100 PROFICIENCY BADGES

1.AIDS AWARENESS 2.AIR SPOTTER 3.AMBULANCE MAN 4.ARCHER 5.ARTIST 6.ATHLETE 7.AVIATOR 8.BACKWOODSMAN 9.BASKET WORKER 10.BEE MASTER 11.BIRD WARDEN 12.BOATMAN 13.BOOK BINDER 14.BRAILLE 15.CAMELMAN 16.CAMPER 17.CAMP WARDEN 18.CANCER AWARENESS 19.CARPENTER 20.CITIZEN 21.CLIMBER 22.CIVIL DEFENCE 23.COMMUNITY SINGING 24.COMMUNITY WORKER 25.COMPUTER AWARENESS 26.COOK 27.CYCLIST 28.DAIRYMAN 29.DEBATOR 30.DESERT FOLK 31.DRUG AWARENESS 32.DISASTER MANAGEMENT 33.ECOLOGIST 34.ELECTRICIAN 35.ELECTRONICS 36.ENTERTAINER 37.EXPLORER 38.EVENT MANAGER 39.FARMER 40.FIREMAN 41.FLORIST 42.FOLK DANCER 43.FORESTER 44.FREE BEING ME 45.FRIEND TO ANIMALS 46.GAMES LEADER 47.GARDENER 48.GOOD NEIGHBOUR 49.GYMNAST 50.HANDYMAN 51.HEALTHYMAN 52.HERBALIST 53.HERITAGE 54.HIKER 55.HOSPITALMAN 56.INTERPRETER 57.INTERPRETER TO THE DEAF 58.JOURNALIST 59.LAUNDRER 60.LEATHER WORKER 61.LEPROSY CONTROL 62.LITERACY 63.MAP MAKER 64.MARKSMAN 65.METEREOLOGIST 66.MOTOR MECHANIC 67.MUSICIAN 68.NATURALIST 69.NUTRITION EDUCATOR 70.OARSMAN 71.PATHFINDER 72.PHOTOGRAPHER 73.PIONEER 74.PLUMBER 75.POULTRY FARMER 76.PRINTER 77.PUBLIC HEALTHMAN 78.READER 79.RESCUER 80.RURAL ENGINEER 81.RURAL WORKER 82.SAFETY KNOWLEDGE 83.SALESMAN 84.SANITATION PROMOTER 85.SCHOLAR 86.SECRETARY 87.SEA FISHERMAN 88.SELF DEFENCE 89.SIGNALLER 90.SOIL CONSERVATOR 91.SOLAR ENERGY AWARENESS 92.STALKER 93.STARMAN 94.SWIMMER 95.TAILOR 96.TELEGRAPHIST 97.TRACKER 98.WORLD CONSERVATION 99.WORLD FRIENDSHIP 100.YOGA


AWARDS DECORATIONS COMPETITIONS

Awards, Decorations  & Competitions

To Recognise the Services of the Volunteers and Professionals at different level, the Organisation sanctions Awards and Decorations as follows:- 

1. Service Star

2. Special Service Star

3. Long Service Decoration

4. Thanks Badge

5. Award of Gallantry

    (a) Letter of Commendation

    (b) Certificate

    (c) Gilt Medal

    (d) Bar to Gilt Medal

    (e) Silver Medal

    (f) Bar to Silver Medal

    (g) Bronze Medal

6. Awards for meritorious service

    (a) Medal of Merit

    (b) Bar to Medal of Merit

    (c) Silver Star

    (d) Bar to Silver Star

    (e) Silver Elephant

PRIME-MINISTER SHIELD COMPETITION

Scout/Guide Units working in the field of Community development for at least a year are judged at State level recognized at National level and are awarded Certificates & Shields. Members of Winning units and their leaders are awarded certificates and shield by the Prime Minister of India.

PURPOSE:

Motivate Scouts and Guides of the country to play their useful role in the service of the nation and in the movement.

PERIOD:

The Competition will cover the period from 1^st July every year to 30^th June of the succeeding year. 

METHODOLOGY:

-The Competition will be held in four subjects and is open to all Scout Troops/Guide Companies.

-Competition will be separately for the Scout and Guide Wins.

- State Association will give wide publicity and invite applications. The State Association Will forward application forms along with a registration fee Rs. 10/- per unit to NHQ.  

ELIGIBILITY:

- Minimum of 2 competing Districts.

- A competing district is one, which registers at least two units.

LOG-BOOK:

-To be maintained by competing Units. The  Log Book should be preferably 15’X12’ in size. 

JUDGING:

- Division/District recommends best unit in each group to state. State recommends one best among each group of subjects to NHQ.

- A state can get 3 Shields for Scouts and 3 Shields for Guides. 

 

AWARD:

-In State, the Scout Troop, Guide Company standing first and gaining 70% and above marks will be awarded Prime Minister’s Shield and a crtificate signed by the Prime Minister.

 

 

- All participating units, which gain more than 50% marks in the group of subjects, will be awarded a certificate of Merit signed by the Prime Minister.  

PROJECT AREA:

The area of work for Unit will be selected by respective Units and approved by the District Commissioner. It shall not be less than 30 families and not more than 50 families.

 UPA_RASHTRAPATI AWARD

Rover/Ranger Units are also encouraged to promote projects for the development of community. The best units selected at State level are recommended for awards at National level in the name of Upa-Rashtrapatiji, (H.E. the Vice President of India) who is the Patron of B.S. & G

PURPOSE:

Motivate Rover/Ranger to play their useful role in serving the community and the movement by taking up concrete community service and community development Projects.

PERIOD:

The Competition will cover the period from April every year to 31^st March of the succeeding year.

METHODOLOGY:

-The Competition will be held in three categories and is open to all Rover Crews and Ranger Teams in the Country.

-The competition will be held separately for the Rover and Ranger sections of the Movement.

 

 

-The Rover Crews and Ranger Teams will participate in all the three categories prescribed for this competition. 

 

 

- The State Association will give wide publicity and invite applications from the Units intending to participate in it by filling the Registration Forms, which may be obtained from the State. The State Association forwards the Registration to NHQ along with a registration fee of Rs. 10/- per unit.   

ELIGIBILITY:

Minimum 4 competing Districts.

- A Competing District is one which registers atleast one Unit from Rover/Ranger Sections.

LOG BOOK:

To be maintained by Competing Units.

JUDGING:

The Log Book of the best Unit one each from Rover and Ranger Sections will be sent for consideration of the State level panel of judges according to the present time schedule. The State Level panel of judges will select the best two from the entries received and recommend the same to NHQ for the awards.

PROJECT AREA:

The area of work will be selected by respective Units approved by the District Commissioner concerned. It shall not be less than one basti / hamlet and not more than 3 Basties / hamlets.

AWARD:

- In each State the Rover crew and Ranger Team Standing First and gaining 70% and above marks will be awarded the Vice-President’s Merit Certificate along with a Shield by the Vice – President. 

