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Cognome e Nome..: Pijollet-Hall, Samantha___________________________
Indirizzo.......: Community Development Service, World Scout Bureau_
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Scouts
are working wonders in many parts of the world but often it can be
difficult to find the support necessary for these vital community projects.
Please use the information in this issue to bring their
needs to the attention of Scouts in your country, in order that they may be able
to help
others.
In this first
electronic issue, we focus on what Scouts are doing locally to help the victims
of wars in different trouble-spots around the globe. Although the sums involved
may seem quite large, every little that a single Scout group might raise could
soon add up to these larger amounts when put
together.
Project Exchange is addressed to
everyone in national Scout associations seeking to further the educational
mission of Scouting and strengthen the quality of Scouting's support services.
It is published several times a
year by the World Scout Bureau, in Geneva, Switzerland.
If you wish
further informationa about any of the projects reported here, please contact
Samantha Pijollet-Hall, in the Community Development Service of the World Scout
Bureau. Full contact details are included at the end of
this issue.
SCOUTING FOR PEACE:
INITIATIVES TO HELP CHILD VICTIMS OF WAR
CROATIA
"Sunrise City" is the name of a project led
by Scouts in Croatia supported by a team of psychologists and social workers
from the University Hospital in Zagreb. The purpose of Sunrise City is the
psycho-social rehabilitation
and prevention of behavioural disturbances of child victims of war.
Traumatic
experiences and prolonged exposure to stressful situations can have long-lasting
effects on the children. The intense personal suffering can manifest itself by
constant nightmares, regressive, with-drawn or
aggressive behaviour, psycho-somatic illnesses - and the list goes on.
In 1993, two 3-week summer camps were organized on the
island of Korcula off the Dalamation coast of Croatia. These camps accommodated
131 Scouts (aged 10-16) hosting 159 non-Scout children who had been affected by
war - either orphaned or displaced from their homes in Croatia or Bosnia &
Herzegovina. The Scout leaders came mainly from Croatia but were supplemented by
an international team of about 30 leaders and Rovers drawn from 7 other European
countries, working closely with an expert team of psychologists and social
workers from the University Hospital, Zagreb. In 1994, 205 Scouts from Zagreb,
Rijeka and Split and 112 adult volunteers from Croatia and abroad hosted 402
children affected by war in 11 camps in
4 areas of Croatia. Technical and financial support was provided by the
local Red Cross
society, the Pro Victimis Foundation (a one-time only
grant) and the Fund for European Scouting.
The
programme is based on Scouting's principles and method, supplemented by
individual therapy as necessary. The children live and learn with their peers in
mixed patrols of Scouts and non-Scouts. Scientific research carried out to
determine the effects of the approach on the children has proved extreme-ly
encouraging. In the view of the experts, Scouting's emphasis on developing
mutually supportive relationships within a small group of peers, opportunities
for sharing responsibilities, experiential learning, contact with nature,
decision-making and self-expression provides a favourable environment in which
the children and adolescents can
gradually regain a sense of identity and trust in others.
In addition to a
wide variety of activities in contact with nature, a number of workshops are
offered (handicrafts, painting, journalism,
photography, fire prevention, sports, astronomy, music, and others).
The project does not end with the close of the camps. Many
of the children have continued their activities in Scouting. Meetings are
arranged in the their town of residence where they can meet the same Scouts with
whom they
camped and consolidate the friendships.
Reporting on the outcome of the programme so far, the team
of experts have found that "the Scout programme and method, improved with the
addition of professional therapeutic activity with children - when needed - have
sufficient empirically evident rehabilitative results" to warrant a new 3-year
programme. Financial and material assistance is urgently needed.
(Ref. no.: PE95.1)
Contact: Ray Saunders <rsaunders@euroscout.knooppunt.be>
BURUNDI
The readers of the last issue of
Project Exchange (No. 3, 1994) will remember the initiative undertaken by the
Scouts du Burundi to raise money through the sale of Burundi coffee with the
help of their Scout partners in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg, SABENA airlines
and local institutions to help pay the costs of caring for the wounded and
homeless as a result of civil strife in the country. The campaign raised about
SF14,000. The Scouts were thus able to take personal care of 235 people.They
also collected and
distributed 5 tons of clothes to the people in the camps.
