Happy Rover Year - Pakistan Boy Scouts AssociationQuaid e Azam was enrolled for his early education. On 25th December, birthday of the Quaid e Azam, the participants visited Wazir

ISSUE # 97

Happy RoverCentenary Year

Pak-Scouts MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Jan, 2018 ISSUE # 97

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Pakistan Boy Scouts Association in collaboration with Sindh Boy Scouts Association organized Hamara Quaid Celebrations 2017 from 21-26 December at Karachi. Overall 147 Boy Scouts, Rover Scouts and Leaders participated in this programme. The participants arrived at Karachi on 21 December 2017 and stayed in Amin House / International Scouts Hostel M. T. Khan Road, Karachi.

The objective of the Hamara Quaid Celebrations was national integration and to pay homage to the founder and the first Chief Scout of Pakistan.

On 22nd December, the day when Quaid Azam took oath as first Chief Scout of Pakistan, all the participants reached Quaid-e-Azam Flag Staff House and recited Scout Promise with the Chief Guest of the ceremony Dr. Mansub Hussain Siddiqui, Director General Private Institutions Sindh. Quaid-e-Azam Everlasting message was also read by a Rover Scout Taha Meer. On this occasion a good number of Scouts Leaders and private

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HAMARA QUAID CELEBRATIONS


schools children were also present. There after they visited Sindh Madrassatul Islam University where Quaid e Azam was enrolled for his early education.

On 25th December, birthday of the Quaid e Azam, the participants visited Wazir Mansion (birth place of the Quaid) in the morning and then Mazar-e-Quaid to pay homage to first Chief Scout of Pakistan. They laid floral wreath and offered Fateha.

During their stay at Karachi the participants have an education tour of PAF Museum Karsaz, Naval Museum,

Mohatta Palace (House of Madr-e-Millat Fatima Jinnha), historical Makli Grave Yard and Shah Jahan Mosque Thatta, Recreational tours of Sea View, Sea cruise and Keenjhar Lake were also arranged for the participants. Sea cruising was a unique experience for all. At sea view and

Keenjhar Lake they played and enjoyed boating rides and visited Noori Jam Tamachi mazar. The participants also organized an informal Campfire after the closing

ceremony at SBSA Auditorium on 25th December 2017.

During the programme on 23 December PIA-BSA arranged a sumptuous Dinner at Its Headquarters, PIA Township Karachi in the honour of the participants of Hamara Quaid and exchanged souvenirs. Provincial Commissioner PIABSA Mr. Aslam Tariq and Mr. Muhammad Shuaib former PC PIABSA were also present on this occasion and applauded theme of the programme.

A special tour of Ismaili oldest Group was also arranged on 25 December 2017. In this regard the participants visited the Den of Ismaili District at Kharadar Jamat Khana where they were given a presentation about the activities and achievements of the Ismaili Group.

It is pertinent to mention that an effective competent team was formed by PHQ SBSA to assist NHQ officials which were a great support for the success of this programme. Besides this lunches and dinners were also sponsored by SBSA with the support of its Districts.

The closing ceremony of the Seminar was held on 25th December 2017 at SBSA Auditorium wherein Mr. Justice (R) Hassan Feroz, Patron Sindh BSA was the Chief Guest. On this occasion prominent scout dignitaries of Sindh BSA were also present. Different cultural and amusement programs were presented. At the end of closing ceremony shields from Sindh & PBSA (Manuscript of Charter of PBSA duly signed by Quaid-e-Azam as Chief Scout) were presented to all participants.

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Pakistan Boy Scouts Association and UNICEF

signed an MOU to empower Scout Disaster Risk

Reduction through U-Report. UNICEF globaly has

made significant progress in developing and

implementing SMS based communication

platform that increase access to information on

key child rights issues, strengthens participation

and engagement of adolescents and community

members and acts as a citizen-sourced social

monitoring tool which can inform policy and

programmes.

U-Report: PakAvaz represents an exciting

opportunity for PBSA to maximizes the existing

and potential reach of technology to

fundamentally shift how children and adult

community members in Pakistan access

information, express their opinion on disaster

and how that information is used to improve

prorammes.

- 3rd TOT held from .08-09 Dec, 2017 for the scout

leaders from Punjab, Islamabad and Pak.

Railways BSAs.

- 4th ToT for the scout leaders from Balochistan,

Sindh and PIA BSAs was held from 13-14

December, 2017 at Islamabad.