-All the Units which gain more than 50% marks in all the categories but less than 70% will be awarded a participation certificate signed by the National Commissioner.

FIRST AID AND CPR

First Aid and CPR Training

First aid is the first help given to someone who has had an accident or other health emergency. If more attention is needed, first-aid treatment helps keep an injured or ill person as safe as possible until medical personnel arrive. Wilderness first aid (WFA) is the assessment of and treatment given to an ill or injured person in a remote environment when a physician and/or rapid transport are not readily available.

First aid and WFA are important to participants in BSA programs. The BSA strongly recommends that participants avail themselves of CPR with automatic external defibrillator (AED) training, along with first-aid and wilderness first-aid training. For certain program participation, there may be requirements for first aid, wilderness first aid, and CPR/AED. There are no unit-centric requirements at this time.

First aid, WFA, CPR/AED may be taught by instructors currently trained by a nationally certified provider such as the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, Emergency Care and Safety Institute, or American Safety and Health Institute. Cub Scouts can even be taught this valuable skill in a family-type setting. Online-only courses are not accepted if a certification is required. The BSA will accept nationally recognized blended courses—such as from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Emergency Care and Safety Institute—where competency can be demonstrated to an instructor.

Further information and advancement in first aid may include wilderness first responder (WFR) and wilderness emergency medical technician (WEMT).

For more information, see the Boy Scout Handbook and the First Aid merit badge pamphlet.

 

SLM SYLLABUS ROT

Syllabus for Re-orientation Course for Trainers  – SLM
Recent changes in Scheme of training Value Based Scouting.
Six areas of Training.
Self Training.
Training Study and Assignment. Evaluation.
Formulating Objectives.
Support to Leaders.
Transactional Analysis.
Youth Programme.

SLM SYLLABUS LT(SW)

Syllabus of Course for Leader Trainers (SW) – SLM
Six Areas of Training.
Personal Support
Self Training
How to Read TAS
Youth Programme
Needs and Aspirations of Young People Training Administration Communication. Thinking Techniques
Community Development
Conservation.

SLM SYLLABUS ALT (SW)

Syllabus for Course for Assistant Leader Trainers (SW) – SLM
What is Scouting.
Prime Minister Shield Competition.
Group Dynamics.
Importance of Games on Courses. Creating Learning Experiences.
Use of A.V. Aids.
Micro Teaching & Assessment Forms. Selection of the Course Staff.
Obtaining and Using Resources. Community Development Project.

SLM SYLLABUS PRE-ALT

Syllabus for Pre-ALT (SW) Course – SLM Fundamentals of Scouting.
What is Youth Programme.
14 Programme Ideals.
Leadership Qualities.
Campfire on Courses.

SLM SYLLABUS HWB ROVER SCOUT LEADERS

Syllabus of HWB Course for Rover Scout Leaders – SLM
History of Wood Badge.
Career Counselling – Hobbies & Handicraft, Vocational activities.
Ecology – Conservation.
Culture, Heritage and National Integration.
Public Relations within and outside the Movement.
More Adventure activities and Rallies. Folk Lore, Folk Art and Recreation. Community Development Project – Project on National Priority – Health for all, Sanitation Promotion etc.
Rovering to Success.
Extension Rovering.
Service within the Movement.
Know the Syllabus upto Rashtrapati Award.

SLM SYLLABUS HWB SCOUT MASTERS

Syllabus of HWB Course for Scout Masters – SLM
Conservation.
Needs of the Young People and Personal Development.
Proficiency Badge Activities.
Knowledge of World Scouting.
Extension Scouting.
History of Wood Badge.

SLM SYLLABUS HWB CUB MASTERS

Syllabus of HWB Course for Cub Masters – SLM
Pack and Community.
Programme System,
Proficiency Badge Scheme.
Knowledge about Wolf Cub Handbook Part II and III.
Knowledge of Golden Arrow.
Fund Raising.
Role of Cub Masters in LA / DA.
Animated Yarns,
History of Wood Badge.
WOSM (World Organization of the Scout Movement).
Conservation.
Extending Cubbing.

SLM SYLLABUS ADV ROVER SCOUT LEADERS

Syllabus of Advanced Course for Rover Scout Leaders – SLM
Rover Proficiency Badges as Rajya Puruskar and other Badges.
World Affairs / Scouting.
Relationship with other Youth and Service Organizations.
Hobbies and Handicraft progress shown. Upa Rashtrapati Award Competition. Rovering to Success.
Know the syllabus upto Rajya Puruskar. Have knowledge of Rashtrapati Rover.

SLM SYLLABUS ADV SCOUT MASTERS

Syllabus of Advanced Course for Scout Masters – SLM
Programme activities,
Scheme of Proficiency Badges.Knowledge of Rules, APRO and other books on Scouting.
Spiritual dimension of Training of Scouts.
Senior Boys and the Scout Troops.
Prime Minister Shield Competition, C.D. Project.
Knowledge of Rashtrapati Award.

SLM SYLLABUS ADV CUB MASTERS

Syllabus of
Advanced Course for Cub Masters – SLM
Proficiency Badge scheme;
Training and Testing.
Knowledge about Wolf Cub Handbook Part I (Eight to Fifteen Bites). International aspects of Scouting.
Safety Knowledge.
Revision of Jungle Plays.
Management of the Pack.
Scouting and Religion – Duty to God.

