Scouts of Namibia

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Scouts of Namibia

Organizational data
Headquarters 2 Parsival Street
Location Windhoek
Country Namibia
Founded 1917/1990
Membership 2,161
Chief Scout Nujoma Thomas Amutenya
Website Home page
Affiliation World Organization of the Scout Movement
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The Scouts of Namibia is the national Scouting organization of Namibia. It serves 2,161 Scouts (as of 2004).

Scouting was founded in South West Africa in 1917 and until 1990, Scouting was serviced by the South-West Africa Division of the Boy Scouts of South Africa. Namibia became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1990.

The coeducational Scouts of Namibia are actively supported by the KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark.

Contents

[edit] Program

[edit] Program sections

The association is divided in three sections:[1]

The Rover section was introduced in 2006.[2]

[edit] Scout Promise

On my honour I promise that I will do my best:
To do my duty to God, and my Country;
To help other people at all times;
To obey the Scout Law.[1]

[edit] Scout Law

  1. A Scout's honour is to be trusted.
  2. A Scout is loyal.
  3. A Scout's duty is to be useful and to help others.
  4. A Scout is a friend to all and a brother to every other Scout.
  5. A Scout is courteous.
  6. A Scout is a friend of nature.
  7. A Scout is obedient.
  8. A Scout smiles and whistles under all difficulties.
  9. A Scout is thrifty.
  10. A Scout is clean in thought, word and deed.[1]

[edit] Emblem

Historic membership badge of the South-West Africa Division
Historic membership badge of the South-West Africa Division

The membership badge of the Scouts of Namibia incorporates the national colors of the flag of Namibia, using the same basic pattern as the historic membership badge used by the South-West Africa Division, which was part of the Boy Scouts of South Africa until 1990.

[edit] Other Scouting organizations

The Girl Guides Association of Namibia is the national member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, serving 1,124 members.

The Deutscher Pfadfinderbund Namibia (German Scout Association of Namibia, formerly Deutscher Pfadfinderbund Südwestafrikas, the German Scout Association of South-West Africa) is a small association open mainly to boys and girls of German descent. The first German oriented Scouting organization was founded in 1928, but was twice forbidden by the South African administration until World War II. The actual association was founded after World War II. In 2007, there were about ten groups across the country.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Principles. Scouts of Namibia. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
  2. ^ Rover Section is created in Namibia. World Organization of the Scout Movement. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.

[edit] See also

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[edit] External links

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