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There is no current Scout organization in Tibet, with the [[Government of Tibet in Exile|Tibetan government]] in exile at [[Dharamsala|Dharmsāla]], India, and the PRC in control of the affairs of the country. It is still a matter of speculation whether Scouting ever reached the remote kingdom while still an independent country. | There is no current Scout organization in Tibet, with the [[Government of Tibet in Exile|Tibetan government]] in exile at [[Dharamsala|Dharmsāla]], India, and the PRC in control of the affairs of the country. It is still a matter of speculation whether Scouting ever reached the remote kingdom while still an independent country. | ||
As the Bhutanese are a living, independent Tibetan culture, any eventual development of Scouting within Tibet will likely involve the assistance of the Bhutan Scout Tshogpa. Scouting has peripherally touched Tibet, when in 2004 a South African Scouter scaled [[Mount Everest]] from the Tibetan side [http://www.Scouting.org.za/news/2004/everestnews.html]. Further, [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama|the Dalai Lama]] himself has had direct involvement with Scouting on at least two occasions, when on July 18, 1994 he was made a member of the Honor Committee for the 1995 [[World Scout Jamboree]] in | As the Bhutanese are a living, independent Tibetan culture, any eventual development of Scouting within Tibet will likely involve the assistance of the Bhutan Scout Tshogpa. Scouting has peripherally touched Tibet, when in 2004 a South African Scouter scaled [[Mount Everest]] from the Tibetan side [http://www.Scouting.org.za/news/2004/everestnews.html]. Further, [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama|the Dalai Lama]] himself has had direct involvement with Scouting on at least two occasions, when on July 18, 1994 he was made a member of the Honor Committee for the 1995 [[World Scout Jamboree]] in The Netherlands; and later on September 3, 1999 when he was made a Patron of the [[Global Movement of Green Scouts]] in [[New Delhi, India]]. [http://www.tibet.net/hhdl/eng/patron/] | ||
In addition, Girl Guiding may be making inroads into the remote mountain nation, as in 1993 a reception was held in Manila, Philippines in conjunction with the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]]' Asia Pacific Symposium of NGOs for Women in Development. The aim was to introduce or reintroduce the Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting movement and to explore possibilities of starting/restarting Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting in Tibet, as well as Cambodia, Iran, Russia, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Fifty women leaders from those nations attended the Asia Pacific Symposium, sharing their Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting experiences. | In addition, Girl Guiding may be making inroads into the remote mountain nation, as in 1993 a reception was held in Manila, Philippines in conjunction with the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]]' Asia Pacific Symposium of NGOs for Women in Development. The aim was to introduce or reintroduce the Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting movement and to explore possibilities of starting/restarting Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting in Tibet, as well as Cambodia, Iran, Russia, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Fifty women leaders from those nations attended the Asia Pacific Symposium, sharing their Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting experiences. | ||
