further group of Scouts in Samarkand, organized in Samarkand under the Yulduzlar (Stars) Youth Center, with 20 members. the Yulduzlar Scouts work from the book "What is Scouting" in Russian, published by the World Organization of Scout Movement, under the leadership of Scout group director Mastura Sharipova. In addition, there are USA Girl Scouts Overseas in Tashkent, serviced by way of USAGSO headquarters in New York City. The Scout Motto is Tayyor Bo'l, Be Prepared in Uzbek. With the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, it was suggested that the Türkiye İzcilik Federasyonu assist in the creation of Scouting movements in the Turkic Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, but it is uncertain if this plan ever materialized. Scouting in Karakalpakstan Scouting may exist in the republic of Karakalpakstan, but at this time no information is known. Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting in Uzbekistan In addition, Girl Guiding may be making inroads into the Central Asian nation, as in 1993 a reception was held in Manila, Philippines in conjunction with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts' Asia Pacific Symposium of NGOs for Women in Development. The aim was to introduce or reintroduce the Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting movement and to explore possibilities of starting/restarting Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting in Uzbekistan, as well as Cambodia, Iran, Russia, Tibet and Vietnam. Fifty women leaders from those nations attended the Asia Pacific Symposium, sharing their Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting experiences. See also World Organization of the Scout Movement Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan Scouting in Kyrgyzstan Scouting in Turkmenistan References Partially distilled from the website of the Internet Access and Training Program (IATP). IATP is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), US Department of State, funded under the Freedom Support Act (FSA) and administered by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX). External links and references Travelers Scouts White Wolf Scouts Non-aligned Scouting organizations Organisations based in Uzbekistan Youth organizations established in 1995