All the Provincial Secretaries also attended the

pilot project. Each provincial association has to

register at least 1500 scouts as U-Reporter by

31st December, 2017.

U-REPORT EMPOWERING SCOUTS ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

BECOME U-REPORTER


Send your message “join” on and 8623register yourself as Scout and complete the process untill you receive a message that you have joined U-Report, Pak-Awaz registration process. You can visit on the following link:

U-REPORT EMPOWERING SCOUTS ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION


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GSAT stands for the Global Support Assessment Tool, a Quality Standard owned by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). It assesses the compliance of a National Scout Organization (NSO) towards International Best Practices in Good Governance and Quality Scouting. This Standard was developed in collaboration with SGS, the world's leading certification company. This Standards assesses compliance of a National Scout Organization (NSO) towards international Best Practices in Good Governance and Quality Scouting and its purpose is to serve as a reference and its application will enable NSOs to assess their strengths and areas of improvement and, as an outcome, to improve their accountability to stakeholders.

Pakistan Boy Scouts also benefited with the GSAT. Mr. Michael Bernards MOOSER, Mr. Suren Kularaj Watson and Mr. Lian Le-Bin arrived Islamabad from 04-06 Dec, 2017 for the same exercise. Following were the objectives:

- To assess the extent of Pakistan Boy Scouts Association's compliance level with the World Organization of the Scout Movement

(WOSM) Best Practices as outlined in the “Global Support Assessment Tool for Quality Scouting” - To measure Pakistan Boy Scouts Association's performance against these Best Practices;

- To provide Pakistan Boy Scouts Association with specific recommendations that can be translated into an internal management tool for continuous improvement purposes.Pakistan boy Scouts Association will focus on the following areas for better practices and continued improvement:

1. WOSM Institutional Requirements,2. Governance Framework (Constitution,

General Assembly and National Board)3. Strategic Framework,4. Integrity Management,5. Communication, Advocacy and Public

Image,6. Adults in Scouting7. Resources Allocation and Financial

Controls,8. Youth Programme9. Growth Potential10. Continuous Improvement

GLOBAL SUPPORT ASSESSMENT TOOL (GSAT) - PAKISTAN


Pakistan Boy Scouts Association celebrates every 1st December as its Foundation Day to commemorate the day when Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah signed the Charter of PBSA as Chief Scout Pakistan. To celebrate this particular day this year, a special ceremony was held by the Islamabad Boy Scouts Association (IBSA) with the collaboration of Private Schools Network (PSN) at Bhara Kahu. Mr. Zahid Mahboob, National Secretary (Add. Charge) was the Chief Guest. Dr. Tariq Masood, Provincial Commissioner IBSA, Mr. Muhammad Afzal Babur, APC IBSA and Mr. Abdul Hayee Sheikh Provincial Secretary IBSA were the dignitaries attended the ceremony.

Addressing on the occasion, Mr. Zahid Mahboob explained the background and formation of PBSA. He also highlighted the achievements and future programmes of the PBSA. Dr. Tariq Masood appreciated the PSN to hold the ceremony and ensure his cooperation for the promotion of scout activities particularly within IBSA. Dr. Afzal Babur expressed his interest to extend scout activities in the Private Schools Network. Mr. Abdul Hayee Sheikh thanked PBSA, PSN, all the dignitaries, scouts and their leaders for attending the ceremony. The ceremony was ended with special prayer.

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FOUNDATION DAY OF PBSA & WORLD AWARENESS DAY OF AIDS


In connection with the Celebrations of International Human Rights Day, Ministry of Human Rights, Govt. of Pakistan organized a Festival at Lok Virsa, Islamabad on 10th December 2017. Pakistan Boy Scouts Association, like other organizations was also invited to set a stall on the venue to show its activities for the development of good citizenship among the youth. PBSA displayed

badges, literature, posters and solar gadgets to highlight the contribution of PBSA to prepare youth to cope with the new challenges. General public from all walks of life visited the stall of PBSA and showed their interest particularly in solar gadgets. Solar toys were the special attraction for kids. Girl Guides also showed their interest to start Scouts go Solar program.

