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Welcome to the 20th World Scout Jamboree

The World Organization of the Scout Movement announces that the 20th World Scout Jamboree will be held from 28 December 2002 to 8 January 2003 at Sattahip, Chonburi Province in Thailand and will be hosted by the National Scout Organization of Thailand. The Royal Thai Government is pleased to support this world youth event and extends its warm welcome to Scouts from all over the world.

Scouts and Unit Leaders

Around 30,000 Scouts, Boys and Girls are expected to participate in this event of the 3rd millennium. The age requirement for participants is 14 to 17 years of age. That is, those born between 29 December 1984 and 28 December 1988.

The scouts will be split up into troops of 40 people. Each troop will have 4 leaders and 36 scouts, broken down into 4 patrols. Each contingent must submit 1 adult leader for every 9 scouts. Contingents who do not send enough youth members to make up a full troop may combine with another country, but then each contingent must submit an adult leader.

Theme The Theme of the 20th World Scout jamboree 2003 is “Share Our World, Share Our Cultures”. This is a unique opportunity for young people from all around the world to take part in this world event in Scouting spirit of sharing, living and learning our cultural diversity. The Cross Roads of Culture, one of the 8 modules activities in this Jamboree, will be a meeting point for youth. Time in Sattahip right now!

Pre & Post Jamboree Program The Pre and Post Jamboree Program provides a great opportunity for Scouts to discover Thailand and/or to discover new lands and make new friends in neighboring countries. Upon the request of Contingents, and at their own cost, we can organize a program in Thailand that will allow Contingent members to become acquainted with Thai culture and hospitality, thanks to the collaboration of schools, institutions, families, Scout camps and local Scout groups. National Scout Organization in the Asia-Pacific Region is willing to offer similar possibilities in their respective countries.

Operation Sattahip As a World Scouting event, it is important to ensure that the Jamboree offers participants a real intercultural experience. In order to do so, the event needs to bring participants together from everywhere in the world. This is why it is now a tradition to establish a Solidarity Fund to help Scouts from financially less privileged countries to take part in the Jamboree. The name of this fund is Sattahip Operation (the name of the place that will be hosting the Jamboree). Through Sattahip Operation, we aim to enable Scouts from at least 60 countries to take part in the event. Following the guidelines established by the World Scout Committee, Sattahip Operation will receive 2.5% of the registration fees paid by each participant in order to establish the initial fund. However, the success of this operation largely depends on voluntary contributions from National Scout Organizations. Your Organizations solidarity can be expressed through a financial contribution to the Operations fund or by directly helping participants from specific national Scout Organizations to take part in the jamboree. Any support will be welcome and duly acknowledged as part of Sattahip Operation. Click here for quick facts about Thailand. Click here for some pictures from Pre-Jamboree 2002. Click here to find out about the weather in Sattahip. My old school has a very large web site about Scouting in Thailand and the World Jamboree: http://www.thaiscouting.com