14 PROGRAMME IDEALS

THE  BHARAT  SCOUTS  &  GUIDES,  N.T.C.  PACHMARHI OUR  NEW  PROGRAMME  FOR  SCOUTS / GUIDES  CUB / BULBUL SECTION SCOUT / GUIDE SECTION ROVER / RANGER SECTION   By the time a boy / girl completes full course of the cub / bulbul / Bulbul Programme  he / she will be able to: - By the time a boy / girl completes the course of the scout / guide / Guide Programme , he / she will be able to: - By the time a young man completes the full course of the rover / ranger  / Ranger Programme  he / she will be able to: -   1 Develop habits, which lead to good character. 1 Develop his / her character to become healthy and useful. 1 Become an active and participating citizen.   2 Put in efforts of learning directed towards good citizenship. 2 Accept and follow the rudiments of good citizenship. 2 Make Scouting / Guiding a way of life.   3 Learn practical cub / bulbul skills essential to become good scout / guide and a good boy / girl in general. 3 Undertake practices and improve skills essential to become self-reliant and prepare himself / herself to use them for helping others. 3 Improve skills, vocational and otherwise, to be self-dependent and useful to others.   4 Undertake activities, which contribute to his / her allround development. 4 Undertake collective activities and challenges, which contribute for his / her allround development. 4 Emerge as a practical Persian who has respect for himself / herself and for others and their experiences.   5 Do a daily Good turn. 5 Be aware of his / her capacities and use them in service to the community. 5 Realise that he / she has a responsibility in the development of his / her community and undertake community Development Projects individually and collectively.   6 Develop fascination for beauties of nature and awareness of God. 6 Improve his / her skills of observation to appreciate the wonders of nature and develop a sense of express reverence to God by worshipping him. 6 Lead a refined religious life in service of man and God.   7 Express himself / herself in creative skills. 7 Make things useful for others. 7 Select a right partner for a life of full understanding and adjustment and lead a harmonious life.   8 Collect things of his / her interest and preserve them properly. 8 Realise that public property is his / her property as well and attempt to look after it. 8 Do all his / her best to protect public property.   9 Develop sense of respect for elders and love for youngsters in the family and neighborhood and find ways of such expressions with a spirit of cooperation. 9 Identify himself / herself as an integral part of his / her community, and realise his / her duty to country. 9 Prepare himself / herself to do his / her duty to country and develop love for Universal Brotherhood i.e. peace and good will among human beings.   10 Satisfy his / her need for adventure. 10 Improve further Scouting / Guiding skills to undertake adventurous activities and develop love for adventure. 10 Develop a positive attitudes to undertake considerable risks for others, making the full use of his / her Rovering / Rangering Values.   11 Inculcate a feeling of appreciation for family traditions be of religious, social or ancestral character and make attempts to follow them. 11 Understand our National Heritage and Culture and determine to keep them up. 11 Work of the upkeep of our National Heritage and Culture with love for Human values.   12 Understand the need of conserving God’s creation and the public properties. 12 Undertake individual and collective practices to conserve nature resources and prepare to educate others in this respect. 12 Promote and participates in the developmental activities pertaining to National priorities like National Integration, Population Education, Conservation, Literacy and Sanitation.   13 Obey orders and follow their advises even in their absence. 13 Develop the qualities of a dynamic leader and participate doing his / her best, effectively in all leadership opportunities made available to him. 13 Become a strategic leader who loves to grow with the group.   14 Know about his / her state, people culture 14 Study about his / her country and people and contribute for the cause of National Integration. 14 Have fair understanding of the World Affairs in general.  *Patel*

CONSERVATION

THE BHARAT SCOUTS & GUIDES, N.T.C. PACHMARHI CONSERVATION The World is approaching an ecological collapse. The Government, non-governmental organizations and experts throughout the world have been involved in preparing a global plan, the World Conservation Strategy. The Strategy says : Only be working with nature can man survive; Conservation is in the mainstream of human progress; We must recognize that we are part of nature, and We must resolve that all our actions take this into account. ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS : Poverty, lack of ecological knowledge, lack of alternative possibilities, political conflicts and war have contributed led to erosion which in turn has resulted in the deterioration of land, lower productivity and death.  The destruction of land, together with the population explosion is leading to an increase in the number of starving people in the world. Various forms of pollution (water, air, sound) and depletion of resources is threatening the survival of humanity throughout the glove. The environment concern rank as today’s “Global Issue No. I” problems such as destruction of the ozone layer pollution of the seas and extinction of wild life affects us all whether we live in a the North of in the South or indeed in the East of the West of the solutions to these issues will be found only by a concerted and co-operative effort involving young and old across national, political and cultural borders. Scouting has to play an active role in responding to these concerns. What we can do? perhaps it would be better to ask WHAT CAN’T WE DO? Ideas for Action The Earth and Us : Read Scouting for Boys and some of the other books written by the founder in which he discuses his attitudes towards the natural environment. Discuss with young petrol how these beliefs are reflected in Scouting today. Take B.P.’s techniques for looking at animal tracks and try to tell the story behind tracks you can find in your local area. Choose a sport in inspiring surroundings and find a reading, poem or personal statement which express how you and your culture relate to the environment. Take your group of Scouts / Guides there, ask them to sit comfortably and look at nature around them. Then to close their eyes and simply listen – first to the environment itself… wind in the trees, birds, insects or just silence. Ready your surroundings is emphasised.  Allow the Scouts to sit quietly walk, lie down, or enjoy nature as they see fit. Find out the creation stories as told in various religions and share them with other Scouts during appropriate opportunities in the outdoors such as Campfires, spiritual reflections or devotions etc. Find out about ancient beliefs in your culture related to nature. Try to show through drama, the most significant elements in these relationships. Compare this with current practice in your country and culture. During a Scout camp, take three day hike and try to survive without relying on traditional energy sources. Based on your experiences, find ways of using these alternative approaches at home. Identify with your patrol all the appliances in your home that consume energy. Discuss what you can do to reduce the amount consumed, such as switching off lights and appliances that are not being sued. Install solar appliances in Scout Camps using the technology available. Mount an information campaign among car drivers to encourage them to switch off their car engine when stopped. Create a composite pile to serve your local needs. This could be in your own garden or in a public area. Use your compost to fertilize a garden and demonstrate its value to your community. Organise painting, drawing, writing or singing festivals to celebrate the beauty of the natural environment. Atmosphere : Set up an exhibition showing the effects of various energy sources on the environment (oil, coal, wood, gas, nuclear power, solar energy, windmills, etc.). Visits your local government headquarters and find out what regulations or legislation exists governing the location and operations of industry with regard to pollution standards. Chemicals : Invite a doctor, nurse or health worker to discuss with your group the proper use of medicines and the dangers of drug abuse. Also discuss the proper storage and handling of medicines. Organise a community effort to rid parks and other public spaces of weeds by hand in order to avoid the need to use herbicides. Desertification : Tree planting. Select the right season for planing trees. Select the right place to plant a tree is to become responsible for one’s tree. Therefore make sure that you go back regularly to see how it is growing and whether it needs your help or not. Learn soil conservation techniques and reclaiming techniques that can be shown to t he local community. Using appropriate technology, demonstrate the most efficient use of wood for fuel. Show to the community that other types of fuel can be substituted for wood and that wood has to be preserved. Demonstrate wood cutting techniques that do not harms trees and discourage cutting green woods. --oOo--

