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APR, BSP partner to conduct workshop series to promote Scouts for SDGs and Better World Framework

...all Scouts acquire the key competencies to promote sustainable development

BY 2030...

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Meet your new Regional Decision Committee

8The Bharat Scouts & Guides: Young people draft National Youth Forum Guideline

6IN FOCUS: Messengers of Peace Hero

Fung Hiu Lam

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The Messengers of Peace quarterly newsletter is an initiative of the Asia-Pacific Support Centre of the World Scout Bureau highlighting the project, programmes and activities of National Scout Organizations under the MoP Initiative.

ISSUE NO.25 JANUARY-MARCH 2019

File photo (c) Boy Scouts of the Philippines

ung Hiu Lam, more fondly called as Hel-en, is the chairlady of the National Rover Scout Council of Scout Association of Hong

Kong. During her term, she focused on organising a service project aiming to promote a more integrated community for ethnic minorities, particularly the South Asian youth living in

Hong Kong.

Hong Kong has a multi-cul-tural society where different nationalities reside includ-ing the Indians, Indonesians, Pakistanis, Nepalese and oth-ers who are facing challenges because of cultural differences and language barrier. Many of these immigrants cannot speak Cantonese or Mandarin, which

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are the major languages in the country, making it difficult for them to communicate freely. This affects their competitive-ness compared to the nationals who can speak the languages fluently. Moreover, such barri-er has consequences on their self-confidence resulting in diffi-culties in earning a living. They become vulnerable to commit-ting crimes or discrimination

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Photo (c) Enriquie Leon (WSB)

Photo (c) Enriquie Leon (WSB)

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and exclusion in social groups. Thus, the need to integrate this minority groups into society and making them understand their rights is the focus of Helen’s group.

Helen leads a team of 30 Rover Scouts and young lead-ers who organised activities, programmes and workshops for south Asian young people ages 8 to 18 years old. Activi-ties include cultural exchange programmes, education pro-grammes and Scoutcraft like knot tying, first aid, backwoods

cooking and hiking. This pro-ject aims to strengthen their self-confidence by learning valuable life skills which will be beneficial for their future.

The project targets the Sus-tainable Development Goal 10 known as Reduced Inequalities. The primary goals are equipping them to adapt to society, and the greater goal of reducing discrimination by promoting a more inclusive society through Scouting.

During the course of the project,

Helen was able experience the core value of Scouting, “Learning by Doing” as a way to enhance life not only to the participants but also to them as organisers. They learned and had a first-hand experience of understand-ing the participants’ background, culture and way of life.

Helen’s project is a vital step to eliminate the barriers and prejudice experienced by im-migrants in their country and to provide an avenue for the promotion of diversity and inclusion in Hong Kong.

The primary goals are equipping them to adapt to society, and the greater goal of reducing discrimination by promoting a more inclusive society through Scouting.

Photo (c) Scout Association of H

ong Kong

The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) has partnered with the World Scout Bureau Asia-Pacific Region (WSB/APSC) to promote and to strengthen its implemen-tation of the different programmes under the Better World Framework, including World Scouting’s newest initiative, Scouts for SDGs.

As a result of this partnership, WSB/APSC thru Re-gional Director J. Rizal C. Pangilinan has committed to assist BSP in conducting series of Seminar-Work-shops on the Sustainable Development Goals and the Better World Framework throughout the country. The first two legs of the workshop were conducted separately in BSP’s Eastern Visayas Region – the first one was in Catarman, Northern Samar on 15-17

Scouts for SDGs and Better World FrameworkAPR, BSP partner to conduct workshop series to promote

March 2019 with 51 participants, and the second one was in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on 22-24 March 2019 with 50 participants.

In his address to the participants, J. Rizal C. Pan-gilinan, WOSM’s Regional Director for the Asia-Pacific Region assured the participants that this is an extraor-dinary opportunity to capacitate local leaders about WOSM’s newest initiatives and world programmes.

“This gives us an extraordinary opportunity not only to shape the development of young people across the world to become upstanding global citizens and lead-ers, but more importantly, to effect real and positive change in the world through our tangible contributions

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“...to become upstanding global citizens and leaders, but more importantly, to effect real and positive change in the world through our tangible contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals.”

Photo (c) Boy Scouts of the Philippines

Scouts for SDGs and Better World FrameworkAPR, BSP partner to conduct workshop series to promote

to the Sustainable Development Goals.”

