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World Organization of the scout Movement

Asia-Pacific Region

4/F ODC International Plaza Building

219 Salcedo Street, Legaspi Village
Makati City,1229
PHILIPPINES
Tel: (63 2) 817 1675/818 0984
Fax: (63 2) 819 0093
Email: asia-pacific@scout.org
Website: www.scout.org/asia-pacific
August 2010

 
  

Table  of  content   03  

Table  of  content....................................................................................................03  

Workshop  Summary .............................................................................................04  
Aim  &  Objectives ..................................................................................................05  
Welcome  message ................................................................................................06  
Opening  message..................................................................................................07  
Recommendations ................................................................................................08  
Sessions  
Conceptual Framework ............................................................................. 09
School-Based Scouting .............................................................................10
Institutions and/or Organizations to target for community-Based Scout Unit ....11
How to motivate Community leader to be Unit leader.....................................13
Workshop  Framework...........................................................................................15  
Daily  Schedule ......................................................................................................16  
Participants  list .....................................................................................................17  

 
  

 
 

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Workshop  Summary  
 
 
 
 
 
One of the strategic priorities of APR Plan 2009- 2012 is “Community”. This strategic
priority identifies the importance of extending Scout membership beyond schools, thereby
creating a closer relationship with the community and at the same time aiming for
membership growth. This strategic priority also encourages National Scout Organizations
to promote Peace Education. Under this strategic area, Community, the First APR
Community- Based Scouting was organized in Eden Nature Park and Resort in Davao City,
Philippines from 27 to 30 May 2010.

Thirty-seven participants took part in the workshop coming from nine respective countries:
Australia (1), Bhutan (1), Indonesia (2), Korea (1), Malaysia (2), Mongolia (2), Nepal (1),
Papa New Guinea (2), Philippines (25).

The CBS Workshop was a good opportunity to display the role of Scouting in relation to the
communities and to partners. The workshop allowed the NSOs to share their experiences,
expectations and their viewpoints.

The Workshop had a variety of sessions and outdoor activities. The opening ceremony was
a significant event that took place in Cybrus Room with the presence of:

1- Mr Hon. Wendel E. Avisado, member, APR Membership Growth Sub-Committee.

2- Mr J. Rizal C. Pangilinan, the Secretary General, Boy Scouts of Philippines reading
the message from Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Region and BSP National President
Mr Jejomar C. Binay.
3- Mr Abdullah Rasheed, the Regional Director, World Organization of the Scout
Movement, World Scout Bureau, Asia-Pacific Region
4- Mr. Jose Eduardo Delgado, Chairman, APR Programme Sub-Committee.

 
  

Aim  &  Objectives   05  

Aim:
This four-day Workshop is aimed
at identifying the importance of
extending Scout membership
beyond schools, thereby creating
a closer relationship with the
community and at the same time
aiming for membership growth.

Objectives :
At the end of four days, the workshop participants will be able to:

1- Understand how national Scout organizations implement community-based

Scouting.

2- Recognize the importance of extending Scout Membership beyond schools; and

3- Develop strategies on how to promote community-based Scouting as an

alternative to extending Scout membership beyond schools.

 
  

 
Welcome  Message  
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In behalf of the City Government of Davao and the BSP Davao City Council, I am
extending to all the participants to this first-ever Asia Pacific Regional Workshop On
Community Scouting our warmest welcome.

We are so happy and excited that you could come to our city and spend time together to
discuss this very important matter that could very well be answer to the declining trend of
our membership worldwide in recent years. Thanks to Indonesia which has the largest
membership at more than 17M and the other leading countries.

We have taken the initiative of implementing community-based scouting if only to help

save the young people from juvenile delinquency, petty crimes and other illegal activities
that make them liabilities of society and instead transform them towards becoming assets
of society. We train them to become future leaders and better citizens of our country and
community-based scouting is to us, the best way to do it.

We are thankful to Regional Director Abdullah Rasheed for bringing the workshop to Davao
City and to our National Office represented by our Sec. Gen. J.R. Pangilinan for their
strong support to this activity. We hope that you find the workshop truly meaningful and
we would like to assure you that you are all safe here. You will have your time to
personally experience how we conduct our community-based scouting camp and touch
base with our scouts and scout leaders.

Once more, in behalf of all of us.

Welcome. Welcome. Welcome. Long live Scouting.