HISTORY OF WOOD BADGE

THE BHARAT SCOUTS & GUIDES, NATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE PACHMARHI ( M.P. ) – 461881. HISTORY OF WOOD BADGE The Wood Badge has been a most coveted achievement of a Scouter since the inception of the Scheme at Training for Scouters. It is treated as important and as respectful today as it was eighty years ago. This is actually so in regard to so many things introduced in Scouting by the Founder, for example the Patrol System, the Group System, Camping, the Badge work, the daily good turn and many other things. These are as relevant to day as they were ninety years ago when Scouting was started. Actually these are the specialties of our Movement, which make it distinct from so many youth programmes existing in the world today. As is well known that the Scout Movement is the outcome of the experiment tried by the Founder in 1907 at Brown sea Island Camp for the training of boys in good citizenship where the scheme of Scouting a product of the Founder’s brain was tried by him. The Founder himself acted as the Scoutmaster to do in the case of a Scout Troop. The daily routine, the method of instruction through the Patrol Leaders, the Campfires were all done in the same manner. About the Patrol System, which is the only method of running a Scout Troop, the Founder stated in the report of his experimental camp as below. “The patrol was the unit for work of play. The boys were put on their Honour to carry out orders. Responsibility, discipline and competitive rivalry were thus at once established and a good standard of development was ensured throughout the troop. The patrol over night camps with the patrols away from the main camp on their own and under the leadership of their own boy leaders were of special concern to B.P. They were to show him whether one of the corner stones of his Boys Scouts Scheme – the Patrol system – was sound or not, whether it would be depended upon to work”. They talk of Micro teaching these days – but we know that B.P. introduced it years ago. The experimental Camp proved the efficiency of his scheme. It was to be a school of training in citizenship through wood craft. (a) This experimental Camp decided two things: that the scheme of ‘Scouting for Boys’ as evolved and experimented in this camp could be successfully implemented with boys; and That for the implementation of the scheme – an efficient Adult Leader, the Scoutmaster was needed. To improve the efficiency of the Scoutmaster, proper training was necessary. Years which followed strengthened this view. The Founder started working of this and he developed the details of the training courses of Scoutmaster along lines he had laid down as early as 1913. It was to consist of three parts; a theoretical part covering the fundamental of Scouting as explained in his book ‘Aids to Scout mastership’, a practical part of a week in the camp; and as administrative part in the form of Scoutmaster’s performance in his own troop. War having started in 1914; attention of B.P. and others was diverted to the more important work of services of the country by the Scouts. But B.P.’s thought turned frequently to the future welfare of Scouting when peace was attained. He realaised that, because of the different, and not always good way in which Scouting had come to be practised, some provision should have to be made for the training of the leaders, so that the enthusiasm of the boys was not damped by dull routine nor the value of personal leadership, W. de. Bois Maclaran, expressed his wish to donate a camping site easy of access to the Scouts of East London. The two met and agreed that a place should be sought for in order to provide both camping for Scouts and a Centre for the training of Scouters. Gilwell was found and acquired, much necessary work started and the place opened in 1919. Capt. Frances Gidney was appointed Camp Chief. He continued till 1923. Gilwell started as a Scoutmasters Training School and year by year expanded in scope. The first Scoutmaster’s training course was held at Gilwell on 8th Sept. 1919. It followed the pattern B.P. had used with boys on Browne sea twelve years before. The patrol system was again put to test with the nineteen participants divided into patrols and living a patrol life. The instruction also to the same form as Browne sea. Each day a new subject was introduced and covered in demonstrations, practices and game. The Kudu Horn that had called the boys into action on Browne sea was used for all signals. B.P. laid it down that the training courses should run in a camp with the Scoutmaster forming a Scout troop or in the case of Cub master, a cub pack B.P. intended that as far as possible instruction is put into practice to make quite sure that the training of the boy is also kept very practical and very active. What should these men be given as a token of having finished their training camp? The usual and obvious thing would be some kind of certificate but B.P. did not care for Certificate. He rummaged his trophies and Souvenir for suggestion and pulled out the long string of wooden beads he had found in Dinizuliu’s deserted hut in Ceza bush during the Zul War in 1888. He presented each man who had taken part in the camp with one of these beads. These simple wooden Beads signifying the completion of the training course soon became one of the most highly prized possessions a Scoutmaster could want. The beads gave the training its name of Wood Badge Course. As the number of courses all over the world increased, and as the stock of these beads in the necklace of Dinizule exhausted the Gilwell Park started preparing own beads for presentation to the Scouters. It is satisfying to note that even though with the change of times, the Associations in various countries and also the World Bureau have brought about considerable change in the syllabus content and conduct of these courses, the Beads are still accepted as the insignia for these Scouters who complete this training. It is also happy sign that in our country also after the formation of the Bharat Scouts & Guides in 1950, the Wood Badge (now named as the Himalaya Wood Badge) was retained as insignia for completion of Adult Leader Training and also as a symbol of unity in World Scouting, and our National Training Centre at Pachmarhi prepare and issue the beads from the wood available at the Centre itself. The first cub master Wood Badge was held in 1927. Several complete specialist courses over shorter periods were held during the first fifteen years of the Gilwell life. In 1924, policy changes as under took place in regard to training of Scouters as approved by the Founder. (i) More emphasis was placed on Wood Badge Courses in the Provinces so as to make practical training more available i.e. policy of decentralization in training was adopted. Emphasis was laid on the importance of preliminary or District Training, and also on the position of the District Commissioner as the Leader of his Scouts. More stress was laid on the fact that Akela Leader (for cub training) and Deputy Camp Chief (for Scouts & Rover training) were members of the Gilwell Training Team and also on the value of combined. Cooperative work. This resulted in the gradual development of the International Training Team. This was recognized by the 11th International Scout Conference in France in 1947. In 1924, the Empire Jamboree at Webly brought 161 Scouters to Gilwell and 70 others distributed to other centres. Many training centres on the lines of Gilwell were conceived by men on these courses that had been specially appointed Deputy Camp Chiefs. It was a natural growth in the terms of the Founder. Since 1919, a number of courses were held at Gilwell from India Col. Wilson and Sir Alfred Pickford attended a Wood Badge Courses in the summer of 1921. In February 1921, they conducted the first Wood Badge Course in Bengal. It is reported that in old Bombay Province Smt. A.C.Miller, the State Secretary after from Gilwell in 1921, November conducted Wood Badge Camp at Lonavala in 1922-23. Since 1923 after retirement from Bengal Police service, Col Wilson helped Scouting by running courses  for Patrol Leaders and beginners in Scoutmastership as well as by holding Wood Badge Courses. In 1934, three courses Cub, Scout and Rover were held at Pachmarhi on the bank of the Lake near Pachmarhi Bazaar and in 1956, the M.P. Government made a grant of land in Pachmarhi for the establishment of the National Training Centre. This Provided a Most suitable place for Wood Badge Courses for the country. Wood Badge Courses were also held at various other camping centres by D.C.Cs. and A.K.Ls. for states at Taradevi, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Seetlakhet, (UP), Bihar, Madras, AP, Bombay, Bengal etc. It is difficult to state in correct figures the number of such Wood Badge Courses held in the Country since the inception of the Movement in our Country and Wood Badge Scheme, but the National Training Centre have endeavored to maintain a record since the National Training Centre was founded at Pachmarhi in 1956. The records show a figure of 6789 Scouters having completed the Wood Badge in all the three Sections of the Movement. It must be admitted that the Wood Badge Scheme has attracted our Scouters and has inspired them for better work. We all know that the Wood Badge – the beads of a Wood in a lace and the Parchment which accompanies it, is a symbol of the completion of the adult leader training and of unity of world Scouting. It is an insignia of a clan of Scouters who have dedicated themselves and have pledged for the service of the boys of the country by giving them better Scouting. We also know that it does not confer a degree or a status, which raises its recipient higher than the development of the Movement in the Country. On the other hand it is continuous reminder to the Scouter weaving the Wood Badge of the following: (I) That he has undertaken to serve the boys under his care with efficiency, to give proper lead to them and that he has to continue his efforts to improve his efficiency as a Scouter. That he has undertaken to give his leadership in a voluntary Movement in the humblest manner without any sense of age in him; That he has undertaken to inspire his younger brother Scouters by setting his personal example of service with efficiency, discipline and fellowership of his leaders and; That he has undertaken to strengthen his belief in the principles and methods of Scouting and to propagate it by living the Scout Promise and Law himself. So during this celebrations of eighty years of Wood Badge let each one of us do a little introspection to find for ourselves how far we have gone to achieve these objectives and then let us pray to seek the blessings of God to give us the right direction to enable us to serve the children of our country through the Wood Badge training in a better manner than what we could do so far. 

