[Type text]

MARC LOMBARD, A GREAT SUPPORTER OF SGS RECEIVES BRONZE WOLF

Marc Lombard, a Swiss Scout Leader is bestowed the Bronze Wolf, the highest award of the World Scout Movement. He has been greatly supporting Scouts Go Solar Project and has affectively been able to coordinate between WOSM, Greenpeace and Solafrica to promote SgS Programme whose main centre is KISC (Kandersteg International Scout Centre) Switzerland, the place where Scout Leaders of the World are trained as Solar Ambassadors. It is worth mentioning that Marc Lombard, as Director of the centre has made the KISC the flagship of the International Scout Centres. SGS Team congratulates Marc Lombard on this high achievement.

Marc Lombard with Bronz Wolf

SOLAR AMBASSADOR’S TRAINING AT KISC

First Solar Ambassador’s Training for the year 2016 starting on 20 June was ended at KISC on 25 June. Following Scout Leaders from different countries participated in this training: Jonas Dragunas Lithuania Jesus Armando Costa Rica Paulo Natividade Portugal Michal Medak Cz Republic Eilif Wang R.o. China Jegoda Pisarska Poland

Through this training participants were provided the opportunity to learn about solar energy for the Scout Movement.

HIGHLIGHTS

SAs Training at KISC

SGS Presentation during WSS EE in Czech Republic

www.facebook.com/groups/scoutsgosolar E-Mail: global.sgs.coordinator@gmail.com JAN-JUN, 2016 ISSUE: 01

Training Session of

Solar Ambassador’s at KISC

[Type text]

The concept and content was created

and delivered Solafrica and

Greenpeace while the WOSM

organizes the Solar Badge Program.

During this training, participants

cooked meal using Parabolic Solar

Cooker, made Spinning Disc Art,

prepared Solar Suitcase and get

involved in many other activities

related to Scouts Go Solar Project.

Besides this, they also discussed energy

saving ideas and different ideas to

promote solar energy.

Stefanie Luginbuhl from Solafrica was

the course leader and solar expert

Michael Gotz was the lead trainer. The

Scouts Go Solar project test phase

began in 2013 with the first training at

the KISC.

SGS PRESENTATION DURING WSSEE IN CZECH REPUBLIC

World Scout Seminar on Environment

Education ended in Czech Republic on

21 May 2016. A presentation was

presented regarding Scouts Go Solar

on the last day of the seminar. After the

Seminar a Solar Workshop was held on

22 May as a post Seminar Activity.

Most of the seminar participants were

gone through solar activities. They were

really amazed when they tasted fried

egg on parabolic solar cooker. Solar

Cockroach Race and Solar Art were

also well exciting activities. Participants

also made their own sunglasses to

protect their eyes from harmful rays of

the sun.

HIGHLIGHTS

SGS Activities in Philippines

SGS Activities in Pakistan

[Type text]

SGS ACTIVITIES AT PHILIPPINES Philippines is the first pilot country for Scouts go Solar activities. Before the official

launching of the Solar Badge many different Solar Activities tested and

implemented by Boy Scouts Philippines (BSP). During the last six months many

Road Shows regarding SgS were organised in different areas and localities of the

country. A very enthusiastic Scout Leader Bernando De Leon particularly got

involved to organize these road shows for different Scout Groups and Councils.

Boy Scouts Philippines Conducted 1st World Scout Course on Environment

Education. During this Course Solar Activities were introduced to the Participants

of the course. Solar Art and different Solar Gadgets especially Solar Suitcase got

special attention of the participants. (Source: fb newsfeeds by Uzair Kamal, Bernando)

SGS ACTIVITIES AT PAKISTAN Pakistan was declared pilot country for Scouts go Solar in 2014 when scouts of

PBSA were involved in SgS activities during 14th National and 2nd SAANSO Scout

Jamboree in December 2014.

Since then, Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA) is involved to implement

SgS on different levels. Following activities were held in this regard during the last

six months:

SgS Activities for Officers of Pakistan Red Crescent at NHQ Islamabad.

Solar Exhibition for students of Pakistan Scout Cadet College Batrasi NHQ Islamabad

Solar Exhibition for Students and Scouts at PHQ Quetta city.

UP-COMING EVENTS

SGS Training in Denmark, July 2016

Solar Ambassador’s Training KISC

22 Aug to 02 Sep. 2016

PBSA National Solar Workshop for

Leaders

20-24 Sep 2016

[Type text]

SGS ACTIVITIES AT PAKISTAN cont’d.

SgS Activities for Officers of Pakistan Red Crescent at NHQ Islamabad

Solar Activities for the participants of ALT Course at NHQ Islamabad

Participation in World Scout Seminar on Environment Education in Czech

Republic

Solar Activities for the participants of Scout Wood Badge Course at Takiya

Scout Centre, Abbotabad city. (Source: PBSA Report)

UP-COMING EVENTS

APR Workshop on Environment

Thailand

19-23 Sep 2016

Jam Cam in Ecuador

Dec 2016

World Scout Conference

Azerbaijan 2017

[Type text]

SGS ON FACEBOOK Scouts Go Solar presentation at the 1916 Scout

Forums Meztitla SCENES Centre Mexico 31 Jan 2016

Post by: Abelardo Castillo Rosas

Kinti Glocal and Solafrica Start the Solar

Ambassador’s Training in Lima (Peru)…

Post by: Rosa MariaYacarini Herencia

Solar Activities with Cub Scouts during the

Regional Camping (Ivory Coast) 1 May 2016.

Post by: Marie Louise Charlie Ycossie

Solar Stand during the Scout Camp in

Abidjan (Ivory Coast) 28 Jan 2016……

Post by: Marie Louise Charlie Ycossie

UP-COMING EVENTS

World Scout Jamboree, North America - 2019

WHAT SGS IS…..?

The Scouts go Solar project is a global environmental project by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), in partnership with Greenpeace and Solafrica. The Solar Badge is a sub-badge of the World Scout Environment Badge and assists in the achievement of the third and fourth aim of the World Scout Environment Programme (WSEP).

The SgS project is coordinated by Asif Mahmood of the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA) that is hosting the Global Coordination. The SgS Steering Committee is composed by member of WOSM, PBSA, Greenpeace and Solafrica.

SEND REPORTS

This is the 1st issue of tri-monthly SGS Newsletter. The main purpose of this Newsletter is to share the news and experience of the persons involve in Scouts Go Solar activities all over the world. All Solar Ambassadors are requested to send activities’ reports, solar news and photos and let the others to know what is going on regarding Solar. Thanks……

[Type text]

PICTORIAL VIEW SgS Gatherings and Trainings