Asia Pasific Region Scouts Jamboree 2009

Yesterday, on 28 December 2009 - 03 January 2010, The 26th Asia Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree has been held. As cited in its name the jamboree was held only for Scouts in Asia Pacific Region. The jamboree itself took place at Mount Makiling, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippine. There were 15.000 Boy, Senior, and Rover Scouts, Adult Leaders met there. They stayed in Mt. Makiling a cool area with temperatures ranging from 22-28 degrees Celsius.

The Jamboree Theme

The theme of the Jamboree is "Scouts Create a Better World". This theme is epitomize the spirit of Solidarity, Harmony, Altruism, Respect and Equality (SHARE) among Scouts of Asia Pacific Region (APR) despite variances in race, creed and beliefs; that if all people in this world live the scouting way, together we can create a better world.

The Jamboree Logo

The basic structure of the logo is an abstract of the Scout Sign - the universal symbol that unites its members all over the world.

The three bars that taper upwards are rendered in green to emphasize of balance the harmony of socio-economic concerns, technology enhancement, and the preservation of natural environment as emphasize in the bars colour.

The overlapping blue and red archers circling the APR badges means the excitement of fun, adventure and challenges that welcomes Scouts in the Asia Pacific Region during the jamboree.

In the top you can see "Salakot" with the Boy Scout of Philipines badge depicting hospitality and industriousness - the common traits of the Filipino people. It also represents the Philipines as the host of the jamboree.

The gold-yellow background is a reminder of the golden years of Scouting in BSP from the 10th World Scout Jamboree (1959) to the 26th Asia Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree (2009), which are held in the same venue.

Danish Scouts and Guides Climate Camp receives a Royal visits

On Sunday 13th, Climate Camp was visited by HRH Princess Benedikte. The Princess made a tour around the camp to see a different activities on offer and then attended a special reception where she met Scouts and Guides delegations from all over the world. Attending the reception was the Scouts and Guides delegations all over the world and thirty two Danish Scouts and Guide Scouts for the Climate Summit.

At the reception young representatives from this group and also from the Climate Camp spoke about the role that Scouting and Guiding has to play in tackling the climate change and gave some personal experiences of how their involvement in Scouts and Guides has support them in their life.



The Climate Camp itself was hold by Danish Scouts and Guides and has been running until now. The Camp will end when the COP 15 over. The aim of the camp is to highlight the importance of climate change and the need for everyone to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle. It does this by engaging adults and young people in a variety of fun, Scouting activities.




The Climate Camp is open for all, provide free activities and has a climate cafe serving hot drinks and food. It is situated in Højbro Square in central Copenhagen and is open from 10.00am to 10.00pm every day until 18th December 2009. - www.scout.org