WAGGGS

WAGGGS World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is the International Umbrella Organisation for Guiding in the World, composed of national Member Organisations who have accepted the principles of membership and are working on the lines laid down by the founder, Lord Baden Powell. The WAGGGS consists of :- World Conference World Board and World Bureau. The World Conference is the policy making body which meets once in 3 years, the world conference is composed of 2 delegates each from every member country. Each National Organisation got One vote irrespective of the size of its membership. Visitors are allowed in the conference depending on the strength of the membership. World Board is composed of 12 elected members, and acts on behalf of the World Conference between its meetings. The members are elected for a term of 6 years. The Chairperson of the board is elected by the members of the Board. 1/3 of the members retires in each conference. The world board meets at least once a year usually at Olave Centre, London. World Bureau :- The World Bureau in London is the headquarters and Secretariat of the WAGGGS. It was setup in 1928. It carries out the policies and orders of the World Board and implements the policies in addition to information support to National Organisations. All the operations of the World Guide Bureau is from its headquarters from London. World Guide Centers : There are 4 world guide Centers: 1. Pax Lodge – London. 2. Our Chabana – Mexico. 3. Our Chalet – Switzerland. 4. Sangam – Pune, India. Each World Centre has its own sub-committee of members from all over the World. They review the progress and formulate the plans and proposals for its development. Various international events are organised at these centers. WAGGGS receives income from Quota i.e., the membership fee, Grants, Donations, Thinking day contribution, Endowment funds etc. WAGGGS development fund was established in 1990 for support of General development and special projects. More details on WAGGGS can be obtained from www.wagggsworld.org