Wendel E. Avisado
Chairman
Community-Based Scouting Workshop
Davao City, Philippines- May 2010

 
  

Opening  Message   07  
MR. J. RIZAL C. PANGILINAN
Secretary General, Boy Scouts of the Philippines

My Brother and Sister Scouts, greetings from the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.

We welcome you all to this Seminar Workshop on Community Based Scouting. We hope
that you’ll find this site a suitable place for summer. While the El Niño phenomenon is
creating some discomfort, especially now that the temperature has reached 38 degrees
and is nearing the dangerous level of 40 degrees, we just hope that the scenery and the
Filipino hospitality will keep you warm inside.

I also bring the greetings of the BSP National President and the Chairman of the Asia-
Pacific Regional Scout Committee, Makati Mayor Jejomar C. Binay, who has just run for
Vice President of the Philippines and is waiting for the canvass to be finally counted. With
him at the helm of the second position in the country, I am sure that Scouting in the
Philippines is facing brighter future.

Community Scouting, my fellow Scouts, is a fact that should always be at hand in the
Scouting Movement.

Community Scouting means reaching out to the young people, within or without the
school, with or without the ways and means who have not yet benefitted from Scouting.

Since the start of the Scout Movement, various forms of Scouting groups have been
organized. Some Scouting organizations are affiliated with various religious denominations
and ethnic groups. Some are affiliated with the military, the police, or even with other
youth organizations. This shows that Scouting is a program which can be adopted by many
different institutions within a community.

So what is “Community Based Scouting?”

It is Scouting -- as it was organized, Scouting as it is today in most countries, Scouting as

it was meant to be, and used to be in the Philippines. From the very start, Scouting in the
Philippines was a community activity. It was only later that it evolved into the school-
based program. The earliest known Philippine Scout troop, the Lorillard Spencer Troop,
was organized in the community by Lt. Sherman L. Kiser.

In the present Philippine context, the term “community or neighborhood Scouting” is being
used to designate programs and groups sponsored by non-school entities. The need for
this distinction arises from the fact that Scouting groups in the Philippines are almost all
school-based. The general public, unfortunately, does not know or cannot imagine that
many other organizations can also sponsor Scout groups!

In many other countries, Scout groups are supported by business firms, other clubs,
religious congregations and societies. This is what the BSP Community Scouting program
seeks to achieve. To actively encourage various entities, public and private, profit and non-
profit, local and national groups to support Scout troops within their location. The program
must provide these organizations with the guidance on how to go about setting up and
maintaining their local Scout troops.

The program is organized primarily to bring Scouting to youth who are out of school.
However, in-school youth may also join Scout unit in their community when their friends
and peers are in it. Community Scouting therefore, will be open to all Scout-age youth.

 
  

In best form, a Scout unit thus organized shall be composed of youth within the locality of
the supporting entity. The unit’s adult involvement will include primarily the parents of the
unit members, plus other adults in the community who can provide instructional and
inspirational support, such as merit badge counseling.

Potential Community Scouting sponsoring groups includes Rotary, Jaycees, Lions Club,
Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus, churches, and other groups.

A great potential for youth education and training exists in the parents of these youth.
Community Scouting program must top this potential as it gives the opportunity for
parents to have direct involvement in organizing, inspiring, and acting with their own
children in extra-curricular activities. The joint involvement in fun and wholesome activities
with families and community members will make then closer together.

Let me share with you one successful community Scouting group initiated by the BSP, we
call it the Ticket to Life Program. This is, so far, one of the most successful ventures of the
Boy Scouts of the Philippines in terms of program implementation.

Ticket to life is a Scouting group that targeted street children, who have no means to go to
school or even have decent meals. Most of these children sleep and live in the street with
their equally poor parents. These children grow up to become what we call scourge of
society. Yes, let us admit – they have the potentials to become criminals. With the
program, we reached out to a number of innocent children and bring them to the path
where goodness and kindness exist, where they feel important and where they can see the
path to a good future.

With the help of the World Scout Bureau-Asia Pacific Region, the local government, the
parish church and other sponsors, we are able to manage and invite street children to
wear the neckerchief. Today, we have young boys and yes, even girls, doing good turns
not just for themselves, but for other people as well.

As we go on, we are now trying to replicate the program initiated in the Cities of Manila,
Davao and Zamboanga and we are confident that in no time at all, Community Scouting in
the Philippines will progress more than what we target. If this happens, many young
citizens, those who we believe could still be saved from the dark alleys and dangerous
world would be saved and become useful citizens in the future.

