OFC and Council of the South Pacific Scout Associations sign Memorandum of Understanding
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and the Council of the South Pacific Scout Associations (CSPSA) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to mutually recognise each other and work together in educating and involving the youth of Oceania.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) specifically covers the need to encourage the youth of Oceania to become more active in society and OFC and CSPSA will work together to break down barriers that can effect the development of youth in the region.
OFC was represented by President Reynald Temarii at the signing ceremony while CSPSA’s signatory was Chairman Iteni Helu.
Helu said that the agreement between CSPSA and OFC will go a long way to develop the futures of the children in the Scout Associations.
“The offer of OFC, through their expertise and funds will dearly help us to encourage our members – both boys and girls – to learn through extra activities, and this will help them dearly in later life,” Helu said.
OFC President Reynald Temarii said the MoU was an important cooperation agreement and would benefit the region.
“OFC is dedicated to developing youth throughout our region and using football as a tool to accomplish this. The partnership between OFC and CSPSA is important for the opportunities it will provide to children in our region and I am excited about seeing our relationship develop.”
SPSA is part of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM) which contains 28 million scouts and is separated throughout six regions of the world. There are 11 National Scout Organisations (NSO) in the Pacific including Solomon Islands, PNG, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, Polynesia, Cook Islands, Samoa, Kiribati and Tuvalu.
The event was held at the OFC headquarters in Auckland and was attended by officials from both organisations including OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas and CSPSA International Commissioner of French Polynesia Noelline Parker.
