| Asia Pacific Scout Region | |||
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| Owner | World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
| Headquarters | Makati City, Philippines | ||
| Location | Asia Pacific | ||
| Membership | 24.7 million | ||
| APRSC Chairman | Jejomar Binay | ||
| Regional Director | Abdullah Rasheed | ||
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| Website http://www.scout.org/asia-pacific |
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The Asia-Pacific Scout Region is the divisional office of the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, headquartered in Makati City, Philippines, with satellite offices in Australia and Japan. The Asia-Pacific Region services Scouting in the land area of Asia south of Siberia and east of Central Asia, and the bulk of the Pacific Basin, with the exception of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau, which are under the Interamerican Region by way of the Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
The Asia-Pacific Scout Region has witnessed the births and rebirths of national Scout organizations since the region was founded in 1956. Starting with ten founding members, it grew to 25 member countries by 2003, out of which 23 are full-fledged members and two are associate members, encompassing 17 million Scouts. Eight of the 15 largest Scout associations in the world are in the Region. All the formerly communist states of Central Asia and the Soviet Union have developed or are developing Scouting in the wake of the renaissance in the region. For several years, communism repressed Scouting in Afghanistan, where it has newly returned, as well as in Mongolia, which had been the first Soviet satellite state since 1924. On the other hand,the World Scout Committee has accepted in 2009 the declaration of Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia (GPI) of having 17 million members for the census 2008. This has directly affected and changed the membership figure in the region, resulting in an increase of 9 million members,which now stands at a total of 24.7 million.
Widely separated by uneven resources, cultures, ethnic groups and technological resources, Scouting in the Asia-Pacific Region generally enjoys the respect of the public and by governments, a wide array of volunteers encompassing public and private sectors, and is powered by a small but committed group of professionals in the Scouting service.
The current Regional Director is Abdullah Rasheed of the Maldives and the current Regional Chairman is Jejomar Binay of the Philippines.
This region is the counterpart of the Asia Pacific Region of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
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Associate Members of the Asia-Pacific Scout Region include The Scout Association of Macau and the Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien.
Potential member countries include
The Asia-Pacific Region contains three of the five countries with no Scouting organization, each of which are due to political constraints within the countries.
The Asia-Pacific Silver Jubilee Celebration was held at the regional gathering at the 27th World Scout Conference in Denmark.
APRinbox is the monthly e-newsletter of World Scout Bureau/Asia Pacific Region circulated to Scouts and adult leaders in the global community of the Scout Movement, edited by the Asia Pacific Regional Office in Manila, Philippines.
The Suncheon Asia-Pacific Scout Centre (SAPSC) offers programs in English based on the Scout method of "learning by doing" – a hands-on experiential learning process in the outdoors through young leaders from the National Scout Organizations.
The APR Scout Committee shall consist of ten persons from member National Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific Region who shall be elected by the conference by secret ballot for a term of six years. The chairman of the Committee is the leader of the region, which is elected between the committee members. The current chairperson is Jejomar Binay from Philippines. One of its main functions is to act on behalf of the Conference between its meetings and to appoint sub-committees or study committees as may be needed. There are six sub-committees from 2009 to 2012, which are Programme, Adult Support, Management, Finanical Resources, Scouting Profile and Membership Growth. All the members are nominated from the member NSOs, with the youth representatives, Young Adult Members, whose are elected from the Asia-Pacific Regional Youth Forum.[1]
| Post | NSO | Name | terms |
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| Chairman | Philippines | Jejomar C. Binay | 2009–2012 |
| Vice-chairman | Malaysia | Dr. Mohammed Mukhyuddin | 2009–2015 |
| Vice-chairman | Thailand | Prakorb Mukura | 2009–2015 |
| Member | Pakistan | Syed Pervez Ali Shah Jillani | 2007–2012 |
| Member | Bangladesh | M Fazlur Rahman | 2007–2012 |
| Member | Indonesia | Azrul Azwar | 2009–2015 |
| Member | Republic of China | Chao Shou Po | 2009–2015 |
| Member | South Korea | Sang Ho Shim | 2009–2015 |
| Member | Nepal | Shree Ram Lamichhanne | 2009–2015 |
| Member | Singapore | Nicholas Tang | 2009–2015 |
The APR Scout Conference are held every three years as to gather all the NSOs to deal with the major regional problem. It is the toppest governing body of the region. 22 APR Scout Conference was held in Japan in 2007. The 23rd Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference held from 27 October to 1 November 2009, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia had 440 participants from Asia-Pacific, Africa, Arab, Interamerica, Europe, Eurasia and other organizations. The APR Scout Committee and Sub-committees members are also elected by the conference.[3] The next conference will be held in Bangladesh in 2012. Between Conferences there are APR Scout Leaders' Summit. The last Summit was held in India in 2010.[4]
Fifty-seven participants from 17 countries attended the 2004 Asia-Pacific Region Youth Forum in Brunei Darussalam in December 2004. Six Youth advisors were elected and attended the Regional Committee meetings. The Youth Advisers are Edward Cook, Chairman (New Zealand), Eko Andrianto of Indonesia, Netsai Khaimarn of Thailand, In Sun Ryu of Korea, Maiya Twayanabasu of Nepal, and Aaron Wardle (Australia). They advised on helping to organize and manage the next youth forum.
107 participants from 24 countries attended the 6th Asia-Pacific Region Youth Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in October 2009. Seven Young Adult Member Group members were elected and they are assigned to the Regional Committee or Sub-committee. The Young Adult Member Group members are Maeedh Mohamed Zahir of Maldives as the new Chairman, Lam Kwok Hei Dicky of Hong Kong, Ari Wijanarko Adipratomo of Indonesia, Seo Ji Eun of Korea, Mohd Hafiz Bin Ariffin of Malaysia, Oliver Lim Zi Kai of Singapore and Krittee Tantivisitkul of Thailand. They advised on helping to organise and manage the next youth forum in Bangladesh in 2012.