So my friends, my fellow Scouters let me not hold you long as the opportunity to be with
you today will be cherished. Thank you all for coming and may we have a fruitful exchange
of ideas in the next few days.

Happy Scouting days ahead. God Bless.

 
  

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Recommendations  
 

To support the implementation of Community-Based Scouting (CBS), the

recommendations are as following:

1- The APR creates a website where NSOs can download information about the
success of the CBS program (like best practices) and to promote the program to
the global community.

2- NSOs agree to document the purpose, procedures and success of their CBS
programs and upload the documents to the website.

3- NSOs will provide appropriate resources for CBS long-term sustainability.

4- The APR initiates a fund raising campaign to support the CBS through the website.

5- NSO’s appoint a contact person to oversee their CBS programs and to network
other NSO’s.

6- That CBS be given high priority as an agenda item at the next APR conference

 
  

Conceptual Framework
Abdullah Rasheed, Director Regional
World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Scout Bureau/Asia-Pacific Region
Sessions   09  
Objectives of the Session:

1- Understand the Mission of Scouting, in relation to Scouting and community,

2- Explain the inclusion of community as a strategic priority in the APR plan, and
3- Explain what do we want to achieve in the workshop

Mission of Scouting

APR Plan (2009-2012)

1 APR Plan adopted during the 23th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference in Kuala
Lumpur;
2 Plan for the period 2009-2012
3 With eight priorities, namely:
- Young people
- Adults
- National Scout Organizations
- Management
- Finance
- Scouting Profile
- Membership
- Community

What do we want to achieve…

The Director Regional concluded his presentation with some key questions, they are as
following:
1- What is community-based in Scouting?
2- Why push for community-based Scouting?
3- What are the challenges?
4- Where and how do we start?

 
  

School-Based Scouting Sessions   10  

By José Eduardo C.Delgado
Chairman, APR Programme Sub-Committee

Objective of the session: by the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- define what is school-based Scouting
- explain the methods of school-based Scouting
- list the advantages and disadvantages
- compare quantity vs quality
- discuss how can we help to grow our membership
- discuss Scouting in schools in the Asia-Pacific Region
- discuss Scouting in schools in other regions

In small groups, many questions were discussed basing on the objectives of the session.
What is Community-Based Scouting? all participants agreed that Community –Based in
Scouting is a distinct mode of Scouting which primarily depends on the active participation
of the community in the realization of the Scout Mission in producing educated, disciplined,
self-reliant and globally-competitive members of the society. CBS can be a unit where the
leader (male and female) comes from the community ages 21 or above, the members of
Scout can be both students and non-students youngsters.

Perceived modes of Scouting:

- Scouting in educational system;
- Scouting delivered by schools;
- Scouting in open groups; and
- Scouting sponsored by community groups

Why is it important to promote community-based Scouting?

- Reaching more members

- Getting attention and awareness of the community
- Increasing membership
- Sharing of Scouting values in the community
- Building on what learnt at school based Scouting (opportunity to do more
active Scouting)
- Serving the community
- Spreading the good word about Scouting achieves
- Helping raise more funds
- Involving parents/NGOs and other organization to fully understand ideals of
Scouting
- Arresting the problem of No-collection policy of the Department of Education

Models of Community-based Scouting:

- Disaster management group

- First Aid
- Weekend Camping
- Promotional of tradition and culture/ adoption of historical monuments
- Environmental awareness/ climate change/adoption of streams
- Services to Elders
- Home owners association
- Mobilization of parents teachers association
- Community leaders
- Teachers (who are not involved in the school based Scouting)

 
  

Sessions   11  
Institutions and/or organizations
to target for Community-Based Scout Unit
By Farouk Bouraoui, Development Support Manager
World Scout Bureau- APR

Aim: The aim of this session is to identify strategies and actions on how to identify
institutions and/or partners for community-based Scout.

Objectives:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

- Enumerate the criteria to use in selecting possible institution and/or

organizations as possible sponsoring institution.
- Discuss how to approach institution and/or organizations as possible
sponsoring institution.
- List possible institution and/or organizations and identify how to work with
together as partners for the benefit of young people.

