Both the
ZHP (Polish Scouting and Guiding Association) and the
Korea Scout Association each launched bids to host the
25th World Scout Jamboree. The ZHP's proposed theme was
"Be the Spark". They received support from the city of Gdańsk to host the jamboree there and the mayor of the city,
Paweł Adamowicz, wrote an article for the
Huffington Post about why Gdańsk was the ideal host city for the event. The Korea Scout Association was also seeking to host the jamboree to celebrate their centenary, which was in 2022. Their proposed location for the jamboree was
Saemangeum. Their theme was
"Draw Your Dream". The Korea Scout organisation ultimately won the bid, becoming the host city of the upcoming 25th World Scout Jamboree. Following this unsuccessful bid to host the 25th World Scout Jamboree, Poland bid to host the Jamboree in 2027. In August 2022, it was announced that Poland would host the 26th World Scout Jamboree. In November 2020, the Jamboree Executive Team and Jamboree Planning Team made the decision to cancel the Jamboree in 2021. The decision came after registered participant numbers dropped below the minimum needed of 10,000 as well as more COVID-19 related risks emerged. The result of this meant it was not financially viable for the Jamboree to go ahead and ultimately led to the full cancellation. == References ==