The Sixth SAF-Scout Friendship Camp
On behalf of the host Organization Bangladesh Scouts,we are please to inform you that the 6th SAF Scout Friendship Camp will be held on 12-18 October 2008 in Mouchak, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
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The 22nd Asia-Pacific Region (APR) Scout Conference
At the 22nd Asia-Pacific Region (APR) Scout Conference, held from 18- 23 October 2007 in Tokyo, Japan, South Asia Foundation was awarded a plaque of recognition for its support to young scouts of South Asia to promote regional cooperation. The theme of this conference “Advancing towards the new Scouting Century” and the meeting was attended by more than 500 key Scout leaders from 24 member countries of the Asia-Pacific Region.
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During a visit to Bhutan in January 2000, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh was greatly impressed by a scout camp in Thimphu. He suggested to the Chief Commissioner of scouts that since the aims, objectives and activities of the SAF are in tune with the spirit, purpose and principles of the National Scout Organisations of South Asia, similar SAF-Scout Friendship Camps be jointly organised so that young people from all the South Asian countries get an opportunity to meet each other and in the process foster mutual understanding and forge creative friendships.
In line with the SAF mission to promote regional cooperation, the Friendship Camps aim to create a “youth movement” to encourage person to person contact for peace, progress and regional development. Hundreds of girl guides and boy scouts from across the SAARC countries participate annually in these camps, which are held in rotation across different SAARC countries. With the signing of an MoU between the SAF and the Regional Commissioner of Scouts Organization, the SAF-Scouts Friendship Camps will, henceforth, be annual events. The expenses are shared between the SAF and the Scouts Organization. The first camp was held in Bhutan in February 2002. The second was held in the Maldives (2003) the third in Nepal (2005) the fourth in Sri Lanka 2006 and the next will be in Pakistan.
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Memorandum of Understanding
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the South Asia Foundation ("SAF") and the Chief Commissioners of National Scout Organizations in South Asia.
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The Fifth SAF-Scout Friendship Camp
04th - 10th June 2007, Murree, Pakistan
The 5th SAF-Scout Friendship Camp was held for seven days from 4th to 10th June 2007 in Ghora Gali, Murree, Pakistan. With a theme of “Sharing Youth Potential for Development,” it was attended by 244 participants, including 147 overseas participants, from the countries of South Asia – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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The Fourth SAF-Scout Friendship Camp
February 2006, Sri Lanka
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The Third SAF-Scout Friendship Camp
21st - 28th April 2005, Nepal
Nepal Scouts hosted the Third SAF Scouts Friendship Camp from 21st - 28th April 2005 jointly organized by WOSM-Asia Pacific Region and funded by the South Asia Foundation (SAF).
422 young boys and girls, aged 12 - 26 years old, from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka took part in the camp. Afghan Scouts joined this event for the first time in 23 years.
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The Second SAF-Scout Friendship Camp
15th - 22nd February 2003, Maldives
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‘Protection of the Environment’ was the theme of the second SAF Scout Friendship Camp, held on Feydhoo Finolhu island in the Maldives from 16th - 22nd February 2003. It was an amazing experience, especially for girls and boys coming from landlocked countries, such as Nepal and Bhutan, who had never seen the sea. |
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The First SAF-Scout Friendship Camp
21st - 26th February 2002, Bhutan
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The scout Guide friendship Camp in Bhutan was attended by over 500 boys and girls hailing from all the seven SAARC countries - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - during which the youngsters developed a remarkable sense of friendship and solidarity. |
The First SAF-Scout Friendship Camp was held from 21st - 26th February 2002, in Bhutan, a country nestled amidst the spectacular beauty of the Himalayas. “Regional Cooperation” was the theme of the camp in which 550 girls and boys from all the seven South Asian countries participated.
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