* Working with UNICEF and with
logistic support from the French mission for humanitarian assistance, 1,358
children under 10 years old received dietary supplements. This meant
distributing 15,387 tons of flour, 3,600 tons of
milk, 7,500 tons of sugar and 8,634 tons of biscuits.
Help is
still needed to provide dietary supplements to 940 children in 9
camps in the Gitega and Muyinga provinces. (Ref. no.: PE95.2)
Amount needed: SF73,130.
In cooperation with the United Nations Human Rights
services in the country, and with technical support from UNICEF, UNESCO
and the World Health Organization, a youth camp was organized in Rubamvyi. The
aim was to bring together young people of Tutsi and Hutu origin and educate them
together in the principles of human rights, to pass on what they had learned and
to work with the communities to start repairing the damage. Another project
initiated in Giteranzi aimed to bring people together to
construct a primary school.
* As a result of these
experiences, the major lesson for the Scouts has been that much still needs to
be done in terms of helping to re-establish a peaceful climate between people
through dialogue and concrete projects to improve the quality of life for all.
Four teams of adult leaders intend to travel throughout the country providing
information on human rights principles, organizing public debates, and
encouraging the re-establishment of dialogue between the people who fled and
those who stayed - as a first step towards a better future. Entertainment and
refreshments will be provided to maximize attendance.
(Ref. no.: PE95.3)
Amount needed: approx. SF45,600 would sponsor the work of one team for the year.
* Prior to events in October 1993, there were an estimated
3,000 street children in Bujumbura, the capital. This number has certainly grown
since then. Scouting in Burundi has been gaining experience in working with
street children since 1990. The Association aims to provide Scouting to street
children in greater depth. They intend to concentrate initially on the 24 young
people they are already working with before expanding the
project. (Ref. no.: PE95.4)
Amount needed: SF12,200.
In addition to their
efforts in favour of their own people, Scouts in Burundi immediately jumped into
action to help the masses of Rwandan refugees in camps around the country. In
the Mureke and Mubuga camps, they took care of 1,460 unaccompanied Rwandan
refugee children and tried to trace relatives in other camps. In collaboration
with Oxfam, Quebec, 74
Scout leaders organized activities for 14,600 children and adolescents.
* There is an
urgent request for a radio communication system to maintain contact with
the teams of Scouts on missions to and from the Rwandan refugee camps. Outbreaks
of fighting continue to occur just outside the capital, not only potentially
jeopardizing the Scouts' missions but also
their security. (Ref. no.: PE95.5)
Scouts de France have pledged SF12,500. Still needed: SF37,500.
* It is still not known for sure how many unaccompanied
children and adolescents are in the camps in the north of the country or
wandering around the streets. They still need to be identified and cross-checked
against lists of families seeking to find their children. Those without any
family need to be taken care of. (Ref. no.: PE95.6)
Amount needed: SF67,500.
* In addition to the difficulties involved in surviving
each day, the youngsters are suffering from their traumatic experiences. The
Scouts intend to organize activities and discussions to help them to talk about
themselves, their fears, their past, present and future. Games and activities
will also aim at helping them to understand that it is possible to disagree
without harming each other. The 1-year programme is designed to reach 10,500
young people in 4 camps. Funds are needed to translate and publish the
educational materials, and purchase materials for the games.
Help is also needed to cover the costs of petrol and maintenance of the
vehicles, and per diems for the adult leaders involved.
(Ref. no.: PE95.7)
Contact: Association des Scouts du Burundi.
RWANDA (RWANDA SCOUTS IN BUKAVU, ZAIRE)
Nearly all of the
members of the Association des Scouts du Rwanda, leaders as well as Scouts, had
to flee to Zaire. Some members of the leadership team are in Goma (North Kivu),
others in Bukavu (South Kivu), and a few have been offered temporary refuge in
Europe. Over 1,000 Rwandan Scouts have so far been located in Goma alone. It is
feared that there may be up to 100,000 unaccompanied children and adolescents
scattered in camps as a result of events in Burundi and Rwanda. The Rwandan
Scouts are working hard to improve conditions in the camps in concertation with
the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, the International Committee of
the Red Cross,
UNICEF and other humanitarian organizations.