Criteria to use in selecting possible institution and/or

organizations as possible sponsoring institution:

- Outdoor company (outdoor cloth, outdoor gear)

- Parents and teacher association
- Local government Unit
- Bantai batak (anti abuse children organization)
- Non governmental Organization (Rotary, Lion ect)
- Organizations that promotes spiritual development
- Justice attorney general
- Oil Refinery company (company should allocate 1% of net profit for corporate social
responsibility for neighboring community)
- Home owner association
- Companies who’s products promotes good health
- Environmental friendly group
- Companies that do not produce products that conflicting with Scouts value, Promise and
Mission (eg. Liquor, cigarette, prohibited drugs)

 
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Participant
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cedtrain@yahoo.com List  
No. Name Position Country/ Council Email Address
1 Train, Cedrick G. Commissioner for Leader Training Phils/ Batangas
2 Fuentes, Victoria Q. Chairman, Oraganization & Extension Committee Phils/ Quezon City victoriaqfuentes@yahoo.com
3 Vidad, Evagine A. Asst. Scout Executive Phils/ Quezon City agine_272@yahoo.com
4 Regis, Ligaya A. Commissioner for Public Relation Phils/ Quezon City ligaya_alvarinaregis@yahoo.com
5 Millan, Ferdinand B. Commissioner on Activities Phils/ Antipolo City
6 Paña, Teofilo S. Council Scout Executive Phils/ Davao del Norte
7 Darjan, Ananias J., Jr. OIC-CSE Phils/ Tagum City Assoc. jdarjau66@yahoo.com
8 Aldaya, Agripino F. , Jr. CSE Phils/ Compostella Valley
9 Cuneta, Armando C., Jr. Institutional Head Phils/ Pasay juncuneta@yahoo.com
10 Ongteco, Benjamin P., Jr. School Scouting Coordinator Phils/ Santa Rosa benjaminongteco@yahoo.com
11 Fidel, Omer R. Troop Leader- Training Team Phils/ Santa Rosa omerfidel@yahoo.com
12 Mon, Melvin D. Troop Leader Phils/ Davao City mon.melvin@yahoo.com
13 Sayco, Lorenzo B. CSE Phils/ Iloilo
14 Borbon, Ramil S. FSE Phils/ Batangas City rsbourbon@yahoo.com
15 Griño, Arthur I. OIC Phils/ Zamboanga City agrisouthland@yahoo.com
16 Pamati-an, Leila L. CSEb Phils/ Aklan leila_bspaklan@yahoo.com
17 Angoy, HermesT. CSE Phils/ Bohol angoyherms@yahoo.com.ph
18 Flores, Floripes H. CSE Phils/ Cotabato
19 Matalog, Francisco E. District BSP Coordinator Phils/ Batangas Province franciscomatalog@ymail.com
20 Magboo, Donato M. Commissioner for Senior Scouting Phils/ Batangas Province donatomagboo@yahoo.com
21 Adriano, Rodrigo V. CSE Phils/ MMEC-NCR rodadriano_3@yahoo.com
22 Santos, Joseph T. Deputy Council Commissioner For Program Phils/ MMEC-NCR jorine_santos@yahoo.com
23 Marcelo, Raymundo D. Unit Leader/ Council Training Team Phils/ MM South junior_8372@yahoo.com
24 Balaba, Romeo T. OIC Phils/ Gensan City
25 Kim, Ji Hye Korea Scout association Staff Korea Scout Association sopia20@nate.com
26 Clarke, John C. National Commissioner Youth Program Australia youth.comm@scouts.com.au
27 Damdindagva, Bayarjargal Secretary General The Scout Association of Mongolia ex.director@scout.mm
28 Damdibazar, Naranchimeg Rover The Scout Association of Mongolia sunny.naraa@yahoo.com
29 Prayitno, Slamet Budi Chairman Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia sbudiprayitno@gmail.com
30 Linonge, Daniel H. Deputy Chairman Scout Association Of Papua New Guinea
31 Hussain, Radzwan B. Asst. National Chief Commissioner ( Programme) Malaysia radzwan2@yahoo.com
32 Kala, Sere Chief Commissioner Scout Association Of Papua New Guinea scottkalakala@yahoo.com
33 Singh, Raju Raja National Community Dev. Commissioner Nepal Scouts
34 Susi Yuliati National Commissioner Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia cussie2@yahoo.com
35 Makiramdam, Locito A. Council Chairman Phils/ Antipolo City limaki514@yahoo.com
36 Sonam, Yangden NSO Executive Member/ Nat'l Training Committee Bhutan Scout Association yangden_ei@yahoo.com