QUIZ , WRITTEN TEST 1 TO 8

QUIZ –011.World Br Thkg Day Feb 2.BP died Nyeri 3.South India 1909 4.Help other P 2nd Pro 5.Motto Be-Prepared 6.NF Saffron,Wh,Gr 7.BSG Flag Dk sky blue 8.WF reef World brhd 9.PrS Veer Deva Veer 10.52sec Nat Anth 11.COH Chair PL 12.BP6-Stomach 3rd 13. . . . I need yr help 14. ) ) > Cross obstcl 15.Cradle – Sheet bend 16.Shrtn-Sheep shank 17 Bandage-Reef kn 18.Diagonal St Clove H 19.Not Fire Triangle (Lactic acid)Fuel Air Ignition Temperature 20.SouthEast =135 21.Forward 360=180 22.Cassiopi =5 23.Burns=ColdWater 24.Width= Similar Trngl 25.Rifles=FiremanChr 26. Trestle=9 Lashings 27.Odd=Inch to Ft Artist RedIndian (Napo) 28.Choking= Heimlich 29.SurveyOInd=Derdn 30. Contour=Brown 95. QUIZ-021.NHQ=Delhi 2.Salute=Whoever sF 3. Nat Anth=52 sec 4.LH shake=Ashanti 5. Thinking Day=Feb22 6.FirstWJamb= 1920 7.BSG Emb=3 8.Age=10-16 9. SFB=1908 10.Flag s=DayalShBt 11. Day Hike=Compass 12.BP6=Chest 2nd 13.LifeLine=Bowline 14.Odd=Sheet B (Bow) SheepSh.ReefKn 15.HighwayMH =Draw 16.King of kn=Bow 17.Timber= Diagonal 18.Trestle=9 19.Odd=Rope Peg Mallet (Scarf) 20.UrsaMajor=GtBr 21.nnn=Grave yard 22.wnw=292.5 23. Odd=Prismatic (Geom)Mag Silva com 24.Not map making=(inchtoft)Rd trv.Tria PlaneTbl 25.Impesa=Wolf dnsl 26.TS spb=3 27.Find North=(Cass) Leo Taurus Gemini 28.Map= SurveyOfInd 29 Not FirstAid=Heiml (Bucket chain) Sling Gauze 30.ShoeLace=SlipReef QUIZ-031.Max Patrol=8 2.Types North=3 3. COH observ=SM/GC 4.NNE=22.5 5.Bbearg270=90 6.N Anth=52sec 7. Without cut=SheepSh 8.6thp Law= Discipline 9.Height=3x24/8 10. Bandage=Reef 11.No change=Pole star 12.Group Flag=80x120 13.BSG formed=1950 14.GridRef=228668 15.Words=1cm 1km 16.COHmem= PLs 17.WoodcrS=TrsrHunt 18.Trest le=6 staves 19.SW=225 20.Forward 120=300 21.NA=Rabndrnt Tag 22. Diagonal=Timber 23.1907=S Mv started 24.LH shake=Ashanti 25. Width=16x8/8 26.BP6 Stomach=3 27.BSGRatio=3:2 28.CrystalPal= 1909 29.Grid508392=B 30.1:50000 rf 4cm=2km QUIZ -04 1.State Chief Commissioner-Mr.Perumalsamy 2.135°-SE 3. Lashings end with-Clove Hitch 4.First Experimental Camp-Brownsea Island 5.To join 2 slippery ropes-Fisherman’s knot 6.Cassiopea-5 stars 7.Pulserate -72 8. 08.01.1941=BP died 9.8th point of Law-A Scout is Thrifty 10.Mafeking – 217days 11.Ribs- 10 pairs 12.Grid reference -152812 13.Dist.Secy scarf colour-Green 14.Gillwel park-England 15.Patrol maximum-8 16.Width -50 17. Prayer song – 90 sec 18.Court of Honour members- Patrol Leaders 19. Odd- Discipline 20.Temperature-98.4 f 21.Thickness of Rope =Diametre 22. Left Hand Shake –Ashanti tribes leader Prempeh 23.WNW-292.5° QUIZ -05 (tny Choose the Best Answer 10x2): 1.The First Scout camp was experimented by –a.Lord Baden Powell 2.Mafeking is in a.South Africa 3. The Bharat Scouts & Guides Formation Day was –a.07.11.1950 4.The Scout /Guide Motto is- a.Be-prepared 5.The 4th point of Scout/ Guide Law is –c. Courteous 6.Which is not compulsory in Scout Uniform –d.Staves 7.The Bharat Scouts & Guides Flag Song is composed by –a.Dayal Shankar Bhat 8.Our Prayer Song is to be sung by –a.90 sec 9.The World Scout Flag colour is –a.Purple 10.The highest award for a Scout/Guide is –a.Rashtrapati Award (Match the following 10x2) 1.COH members are –Patrol Leaders 2. ____ Silence/Alert 3.Best Move of a Patrol –Kite shape 4.BP designed the 4th exercise for –Trunk 5.For Nature Study Project –Hikes are useful 6.King of the knots –Bowline 7.Parts of Triangular Bandage cloth are –Point, Sides, Ends, Base 8.     –Gone Home 9.Scarfs are useful in –First Aid 10.Patrol Emblems are drawn in –Red colour. (True or False 10x2)(any 10) 1.Figure of Eight Lashings are useful  to prepare Tripoid. 2.Round Turn & Two half hitches are used to tie the Tent 3.Wet and Dry pits must be at the entrance of a Tent 4.The Fire triangle is the compination of Material, Gas & Heat 5.Altar Fire is used in Wet land 6.We use sand to put out Chemical Fire 7. East, West, North & South are the main directions.8.True North, Magnetic North & Grid North are the Three types of Norths 9.”Orion” is helpful to find North 10.The “Plough” is not a part of the “Great Bear” 11.We use Triangular Bandage for Head Bandage 12.For Stings & Bites rub the place with onion 13.Artist Method is used to Estimate the height of a tree 14.Triangulation method is one of the method in Estimation 15.Balanced Diet and Nutritious Diet are good for Health. (Fill in the Blanks 15x2) 1.Draw Hitch was used in the past by (Robberer) 2.Fireman’s Chair knot is used to rescue persons from (Fire accident) 3.To pull heavy weight things we use (Timber Hitch) 4. Eye splice is used to make (loop) at the end of the rope 5.A Ditch or Trench should be digged around the (Tent) 6.Tents should not be (pitched) in the direction of the wind 7.In a Trestle we use (8 Square) Lashings and (1 Diagonal) Lashing 8.Avoid (swimming) while we feel tired 9.(Artist) is one of the method for Estimating height 10.Over bleedings leads to (fainting) 11.In First Aid A,B,C, “C” Means (circulation of Blood) 12.(Stop) Bleeding (do not stop) Breathing is the Key word in First Aid 13.We can use (pad) on the broken bones to keep it stiff 14.We should not touch (Electric) shock person directly with wet hand 15.The “Survey of India” Head quarters office is in (Dehradun) (Picture 3m, Sentence 7m, 1x10) Describe one of the proficiency badge that you earned for Rajya Puraskar Award in fifteen lines. Draw the badge.QUIZ -06 (tnx Choose the Best Answer 10x2) 1.The Founder of our Movement was –a.Baden Powell 2.The “Scouting for Boys” book was first published in b.1908 3.The WOSM Headquarters is in –a.Geneva 4.”Thinking Day” was celebrated on –a.22nd February 5.The Minimum & Maximum strength of a Troop/Company is –b.12-32 6.Scout/Guide Las has –c.9 points 7.The Scout/ Guide Prayer Song is composed by –a.Veer Deva Veer 8.Our National Anthem is to be sung by –a.52 Seconds 9.The size of our Troop Flag is –b. 120c.m. x 80c.m. 10.The shape of the scarf is –a.Triangle (Match the following 10x2) 1.A Patrol consists of =6-8 Members 2. …— =PL come here 3.Stomach is benefited by =BP’s 3rd Exercise 4.First Aid is for =Life Saving 5.To join two Ropes=Sheet Bend 6.Patrol Flags are in =White colour 7.Wood Craft Signs are =on the right side of the river 8.In First Aid we use=Reef knot 9.Going for a Hike=COH resolution is compulsory 10.Shoe & Cheppal rack = Gadgets. (Say True or False 10x2 Any 10) 1.Timber Hitch is used to start the Diagonal Lashing 2.Marline Spike/Lever Hitch are same 3.Fisherman Knot is for shortening a rope without cutting it 4.In Campfire we use Cone Fire 5.To stop Grass Fire approach the fire from the opposite side 6.For Electrical Fire “Switch off” the main first 7.135° is the bearing of the South East 8.There are 3 Norths 9.”Constellation” means Group of Stars 10.Pouring Water on the Burns make it dangerous 11.A Scout has to throw a Life Line atleast for 10 mtrs 12.Shado Method is helpful to measure height in Coudy Days 13.”SPCA” is associated with Hotel 14.Altar Fire is useful in cooking 15.North is on the Top of the Map (Fill in the Blanks 15x2) 1.The other name of the Draw Hitch is (Highway man’s hitch) 2.