* Intensive 4-day training courses
need to be organized for Scout leaders to work with unaccompanied Rwandan
children in the refugee camps (over 200 leaders are needed in the Goma camp
(North Kivu) and 200 in the Bukavu camp
(South Kivu). (Ref. no.: PE95.8)
Amount needed: SF13,500.
Scouting needs to be introduced in
the camps for the vast quantities of unaccompanied children and adolescents.
Working in cooperation with delegates of the High Commission for Refugees, the
accent will be on helping the children to organize themselves into troops of
around 40 children each. In their groups, under adult guidance, they will be
better able to meet their everyday needs, organize their daily life, share
responsibilities for cooking and daily chores, organize educational
activities and games.
* The Kashusha
refugee camp in Bukavu is presently home to 40,000. The national executives of
the Scouts du Rwanda exiled in Bukavu have mobilized refugee Scouts in the
various camps to help ensure the well-being of the Rwandans in cooperation with
the humanitarian organizations. Over 120 Scouts are involved in primary health
education to limit avoidable
illnesses.
A particular problem is that while families have been
allotted space, minimum bedding and food rations, and an orphanage area is being
established for 360 unaccompanied children aged 3-14, over 300 unaccompanied
young people aged 15-18 have nothing. Two hectares of land need to be prepared
to establish an "orphanage" area for this age group. Tents need to be bought and
installed, latrines dug, cooking equipment bought, etc. Thirty leaders need to
be recruited to help the young people
to organize themselves into Scout groups, thus teaching them to share
responsibilities to ensure
their well-being and to develop group recreational activities. The budget
includes the capital costs plus the
running expenses for 6 months. (Ref. no.: PE95.9)
Amount needed: SF39,600
for this camp. Similar or equally difficult
situations exist in numerous other camps. Help is urgently needed.
* Emergency food supplies cannot meet the nutritional
requirements for the under-ten-year-olds, especially over a prolonged period.
Financial support is necessary to ensure an appropriate diet. The budget has
been estimated on costs for 3 months for this age group in camps in both Goma
and Bukavu.
(Ref. no.: PE95.10)
Amount needed: SF33,800.
* The refugee Scouts in the Inera camp have dug and
maintained latrines, dug compost pits, made stretchers, transported the sick,
buried the dead, prepared the Sunday services, organized games, etc. To be able
to continue their work and organize Scouting activities for the children, they
need farming tools, classroom supplies, protective equipment (rubber boots,
gloves, masks, soap, etc) and games. (Ref. no.: PE95.11)
Amount needed: unspecified.
* The Chimanga and Nyakanenge
camps, 75kms. outside Bukavu, have received relatively less attention than the
other camps due to their isolated location. The Scouts are planning to organize
activities for the children, deal with the unsatisfactory sanitary conditions
and provide services such as chopping wood, transporting the sick, building huts
for the elderly, the sick and orphaned children who cannot fend for themselves.
They are conducting surveys to determine the number of illiterate people and are
planning to organize lessons to help them to cope with everyday life in the
camps. (Ref. no.: PE95.12)
Amount needed: unspecified.
* Makeshift schools need to be set up for 214 children in
the Chidaho camp, near Bukavu. Radio equipment is needed, the vehicles need to
be maintained, school books and supplies need to be purchased. (Ref. no.:
PE95.13)
Amount needed: SF20,300.
* Due to the fact that the Rwandan
refugees do not speak the same language as the people in Zaire, a group of
refugee Scouts in the Murhala-Mudaka camp are planning to organize intensive
Swahili lessons. The 200 refugees who have no knowledge of Swahili will be
taught in groups of 20 by 8 teachers so as to ensure that they can communicate
and deal with everyday
problems within 3 months. (Ref. no.: PE95.14)
Amount needed: SF3,150.
* Scouts in Nyakavogo camp want to
organize a kindergarten for 450 refugee children aged 3-6. The project aims to
provide educational and recreational activities for the children and prepare
them for school. The leaders need to be trained. The budget is based on the
costs for 6 months. (Ref. no.:
PE95.15)
Amount needed: SF28,250.
