The Plaza, located at the very heart of the Jamboree, will be a vibrant area open to participants, ISTs and external visitors. This space will include the Contingent Tents, the Food Houses, the Faith and Beliefs area, the Equality Zone, the Scout Centre, the Scout Shop, a Swap Centre, a Silent Disco, the Head of Contingents Base Camp, and further activities in the development. We will provide more information on these areas in due time. For the moment, we wish to share the Contingent Tents’ concept to motivate all NSOs to think about how they would like to shape theirs.
The Contingent tents are multipurpose individual spaces for the Contingents, located at the very core of the Jamboree: the Plaza. Each Contingent is invited to develop its own tent according to its needs, sizes, pedagogical and communicational objectives.
Contingent tents have a front side open to the public, and sometimes (if the contingent sees a need for it), a private back office as well. The front side is a space for countries to display their cultures, show how scouting takes place in their NSOs, and propose related drop-in activities for the participants to take part in. We encourage the inclusion of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the displays and activities, with a special attention to how these are related to your youth.
The content to be presented is open for each Contingent to define in collaboration with the Contingent Relations Team and the Plaza Team, who will coach its development to ensure its adherence to the event’s overall concept and guidelines.
Contingents can join forces with cultural and/or geographical partners and organise joint tents if they wish to. The Jamboree will make available different sizes of tents and additional material to rent, but the contingents can also bring their own infrastructure. More information regarding available tents, availability of space, the related costs, and the timeline for the registration and coaching process will be presented in a dedicated circular.