Agoonoree is a Scouting

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for young people with

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History

In 1949, Netherlands Scouts organised an international camp at

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for Scouts with disabilities called "Agoon", after the

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word ''agṓn'' ( ''ἀγών'') meaning a gathering or competition. Further international Agoon camps were held in

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in 1953 and at

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in the United Kingdom in 1958. The success of these events prompted the establishment of "Agoonoree" (a

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of ''Agoon'' plus ''jamboree'') camps at national or regional level in several countries.

Australia

The first

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Agoonoree was held in 1980, following a visit by leaders to the 3rd Nippon Agoonoree in the previous year. Each year Scouts Queensland and Guides Queensland invite about 70 children as guests to participate in a week long camp at Baden-Powell Park,

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. Scouts New South Wales also holds an Agoonoree; in 2015 it was held at

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Scout Activity Centre. Scouts Victoria held their third Agoonoree in 2018 at Treetops Scout Camp, Riddells Creek.

Indonesia

A ''National Special Scout Jamboree'' is held every five years for disabled Scouts. The seventh National Special Scouts Jamboree was held in 2007, in

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. The first jamboree of this sort to be held in Indonesia was in 1972.

Japan

Nippon Agoonorees are held once every four years, and are abbreviated "NA", and may include the number of the event. For example, "9NA" refers to the 9th Nippon Agoonoree. SAJ (Scout Association of Japan) uploads these pictures in Facebook.

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and Princess Mako participated in the Agoonoree on August 12, 2016. * 1st Nippon Agoonoree: August 8 to August 20, 1973 Aichi Youth Park, Aichi Prefecture * 2nd Nippon Agoonoree: July 30 to August 3, 1976 Aichi Youth Park, Aichi Prefecture * 3rd Nippon Agoonoree: August 3 to August 8, 1979

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* 4th Nippon Agoonoree: August 5 to August 9, 1983 Ureshinodai Lifelong Educational Center,

Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, ...

* 5th Nippon Agoonoree: July 31 to August 4, 1987 Chuo Youth House,

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Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the north ...

* 6th Nippon Agoonoree: July 25 to August 29, 1991 National Institution for Youth Education,

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* 7th Nippon Agoonoree: July 26 to July 30, 1995

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* 8th Nippon Agoonoree: August 5 to August 9, 1999 Outdoor Activity Center,

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Ehime Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Toku ...

* 9th Nippon Agoonoree: July 31 to August 4, 2003 Refresh Town Hachi-ga-saki,

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* 10th Nippon Agoonoree: July 31 to August 4, 2008 (It would have been held in 2007, but was moved to 2008 due to the World Scout Jamboree being held in 2007.) Happy Village,

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, Hyogo Prefecture * 11th Nippon Agoonoree: August 2 to August 6, 2012 Kibogaoka Culture Park,

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* 12th Nippon Agoonoree: August 12 to August 16, 2016 Fuji Yamanomura, Fujimiya,

* 13th Nippon Agoonoree: August, 2020

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United Kingdom

The first camp for

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s of the London region was held in 1947. In the 1960s, the London Agoonoree consisted of between 60 and 80 Scouts with special needs accompanied by able-bodied Scouts who acted as helpers as well as adult

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s. Later in the decade, the camp split into two, the northern Scout Counties of London forming "North Camp" and the Southern and Central being "South Camp". The annual London Agoonoree currently caters for members of

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with special needs in the 14-23 age group. The first

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Agoonoree was held in 1960.

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