Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan
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The coeducational Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan was officially founded in 1992, and received World Organization of the Scout Movement
recognition on January 16, 2008. In 2011, it had 1,223 members.
was not introduced to the region during the khanate period of the pre-Soviet era.
In 1990 a conference (or Congress) of people interested in Scouting was held in Moscow
. Viktor Deimund (now the President of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan) represented Kazakhstan
at the Congress. The Congress established the Association of Russian Scouting Renaissance. The homegrown Scout troops within Kazakhstan joined the membership of the Ural Scout Region.
Viktor Deimund and Oleg Mozheyko organized the first Scout Troops in Kazakhstan in 1991. Republic-wide newspapers published the first articles on the work of Pavlodar
Scout troops. Shortly thereafter, hundreds of letters came to Pavlodar from people asking for help to create Scout units. Pavlodar Scout leaders published and sent out Scouting literature, and Scout troops were created in different cities and parts of Kazakhstan.
On December 28, 1992, the Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan was registered in the Ministry of Justice, and in 1993 Scout leader training courses were made available. An All-Republic Camp (National Jamboree
) "Jasybay's Arrow" was held in the summer at Jasybay
, a national camp near Bayanaul National Park
, Pavlodar Province, named for a Kazakh
mythic hero. 1994 saw both the publication of handbook "Scouting for Everybody" and the participation of Kazakhstan Scouts in a World Scout Committee Informative Council on Scouting in Crimea
. During the Council, President Deimund discussed the development of Scouting in Kazakhstan with Doctor Jacques Moreillon
, the Secretary General of WOSM. Leaders of Kazakh Scouts took part in the international seminar "Scouting: Youth without Borders" in Morocco
. In 1995, Kazakhstan's Scouts were represented at the 18th World Scout Jamboree
in the Netherlands by a small group.
Since 1994 the Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan has received financial and organizational support from the German Scout Association Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder
(BdP), with which they share an exchange program. 20 Guides and Scouts from the BdP travelled to Kazakhstan for the National Camp in 2002. Every year Guides and Scouts from the OSMK and BdP meet each other in camps or training courses either in Germany or Kazakhstan, helping and learning from each other. In 2006 8 Guides and Scouts from the BdP travelled to Kazakhstan for the National Camp.
In 1999, Kazakhstan held the First International Scout Camp "Kakharman-99", and in 2003 held WINGS2003, a subcamp for 10 to 14-year-olds. On October 5, 2004, the Internet Access and Training Program
(IATP) brought together 20 Scouts from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
for a two-hour online discussion of their activities from the IATP access sites in five cities in Kazakhstan and three in Uzbekistan, aimed to bring together representatives of the Scouting movements from these countries to promote friendship and cooperation. Scouts from Kazakhstan named as their main challenge a lack of funds, and the difficulty of building a successful fundraising operation.
With the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union
, it was suggested that the Türkiye İzcilik Federasyonu
assist in the creation of Scouting movements in the Turkic Central Asia
n republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
, Turkmenistan
and Uzbekistan
, but it is uncertain if this plan ever materialized.
If Kazakhstan had chosen not to become a member of the Eurasia Region, they would have been eligible to join the European Region, as Germany
was responsible for the support of OSMK. The WOSM constitution contains no obligation for National Scout Organizations to join the regions, but it is strongly expected.
The OSMK presently has no property except a headquarters. OSMK favors youth membership and youth involvement through an active strategy to recruit youth members. The adult policy aims at supporting leadership and recruitment
of volunteers
.
OSMK is open to girls and boys, women and men, in three age sections:
The Scout Motto is Dayyin Bol, translating as Be Prepared in Kazakh
, and Bud' Gotov, translating likewise in Russian. The noun for a single Scout is Скаут in both languages. Kazakh Scouts wear a dark green uniform.
The membership badge of the Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan incorporates elements of the flag of Kazakhstan
set inside the Rub El Hizb
(۞).
The National Council, composed of eleven members, includes seven women and four men. OSMK has three regularly employed professional staff. The Council Chairman is Victor Georgievich Deimund, and the International Commissioner is Mrs. Ainur Shaikhimova Abylayevna.
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...
recognition on January 16, 2008. In 2011, it had 1,223 members.
History
As far as is known, ScoutingScouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
was not introduced to the region during the khanate period of the pre-Soviet era.
