2006 - Jubail (Saudi Arabia)

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The idea of establishing the international scouting event started from The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz, who described scouts as the messengers of peace and love.

This camp comes with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's interest in spreading the Islamic culture among the future young generations and to enhance the friendship concepts among all nations.

One thousand five hundred Rover Scouts participated in the World's 1st Scouting Encampment for Civilization Recognition and Culture Exchange, under the slogan "Together for Peace". Scouts from 130 countries participated in the event, aimed to help contribute to changing the world, spreading the culture of peace and tolerance with others through Scouting.


The camp has been sponsored by the Royal Commission for Jubail, and was opened by HRH Prince Mohammed bin Fahad al Saud, Emir of the eastern provinces, urged scouts to work for peace and understanding. Emphasizing the work, that Saudi Arabia as a country has done in recent years to build peace and understanding.

The ten-day camp (2-10 February 2006) was organized by the International Union of Muslim Scouts, The Saudi Arabian Boy Scout Association and hosted by the Royal Commission of Jubail and Yanbu. The International Union of Muslim Scouts (representing 12 million of the World Scout Movement’s 28 million Scouts) has set this process of international understanding and peace as its Gift for Peace for 2006/2007.

The camp involved activities including inter-cultural exchange, community service, recreation, and the building of friendship and understanding between young people from different nations, regardless of religious beliefs and cultural backgrounds.



The program included sessions on developing the culture of dialogue, where Scouts learnt about conflict resolution and consensus building. The Saudi Centre for National Dialogue, led these sessions, the institution which is leading the reform process in Saudi Arabia. A center where women and men from all walks of life, all tribes and faiths in the Kingdom are involved in addressing issues such as Women's Rights, Communications with other Faiths, Cultures and Countries, and Education reform.

The sessions on conflict resolution have been one of the most popular of the sessions, hosted by the center’s charismatic leader, Faisal bin Muhammer. The Saudi Minister of Education, the Hon Abdullah Alobaid stayed at the camp throughout the event, talking with young people form his own and from other countries, on the importance of informal education in young people’s development.

The recognition of Saudi Arabia’s culture, tradition and heritage, as well as the better understanding on the civilizations of other countries, are amongst the organizers principal aims at this encampment. The importance of dialogue and cultural exchange, whilst living in peace among all the nations of the world, is another major issue that was addressed.


The Scout Association of Malta International Commissioner and Qrendi Group Scout Leader David Schembri represented the local scout association at this Jamboree alongside scouts from seven three national scout associations representing all the six scouting regions.

Throughout the camp the Scouts spent a day in Al-Naeeriah Desert, at the southern region districts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which occupies an area of 25 square kilometers with a population of about 45,000 people. Its climate is hot in summer and cold in winter. In summer, the maximum temperature may reach 50°C and the minimum temperature is round 8°C. The Desert is located between 40 – 60m above the sea level and has gained its name from the mountains located in the north of the desert.

Visits to the Industrial city of Jubail as well as to the Oil exploration exhibition also formed part of the itinerary as well as tourist visit to the beautiful sandy beaches and Corniche.

Mr. Abdullah Ibrahim Jaafar was the camp chief.