(Fireman’s chair) knot is used to lift patients from building 3.Man harness knot is useful at the time of mountain (climbing) 4.(Eye) splice is used to make a loop at the end of a rope 5.Short Splice is used to join (ropes) 6.Instead of whipping we use (back) splice 7.(Round turn) and two half hitches are used to tie Tents 8.To prepare a Trestle we use (9) lashings 9.While swimming we wear (tight) fitting dresses 10.Artist Method is used to (estimate) height 11.In Red Indian method we have to see the top of the tree by (45) Degrees 12.In First Aid A, B,C “B” means (stop blood) 13. 3 types of fractures are, (simple) compound & complicated 14.For Arm Fracture we use Triangular suspension (sling) 15. Actual distance of 10cm is (5 km) if RF is 1:50000 in a map (Picture 3 m, Sentence 7 m 1x10) Describe one of the proficiency badge that you earned for Rajya Puraskar Award in Fifteen lines, Draw the badge.QUIZ -07 (tnw Choose the Best Answer 10x2) 1.The Experimental Camp was conducted at –a. Brownsea Island 2.The founder of our movement was –a.Baden Powell 3.The Crystal Palace Rally held in the Year -d.1910 4. ”Nyeri” is in –a.Kenya 5.The Scout/Guide Age is –a.5-10 years 6.A Scout/ Guide salutes in –b.Three Fingures 7.Our National Anthem is composed by –a.Tagore 8.BS & G Flag Song is to be sung by –a.45 sec 9.Minimum & Maximum strength of a Troop / Company is -c.24-32 10.The colour of the Secretary’s Scarf –a.Green (Match the following 10x2) 1.Patrols are named by =Animals, Birds & Flowers 2.BP’s 2nd exercise is for =Chest 3.__ means = Be Ready/Look out 4.Reef knot is used to tie =the ends of a rope 5.In Cuff and Collar Sling =we use clove hitch 6.  =Go this way 7.Patrol Flag size is =30cm x 30cm x 20cm 8.Two types of Bandages are =Roller, Triangular 9. Walking with a purpose=Hike 10.Useful for Gadget =Spade, Knife (True or False 10x2 Any 10) 1.All the lashings are started with Clove Hitch 2.Rolling Hitch is used to pull Logs by the Elephants 3.Sheer Lashing is used to prepare Flag Post 4.The parts of the “Fire Triangles” are Oxygen, Heat & Material 5.Cone Fire is useful for cooking 6.Bucket Chain method is used in Petrol Bunk 7.There is only one North 8.The Bearing of North West is 315° 9. Pole Star is fixed in the North 10.For Bleeding from Nose ask the Patient to breath through mouth 11.We cannot use our Scarf for improvised stretcher 12.Lumberman’s method is useful to Estimate the width of a river 13.Traffic Signal ∩ means Turn Left 14.Cooking with utensils is called Back-woodsman cooking 15.”Blue Cross” Movement is connected with the “Friend to Animals” Badge. (Fill in the Blanks 15x2) 1.Fireman’s Chair Knot has two loops for (lifting) person from Building 2.For preparing a Rope Ladder we use (Lever/Marline spike hitch) 3.Eye splice is used to make a Loop at the (end) to a rope 4.To join Two Ropes we use (Sheet Bend) 5.(Back) splice is a type of a Whipping 6.To pitch a Tent we need Minimum of (8) pegs. 7.There are (9) lashings in a Trestle 8.After taking food we can swim after (30) minutes. 9.Shadow method is for finding (height) of a tree. 10. (Fainting) is caused because of fear 11.In First Aid A,B,C: ‘A’ means (Air) 12.’Stop Bleeding, (Do not stop) Breathing’ is the rule for First Aid 13.For Collar Bone Fracture we use (Triangular) Sling 14.First remove (water) from the stomach of the Drowning Person 15.Contour Lines are drawn in (Brown) Colour. (Picture3m Sentence 7m ,1x10) Describe one of the proficiency badges that you earned for Rajya Puraskar Award in Fifteen Lines. Draw the badge.QUIZ -08 (tnv Choose the Best Answer 10x2) 1.The first scout camp was held in c.Brown sea Island 2.Birth Date of Lord Baden Powell –father of Scouting c.22.02.1857 3.Scout Movement in India was started in the year –d. 1910 4.Seva Samithi Scout Association was started in the year –a.1915 5. Which part of the scout law emphasise about brotherhood –c.Third 6.Eighth point of scout law stresses what –a.Thrifty 7.Scout sign is shown when –a. giving scout promise 8.’The bravest of the brave shakes hand with the left’ who told this –d.Ashanti chief 10.Which part of the Bharat Scouts and Guides symbol represents India –d.Ashok chakra.(Match the following 10x2) 1.Court of Honour –Patrol Leaders 2.Patrol in Council –knowing scouts views 3.© Gone home 4.To reduce the length of the rope without cutting – Sheep shank 5.Helps to tie cattle in a pole –Clove hitch 6.Wet the bandage with cold water and keep the bandage always wet –Sprain 7.Injury caused by spilling of boiling oil –Burn 8.Normal pulse rate of Human being -72 times 9.BP exercise for head –First 10.The knot in the life line –Bowline (True or False 10x2 Any 10) 1.Figure of eight lashing is used to make a tripod stand 2.Diagonal lashing used for making sheer legs 3.Apply oil on the blade of the axe when not in use 4.Scouts should bury the burnt logs after cooking 5.More smoke will not be there in star fire 6.Regulator of the gas cylinder should not be closed in the case of gas leak 7.The angle of the North direction is 360° 8.The opposite direction of East North East is West South West 9.In Cassiopea constellation there are 7 stars 10.If you fold the broad bandage twice you’ll get narrow bandage 11.Man’s eyes can be seen clearly at a distance of 45 metres 12.The distance between the two finger tips of the stretched hands will be equal to his height 13.Temperature of Human held 98.4°C 14.Napolion method is used to estimate the width of a river 15.Scouts use their paces to estimate distance (Fill in the Blanks 15x2) 1.In the fracture, if bone do not cut open the skin it is called (simple) fracture 2. Insufficient blood circulation to the brain causes (Fainting) 3.While administering first aid to a person affected by electric shock first ensure he has no connection with (Electricity) 4.While representing scale 1cm=10km can be written as (1:1000000) in RF method 5.The body that prepares maps in India is (Survey of India) 6.Height is represented by (Contours) in a map 7.In a map police station is represented as (PS) 8.Axe should be inclined to (45°) while used for cutting 9.(Whipping) prevent rope from fraying. 10.The North represented by the grid lines in a map is (Grid) north 11.(Fireman’s chair) knot is used for lowering a fainted person from the place of fire 12.In mouth to mouth respiration air must be blown (12) times in a minute 13.In morse signal calling up signal is (8 dits) 14.The method helps to trace of path travelled is (stalking) 15.(Sheet Bend) is used to join two ropes of different thickness. (Picture 3m Sentence 7m 1x10) RP -15 lines with picture

