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Australia - Bushfires
In a tiny town called Toodyay, Samantha Connor of Scouts Australia, recollects “In December 2009, our Scouts were preparing for Jamboree when a bushfire swept through our town. Rover Scouts came to the rescue and posted the alerts on facebook on a group called ‘Toodyay December Bushfire’. One lady said that she found out her house was on fire when she read it on facebook! People fled their homes and it was a miracle that no lives were lost. One of our Scout Leaders, Rob, stayed to fight the fire and saved the two homes adjoining his property. Over five hundred people were evacuated from the area and remained in limbo, not knowing whether they had a home to return to – the Scouts arranged emergency accommodation with mattresses, swags and sleeping bags and put people in touch with each other. Eventually, three days later, people were allowed home to see what was left – there were forty homes lost and over 3000 hectares, including properties, livestock and sheds.”
Indonesia - Floods, Tsunami & Volcanic Eruptions
In October 2010, one natural disaster after another hit different parts of Indonesia. First was a flash flood in Wasior District in West Papua Province. In collaboration with the local government, hundreds of Scouts mobilized to help the survivors. Then came the tsunami in West Sumatra Province. In response, Scouts and the local Indonesian Red Cross Society were among the first rescuers in the area. A third incident occurred when Mount Merapi in the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta erupted on 26th October. Within hours, the first group of Rovers arrived and brought survivors to temporary shelters. Setting camp at the foot of Mount Merapi, Scouts worked in rotation at the Shelters Kitchen serving food three times a day to over 1,400 survivors. Others were deployed at the community hospital and at the Children Trauma Healing Center, helping the children deal with their condition.
Japan - Earthquake & Tsunami
After an extremely powerful earthquake hit the Tohoku Region on 11 March 2011, triggering high tsunami waves that caused massive loss of lives and properties along the Pacific coast of eastern Japan, the Scout Association of Japan (SAJ) created the Scout Disaster Relief Centers where Scouts unite to bring comfort, strength and hope to affected people. Scouts and volunteers removed rubble and cleared the mud in houses and schools.
On weekends, SAJ provided free shuttle bus services to volunteers between Tokyo and Ishinomaki to bring in more help. The younger Scouts did their share by engaging the children in activities like making taitayaki, a fish shaped waffle, to help ease their trauma.
Pakistan - Floods
In August 2010, in the midst of destructive floods in Pakistan, Rovers organized themselves for rescue and recovery efforts in relief camps. They collected and distributed clothing, medicine and other needs of children and women in close coordination with government relief agencies and emergency rescue departments.
Rovers and Scout Leaders living in heavily flood-affected places worked in their own communities due to the problem of accessing some of the areas.
They reached out to people who were stranded and brought them to safety under nearly impossible conditions with roads and infrastructure being damaged all around.
Philippines - Typhoon
Filipino Scouts, in partnership with ShelterBox joined in the massive rescue and relief operations after the deadly typhoon Washi ravaged Cagayan De Oro and Iligan cities in southern Philippines in the early morning of 17th December 2011, sweeping away nearly 50,000 homes. They set up camps, provided emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies for the most vulnerable families. “It’s been amazing having help from the Scouts and they have brought with them a wealth of knowledge in setting up camps,’ said ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) volunteer Lyndon Tamblyn (NZ). ‘It was easy to show them how to put up the tents as they already knew about distance and spacing so we have been able to work at double our normal pace”.
Scouts make a difference by being prepared for emergencies
During emergencies, timely response by Scouts is a call of service. Today, Scouts are known to help during unfortunate events especially when disaster strikes unexpectedly. Scouting’s role in responding to emergencies was reinforced by members of WOSM through a recent World Scout Conference resolution 17/2011 in Brazil (January 2011). The Conference through the resolution urged all National Scout Organizations (NSOs) to respond urgently to any national/international emergency such as natural and man made disasters and to be able to coordinate with sister organizations, and hence, always remaining prepared to respond in an effective manner. The Resolution also encourages the World Scout Bureau to work in partnership with aid agencies to provide coordination, and technical & professional support to NSOs.