“Your pool of experienced facilitators and resource persons will help you understand the concept of peace, the culture of peace and the culture of dialogue thru the Messengers of Peace Pro-grammes. You will be challenged to think about global issues and act upon them locally in your respective communities, and how to protect and preserve our cultural heritage with the Scouts of the World Award Programme and the Patrimonito Scout Badge. You will also have the opportunity to connect with nature, to think about how you interact with the environment and how you will be able to take action thru the World Scout Environ-ment Programme and the Scouts Go Solar. You will also get to experience, first hand, WOSM’s newest initiative and global solidarity for gender equality, the HeForShe,” he further stated.

During his message, BSP Secretary General Roge-lio S. Villa, Jr. expressed his gratitude to WOSM for

helping them and their leaders better understand the world programmes thru an expert pool of speakers and facilitators.

“I congratulate and extend my warm felicitations, thanks a gratitude to the World Organization of the Scout Movement, most especially to the World Scout Bureau Asia-Pacific Support Centre under the stew-ardship of Regional Director J Rizal C Pangilinan for partnering with the Boy Scouts of the Philippines in strengthening the implementation of Scouts for SDGs and the Better World Framework.”

The seminar-workshop series will run throughout the country on several legs, targeting participation from programme implementers and unit leaders directly handling Scout units and troops. WSB/APSC and BSP is yet to identify the remaining locations for the remain-ing legs of the workshop.

The seminar-workshop was made possible thru the Messengers of Peace Support Fund.

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BY 2030......all Scouts acquire the key competencies to promote sustainable development

Photo (c) Boy Scouts of the Philippines

Young people comprised of Scouts and non-Scouts expressed their views and ideas during the National Youth Forum held on 20 November 2018 organised by The Bharat Scouts & Guides. A total of 234 young people engaged in the forum discussions with the sup-port of 42 adults in Scouting. The forum is an interac-tive platform for young people to share their knowl-edge and learnings as well as express their views and ideas on relevant issues.

Activities opened the door for the implementation of the World Youth Involvement Policy and heightened

the young people’s awareness of their role in decision making processes. The Forum also opened the oppor-tunity for building capacity and sharing the Messengers of Peace initiative.

In addition, the Forum resulted to the drafting of a National Youth Forum Guideline of the Bharat Scouts and Guides, making use of experiences of the nine youth representatives of BSG at the Asia-Pacific Re-gional (APR) Youth Forum held in 2018, as well as the election of Mr Ritesh Agarwal to the APR Young Adult Members Group for the term 2018 -2021.

Young People draft National Youth Forum Guideline

The Bharat Scouts & Guides:

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Young People draft National Youth Forum Guideline

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The forum is an interactive platform for young people to share their knowledge and learnings as well as express their views and ideas on relevant issues.

Photo (c) Bharat Scouts & Guides (India)

Regional Decision Committee

Meet your new MoP

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Dale Bokingo Corvera is current-ly the International Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. He was former May-or of Cabadbaran

City, Agusan del Norte in southern Philippines from 2007 to 2016. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, and master’s degree in public administration. Dale has been very active in Scouting and held several positions in various capacities. He served as the Unit Leader (Scoutmaster) of Urios High School in 1976. He was a Field Scout Executive of BSP Agusan Council from 1981 to 1993.

He became the Council Chairman of BSP Agusan Council from 2001 until present and was soon elected as a regular member of BSP’s highest

Dale B. Corverapolicy-making body, the National Execu-tive Board from 2002 to date. He was soon elected as Interna-tional Commissioner in 2005 and has been holding the post since. He started serving WOSM’s Asia-Pacific Region in 2006 as member of the APR Adult Sup-port Sub-Committee until 2012. He then became Vice Chairman of the APR Youth Programme Sub-Committee in 2012-2015 and eventually became the Chairman of the APR Adult Support Sub-Committee in 2015-2018. In October 2018, during the 26th Asia-Pacific Re-gional Scout Conference, he won a seat as a mem-ber of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee for 2018-2023.

Paul D. Parkinson

Paul Dudley Parkinson, a native of Austral-ia, is currently a consultant to the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout

Committee. Prior to his appoint, he served in the same committee for six years - the first three years as member (2012-2015) and the remain-ing three years as its Chairman (2015-2018). He has a bachelor’s degree in Education Stud-ies, a master’s degree of Environmental Educa-tion and a doctorate degree in Philosophy. He also received various diplomas such as Diploma of Teaching, Diploma of Business and Diploma of Leadership. He is married with his wife Lois Parkinson and is blessed with 2 children. Paul has his heart in Scouting and has been actively serving in Scouts Australia as well in

international Scouting events. He was a troop leader, a chaplain, a contingent lead-er, camping leader, director and sub-camp leader in Australian Scout Jamborees since 1979 until 2010. He also served as activities direc-tor, presenter and observer in world events such as World Scout Jamboree and World Scout Conference and constantly volunteers as trainer and/or staff for different trainings (e.g Course for Leader Train-ers, Asia-Pacific Regional seminars and workshops) and forums. Paul was also a member of the APR Adult Resourc-es Sub-Committee from 2007 until 2012. He first joined a member in 2007-2009 and as vice chair-man in 2009-2012. He also served as a member of the working group of Educational Methods and 21st Century Leadership.

