Abdullah RasheedRegional Director

World Organization of the Scout MovementWorld Scout Bureau, Asia-Pacific Region

Conceptual Framework

Objectives of the Session

• Understand the Mission of Scouting, in relation to Scouting and community;

• Explain the inclusion of community as a strategic priority in the APR Plan; and

• Explain what do we want to achieve in the workshop

Mission of ScoutingThe 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.

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.

Local, national & internationalA social dimension:active and supportive

A personal dimension:having achieved one’sfull potentialBetter people =

a better world Autonomous, supportive,responsible, committed

Expressing the values on which Scouting is based

Together with others

What we believe and stand for

Open to all = boys and girls

We are not the only influence on young people

What we are trying to do

Not just academic; A life long process

Vision 2013• extends to non-member countries• has good image and visibility

everywhere• maximizes the use of

information communications technology

• contributes to community and national-building;

• helps protect nature and environment;

• promotes peace in local and global communities

by recognizing the needs of young people in a rapidly changing environment

The Asia-Pacific Region upholds the Mission of Scouting and envisions for 2013 a Scout Movement that:

• is widely recognized as a value-based educational movement;

• is co-educational;• includes youth members in

decision-making• provides a safe environment for

young people;• has self-reliant, independent,

and well-managed national Scout Organization

• reaches out a greater proportion of youth in member countries

Vision 2013• extends to non-member countries• has good image and visibility

everywhere• maximizes the use of

information communications technology

• contributes to community and national-building;

• helps protect nature and environment;

• promotes peace in local and global communities

by recognizing the needs of young people in a rapidly changing environment

The Asia-Pacific Region upholds the Mission of Scouting and envisions for 2013 a Scout Movement that:

• is widely recognized as a value-based educational movement;

• is co-educational;• includes youth members in

decision-making• provides a safe environment for

young people;• has self-reliant, independent,

and well-managed national Scout Organization

• reaches out a greater proportion of youth in member countries

Vision 2013• extends to non-member

countries• has good image and visibility

everywhere• maximizes the use of

information communications technology

• contributes to community and national-building;

• helps protect nature and environment;

• promotes peace in local and global communities

by recognizing the needs of young people in a rapidly changing environment

The Asia-Pacific Region upholds the Mission of Scouting and envisions for 2013 a Scout Movement that:

• is widely recognized as a value-based educational movement;

• is co-educational;• includes youth members in

decision-making• provides a safe environment for

young people;• has self-reliant, independent,

and well-managed national Scout Organization

• reaches out a greater proportion of youth in member countries

APR Plan (2009-2012)• With eight priorities,

namely: Young People; Adults; National Scout

Organizations; Management; Finance; Scouting Profile; Membership; and Community

• APR Plan adopted during the 23th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference in Kuala Lumpur;

• Plan for the period 2009 - 2012;

Relationship with Growth• Current focus on Growth• What is growth?• 4% growth Rate• Perceived modes of Scouting

Perceived modes of Scouting• Scouting in educational

system;• Scouting delivered by

schools;• Scouting in open groups;• Scouting sponsored by

community groups.

Conference Resolution12/09 Omnibus Resolution: Focus for the Future

(4) Community-Based and School-Based Scouting

Acknowledging that there are different merits to community based and school based Scouting, and accepting that the coordination, motivation and transfer of best practices between each style facilitated by each NSO will often deliver the best results for the youth in both community based and school based Scouting, the Conference recommends that:

Conference Resolutioniv. NSOs should recognize and

understand that each mode has its own unique strengths; and

v. NSOs should recognize the value in both modes to service local communities and young people but understand that community based Scouting offers a higher degree of Scouting ethos, culture or philosophy, while school based Scouting allow enormous access and opportunity for young people.

i. NSOs should strive to achieve both community based Scouting and school based Scouting modes of Scouting delivery in their countries;

ii. NSOs should consider that both modes of Scouting delivery provide different experiences of Scouting;

iii. NSOs should recognize that appropriate adult resources are important for both modes of Scouting delivery and that the training will differ for both modes of delivering Scouting;

What do we want to achieve . . .• What is community-based

Scouting;• Why push for community-

based Scouting?• What are the challenges?• Where and how do we start?