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Third SAF Scout Friendship Camp concludes

Thursday - 28th April 2005

The five-day third SAF Scout Friendship Camp concluded on April 27 at Budhanilkantha located 8 kms north of Kathmandu, the base of Shivapuri hills of 2400 m altitude. Inaugurated by organised by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev, the objective of the scout camp is to enhance mutual fraternity among youths of South Asia Region. Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Himani Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah was also present on the inaugural function.

Earlier, HRH the Crown Prince affixed a special cancellation mark on the commemorative stamp published to mark the function and decorated the Asia Pacific Regional Director of the World Scouts Organisation Abdullah Rasheed and Chief Commissioner of Bangladesh Scout Fajul Rahman with the ‘Golden Rhino’, the supreme medal of Nepal scouts.

HRH the Crown Prince also gave away letters of appreciation and citation to various organisations contributing to the success of the scout camp and the teams participating from the South Asian countries and from various districts of Nepal.

On the occasion, Their Royal Highnesses observed the various materials put on display by the participating countries and the activities related to the camp.

Some 500 young boys and girls and youth scouts from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal took part in the camp. For the first time, Afghan Scouts joined a regional event after 23 years.

Minister for Education and Sports Radha Krishna Mainali distributed the awards and certificates to participants in the concluding ceremony.

Prior to this, the first and second camp was held in Thimpu, Bhutan and Male, Maldives respectively. In course of the camp, separate groups of scouts from Nepal and abroad travelled to villages in and around Budhanilakantha and Kakani, Nuwakot, made an on-the-site study of the local specialty, available means and resources, state of education and health and other problems and discussed the possible role of scouts in the development of the community.

Cultural exchange, life skills, workshop and seminars on various issues were the part of the camp.


Source NTB