SOLAR EXHIBITION ON THE EVE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

Anti Narcotics Force (Pakistan) organized central Drug Burning Ceremony at Islamabad and destroyed 136.87 Tons of Drugs worth Rs.4.086 billion on 5th December, 2017. Federal Minister Narcotics Control Lt. Gen ® Salahuddin Tirmizi, HI (M) was the Chief Guest. 60 scouts and scout leaders from Islamabad Boy Scouts

Association represented Pakistan Boy Scouts Association in the ceremony. Selected scouts welcomed the guests of the ceremony including ministers, govt. officials, Ambassadors, students and social activists. Attending this ceremony, scouts had an opportunity to know the harms and evils of drugs.

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ANF CENTRAL DRUG BURNING CEREMONY

WELCOME 2018 ROVERS CENTENARY YEAR (1918-2018)

Year 2018 marks 100 years of Rover Scouting. Rover activities / events through all over the world are being related to Centenary Celebrations of Rover Scouting. Rover Scouting started as a result of demand of older scouts leading to the formation of the Rover Scout Selection in 1918. Baden Powell wrote a book for the new section, “Rovering to success” in 1922. It contained the thoughts of Baden Powell for a happy

and successful adult life as well as the ways and methods to organize Rover activities. Baden Powell called Rovering a “Brotherhood of Open Air and Service”. World Scout Committee decided to celebrate the year 2018 as the centenary year of Rovering. Special activities and events are being organized in connection with this mile stone of scouting in all parts of the world. Pakistan Boy Scouts Association has also scheduled many activities in this regard. All the scout Groups / Rover Crews, Scout Districts and Provinces are invited to organize special ceremonies to celebrate the Rovers Centenary Year and send the reports to the National Headquarters, PBSA through proper channel.

Gone Home

Following passed away in the month December, 2017: - Elder brother of Mr. Zahid Mahboob, Secretary (Add. Charge) Pakistan Boy Scouts Association - Mr. Saeed Ahmed Sidiqui, Senior Scout Leader from Sindh Boy Scouts Association

We pray that the departed souls may rest in Heaven and Almighty Allah give courage to their families to bear this irreparable loss (Aameen).

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National Scouts Organization of Thailand organized 1st Solar Scout Jamboree at Vajiravudh National Scout Camp, Chon Buri from 11th to 15th December 2017. The motto of this Jamboree was “SAVE ENERGY FOR THE BETTER WORLD”. 1500 Thai and 150 overseas Scouts from seven countries (Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Vietnam) participated in the Jamboree. Besides these participants, 2000 Thai scouts also attended the Jamboree as one day camp. A contingent comprising of 13 Boy/Rover Scouts, 2 Scout Leaders and 2 officials from Pakistan Boy Scouts Association participated in the said Jamboree in the leadership of Mr. Abdul Mannan (Acting Chief Commissioner). Qazi Zahoor-ul-Hassan, former National Secretary was the Contingent Leader and Mr. Faqeer Muhammad Dayo was the Deputy Contingent Leader of Pakistan. In addition to the National Contingent, Mr. Asif Mahmood from Pakistan also visited the Jamboree as Global SgS Coordinator representing Scouts go Solar Programme of the WOSM.

Solar Exhibition, Solar Direct, Solar Lamp and Solar Home were the main four activities of the Jamboree. Participants went through these activities and sub-activities as per Jamboree schedule. They made Solar Art, Sunglasses, Box Solar Cooker, Sundial, Solar Lamp, Solar Car, Solar Boat and Solar Bug while participating in the Jamboree activities.

They also observed the working of different solar gadgets like Parabolic Solar Cooker, different types of Sundials, Solar House System, DC and AC lights using Solar Panels etc. Scouts were also provided an opportunity to visit an exhibition on the different aspects of Solar/ Renewable energies and environment friendly methods to use biomass as a source of energy.

Cultural Evening and Campfire were the other interesting events of the Jamboree. Scouts wearing their traditional costumes and presenting their native foods/eatables had the real impression of international gathering. All the countries participating in the Jamboree presented their best items in the Campfire. Pakistani scouts wearing Sindhi dress also set a stall for cultural presentation and made a performance in campfire on a National Song “Dil Dil Pakistan”.

A joint reception by the Pakistani and Thai scouts was arranged. Jamboree officials and the contingent leaders of the overseas scouts attended the reception. Attendees were entertained with the traditional foods of the both countries and the souvenirs were exchanged.

The Jamboree was closed in a very impressive manner. All the participants of the Jamboree illuminated their torches which were made by themselves during the Jamboree.

