My experience of day 1 of the mauritius Jota was quite good. I arrived at BP house at 13 o’clock and ready to help in the electronic workshop. After the official opening of the event by the chief comissionner, the activities started.

I was responsible to animate the electronic workshop and had two groups of about 14 scouts that was eager for knowledge. I started by introducing them to the difference between electic and electronics. After the introduction, I make them familiarise themselves with the different components found on regular electronics board, while introducing them to the resistors and capacitors with the help of analogies of dogs and water tanks. The children were quite receptive to the materials proposed to them.

After my session, I used my free time to do some photo shots with my digital camera (Samsung L110) and play with my newly discovered feature ( Exposure time). I also use part of my time to eat ( yes it is important to renew the energy after that day)

The 52nd Jamboree on the air (JOTA) and the 13th Jamboree on the internet (JOTI) will be held during the week-end of the 17th and 18th October 2009 through out the world. At mauritius, the jota joti will be at BP House, Trianon. If you are a scout and have access to the internet, be sure not to miss this event by joining the  various chat rooms specially for that purpose.

The theme for this year is “C3″ Climate Change Challenge. The various workshop that will be offered shall contribute to enhancing the participant awareness of environmental issues.

This year again I will give some help to the team organizing the events.

You can have more info on the Mauritius Scout Association website.

This is a tranlated article that can be found at http://www.mauscouts.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=34.

The 51st Jamboree on the air (JOTA) and the 12th Jamboree on the internet (JOTI) will be held during the week-end of the 18th and 19th october 2008 through out the world. At mauritius, the jota joti will be at ‘l’Oratorio route nicolay, port louis’.

This event will be under the responsibility of the Mauritius Scout Association (MSA) through its national and international communication commusions and with the collaboration of the 24th Port Louis from Don Bosco Scout Group, who will host the JOTA JOTI in mauritius.

The coordinators of JOTA and JOTi are Malcolm Madelon and Didier Camalboudou respectively.

you can have more information on jota joti at www.jotajoti.org or you can have more information about how to participate on the official website of the mauritius scout association – www.mauscouts.org