Contact: the Community Development Service,World Scout Bureau, Geneva.
ZAIRE
*
Prior to the massive influx of refugees from Rwanda, Goma (Zaire) already had a
considerable population of abandoned or orphaned children. The Scouts in North
Kivu had started working with street children using a hall loaned by the Goma
diocese, with materials provided by a small donation from the Goma Rotary Club.
Scout leaders and Scouts work with the street children to introduce them to
Scouting and integrate them in their group life. Literacy classes have been
organized and the children have shown great interest in
learning.
The tiny facilities, however, have
become totally inadequate for the number of children. A plot of land is
available on which to build a centre which will then provide both recreational
and vocational training facilities for the Zairean street children and the young
Rwandan unaccom-panied refugees.
Lunch and health care will also be organized.
Based on the
successful model of the vocational training centres for street children in
Rwanda, the centre will become self-sufficient through the sale of handicrafts,
furniture, etc. The budget covers Phase 1 of the project,
thus enabling enabling the project to be operational. (Ref. no.: PE95.16)
Amount needed: SF24,600.
* The Scouts in North Kivu also have a long list of items
needed to be able to offer much-needed recreational activities for the street
children and
the refugees. (Ref. no.: PE95.17)
Contact: Association des
Scouts du Nord Kivu (F. d. ration des Scouts du Za9 re).
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HOW TO RESPOND TO A REQUEST
If you are interested in more
information concerning a particular request, you should contact your
International Commissioner, who may contact directly the International
Commissioner of the association which has submitted the request or contact the
Community Development Service of the World Scout Bureau in Geneva which will be
pleased to send on a copy of the submission received. In any event, please
inform the World Scout Bureau in Geneva of your intentions, in order to avoid
any duplication of effort on
the part of other associations.
The addresses of National Scout
Associations are contained in the World
Scouting Directory. Every national headquarters has a copy.
The
World Scout Bureau welcomes news of international cooperation between
Associations to share with other readers. Please send any good quality photos,
slides or video clips illustrating the experience. The originals
will be returned.
HOW CAN YOUR ASSOCIATION MAKE USE OF PROJECT EXCHANGE?
Project Exchange is intended to facilitate:
* the search for
financial or technical support for field projects, workshops, etc. (The amount
indicated under each project for which financial assistance is sought is an
approximate cost only. Inflation, devaluation, fluctuations in the rate of
exchange can make a small, but
significant difference.);
* appeals for donations, or
offers, of materials or equipment for use by
national Scout associations for field projects;
* greater
support for infrastructure-building (e.g. sponsorship of a field executive or a
secretary, office equipment for an association's headquarters or training
centres, or a donation to launch an income-generating project to help finance an
association's operating
budget);
* contacts for bilateral cooperation purposes, at national
or local level opportunites for young people and adults within the Movement to
widen
their horizons, share their skills and experience).
PROJECT EXCHANGE SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
*
A Project Exchange Submission form (attached to each issue of Project Exchange)
should be sent to the appropriate World Scout Bureau Regional
Office. A separate form should be completed for each submission.
* All submissions for publication in Project Exchange must
be approved and
signed by the International Commissioner of the national Scout association.
* All submissions
should state clearly how the request is expected to contribute to the
educational mission of Scouting, and/or to the improvement of the quality of
Scouting's support services. Personal requests cannot be accepted for
publication. Project Exchange is NOT
intended to be used for pen-pal link-ups, or similar purposes.
* Requests
accepted for publication are those which are most likely to be answered by
another Scout association. In practice this means that requests which will
enable a true partnership to become established are more likely
to generate interest.
GENERAL DONATIONS
General donations may be made to the Scout Universal Fund
by sending a
cheque or bank transfer (in Swiss francs) to:
World Scout Bureau "U" Fund Account No. 85 612 R 0 00 01 (Special Funds)
Banque Lombard, Odier & Cie.,
11 rue de la Corraterie,
1204 Geneva, Switzerland.
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Project Exchange is prepared several times a year by the:
Community Development Service
World Scout Bureau
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Contact: Samantha Pijollet-Hall <spijollet-hall@scout.gn.apc.org>
Welcome to this the second part of
this first, experimental electronic
issue of Project Exchange.
