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World Scout Indaba
The World Scout Indabas were gatherings of Scout Leaders from around the world, held in 1952, 1957 and 1960. HistoryThe idea was proposed in 1949 at the 12th World Scout Conference in Elvesæter, Norway where The Boy Scouts Association of the United Kingdom submitted that of the large number of Scouters, only a very small percentage were able to take part in a major international Scout gathering. Indaba is Zulu for "tribal conference". The name was suggested by Lord Rowallan[citation needed] and the connection, if any, to Zulu culture is obscure. Only three of the Indabas were held:
1st World Scout IndabaThe 1st World Scout Indaba was held in July 1952 at Gilwell Park, for a week. It was organised for The Boy Scouts Association by its chief executive commissioner, Fred Hurll and its headquarters commissioner for relationships John Frederick Colquhoun. The association's Chief Scout, Lord Rowallan, opened the Indaba. Attendance was far below expectations, with only 500 attendees, from very few countries outside the United Kingdom. However, this created a friendliness. Separate discussions were held on Wolf Cubs, Boy Scouts, handicapped Scouts, "the Older Scout" and Rovers and for commissioners and reports from each were given at a plenary session. The Boy Scouts Association's president, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester closed the Indaba with the words: "Let it be the determination of all who have been here at Gilwell to spread the Scout spirit wherever they go, that spirit of peace and friendliness which is so sorely needed in the world today." The International Committee recommended continuing Indabas every four years, with a limitation of a thousand participants.[2] 2nd World Scout IndabaThe 2nd World Scout Indaba was held from 1st to 12th August 1957, at Sutton Coldfield, to mark the 50th jubilee year of Scouting and the centenary of the birth of Robert Baden-Powell[3] and held concurrently with and adjacent to the 9th World Scout Jamboree and 6th World Rover Moot, as well as the third Girl Guide World Camp. It was organised for The Boy Scouts Association by its deputy chief scout, Sir Rob Lockhart as camp chief, its chief executive commissioner, Fred Hurll as deputy camp chief and its Gilwell Park camp chief's deputy Kenneth H. Stevens as the executive commissioner. The Jamboree-Indaba-Moot was opened by The Boy Scouts Association's president, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester on 1 August and closed with a talk by Olave, Lady Baden-Powell.[4] 3rd World Scout IndabaThe 3rd World Scout Indaba was held in August 1960, at Gilwell Ada's Hoeve, Ommen, Netherlands and again had a low attendance and poor international representation. References
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