In 1990 a conference (or Congress) of people interested in Scouting was held in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. Viktor Deimund (now the President of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan) represented Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
at the Congress. The Congress established the Association of Russian Scouting Renaissance. The homegrown Scout troops within Kazakhstan joined the membership of the Ural Scout Region.
Viktor Deimund and Oleg Mozheyko organized the first Scout Troops in Kazakhstan in 1991. Republic-wide newspapers published the first articles on the work of Pavlodar
Pavlodar
Pavlodar is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Province. It is located 350 km northeast of the national capital Astana, and 400 km southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. , the city has a population of 331710...
Scout troops. Shortly thereafter, hundreds of letters came to Pavlodar from people asking for help to create Scout units. Pavlodar Scout leaders published and sent out Scouting literature, and Scout troops were created in different cities and parts of Kazakhstan.
On December 28, 1992, the Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan was registered in the Ministry of Justice, and in 1993 Scout leader training courses were made available. An All-Republic Camp (National Jamboree
Jamboree (Scouting)
In Scouting, a jamboree is a large gathering of Scouts who rally at a national or international level.The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held in 1920, and was hosted by the United Kingdom...
) "Jasybay's Arrow" was held in the summer at Jasybay
Jasybay
Jasybay was a Kazakh mythic hero, a warrior who fought the Dzungarian invasion of the 16th and 17th centuries. Jasybay himself was slain but the local tribes were successful in repelling that round of invasions...
, a national camp near Bayanaul National Park
Bayanaul National Park
Bayanaul National Park is a national park of Kazakhstan located in southeastern Pavlodar Province. It was founded in 1985 and comprises an area of 68,453 ha. The park serves as a popular vacation destination for residents of Pavlodar. The park has three freshwater lakes: Toraygir, Sabyndykol, and...
, Pavlodar Province, named for a Kazakh
Kazakhs
The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia ....
mythic hero. 1994 saw both the publication of handbook "Scouting for Everybody" and the participation of Kazakhstan Scouts in a World Scout Committee Informative Council on Scouting in Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
. During the Council, President Deimund discussed the development of Scouting in Kazakhstan with Doctor Jacques Moreillon
Jacques Moreillon
Jacques Moreillon served as Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross until 1988 and as Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from November 1, 1988 to March 31, 2004....
, the Secretary General of WOSM. Leaders of Kazakh Scouts took part in the international seminar "Scouting: Youth without Borders" in Morocco
Fédération Nationale du Scoutisme Marocain
The Fédération Nationale du Scoutisme Marocain is the national federation of several Scouting organizations of Morocco. It was founded in 1933, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1961...
. In 1995, Kazakhstan's Scouts were represented at the 18th World Scout Jamboree
World Scout Jamboree
The World Scout Jamboree is a Scouting jamboree of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, typically attended by several tens of thousands of Scouts from around the world, aged 14 to 17....
in the Netherlands by a small group.
Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder
The Union of Guides and Scouts is the largest interreligious, co-educational Scout association in Germany, one of the three component members of the Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände and of the Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände...
(BdP), with which they share an exchange program. 20 Guides and Scouts from the BdP travelled to Kazakhstan for the National Camp in 2002. Every year Guides and Scouts from the OSMK and BdP meet each other in camps or training courses either in Germany or Kazakhstan, helping and learning from each other. In 2006 8 Guides and Scouts from the BdP travelled to Kazakhstan for the National Camp.
In 1999, Kazakhstan held the First International Scout Camp "Kakharman-99", and in 2003 held WINGS2003, a subcamp for 10 to 14-year-olds. On October 5, 2004, the Internet Access and Training Program
Internet Access and Training Program
The Internet Access and Training Program funded by USAID since 2007, is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs , US Department of State, funded in the past under the Freedom Support Act . IATP was administered by Project Harmony in Russia and still is administered by the...
(IATP) brought together 20 Scouts from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
for a two-hour online discussion of their activities from the IATP access sites in five cities in Kazakhstan and three in Uzbekistan, aimed to bring together representatives of the Scouting movements from these countries to promote friendship and cooperation. Scouts from Kazakhstan named as their main challenge a lack of funds, and the difficulty of building a successful fundraising operation.
With the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, it was suggested that the Türkiye İzcilik Federasyonu
Türkiye Izcilik Federasyonu
Scouting and Guiding Federation of Turkey is the national Scouting and Guiding federation of Turkey. It serves 33,974 Scouts and 2,883 Guides...
assist in the creation of Scouting movements in the Turkic Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
n republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Scouting in Kyrgyzstan
Scouting in Kyrgyzstan was founded in November 1994 and is not yet a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, but is working toward WOSM recognition...
, Turkmenistan
Scouting in Turkmenistan
There is no formal Scouting organization yet in Turkmenistan, due to the political situation and because Turkmenistan refuses to join any organization because of its "status of permanent neutrality," which was accepted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 12, 1995...
and Uzbekistan
Scout Association of Uzbekistan
Scouting in Uzbekistan was founded in 1995, and is working toward World Organization of the Scout Movement recognition. In 1998, Scouting was limited to two Scout troops with a total of 15 members...
, but it is uncertain if this plan ever materialized.
WOSM recognition
In October 2007, the World Scout Bureau received an application for membership in WOSM from the OSMK. In accordance with the requirements of the WOSM Constitution, the World Scout Committee considered this application at its meeting from September 28 to 30, 2007, and recommended that it be accepted. The OSMK was declared a WOSM member on January 16, 2008. In becoming a member of WOSM, OSMK will become a member of the Eurasia Scout Region, if it so desires.If Kazakhstan had chosen not to become a member of the Eurasia Region, they would have been eligible to join the European Region, as Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
was responsible for the support of OSMK. The WOSM constitution contains no obligation for National Scout Organizations to join the regions, but it is strongly expected.
Program and ideals
Kazakhstan Scouts are expected to hold spiritual values and national loyalty, but the organization does not discriminate by faith or ethnic origin. Scouts are also expected to live up to the Scout Oath and Law and to serve their communities, which they accomplish through such activities as working with handicapped children and cleaning natural areas. The program's goal is to strengthen character and promote healthy minds, bodies and spirits in participants.The OSMK presently has no property except a headquarters. OSMK favors youth membership and youth involvement through an active strategy to recruit youth members. The adult policy aims at supporting leadership and recruitment
Recruitment
Recruitment refers to the process of attracting, screening, and selecting qualified people for a job. For some components of the recruitment process, mid- and large-size organizations often retain professional recruiters or outsource some of the process to recruitment agencies.The recruitment...
of volunteers
Volunteering
Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity, intended to promote good or improve human quality of life, but people also volunteer for their own skill development, to meet others, to make contacts for possible employment, to have fun, and a variety of other reasons that could be...
.
OSMK is open to girls and boys, women and men, in three age sections:
- Junior Scouts-ages 7 to 10
- Scouts-ages 11 to 14
- Senior Scouts-ages 15 to 17
- Scout leaders are over 18
The Scout Motto is Dayyin Bol, translating as Be Prepared in Kazakh
Kazakh language
Kazakh is a Turkic language which belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, closely related to Nogai and Karakalpak....
, and Bud' Gotov, translating likewise in Russian. The noun for a single Scout is Скаут in both languages. Kazakh Scouts wear a dark green uniform.
The membership badge of the Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan incorporates elements of the flag of Kazakhstan
Flag of Kazakhstan
The current flag of Kazakhstan or Kazakh flag was adopted on 4 June 1992, replacing the flag of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. The flag was designed by Shaken Niyazbekov.-Description:...
set inside the Rub El Hizb
Rub El Hizb
The Rub el Hizb is a Muslim symbol, represented as two overlapping squares, which is found on a number of emblems and flags. In Arabic, Rubʻ means "one fourth, quarter", while Hizb means a group or party...
(۞).
The National Council, composed of eleven members, includes seven women and four men. OSMK has three regularly employed professional staff. The Council Chairman is Victor Georgievich Deimund, and the International Commissioner is Mrs. Ainur Shaikhimova Abylayevna.
Scout Oath
On my honor, I promise that I will do my best, to do my duty to God and the Motherland, to help other people and to obey the Scout Law.Scout Law
- A Scout is devoted to the Motherland.
- A Scout is honest and truthful.
- A Scout's duty is to help others.
- A Scout is a friend to all and a brother to every other Scout.
- A Scout is courteous.
- A Scout is a friend to nature.
- A Scout obeys orders of his parents and leaders without question.
- A Scout is thrifty and he respects others property.
- A Scout smiles and never gives up.
- A Scout is diligent and persevering.
- A Scout is restrained.
- A Scout is clean in thought, word and deed.
External links
- Official website
- http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0011/a-kaza.html
- http://www.wings2003.org.uk/Kazakhstan/startup.htm
- WOSM Circular N° 29/2007