On 19 August 2020 Bhutan Scouts Association with technical support of Bangladesh Scouts have organized a Webinar on ‘ICT Tools and Techniques in Scouting’. The Webinar was attended by 85 adult leaders comprising of NSO Officials, Regional Coordinators, Dzongkhag/ Thromde Scout Secretaries and Unit leaders form twenty Dzongkhags and four Thromdes.
The sessions were moderated by Mr. Bhimal Chandra, Dy. Director of Bangladesh Scouts and facilitated by Mr. Alak Chakraborty, Mr Md. Aktar Hossain, Mr. Imran Ahmed, Mr. Tapash Kanti Goldar, Mr. A K M Ashiquzzaman and Mr. Kazi Md. Nasir Uddin from Bangladesh Scouts and Mr. Tashi Wangchuk from BSA.
Following the opening ceremony remarks by Mr. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Khan, International Commissioner and Mr. Md. Mahfuzur Rahaman, National Commissioner (ICT) of Bangladesh Scouts & Mr. Karma Tenzin, International Commissioner of BSA, the Webinar sessions resumed. The International Commissioner of Bangladesh proposed BSA about signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the two National Scouts Organizations to enable NSOs to support each other to conduct programs and training for Scouts and Adult Leaders on a larger scale. The International Commissioner of BSA responded positively and assured to get back to the Bangladesh Scouts counterpart in consultation with the Chief Commissioner of BSA.
The facilitators made an elaborate presentation on use of Zoom and Google Meet; Facebook features; Cloud Storage; Sharing of files and internet; Use of PDF and Social media security aspects. The participants were also taken through the Scouts database and website of the Bangladesh Scouts.
As reported by some of the participants, the Webinar was indeed an opportunity for our Scout leaders to unlearn some of the known facts and relearn several facets of ICT skill and techniques. It has also helped them open their minds to numerous possibilities of conducting Scouting programs online and prepare for the new normal challenges.
After the interactive question and answer session and reflection of three-hour long Webinar sessions concluded with a closing remark by Mr. Rahul Amin, Director of Bangladesh Scouts and Mrs. Kunzang Choden, Organization Development Commissioner of BSA.
BSA is very much grateful to Bangladesh Scouts for the continued support and making our Webinar on ‘ICT Tools and Techniques in Scouting’ a success. We would like credit this success to all the facilitators of the session especially Mr. Alak Chakraborty, Dy. Director (ICT) for all the technical assistance and Mr. Bhimal Chndra, Dy. Director Bangladesh Scouts for moderating the sessions. We are also thankful to esteemed officials of Bangladesh Scouts and Bhutan Scouts Association officials for gracing the event and all the enthusiastic participants for their active participation.
We look forward to many more similar successful collaborations between the two NSOs and once again Apnake Aneka Dhan Yabada! and Kadrienche la!