1st SOLAR SCOUT JAMBOREE IN THAILAND


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PIA-BSA PROVINCIALCOUNCIL MEETING44th Provincial Council Meeting of PIA Boy Scouts Association was held at its Provincial Headquarters, PIA Township, Karachi on Saturday, 30th December, 2017. Mr. Aslam Tariq Tariq, Provincial Commissioner PIA-BSA chaired the meeting.

Besides many other Agenda Items appointment of Provincial Secretary and Provincial Treasurer were made on the recommendation of the Provincial Commissioner. The Council unanimously endorsed the name of Mr. Shams Khan as Provincial Secretary of PIABSA. He will take charge from Mr. Rashid Amin Dar in February 2018 when he will proceed on LPR. Mr. Irfanullah Hayderi was appointed as Provincial Treasurer vice Mr. Sanaullah Bizenjo who resigned due to some personal issues.

Mr. Usman Pasha, Dy. Director Programme attended the Meeting as Rep of National Headquarters.

SCOUTING ACTIVITIES - PIA BSA


IQBAL HAMARA:PIA Scouts Celebrated (Iqbal Hamara) Program at PIA Scouts Provincial Headquarter Karachi. Ms. Tasawwur Atique said that the poetry of Allama Iqbal was also beneficial for the children. Iqbal used a word 'Shaheen' for Children in his poetry, he noted. The name of Allama Iqbal is described with love and respect despite lapse of several years after his death. District Secretary Ms. Zeenat Raheel Said that Allama Iqbal dreamt of ideology of Pakistan and the Quaid-e-Azam Materialized it.

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PIA Scouts Provincial Executive Committee meetingProvincial Commissioner of PIA Scouts Muhammad Aslam Tariq has said in the 46th Provincial Executive Committee Meeting that Scout's activities services across the country are well appreciated. Mr. Shamas Khan was nominated as Provincial Secretary on the retirement of Rashid Amin Dar. Mr. Shamas Khan will take charge in February, 2018. District Commissioner Girls Tasawwur Atique also mentioned Annual activities of Girls Scouts in the Meeting.

Celebrating Eid Milaad-un-Nabi under the PIA ScoutsEid Milaad-un-Nabi was celebrated by PIA Scouts. Host District Secretary Shayan-ud-din, Miss Samra Kanwal, Asma Qurat-ul-ain, Azeem tahir and others warmly welcomed all the guests. On this occasion, Religious Scholar Aneela Fateh, Aasma Batool and Naat Khuwan Rahat Hameed and other were Guests of Honors. Assistant Provincial Secretary Mr. Shamas Khan and other respected Scout Leaders Syed Mehboob Qadri, Muhammad Sajawal, Ghulam Qadir, Irfan Haideri, Muhammad Tariq and Muhammad Usman were also present.

SCOUTING ACTIVITIES - PIA BSA


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U- Report registration Camp of FATA BSA 1ST U-Report Camp was conducted on25 December 2017 at Jamrud Khyber Agency and 2nd Camp was conducted on 30 December 2017 at Dara adam khil FR.Kohat. In both camps more than 600 Scouts, Rovers and volunteers all across FATA participated.

SCOUTING ACTIVITIES - FATA BSA


Camp Staff Programme - USA - June, 2018

(Tentative Schedule)

Model Camping at National Headquarters -

Mediterranean Jamboree - MALTA - 1-8 Aug, 2018

17th Nippon Scout Jamboree - Japan - 04-10 Aug, 2018

26th APR Scout Conference - Philippines - 2018

10th Serbian National Jamboree - Serbia - 27 July - 05 Aug, 2018

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24th World Scout Jamboree- North America -22 July - 02 Aug, 2019

25th Australian Scout Jamboree - Australia - 4-13 Jan, 2019

9th Guide and Scout International Camp - UK - 27 July - 03 Aug, 2019


Selection Camp for the Best Shaheen / Boy / Rover of the year - 18-20 Jan 2018

18th Snow Hike for Rovers - 17-22 Feb, 2018

1st Gathering of National Youth Council- 20-22 Feb, 2018

2nd National Gathering of Gold Medalists - 22 Feb, 2018

Founder’s Day Celebrations - 22 Feb, 2018

Booking available at the conference of scout groups

APR Course for Leader Trainer - Philippines - 06-12 October, 2018

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Happy Rover Year - Pakistan Boy Scouts AssociationQuaid e Azam was enrolled for his early education. On 25th December, birthday of the Quaid e Azam, the participants visited Wazir