Scouts are working wonders in many
parts of the world but often it can be difficult to find the support necessary
for these vital community projects. Please use the information in this issue to
bring their needs to the attention of Scouts in your country, in order that they
may be able to help
others.
In
the first half of this electronic issue, we focused on what Scouts are doing
locally to help the victims of wars in different trouble-spots around the globe.
In this second part, we look at a wider range of projects from around the world.
Although the sums involved may sometimes seem quite large, every little that a
single Scout group might raise could soon add up
to these larger amounts when put together.
Project Exchange
is addressed to everyone in national Scout associations seeking to further the
educational mission of Scouting and strengthen the quality of Scouting's support
services. It is published several times a
year by the World Scout Bureau, in Geneva, Switzerland.
If you
wish further information about any of the projects reported here, please contact
Samantha Pijollet-Hall, in the Community Development Service of the World Scout
Bureau. Full contact details are included at the end of
this issue.
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OTHER SCOUT PROJECTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD...
UNDER SF 10,000
BENIN
*
Scoutisme B. ninois is in urgent need of a photocopier to be able to print its
educational materials for Scouts throughout the country. (Ref. no.:
PE95.18)
Amount needed: SF2,300.
Contact:
Scoutisme B. ninois.
*
Scoutisme B. ninois is preparing a national workshop on Adults in Scouting. The
aim is to encourage the participants to examine the concepts involved and to
develop an implementation strategy which takes into account
the specificity of Scouting in Benin. (Ref. no.: PE95.19)
Amount still needed: SF3,000.
Contact:
Scoutisme B. ninois.
* Palm oil used to be a major
export industry in the country. Now Benin relies almost exclusively on cotton.
The Association wants to renew interest in palm oil amongst Scouts and their
communities as: the Scouts will learn new vocational skills; the trees help to
stem erosion; the trees reach maturity in just a few years; the oil can be used
for cooking and can be made into soap at low cost; the replication of the
project will help to reduce dependence on the cotton industry. Once the trees
reach maturity, the project will not only be self-financing, but will also
provide a small income for the Association. The land will be bought by Scoutisme
B. ninois and 50 Scouts will prepare the land, plant the seedlings and take care
of
them. (Ref. no.: PE95.20)
Amount needed: SF9,700.
Contact:
Scoutisme B. ninois.
BURUNDI
*
Several small projects have been designed: rabbit-raising in Ruyigi (SF3,400), a
bee-keeping training course (SF6,150) and launching costs for bee-keeping in 3
locations (SF5,150 in total for the three projects) The costs are based on using
some of the equipment on a rotation basis, and includes freight costs of
equipment that has to be imported. (Ref. no.:
PE95.21)
Contact: Association des Scouts du Burundi.
COTE D'IVOIRE
The village chief of Koria in the east of the
country has appealed to the Eclaireurs La9 cs de C. te d'Ivoire to help them to
construct latrines. Due to the drop in the selling price of agricultural produce
on which the village depends, the villagers can no longer afford to construct
them themselves. Three blocks of 6 latrines need to be built. The camp will take
place between June and August 1995. The Scouts would like to know if Scouts in
another country would like to work with them in this venture.The Scouts are
looking forward to a mutually enriching experience. Financing has been found
locally for the materials and equipment. The financial contribution
requested from Scout partners (in addition to travelling expenses and
personal pocket money) is to cover the cost of meals,
transport during the camp, camp activities, etc. for 10 Scouts from C. te
d'Ivoire and for 10 Scouts from abroad: approx. SF4,200. If interested, get in
touch as soon as
possible. (Ref. no.: PE95.22)
Contact: Eclaireurs
La9 cs de C. te d'Ivoire.
TOGO
* The national headquarters of
the Association Scoute du Togo needs to be protected from thieves at night by
building a wall around it and by reinforcing security measures to safeguard the
equipment and facilities within it. Scout groups interested in joining in the
work are welcome provided contact is made well in advance to determine the
details. The
budget does not include the costs of the partners. (Ref. no.: PE95.23)
Amount needed: SF8,750.
