Iraqi Scouting
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Transcript of Iraqi Scouting
Keith Blackey, volunteerInternational Committee, Pacific Skyline Council
Boy Scouts of America, Foster City, CA
A story of beginnings
Beginning 1
• UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1907
• USA . . . . . . . . . . . . 1910
• Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1921
League of Nations created Iraq from Ottoman Empire in 1919
• 2 years after Iraq becomes a country
Boy Scouts in Silêmanî (Suleymaniah), Iraq in 1927
Iraqi Scout flag Iraqi flag
3rd World Jamboree
Prince of Wales & B-P w/Iraqi Scouts
Arrowe Park, England1929
4th World Jamboree
Egyptian & Iraqi Scouts
Gödöllö, Hungary
1933
Decertified 1939-1943• UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1907• USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1910• Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1921 -
1940– German occupation . 1939 – 1943
Hajj Husseini w/Hitler in 1941
Beginning 2• UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1907• USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1910• Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1921
– German occupation . . . .1939 – 1943– Faltering starts . . . . . . .1943 – 1955
Iraqi Boy Scouts and Girl Guides العراقية المرشدين و الكشافة
Decertified 1979 - 2003• UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1907• USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1910• Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1921
– German occupation . . . .1939 – 1943– Faltering starts . . . . . . . .1943 – 1955– Saddam Hussein . . . . .1979 – 2003
Ashbal Saddam, Saddam's Lion Cubs, in 1998 to prepare young volunteers for Fedayeen Saddam.
Beginning 3
• Chip Beck• Nima Motashar • January 2004• Focuses on:
– Fundraising– Boosting Iraqi Scouting’s profile– Supporting Iraqi Scouting’s efforts– Restoring Iraqi Scouting’s membership in
WOSM.
Today
• $100,000+ Raised• 150,000 Scouts• 18 Provinces• 22 Camps• Iraqi run, uniforms, trained
leaders• Integrated into schools • WAGGGS Certification in 2004• WOSM Certification in 2010?
• Hasar Kashafa, Iraq– 110-120 regular participants– Started by soldiers of 116th Brigade Combat
Team’s Task Force 1-148 Field Artillery & community leaders
– Leaders trained, uniforms distributed, weekly meetings
EXAMPLE
Hasar Tigers (8-11 yr olds)• “One of the first things was to get
the troop its own Scout Badge. The second was to have its own "Pinewood Derby". 1LT Jeremy Thomas
• July 7, 2005• Cars donated by families of 116th
Brigade Combat Team Soldiers
Hasar Lightening (12-14 yr olds)
Cookie Sales
Girl Scout Cookie sale w/Eagle Scout General David Petraeus & Ambassador Ryan Crocker
Girl Guides
Sunnis & Shi'ites
• Co gender
• Co religion
Popcorn!
• Trail’s End donated 2.5 tons of popcorn• DHL shipped to Baghdad at no charge• Fundraising kickoff - Super Bowl weekend 2008• Sold to Embassy staff, GIs & government employees• Raised $25K for Iraqi Scouting.
Field Trips
22 Permanent Scout Camp
Famous Scouters are Helping
Lt. Col. Roberta Luba
Gen. David Petraeus
Ambassador Ryan Crocker
Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp
Iraqi Boy Scouts and Girl Guides العراقية المرشدين و الكشافة
Thank you for all you do for Scouting!
[email protected]: 650-740-0703