Scouts of Namibia

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name = Scouts of Namibia


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headquarters =2 Parsival Street
location =Windhoek
country =Namibia
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f-date = 1917/1990
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members = 728
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chiefscout =Nujoma Thomas Amutenya
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website = [http://www.geocities.com/scoutsnamibia/HomePage.html Home page]
affiliation =World Organization of the Scout Movement

The Scouts of Namibia is the national Scouting organization of Namibia. It serves 728 Scouts (as of 2008).cite web |title=Triennial Report 2005-2008 |url=http://scout.org/en/content/download/11615/94838/file/Triennial_Report_EN.pdf |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement |accessdate=2008-07-13]

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.

Program

Program sections

The association is divided in three sections:cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/scoutsnamibia/ |title=Principles |publisher=Scouts of Namibia |accessdate=2008-02-08]
* Cub Scouts
* Scouts
* Rovers - ages 18 to 26The Rover section was introduced in 2006. [cite web |url=http://www.scout.org/es/around_the_world/africa/information_events/news/rover_section_is_created_in_namibia |title=Rover Section is created in Namibia |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement |accessdate=2008-02-08]

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.

Scout Law

# A Scout's honour is to be trusted.
# A Scout is loyal.
# A Scout's duty is to be useful and to help others.
# A Scout is a friend to all and a brother to every other Scout.
# A Scout is courteous.
# A Scout is a friend of nature.
# A Scout is obedient.
# A Scout smiles and whistles under all difficulties.
# A Scout is thrifty.
# A Scout is clean in thought, word and deed.

Emblem

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.

References

ee also

*The Girl Guides Association of Namibia
*Deutscher Pfadfinderbund Namibia

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/scoutsnamibia/HomePage.html Scouts of Namibia home page]
* [http://www2.spejdernet.dk/namibia/index.html Oupundi-project of the Danish KFUM-Spejderne]