SIX AREAS OF TRAINING

THE BHARAT SCOUTS & GUIDES, National Training Centre PACHMARHI AREAS OF TRAINING 1). FORMAL TRAINING 2). INFORMAL TRAINING 3). PERSONAL SUPPORT 4). SELF TRAINING 5). TRAINING ASSIGNMENT 6).  TRAINING STUDIES FORMAL TRAINING – TRAINING COURSES PRACTICAL SKILLS   PROGRAMME PLANNING     LEADERSHIP Planning the Personal Growth of young People Planning the Development of work Unit Administration Evaluation Exercising Responsibility INFORMAL TRAINING During training courses - After the training courses - Leaders meet – Meetings-   Visits PERSONAL SUPPORT By meeting Leaders of Adults (Commissioners) From District level officials From Heads of Institutions /Group leader SELF TRAINING ……..By reading and using available material through. ……..By acquiring skills out side scouting (professional). ……..By applying the lesson learnt. ……..By evaluation of his own performance. ……..By observing the work of others. TRAINING ASSIGNMENT Practical projects, activities that have precisely defined objectives. The assignments are to be practiced in the Units with the members. TRAINING STUDIES Studies containing questions, which is to be answered after self study  or reading literature pertaining to the subject. ***************

WOSM

WORLD ORGANISATION OF SCOUT MOVEMENT The World Organization of the Scout Movement is an international, non-governmental organization which is composed of three principle parts: the World Scout Conference (also, see the international events section) the World Scout Committee the World Scout Bureau WORLD SCOUT CONFERENCE The Conference is the "general assembly" of Scouting. It is the governing organ of the World Organization and is composed of all members. It meets every three years. Members of the World Organization are national Scout organizations which have been recognized by the World Scout Conference. Only one organization is recognized in each country. In some countries there are national Federations which include more than one Scout association. Member organizations are represented at World Scout Conferences by a maximum of six delegates. Observers authorized by their national Scout organization are also eligible to register and attend. The aim of the Conference is to promote the unity, integrity and development of Scout Movement worldwide. This is achieved through a structure and content designed to: facilitate exchanges of ideas and information among members formulate the general policy consider reports and recommendations from the World Scout Committee and from member organizations conduct the formal business of the World Organization - elections, applications for membership, registration fees, amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws, etc. WORLD SCOUT COMMITTEE The World Scout Committee is the executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. It is responsible for the implementation of the resolutions of the World Scout Conference and for acting on its behalf between its meetings. The Committee is composed of 14 members. Twelve, each from different countries, are elected for six-year terms. The members do not represent their country but the interests of the Movement as a whole. The Secretary General, and the Treasurer, of the World Organization of the Scout Movement are ex-officio members of the Committee. The chairmen of the regional Scout committees participate in the World Scout Committee meetings in a consultative capacity. The Committee meets twice a year, usually in Geneva, Switzerland. Its Steering Committee, consisting of the Chairman, two Vice-Chairmen, and the Secretary General meet as needed. WORLD SCOUT BUREAU The World Scout Bureau is the secretariat of the World Organization. The Bureau is directed by the Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. The Secretary General is appointed by the World Committee and is the chief administrative officer of the Organization. History and Location The Bureau was first established in London, England in 1920. It moved to Ottawa, Canada in 1959, and to Geneva, Switzerland in 1968. Regional offices are located as follows, with the principle office being listed first: Africa Region: Nairobi, Kenya; Dakar, Senegal and Capetown, South Africa Arab Region: Cairo, Egypt Asia Pacific Region: Manila, Philippines Eurasia Region: Yalta-Gurzuf, Ukraine, and Moscow, Russian Federation European Region: Geneva, Switzerland, and Brussels, Belgium Interamerican Region: Santiago, Chile Functions As the secretariat of the World Organization, the World Bureau has a number of Constitutionally-defined functions. It assists the World and Regional Scout Conferences, and the World and Regional Committees and their subsidiary bodies in the fulfillment of their functions. This includes the preparation of meetings and the provision of the necessary services to implement the decisions of the various bodies. It provides services for the promotion of Scouting throughout the world. It maintains relations with national Scout organizations and helps them develop Scouting in their country. It promotes the development of Scouting in countries where it does not exist. It supervises the organization of international and regional Scout events such as world and regional jamborees. It maintains relations with international organizations whose activities are concerned with youth matters. The World Bureau carries out these functions in a number of different ways: providing the support for committees, task forces and working groups developing and conducting courses in the field providing advice and giving technical assistance preparing publications publishing regular newsletters of Scouting news The World Bureau's operations are financed partly from the annual registration fee paid by national Scout organizations, based on their membership. Other support comes from foundations, corporations, development agencies, and individuals. Support also comes from the World Scout Foundation, which is building a capital (endowment) fund. Contributions to the Foundation are invested permanently to produce a regular income for the benefit of the World Organization. The Foundation also receives non-capital donations for international Scouting  INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHAIRMAN Herman Hui, Hong Kong, is the elected Chairman of the World Scout Committee. - World Scout Committee membership Hammamet, Tunisia, 8 September 2005 - Herman Hui, a Hong Kong lawyer and businessman has been elected chairman of the World Scout Committee, the governing body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. He was elected on the occasion of the 37th World Scout Conference being held 5-9 September in Tunisia. He announced his desire to "open the Scout movement" and support the process of revising the governence of the nearly 100-year-old organization with the goal of strengthening the unity and effectiveness of the movement. Mr. Hui, a British citizen, has been in Scouting 43 years, and is actively involved in social action projects of the Scout Association of Hong Kong. He has initiated exchanges between Hong Kong Scouts and young people in China. "Scouting activities are warmly received in China," he explained. Each year the Hong Kong Scouts organize activities jointly with the Chinese Youth Federation to offer Chinese youth the opportunity to benefit from training programmes Secretary general Dr. Eduardo Missoni became Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement on 1st April 2004. In this position he leads an organization of some 28 million members, boys and girls, men and women, in 216 countries and territories. Dr. Missoni was a Scout, and a young Scout leader in Italy. He proudly says that Scouting has shaped his life, and he strongly believes that Scouts today can bring real change to make a better world. He became a medical doctor, specializing in tropical medicine, and started his professional life as a volunteer doctor in Nicaragua. Later he worked as a UNICEF officer in Mexico. He has a strong personal experience in and commitment to the development of civil society initiatives for disadvantaged youth, and a dedication to the promotion of active citizenship. For 16 years he was responsible for the Italian government's health cooperation programmes in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. He has extensive field experience with youth development issues in a wide variety of cultures. He remains a professor at the prestigious Bocconi University Management School in Milan, where he is involved in studies on Development Cooperation Management and Global Strategies for Health. - Dr. Missoni's personal web site (in Italian) 40 years ago on 7th July, Eduardo Missoni made his Scout Promise in Italy. Ever since then he has strived to live up to it in his daily life. He invited the World Scout Bureau staff to join him in 2005 as he renewed his Scout Promise and celebrated the event. Photo Victor Ortega.

YOUTH PROGRAMME

THE BHARAT SCOUTS & GUIDES, N.T.C. PACHMARHI DEFINITION  OF  YOUTH   PROGRAMME Youth Programme is the totality of what young people do in Scouting / Guiding (activities). How it is done (the Scout / Guide Method) and the reason why it is done (the purpose). This definition adopted in the last World Conference held in Paris, July, 1990, further explains the four key words (i.e. TOTALITY, WHAT, HOW AND WHY) which we may explain as: TOTALITY: The Youth Programme in Scouting / Guiding covers the complete span of a young person’s experience in the Movement.  It starts when the youngest member joins the Movement, typically somewhere between the age of six and eight, and ends when the oldest member leaves, usually between the age of eighteen and twenty six.  It is a progressive process of education through largely recreational means. WHAT: The Youth Programme encompasses all activities that young people in Scouting / Guiding take part in: camping and outdoor activities, community service and community development projects, earning standard and proficiency badges, games, ceremonies, patrol and troop / company meetings, etc.  All of these must have one thing in common; they must be attractive and challenging to young people. HOW: The Youth Programme in Scouting / Guiding has one fundamental dimension which determines how it is carried out, the Scout / Guide Method.  As defined in the Constitution of the World Organisation of the Scout / Guide Movement, the Scout / Guide method is: a system of progressive self education through: a promise and law Learning by doing Membership of small groups (for example the patrol system) involving youths, under adult guidance, progressive discovery and acceptance of the responsibility and training towards self-government directed towards the development of character, and the acquisition of competence, self reliance, dependability and the capabilities both to cooperate and to lead. Progressive and stimulating programme of varied activities based on the interest, of the participants, including games, useful skills, and services to the community, taking place largely in an outdoor setting in contact with nature. WHY: The Youth Programme is based on the principles of Scouting / Guiding, duty to God, duty to others and duty to self – and is the means to achieving the purpose of Scouting / Guiding to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities