20th World Scout Jamboree

The 20th World Scout Jamboree (World Scout Jamboree ) was held from December 28 2002 to January 8, 2003 in Sattahip, Thailand, under the motto " Share our World, share our cultures" instead. With more than 24,000 scouts from 147 countries participating, it was one of the largest gatherings of the World Organization of the Scout Movement since the Second World War.

Program

Common principal activities of the camp were the opening ceremony, the New Year celebration with a King of Thailand Rama IX speech. Bhumibol Adulyadej and the closing ceremony with the flags passed to the British delegation to host the 21st World Scout Jamboree in 2007.

During the camp, each group of participants could choose from a variety of activities. On the site itself there was the "Crossroads of Cultures " ( crossroads of cultures ), where on the one hand I could grappled of Thai culture and on the other hand stood ready platforms for cultural exchange. The "Global Development Village " (Global Development Village ) offered four workshop areas on the topics of health, environment, peace and rights. In the " City of Science" ( Science City ) modern technologies have been taught. The respective national delegations presented in a separate section.

Outside the camp, various activities were carried out in the area of the square, some of which benefited the Thai population. In addition to activities in the sea and day hikes were offered through the jungle.

Campsite

The on the Gulf of Thailand storage space encompassed more than 1,200 acres and was divided into four villages, which were named after the oceans. Each village consisted of six sub- camps to about 1,000 participants in 32 teams. Each troop of about 40 scouts had to build a plot of 15 m by 25 m are available for sleeping tents, kitchen tent, tent material and gate.

To facilitate the arrival, extra a station Peron was created during the Jamboree site. The water supply to a water reservoir was dug, which took approximately 170,000 m³ of water.

Special

Due to the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the Boy Scouts of America made ​​their participation of adequate protection measures depends. In addition to warships that protected the coast, Thai military units were stationed in the woods around the camp, which remained largely invisible to the participants.