CENTENARY OF SCOUT MOVEMENT

Scouting is a youth movement aimed at training physic and mental of its members as well as encouraging their involvement in various positive activities for community. Focusing on practical exercises in the field, this movement is widely open for both men and women.

This movement began with Scout camp attended by 20 boys at brownsea Island UK in 1907 led by Robert Baden Powell, a lieutenant general of Great Britain Army and William Alexander Smith, a founder of Boy's Brigade. Starting on 1st August, the camp was intended on practicing Scout training for boys with organizing methods recently known as patrol system. In such a system, the boys are forced to set up small groups and elect one of them as its group leaders. The camp accomplishment has driven Baden-Powell to eagerly promote his ideas through his book titled Scouting for Boys. Since then, Scouting has been spreading from England across the world.

Centenary   of Scout Movement commemoration in 2007 takes a theme of "One World One Promise". The core program for this commemoration are Gift for Peace and Scouting Sunrise. Gift for Peace is a program for Scouts all over the world to contribute advancing peace, solving problems without violence, as well as encouraging greater solidarity. In Indonesia,  this program is primarily focused on activities for street children.

Scouting Sunrise is marked by Scouts gathering worldwide in the spirit of friendship and peace together ath the time of sun arises on August 2007 to renew their promise and look forward the second century of Scouting to benefit more young people and community. The cebration is concentrated in the 21st World Scout Jamboree held from 27 July to 8 August at Hylands Park,  Chelmsford, 50 kilometres north-east London UK attended bt nearly 40.000 participants from more than 150 countries. Some representatives of these participants will join Scouting Sunrise at 09.00 in Brownsea Island. 

On the occasion of commemorating that event, The Directorate General of Post and Telecommunication  issues a stamp series "Centenary of Scout Movement" on 1 August 2007. The series consists of four designs created by Haem Studio. Complementing it, PT Pos Indonesia issues First Day Cover (FDC) for the stamp series designed by Tata Sugiarta.