The project calls for the selection of Outstanding Scouts in the Asia-Pacific Region from among candidates nominated by member NSOs in the region, and the award is to be made at Asia-Pacific Regional Conferences which are held every three years. This contest started eight years ago at the regional conference in Delhi in 2001, and has become a regular feature of every regional conference. The main purpose of the contest is to enhance the image and visibility of Scouting as an educational movement, and to emphasize its effectiveness in the development of young people at home, in school, and in communities. 5 finalists are invited to attend the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference to conduct interview by a board of judges from among appropriate persons (usually committee members from the Programme Sub-Committee and the Scouting Profile Sub-Committee). Till 2009, 12 winners is selected. The winner in 2009 are Chathura Deshpriya Mataraarachichi from Sri Lanka, Lam Kwok-hei Dicky from Hong Kong and Jade Elliot from Australia.
The Region has run or sponsored region-wide jamborees in its member countries.
| Number | Host | Place | Time | Other event | References |
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| 1 | Philippines | Mount Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna | December 28, 1973– January 4, 1974 | Philippines Golden Jubilee Jamboree | [5][6] |
| 2 | Iran | Nishapur | 1977 | Used as Preparation for the scheduled 15th World Scout Jamboree | [7] |
| 3 | New Zealand | Oamaru | January 4, 1978– January 11, 1978 | 8th New Zealand Jamboree / Theme: New Horizons | [8][9] |
| 4 | Australia | Perry Lakes Reserve, Perth, Western Australia | December 29, 1979– January 7, 1980 | 12th Australian Jamboree | [10][11] |
| 5 | Bangladesh | Mouchak, Gazipur, Dhaka Division | December 30, 1980– January 6, 1981 | 2nd Bangladesh Scout Jamboree | [12][13] |
| 6 | Indonesia | Cibubur | June 18, 1981– June 25, 1981 | 6th Gerakan Pramuka Scout Jamboree | [14][15] |
| 7 | Malaysia | Kota Bharu, Kelantan | 1982 | 5th Malaysian Scout Jamboree | [16][17][18] |
| 8 | South Korea | Muju, Jeollabuk-do | 1982 | 6th Korean National Jamboree | [19] |
| 9 | Thailand | - | November,1985 | 11th Thailand Jamboree | [20] |
| 10 | India | Hyderabad | 1987 | 11th Indian National Jamboree | [21] |
| 11 | New Zealand | Mystery Creek, Hamilton | January 3, 1990– January 11, 1990 | 12th New Zealand Jamboree | [8][22] |
| 12 | Philippines | Mount Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna | 1991 | 9th Philippines National Jamboree | [5][23] |
| 13 | Australia | Ballarat, Victoria | 1992 | 16th Australian Jamboree | [24] |
| 14 | Bangladesh | Mouchak, Gazipur, Dhaka Division | January 5, 1994– January 12, 1994 | 5th Bangladesh National Scout Jamboree | [13][25] |
| 15 | Australia | Perth, Western Australia | December 30, 1994– January 8, 1995 | 17th Australian Jamboree | [16][24] |
| 16 | New Zealand | Kepler Farm, Fiordland | August 1996 | 14th New Zealand Jamboree | [8] |
| 17 | South Korea | Mt. Sorak, Kangwon Province | August 7, 1996– August 13, 1996 | [26][27][28] | |
| 18 | Malaysia | Kem Seri Keluang, Besut, Terengganu | August 1, 1997– August 8, 1997 | 9th Malaysia Jamboree | [8][16] |
| 19 | Australia | Ipswich, Queensland | January 2, 1998– January 11, 1998 | 18th Australian Jamboree | [16][29][30] |
| 20 | Republic of China | Neipu, Pingtung | 1998 | 8th Taiwan Jamboree (Taiwan) | [16][31] |
| 21 | South Korea | Kosong, Kangwon Province | August 7, 2000– August 14, 2000 | 10th Korea National Jamboree | [32][33][34] |
| 22 | Australia | Cataract Scout Park, Sydney, New South Wales | January 3, 2001– January 12, 2001 | 19th Australian Jamboree | [8][16][35][36] |
| 23 | Japan | Maishima Sports Island, Osaka Prefecture | August 3, 2002– August 7, 2002 | 13th Nippon Jamboree | [37][38] |
| 24 | South Korea | Mt. Sorak, Kangwon Province | August 5, 2004– August 11, 2004 | 11th Korea National Jamboree | [39][40] |
| 25 | Thailand | Had Yao, Sattahip | December 28, 2005– January 3, 2006 | No Other Event, 50th anniversary of Asia Pacific Region | [8][20][41] |
| 26 | Philippines | Mount Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna | December 28, 2009– January 3, 2010 | [5] | |
| 27 | South Korea | Suncheon City, Jeolla Province | August 4, 2010– August 9, 2010 | 3rd International Patrol | [42][43][44] |
| 28 | Republic of China | Chengcing Lake, Kaohsiung | July 11, 2011– July 17, 2011 | Scouts of China Centenary | [45] |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | Gam Udawa & Kandalama sites Dambulla, Matale District | April 1, 2012– April 6, 2012 | 100 Years of Scouting in Sri Lanka | [46] |
| 30 | Japan | TBD | July 28, 2013– August 7, 2013 | [47] |
For older Scouts (traditionally called Rovers or Rover Scouts), the Region has sponsored region-wide Rover Moots. It has not been held already in the Region.
Past Moots include:
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