Asia-Pacific Region Invitation
The 13th Asia‐Pacific Region / 21st Australian Rover Moot have officially invited all APR countries at the APR conference in 2018; as well sent an official email early 2019 to your National Scout Organization early in 2019 and we look forward to seeing in Canberra for CBR Moot!
For eligibility as a participant or as part of the service team please check here.
Applications are currently open and will close for all international participants on 30 June 2019, you can register here.
Scholarship!
CBR Moot, is also proud to present the APR scholarship! The Application for this scholarship is now closed – we wish all those who have applied the best of luck! and we will be contacting you soon.
Asia-Pacific Region Information
The Asia-Pacific Scout Region is the divisional office of the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, headquartered in Makati City, Philippines, with satellite offices in Australia and Japan. The Asia-Pacific Region services Scouting in the land area of Asia south of Siberia and east of Central Asia, and the bulk of the Pacific Basin, with the exception of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau, which are under the Inter-american Region by way of the Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
The Asia-Pacific Scout Region has witnessed the births and rebirths of national Scout organizations since the region was founded in 1956. Starting with ten founding members, it grew to 27 member countries by 2016, out of which 25 are full-fledged members and two are associate members, encompassing 30 million Scouts. Eight of the 15 largest Scout associations in the world are in the Region. All the formerly communist states of Central Asia and the Soviet Union have developed or are developing Scouting in the wake of the renaissance in the region. For several years, communism repressed Scouting in Afghanistan, where it has newly returned, as well as in Mongolia, which had been the first Soviet satellite state since 1924. On the other hand, the World Scout Committee accepted in 2009 the declaration of Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia of having 17 million members for the census 2008. This has directly affected and changed the membership figure in the region, resulting in an increase of 9 million members, which now stands at a total of 24.7 million in 2009.
Widely separated by uneven resources, cultures, ethnic groups and technological resources, Scouting in the Asia-Pacific Region generally enjoys the respect of the public and by governments, a wide array of volunteers encompassing public and private sectors, and is powered by a small but committed group of professionals in the Scouting service.
APR Moots were first held in Australia in 1997/1998 and since then there have been 12 APR Moots 8 of which have been held in Australia the last of which was in 2001/ 2002. As the Capital of Australia, Canberra is home to all International Embassies and High Commissions making Canberra a diverse and multicultural environment. Because of this CBR Moot felt a greater connection to the Asia Pacific Region (APR) and are honoured to host the 13th APR Moot, we hope to inspire other Rovers to continue hosting APR Moots in the future.