Contact: Association Scoute du Togo.
BETWEEN SF10,000 - SF20,000
MAURITANIA
A major preoccupation of the Association is to stem the
flow of young people leaving the countryside through providing them with viable
employment opportunities in their communities. Assistance is sought to help
implement the following projects:
* A plot of land is available in Wothie on which the young
unemployed can learn to grow fruit and vegetables, raise chickens and sell their
produce. The land needs to be fenced. The project will ensure full-time
employment
for 10 young people. (Ref. no.: PE95.24)
Amount needed: SF13,320.
Contact: Association des Scouts et Guides de Mauritanie.
* A similar project to the one described above concerns the
young people
living in Rosso. (Ref. no.: PE95.25)
Amount needed: SF16,300.
Contact: Association des Scouts et Guides de Mauritanie.
NEPAL
* Nepal Scouts would like to
establish a training centre for Scout leaders in fish-farming. The aim is
that, once trained, the Scout leaders will be able to train Scouts, other Scout
leaders and local communities in fish-farming. In addition to establishing the
fish pond, a small hostel
with lecture rooms needs to be built. (Ref. no.: PE95.26)
Amount needed: approx. SF18,450.
Contact: Nepal Scouts.
PHILIPPINES
* Cotobato Scout Council headquarters intend to launch a
project for Scouts in secondary school but whose families can not afford to pay
for their education. The project aims to train the Scouts through courses on
weekends in tailoring and radio repairs. They will then be able to earn their
own money to pay for their tuition and books. The Provincial Government has
pledged a contribution to the project. (Ref. no.: PE95.27)
Amount needed: SF9,800.
Contact: Boy Scouts of the Philippines.
TOGO
* For
many years, Scouting in Togo has placed a dual emphasis on providing youth
employment opportunities and improving the level of nutrition in the country.
There is an ever-increasing level of unemployment amongst young people in the
country, even amongst those with diplomas. The recent devaluation of the CFA
(the unit of currency used in francophone west Africa, linked to the French
franc) has added to the problem. The project aims to create a greater awareness
amongst the local population
of the unexploited potential of their natural resources (as opposed to
relying on imported goods), in
this case fruit and vegetables. The surplus local production of fruit and
vegetables (which would otherwise rot) will be transformed into jams, fruit
juices, etc.. As the transformation process will take place locally, the
products can be sold at an affordable price to people in the area. The products
will thus provide a permanent source of
vitamins when the fresh produce is out of season.
The project will
create full-time employment for 6 Scouts and several villagers. Other Scouts
will be involved on an ad hoc basis. The project is expected to become
self-financing after 2 years and can be replicated in
other areas of the country. (Ref. no.: PE95.28)
Amount needed: SF13,400.
Contact: Association Scoute du Togo.
BETWEEN SF20,000 - SF40,000
BENIN
*
The Wologu`.d`. Scout Centre in Cotonou, the capital, is a popular place to
visit, and not only for Scouts. Located near many educational establishments and
small businesses, people come to use the phone, the fax, the computer, make
photocopies, bind documents, and ask for letters to be typed. While such
services can be obtained in Cotonou, they are at an inconvenient distance and
are expensive. In view of the constant flow of requests, the Scouts intend to
build a small office at the centre and offer these services at low cost. The
project will become self-financing at the
end of the first year.
The small profit which will be
made will enable the project to be expanded to the sale of office materials, and
will then generate an income to cover some of the Association's administrative
expenses. The Association can pay
the secretaries' salaries and furnish the office. (Ref. no.: PE95.29)
Amount needed: SF24,450.
Contact:
Scoutisme B. ninois.
SF50,000 AND OVER
BANGLADESH
* A special feature of
the Bangladesh Scouts programme for the Rover age section is the "adoption" of
villages, with a view to helping communities
to meet their needs.
As a result of frequent natural
disasters, including heavy floods, approximately 1,000 families living in and
around Bahadurpur, near Dhaka, suffer from a lack of adequate sanitation
facilities and the absence of primary health care facilities. These factors
increase the risk of epidemics. The villagers frequently suffer from water-borne
diseases,
gastro-enteric illnesses and skin ailments.