Many countries in Asia-Pacific are vulnerable to natural occurrences, especially those situated in what is called the ‘Ring of Fire’. In the past two years alone, disasters overwhelmed several countries in the region, and often tested the Scouts’ sense of duty and ability (being prepared) to act quickly and responsibly. This article is a focus on experiences from NSOs in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Tusen välkommen, ett adjö
Program's egen sida - Guldkant
Tusen välkommen, ett adjö
Vässarö arbetshelg 11-13 maj
Program's egen sida - Guldkant
Vässarö arbetshelg 11-13 maj
Nykterhetsrörelsens scoutförbund har beslutat bli en del av scouternas nya riksorganisation
Om BP Fellows besök i Södra Sidan
I senaste numret av Södra Sidan står det om BP Fellows besök hos Mälarhöjdens scoutkår.
Vi sitter i samma båt
Idag sänder vi live från Nykterhetsrörelsens förbundsmöte
New Scouts Game App launched by the Scout Association UK (COST: £1.99)
The Scouts Secret Island Adventure (Scouts SIA) is an epic adventure video game for Apple and Android devices (mobile phones). The all action game showcases the best of Scouting skills and activities and includes three arcade style mini-games: hang-gliding, mountain boarding and kayaking.
För all omtanke och vänlighet
Ett varmt tack för visad omtankte i samband med Knochens bortgång. Tack för alla vänliga ord och tack för det stora deltagande på begravningen i Skeppsholmskyrkan. Vi vill också å Sjöräddningssällskapets och Vässarövännernas vägnar tacka för allt insamlat.
Hälsningar
Annikki och hela familjen
‘World Scouting – Educating for Global Citizenship’ a book by Dr. Eduard Vallory (COST: £52.00)
Written in a very exciting style that will make you want to keep reading till the end, this book explains the main findings of a prior academic research on World Scouting that was accomplished earlier by the same author as part of his doctoral research. Using new data and a storytelling technique, the current work revisits how Scouting started, showing its informal launching and its historical evolution throughout the twentieth century. The book analyzes Scouting's structure and recognition policy, its role in developing ideas of global citizenship and belonging, and the spirit of Scouting.
A book and a video game – two exciting products on Scouting launched in recent weeks
World Scouting is happy to present two very exciting products related to Scouting which have been launched in recent weeks. A well-known personality in World Scouting, Dr. Eduard Vallory (Spain) has published his book ‘World Scouting – Educating for Global Citizenship’. The book has evoked a tremendous response from personalities such as members of the World Scout Committee and former Secretary Generals of WOSM alike. The Scout Association of UK has launched an exciting Scout Game App for mobile phones called the Scouts Secret Island Adventure. The adventure video game, which also features their Chief Scout and celebrity adventurer Bear Grylls, is available for Apple and Android devices.
På lördag fattar Nykterhetsrörelsens scoutförbund beslut om strukturen – här finns allt du behöver
Ett justerat förslag på avtal mellan NSF och Scouterna
Ledarpatrullens matplanering för Nittälvspaddlingen
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Ledarpatrullens matplanering för Nittälvspaddlingen
Välkommen till Familjevecka på Mullfjället
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Kansliet håller stängt på torsdag 10/5
Kansliet håller stängt på torsdag 10/5, pga av Knochens begravning. Kansliet är stängt hela dagen.
Bli arrangemangsledare
Nu söker Scouternas arrangemangsgrupp ledare för arrangemangen 2013 och kontingentledning för den svenska kontingenten till World Scout Jamboree i Japan 2015.
Att vara ledare för ett internationellt arrangemang är både spännande och utvecklande det är också otroligt roligt att tillsammans med några andra i ett team ge deltagarna en fantastisk scoutupplevelse.
Om du vill ansöka om att vara Arrangemangsledare så är sista ansökningsdag för arrangemangsledare 2013 23 maj och för ansökningar till Japan är sista datum 30 juni. Läs mer och hitta ansökningshandlingar på: http://www.scout.se/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=413&Itemid=604
Södra Sidan
I Södra Sidan finns en artikel om Mälarhöjdens scoutkår, i samband med sjösättningen.
Medvind för scouterna i MälarhöjdenKnochen

Eric "Knochen" Knochenhauer som jobbat över 30 år för Vässarö och Stockholms Scoutdistrikt har gått bort. För att hedra hans minne har Kåren satt in en summa pengar till Vässarövännerna.
"Till minne av Knochen. För alltid i våra minnen. Örnsbergs Scoutkår"
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