10th World Scout Jamboree
The 10th World Scout Jamboree was held 17–26 July 1959 and was hosted by the Philippines at Mount Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna. Dubbed "The Bamboo Jamboree" due to the prevalence of bamboo and nipa palm. There were a total 12,203 Scouts from 44 countries. The theme was "Building Tomorrow Today".[1] It was the first World Scout Jamboree to be held in Asia, and as well outside Europe and Canada.
10th World Scout Jamboree
Building Tomorrow Today
1959
12,203 Scouts
Attendees of the event included:
: 19.
Australia
: 3.
Austria
: 3.
Belgium
: 16.
Brunei
: 1.
Burma
: 17.
Cambodia
: 93.
Canada
: 22.
Ceylon
: 545.
Taiwan
: 2.
Denmark
: 1.
Fiji
6.
Finland
& associates: 81.
France
: 1.
West Germany
: 12.
Greece
: 62.
Hong Kong
: 14.
India
: 73.
Indonesia
: 4.
Irān
: 2.
Ireland
: 3.
Israel
: 3.
Italy
: 519.
Japan
: 121.
South Korea
: 19.
Kuwait
: 21.
Laos
: 122.
Federation of Malaya
: 6.
Netherlands
: 4.
New Guinea
: 15.
New Zealand
: 12.
North Borneo
: 2.
Norway
: 11.
Pakistan
: 7863.
Philippines
: 8.
Sarawak
: 31.
Singapore
: 35.
Sweden
: 9.
Switzerland
: 54.
Thailand
: 7.
United Arab Republic
: 112.
United Kingdom
: 309.
United States of America
: 1.
Venezuela
: 59.
South Vietnam
Scouts-in-Exile (Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and Russia): 23.