The Association is seeking funds
to enable Rovers and community members to construct and equip a community health
centre. The centre would then be run by nurses and a part-time doctor, with
assistance from Scout leaders and
Rovers. (Ref. no.:PE95.30)
Contact: Bangladesh Scouts.
INDONESIA
* Following up on the
international COMDECA (Community Development Camp), Gerakan Pramuka, the
Indonesian Scout Association, is planning to establish a permanent international
training centre for young adults in Scouting in
community development.
The centre will be located at the
National Training Centre and is expected to train 120 young people per year. In
addition to courses on community development, the young adults will be able to
take part in various projects and work with Scout troops specialized in such
areas as agriculture,
forestry, airgliding, etc. (Ref. no.:PE95.31)
Contact: Gerakan Pramuka.
KENYA
* A
comprehensive primary health care programme is urgently needed for the
mainly nomadic populations of north-eastern Kenya. Severe drought and lack of
immunization has decimated the livestock on which the nomads relied. Only a
third of the population in this area has access to safe water. Most have to
trek for 2 days in search of meagre supplies. According to a recent survey,
fewer than 30% of children reach their second birthday, and nearly 60% will
never celebrate their fifth birthday. The sick have to trek for 5 days or more
to reach the nearest health dispensary. Over 78% of families in the area are
illiterate. The centre of operations would be in
Mbalambala, Garissa District.(Ref. no.:PE95.32)
Contact: Kenya Scouts Association.
MAURITANIA
* The Association des Scouts et Guides de Mauritanie
intends to establish a centre to provide vocational training for unemployed
youth in a variety of trades. Residential facilities will be available. Once
established, the young people will follow a two-year training course. The
administrators of the project will invest the revenue from the sale of products
in a savings account, thus enabling the young people to benefit from a small
loan upon
graduation to help them start their own small businesses.
The project is expected to become
self-sufficient in the third year of operation. Government authorities have
agreed to provide the land, install water and electricity supplies and cover
these overheads for two years.
(Ref. no.: PE95.33)
Contact: Association des Scouts et Guides de Mauritanie.
MOROCCO
*
The F. d. ration Nationale du Scoutisme Marocain intends to establish an
international centre to facilitate the social integration of disabled
youngsters. Specialized leader training will be organized to cater for the
particular needs of the young people. Through games, sports, creative activities
(including music, theatre, etc) the disabled young people will be encouraged to
develop their talents and gain self-confidence. They will
also learn a variety of animal-raising skills.
A
"village of hope" with a small library, post office and bank will be created.
The centre will have conference facilities for workshops of adults specialized
in the education of the disabled. The centre will be located at
the existing Maamora Scout Training Centre.
In addition to seeking financial support for the project,
the Federation is seeking to establish contact with Scout Associations or
non-Scout
organizations with experience in this area.(Ref. no.: PE95.34)
Contact: F.
d. ration Nationale du Scoutisme Marocain.
NIGERIA
*
From what started out as a plot of land and a lot of enthusiasm on the part of a
group of young Scouts and their leader, the Oba Akenzua II Scout
Centre has become a model training and recreational centre in the country.
Today over 4,000 campers use the
facilities each year. Numerous adult leader training events are held there. A
total of 30 Rotary Clubs in Nigeria, USA and Canada and the Edo State government
have contributed to establishing a vast vocational training and recreational
complex for the handicapped which should be ready soon. A Scout farm spread over
5 1/2 acres of land enables Scouts to learn how to grow a wide variety of fruit
and vegetables - many of which are a novelty in the region. A fish pond,
sponsored by Boy Scouts of Canada and the Canadian International Development
Agency, and with a contribution from the Cub Scout Pack of Boy
Scouts of America in Switzerland, is providing a bountiful harvest. A
health clinic has been built (but needs to be furnished)
and will soon be providing immunization services for children and pregnant
women. Groups of Scouts from other countries have visited the camp and helped to
improve the
facilities.