J. Rizal C. Pangilinan is currently the Regional Direc-tor of WOSM’s Asia-Pacific Re-gion since 2013,

directing the day-to-day operations of the World Scout Bureau Asia-Pacific Support Centre. JR, as he is fondly called, finished his educational decree in Agricultural Education as a scholar in Universi-ty of Life, and subsequently a master’s degree in Arts, majoring in Administration and Supervision. He is married to Marilyn Sta. Catalina Garovillas, and blessed with three lovely daughters. Scouting played an important role in JR’s life. He was the Field Scout Executive of BSP Rizal Council in 1989, while he was employed with the Department of Education. After three years, he became its Coun-cil Scout Executive, making it one of the best coun-cil’s in the Boy Scouts of the Philippines in terms of administration and operation.

J. Rizal C. Pangilinan

His exemplary performance as a Scout professional merited him for a 3-year assignment as Director for Pro-gramme and Community Development of the World Scout Bureau Asia-Pacific Support Centre (then the World Scout Bureau/Asia-Pacific Region) where he studied and analysed the Scouting programme of every country, implement community development projects and strengthen Scouting co-operation among the 23 NSOs in the region. After his 3-year assignment, he served as Operations Executive at the National Office of the Boy Scouts of the Philip-pines in 1997, and after 3 years, he was promoted as Director for Field Services and consequently became the Assistant Secretary General for Operations.

EventsUpcoming

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In celebration of the 100 Years of Rover Scouting, the Nepal Scouts is organising its 1st National Rover Moot at Basund-hara Park and Komegani Park, Pokhara, Nepal on 31 May to 4 June 2019. During the Moot, there will be a Better World Village that will showcase all world programmes, including the flagship Messengers of Peace Programme. The village will provide local MoP co-ordinators the opportunity to learn how to manage and operate the Better World Village for Scouting and non-Scouting events. Details about the event be access thru this link: https://www.scout.org/Nepal1stScoutsRoverMoot.

This new project seeks to provide a new learning opportu-nity and platform for local leaders that will enhance their understanding and knowledge in the implementation of WOSM’s world programmes under the Better World Frame-work, including its newest initiative, Scouts for SDGs. The project will directly be implemented by the World Scout Bureau Asia-Pacific Support Centre in partnership with the Boy Scouts of the Philippines thru a series of seminar-workshops about the Better World Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals throughout the country from March 2019 until February 2020.

Through seminar-workshop, it is expected that a strong network among Scout Leaders and a pool of trainers in the country will be created that will cascade the programme down the line towards contributing to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals and WOSM’s Vision 2023. The project leader is BSP Secretary General Rogelio S. Villa, Jr.

Strengthening the Implementation of the Better World Framework in the Philippines

Better World Village: 3rd Nepal Scouts National Jamboree (Rover Moot)

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A Messengers of Peace training for Scout Leaders of the Afghanistan National Scout Organization is scheduled to be conducted on 17-21 April 2019 at Kabul. The training will capacitate local leaders in the country about the technical aspect of the Messengers of Peace (MoP) Programme.

Messengers of Peace Training for Leaders in Afghanistan

The Messengers of Peace NSO Co-ordinators from the Asia-Pacific Region will gatheron 9-13 June 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand to share information and experiences on MoP Initiatives, and to acquire knowledge and skills in the promotion of MoP Network and Project Management towards effective implementation of the MoP Programme in their respective National Scout Organization.

5th APR Messenger of Peace NSO Coordinators Meet

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The United Nations has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations. In the Asia-Pacific Region, this special day has been celebrated with various peace initiatives and activi-ties, including regional and national campaigns over the past five years.

For this year, we are once again looking at creating awareness about peace and about the impact of Scouting in communities where it exists. Below are some suggested activities which NSOs could implement at national or sub-national levels:

Simultaneous Run for Peace (Run4Peace). The Run4Peace is a friendship run for international solidarity and understanding. The goal is to gath-er and involve Scouts and non-Scouts in different NSOs for a simultaneous run and spread the message of peace.

Tree Planting. This is a mass and individual tree planting activity. The goal is to plant more than 30 million saplings in one day, representing each Scout in the Asia-Pacific Region.

The following activities may be done locally by Scout groups and units:

Trees for Peace (Tree4Peace). This is an activity that complement the sustainable development goals

International Day of Peace 2019and encourage young people to be environment friendly.

