanks ISGF

A grant from ISGF was given to a Scout master of the Nepalese scouts to share his inner talents and experiences at the World Scout jamboree 2007 to be activity facilitator delegate in one of the activities workshop at the World Village.

He wrote: “It was one of the most remarkable achievements in my entire life. I realized that Jamboree was my “mother of Scout Life.”

He was working at a workshop on paper recycling in the World Village. The Scout master has to bring awareness about the paper waste and taught participants how wasted paper can be recycled with simply homemade equipments and use them for various purposes again. He tried to explore the creativity and raise awareness about environmental protection and preservation even in micro level.

All the visitors (120 averages per day) were exited and surprised to observe simple home made methods of paper recycling as they are used to recycle with use of sophisticated technology.

He is very grateful to all those directly and indirectly supported him for the program.

Leny Doelman

Annual grant for Mauritania / Bourse annuelle pour la Mauritanie

In the World Villages, the participants to the Jamboree could walk among the stands of the 152 participant countries, could discover the different cultures, the different specifities and could choose an activity.

Those who visited the stand of Mauritania could better know this country through posters, photos, costumes, traditional jewels exposed in a traditional tent.

The workshop on plaits, the film showing a Moorish-African wedding ceremony, the dances of Mauritania led to many very rich discussions mainly on the culture of Mauritania and on the place of women in the country.

As regards Scouting, the stand allowed to highlight the actions of the Scout association of this country and its collaboration with the Scouts and Guides of France through humanitarian and cultural missions. In the tent of Mauritania, people could meet, cultures could meet.

Under the terms of our yearly financial support to WOSM, the annual grant was given to a young adult from Mauritania. ISGF made a generous contribution in order to make it possible that a young leader of the Scout and Guide organisation of Mauritania could join the Development Village of World Scout Jamboree 2007.

In French:

Dans les Villages du Monde, les participants au Jamboree pouvaient circuler a travers les stands des 152 pays présents, découvrir les différentes cultures, les différentes spécificités, et choisir une activité.

Les visiteurs au stand de Mauritanie pouvaient faire connaissance avec ce pays au travers des affiches, des photos, des costumes, des bijoux traditionnels exposés dans une tente traditionnelle.

L’atelier de tresses, le film présentant la cérémonie de mariage maure et négro-africain, les danses mauritaniennes ont été l’occasion de nombreux échanges particulierement riches, principalement sur la culture mauritanienne, la place de la femme dans le pays.

Sur le plan du Scoutisme, le stand a permis de mettre en lumiere les actions de l’association scoute de ce pays, et sa collaboration avec les Scouts et Guides de France au travers des missions humanitaires et culturelles. Cette tente était celle de la rencontre entre personnes, entre culture.

Dans le cadre de son soutien financier annuel à l’OMMS, la bourse annuelle 2007 a été donnée à un jeune adulte de Mauritanie. L’AISG a fait une généreuse contribution afin de permettre à un jeune responsable de l’Organisation Scoute et Guide de Mauritanie de venir au Jamboree Scout mondial 2007.

Martine Levy

The Future and The Foundation for Growth Workshop

At the European Committee Meeting held in November it was decided to hold a workshop for International Presidents and International Secretaries during 2008.

The first workshop will be held in Cyprus at Agia Napa near to Larnaca from 18th to 21st April 2008.

There are a few vacancies so why not come and join the National Presidents, International Secretaries and Country representatives. The main language will be English but there will be translation into French.

Accommodation will be in a hotel and the cost for The Workshop includes meals (one in a taverna) and a chance to see some of Cyprus plus participating in the workshop.

Cost: 180 Euro per person if in a shared room and 220 in a single room.

Please contact your country’s International Secretary or the National Headquarters for the application form and return by 25 March.

Jane Wardropper

ON-LINE Registration!

ON-LINE registration for ISGF World Conference in Vienna is possible.

Please use this this link: www.ppoe.at/gilde/isgf/

Werner Weilguny

Danish Centenary Peace Gift - 25 Schools in Angola

As a peace gift, the scouts in Denmark were tasked to raise funds for schools in Angola during the year 2007. The aim was 100 schools – or one per local community. It was not all scout units that participated wholeheartedly.

But it was clearly proved that the successful communities were those with a close cooperation between scout groups and local Fellowships. Many individual fellowship members served as mates, bankers and logistic anchors.

We succeeded to raise funds for 25 schools.

Niels Rosenbom
IS Denmark

“Say NO to violence” Campaign

“A life free of violence is our right. At least one out of every three women round the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime - with the abuser usually someone known to her.

Your signature will help end violence against women. Please go on www.saynotoviolence.org.

This campaign will end on the International Women’s Day on the 8th of March.”

“Une vie sans violence, c’est notre droit. Dans le monde entier, une femme sur trois au moins a été battue, contrainte à des rapports sexuels ou a subi une autre forme de maltraitance pendant son existence, et elle connaît bien souvent le responsable de ces abus.

Votre signature contribuera à mettre fin à la violence contre les femmes.

Allez, s’il vous plaît, sur www.saynotoviolence.org.

Cette campagne se terminera le 8 mars Journée Internationale de la Femme.”

Thank you very much.

Martine LEVY
Présidente du Comité mondial de l’AISG
ISGF World Committee chairman

Photo: JoanaCroft

Scout and Guide Spirit Flame in Argentina and USA

Scout and Guide Spirit Flame has been delivered by AISG-Spain also to Scouts and Guides in Argentina and USA.

Read more.

Txiki Vargas, national secretary of AISG-Spain

Report on ISGF at the Info centre at Jamboree 2007

The 21st world Scout Jamboree, hosted by United Kingdom, was the biggest World Scout Jamboree ever. Nearly every country in the world gathered together in the UK to share the spirit of Scouting from 27th July to 8th August 2007 at Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Essex.

ISGF was represented by a team of 15 members and experienced the Jamboree as international service team (IST) members.

Read more

Leny Doelman

New Scout Museum in Kingston, Canada

The Kingston (Ontario, Canada) Scout Museum will be officially opened on Sunday, February 17th with a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and a Dedication at 2 PM.

The museum, small by all standards, is a creation supported and partially financed by the 35th Canadian B-P Guild (Limestone). The transformation from an unused back room previously used as a Scout Supply Shop, has taken almost six months.

The committee of twelve and occaisional others helped clean the space; remove the surplus items; painted the room; decorated it and created numerous displays - one being a campfire setting; another has a number of artworks by and of our Founder Lord Baden-Powell.

There are other displays of::

• a number of World and Canadian Jamborees;
• Beaver, Cub and Scout uniforms;
• pins;
• neckerchief slides (woggles);
• a display of the World Brotherhood Camporee that has been held locally for more than thirty years (one year on American soil the next on Canadian soil)’;
• there is a collection of flags and finally a display of the B-P Guild of Canada and ISGF including the beginnings of the Spirit Flame route.

Our website: www.kingstonscoutmuseum.ca is in its infancy stage and will develop as we have time to download photos and other information.

This posting is to keep the rest of the ISGF members apprised of this Centennial Project by the 35th Canadian B-P Guild.

Robert Leggett

Also in German

Materials available  also in language of our hosts.

Download and register as soon as posible.

Statistics of our site: more than 1400 visits per week! Normally we have  about 500 visits.

Aleš Čerin