When
not being used by Scouts, the facilities are rented out to tourists,
non-governmental organizations, education author-ities, etc. both for
recreational purposes and as a venue for workshops. In time, they hope to
set up an endowment fund to provide an income to maintain the camp.
In the meantime, they have a long
list of things still needed to improve the camp. These include: the construction
of a camp warden's residence with a camp store (SF35,000), a borehole to reduce
the constant shortage of water (SF50,000), barbed wire fencing for the farm
(SF7,000), 3 canoe boats
(SF10,500). (Ref. no.: PE95.35)
Contact: Edo State Scout Council, Boy Scouts of Nigeria.
UGANDA
*
The Uganda Scouts Association has a problem and an opportunity. The problem is
that, in the aftermath of years of civil strife, the Association cannot find the
local resources needed to ensure quality Scouting in such a vast country.The
opportunity is that the Association owns a very big piece of land, bordering
Lake Victoria. Some workshop buildings have been constructed and equipped, and a
water supply has been installed, thanks to help from Scouts from England, Canada
and elsewhere. The site is used for skill training activities and camping. With
help, the site could be a major
activity centre for the Scouts, and could also be used for a variety of
income-generating activities.
The Association has a long list of items
needed. (Ref. no.:PE95.36)
Contact: Uganda Scouts Association.
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HOW TO RESPOND TO A REQUEST
If you are interested in more
information concerning a particular request, you should contact your
International Commissioner, who may contact directly the International
Commissioner of the association which has submitted the request or contact the
Community Development Service of the World Scout Bureau in Geneva which will be
pleased to send on a copy of the submission received. In any event, please
inform the World Scout Bureau in Geneva of your intentions, in order to avoid
any duplication of effort on
the part of other associations.
The addresses of National Scout
Associations are contained in the World
Scouting Directory. Every national headquarters has a copy.
The
World Scout Bureau welcomes news of international cooperation between
Associations to share with other readers. Please send any good quality photos,
slides or video clips illustrating the experience. The originals
will be returned.
HOW CAN YOUR ASSOCIATION MAKE USE OF PROJECT EXCHANGE?
Project Exchange is intended to facilitate:
* the search for
financial or technical support for field projects, workshops, etc. (The amount
indicated under each project for which financial assistance is sought is an
approximate cost only. Inflation, devaluation, fluctuations in the rate of
exchange can make a small, but
significant difference.);
* appeals for donations, or
offers, of materials or equipment for use by
national Scout associations for field projects;
* greater
support for infrastructure-building (e.g. sponsorship of a field executive or a
secretary, office equipment for an association's headquarters or training
centres, or a donation to launch an income-generating project to help finance an
association's operating
budget);
* contacts for bilateral cooperation purposes, at national
or local level opportunites for young people and adults within the Movement to
widen
their horizons, share their skills and experience).
PROJECT EXCHANGE SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
*
A Project Exchange Submission form (attached to each issue of Project Exchange)
should be sent to the appropriate World Scout Bureau Regional
Office. A separate form should be completed for each submission.
* All submissions for publication in Project Exchange must
be approved and
signed by the International Commissioner of the national Scout association.
* All submissions
should state clearly how the request is expected to contribute to the
educational mission of Scouting, and/or to the improvement of the quality of
Scouting's support services. Personal requests cannot be accepted for
publication. Project Exchange is NOT
intended to be used for pen-pal link-ups, or similar purposes.
* Requests
accepted for publication are those which are most likely to be answered by
another Scout association. In practice this means that requests which will
enable a true partnership to become established are more likely
to generate interest.
GENERAL DONATIONS
General donations may be made to the Scout Universal Fund by sending a
cheque or bank transfer (in Swiss francs) to:
World Scout Bureau "U" Fund Account No. 85 612 R 0 00 01 (Special Funds)
Banque Lombard, Odier & Cie.,
11 rue de la Corraterie,
1204 Geneva, Switzerland.
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Project Exchange is prepared several times a year by the:
Community Development Service
World Scout Bureau
Box 241
CH-1211 Geneva 4 Tel: (+41.22) 320 42 33
Switzerland Fax: (+41.22) 781 20 53
Contact:
Samantha Pijollet-Hall <spijollet-hall@scout.gn.apc.org>