Youth for Peace (Youth4Peace). A local community gathering that engages young people to share how they could contribute to peace and share success stories from their Messengers of Peace experiences or projects.

Peace Pledge. This is a commitment campaign where Scouts are encouraged to be the prime movers of peace. This may include taking selfies with peace statements (e.g. “Peace Starts with Me”) or other similar placards that are posted in social media.

Good Turns for Peace (GoodTurns4Peace). This is an encouragement to do good turns not for a day but throughout the year. The goal is to set a world record of the largest number of young people doing good work for others.

Community Service. Finding opportunities to help others, such as short or long-term community service or projects.

One-day Peace Gathering. This is a training organised to explore the importance and use of dialogue and mediation as a way of promoting peace.

Share your Peace Activities Share your stories at the Global Network of Service – www.scout.org.

This monthly statistical report shows the current progress of our National Scout Organizations in the implementation of the Messengers of Peace Programme through the data populated at WOSM’s Global Network of Service – www.scout.org. The results are primarily made on the basis of [a] the number of users registered, [b] the number of actual service hours rendered, and [c] the total number of projects posted.

StatisticsMonthly

JANUARY 2019

TOP 10 NSOs (scout.org users)

1. Philippines 545,251,722 2. Bangladesh 184,120,804 3. India 61,929,198 4. Malaysia 26,267,707 5. Nepal 13,228,173 6. Bhutan 10,138,677 7. Fiji 8,813,310 8. Indonesia 5,756,268 9. Thailand 4,026,608 10. Sri Lanka 3,269,061

TOP 10 NSOs (service hours)

TOP 10 NSOs (projects)

1. Malaysia 12,246 2. India 9,745 3. Bhutan 3,107 4. Philippines 2,425 5. Thailand 1,414 6. Indonesia 1,338 7. Fiji 506 8. Pakistan 431 9. Bangladesh 408 10 Australia 406

1. India 20,578 2. Indonesia 19,604 3. Philippines 15,613 4. Malaysia 12,533 5. Bangladesh 7,325 6. Bhutan 4,643 7. Australia 3,842 8. Hong Kong 3,188 9. Pakistan 3,124 10. Thailand 2,257

FEBRUARY 2019





1. Malaysia 12,301 2. India 9,974 3. Bhutan 3,390 4. Philippines 2,434 5. Thailand 1,647 6. Indonesia 1,345 7. Fiji 507 8. Pakistan 448 9. Australia 408 10. Bangladesh 408


MARCH 2019





1. Malaysia 12,397 2. India 10,094 3. Bhutan 3,561 4. Philippines 2,441 5. Thailand 1,924 6. Indonesia 1,345 7. Fiji 511 8. Pakistan 466 9. Australia 413 10. Bangladesh 409


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National CoordinatorsMoP

AUSTRALIA Nikketah Cuneo

BHUTAN Nawang Gyaltshen

BRUNEI Liyana Liyana Binti

Haji Salleh

BANGLADESH Jubair Eusuf

CAMBODIA Uch Ennimith

TGA SCOUTS OF CHINA Sherman Sheng,

Hsiao-Ming

FIJI Kailash Vimal Pillay

HONG KONG Mori Chi-Kin Cheng

KOREAKim Su Yuon

KIRIBATINei Namorua Kaboka

INDIA Amar B. Chettri

JAPAN Kazuo Takeuchi

MACAU Liwellyn Cheung

MALAYSIAAmir Hamzah bin Aman

MALDIVESMohamed Fauzoon

MYANMARKyaw Nyi Nyi Zin

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Messenger of Peace Asia-Pacific Region @ScoutinginAPRwww.scout.org/

messengersofpeace@ScoutinginAPR

PHILIPPINES Carmelo B. Francia

NEPALRam Prasad Bhattarai

MONGOLIAKhaliun Lkhamdash

PAKISTAN Zahid Mahboob

SINGAPORE Tan Sijie

VIETNAM Le Anh Tuan

THAILAND Wanyada Budhthanon

SRI LANKA Prabath Kularathna

MoP Regional Suport Team

WORLD SCOUT BUREAU ASIA-PACIFIC SUPPORT CENTREFor any information or for submitting your MoP Initiatives, please contact World Scout Bureau Asia-Pacific Support Centre.

Email: [email protected]: (+63 2) 819 0093Phone: (+63 2) 818 0984 / 817 1675

S PRASSANNA SHRIVASTAVA Director

Organisational Development and MoPWorld Scout Bureau Asia-Pacific Support Centre

KATE DELA CRUZ ARANZAMENDEZ Assistant, Messengers of Peace

World Scout Bureau Asia-Pacific Support Centre

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