The Fifth SAF-Scout Friendship Camp Added on 22/02/2010, 544 Views

From the First SAF-Scout Friendship Camp in Bhutan, it was 550 girls and boys who attended. In the second camp in Maldives, it was 180 young people. The third camp in Nepal, 422 young boys and girls. The fourth camp in Sri Lanka, 161. There are now more than 1,500 young people who are working for peace and regional cooperation in South Asia.
 
One concrete example is a young person, Zohaib Glulam Hussain, who was playing the guitar in the band during the camp.  He attended the 3rd SAF-Scout Friendship Camp in Maldives.  Perhaps one day he will a popular singer and inspire people, through his music, to develop a culture of peace.  Young people need to continue to their our part – in their own little way.  “Katra, katra, daria mi shavad.”
 
The 5^th SAF-Scout Friendship Camp was held for seven days from 4^th to 10^th June 2007 in Ghora Gali, Murree, Pakistan. With a theme of “Sharing Youth Potential for Development,” it was attended by 244 participants, including 147 overseas participants, from the countries of South Asia – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
 
The camp was inaugurated by the Chief Commissioner of the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association, Lt. Gen. (R) Javed Ashraf, who is also the Federal Minister of Education. Now that the SAF-Scout Friendship Camp has aged with experience, there are now four major features in every SAF-Scout Friendship Camp – the youth forum, the discoveries, the life skills workshop, and the cultural exhibition and exchange, which included educational tour. This particular camp is unique because for the first time, it was attended by girls, who are official members of Pakistan Boy Scouts Association. The Pakistan Girl Guides Association joined the camp as participants.