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The Development Gateway operates a global web portal dedicated to
improving people's lives in developing nations, and it is helping
establish similar enterprises in over 60 countries.

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Other services
include development-related websites, aid information management
systems, e-procurement platforms, and related tools to facilitate the
development efforts of governments, international agencies,
businesses, and nonprofits. As risk factors for negative
behaviors often include poor social skills, Scouting also offers youth the
chance to interact in a positive environment with peers and adult volunteers,
cementing those skills early in life. According
to recent studies, American teens are more likely to be overweight than youths
in 14 other industrialized nations.

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We help improve people's lives in developing countries by building
partnerships and information systems that provide access to knowledge
for development . Boys can
become involved in Scouting as early as age 7 and can continue through
adolescence and into young adulthood as Scouts.

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"From its inception in 1910, the BSA has developed the mind, body, and
character of young men and boys.
Scout Week begins on February 6 and continues through February 12.org .

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Pakistan Supports Development Gateway Foundation with $1 Million Contribution

Pakistan's contribution will strengthen
both the foundation's global efforts and the work of the Pakistan
Development Gateway, which has begun building a portal supporting
national development .7 million
Eagle Scouts alone have provided an estimated 36 million hours of service
through their Eagle projects.

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This commitment to strong character-building
traits has helped shape the leaders of each generation and provide youth with
an alternative to negative situations and issues in their lives," said Roy
Williams, chief scout executive of the BSA. "From drug use to obesity to
violence, the issues youth face may have changed over the past century, but
the BSA has remained a healthy alternative.

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Pakistan joins the Development Gateway's diverse group of donors,
including the World Bank as its founder, governments from around the
world, multinational corporations, and others.
With fitness merit badges and innovative programs like Soccer and Scouting ,
the BSA continues to make combating obesity through physical fitness a key
portion of Scouting .

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Rossi, Chief Executive Officer of the Development
Gateway, said, "Pakistan's investment in the Development Gateway and
its information technology will deliver important returns to its
citizens and to others around the world, by helping to increase the
impact of ongoing development efforts. Largest Youth Service Organization Commemorates Decades of Character
Development, Leadership Training, and Addressing Critical Youth Issues

IRVING, Texas, On February 8, 2005, the Boy Scouts
of America (BSA), one of the nation's foremost youth programs of character
development and values-based leadership training, celebrates 95 years of
instilling valuable life skills, methods of dealing with critical issues that
face youth, and the importance of community services that provide Good Turn
for America. According to the Centers For Disease
Control and Prevention, the percentage of American children who are overweight
continues to increase, and youth today are three times more likely to be
overweight than they were in the 1980s.

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developmentgateway. Scout Week is also a part of
the BSA's Good Turn for America program, which aims to meet the needs of
communities across America through service and goodwill. For more information on the
Boy Scouts of America, please visit http://www.

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Mushtaq Malik, Economic Minister for the Embassy of
Pakistan in Washington. Over the last 95 years, the nearly 110 million members of
Scouting have provided countless hours of service.

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For more
information or to join our global, online community, please visit
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Foundations, charitable funds and voluntary gifts for Scouting purposes.

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Scout Week , February 6-12, is a celebration of the BSA's commitment to
youth, recognizing the previous 95 years and looking ahead to meet the
changing needs of youth for the next century."
In addition to celebrating Good Turn, Scout Week also raises awareness of
the many issues that face our youth today and how healthy outlets not only
help America's youth avoid harm, but help shape them for greatness .
Youth today also face a nearly epidemic problem with obesity.

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The funding was
announced today at a presentation ceremony at the Development
Gateway's headquarters in Washington, DC. The Pakistan Country Gateway will provide a
platform for collaboration - at the local, national and regional
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Boy Scouts of America Celebrates 95th Year of Service to Others During National Scout Week

For example, studies conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA) identified that early intervention has a greater impact on changing a
child's behavior away from problems and toward positive behaviors.scouting.

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Scouting continues to emphasize
respect for oneself and others , keeping the body and mind fit at all times.

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"The Development Gateway is an important catalyst for helping
people in Pakistan and other countries to leverage online systems for
information sharing . Alan J.

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Last month, the Hewlett
Foundation became the first foundation to provide financial support of
the Development Gateway's work. The Development Gateway is an independent,
not-for-profit organization based in Washington, DC. "Youth today face a myriad of
negative issues, all of which can prove a critical turning point in their
development and their future," Williams said. Local
Boy Scout councils will participate in a variety of activities to commemorate
Scout Week, including food drives , relief projects, and fundraisers to benefit
those in need.
Serving more than four million young people between 7 and 20 years of age
with 309 councils throughout the United States and its territories, the Boy
Scouts of America is the nation's foremost youth program of character
development and values-based leadership training.

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WASHINGTON- ---The Government of
Pakistan will contribute $1 million to the Development Gateway
Foundation to help further its use of information systems for
development in Pakistan and around the world.

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The Development Gateway Foundation is an enabler of development.