The Africa Scout Region is the divisional office of the World Scout Bureau of the
World Organization of the Scout Movement, headquartered in
Nairobi,
Kenya, with satellite offices in
Cape Town,
South Africa, and
Dakar,
Senegal. The Africa Region services
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking ...
in
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...
and neighboring islands that are recognized members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Currently, the region has 39 member National Scout Associations/Organizations and 11 potential members. There are about one million registered Scouts in Africa, though it is suspected that there are about twice that number in the region. The large nations of
Mali,
Guinea-Bissau and the
Central African Republic, and several smaller nations, are not yet WOSM members, for various reasons.
This region is the counterpart of the
Africa Region of the
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
History
On 13 March 1963, Scout leaders from around the region met for the first time in
Lagos, Nigeria to discuss the organization of the Africa Scout Region. At the 62nd ordinary session of the Council of Ministers of the
Organization of African Unity meeting in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 21-23 June 1995, declared 13 March the ''Africa Scout Day''.
Africa Network Scout Fellowship
The Africa Network Scout Fellowship is a forum where members of the
United Kingdom Scout Association with a specific interest in Africa can share knowledge, ideas and experiences. It promotes the expansion of international Scouting, with a particular focus on building friendships in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Collectively the Africa Network Scout Fellowship members have experience in
Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya,
Malawi,
Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Africa Network Scout Fellowship assists all sections of the Scout Movement, in a variety of activities-
whitewater rafting, community initiatives, mountaineering, construction projects and
safari
A safari (; ) is an overland journey to observe wild animals, especially in eastern or southern Africa. The so-called "Big Five" game animals of Africa – lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and Cape buffalo – particularly form an importa ...
adventures.
The Africa Network Scout Fellowship actively promotes expeditions to all parts of sub-Saharan Africa, and help on all aspects of an expedition, from initial planning, to British training camps, to the actual expedition itself. Africa Network Scout Fellowship meetings are held at varying locations throughout the United Kingdom.
All-Africa Region Scout Jamborees
The Region has run or sponsored region-wide jamborees in its member countries. Past Jamborees include:
* 1st All-Africa Jamboree-
Shere Hills,
Jos
Jos is a city in the north central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State.
During British ...
Nigeria-1976
* 2nd All-Africa Jamboree-
Kaazi, Uganda-1989
* 3rd All-Africa Jamboree-
Ghana-1994
* 4th All-Africa Jamboree- Rowallan Scout Camp and Jamhuri Park in
Nairobi, Kenya - August 9 to 19, 2000
* 5th All-Africa Jamboree-
Catembe, Mozambique-July 21 to 31, 2006
*
6th Africa Scout Jamboree 2012- Bungere,
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
-July 28 to August 5, 2012
The 1st "Africa
Rover Moot", hosted by the
Kenya Scouts Association
The Kenya Scouts Association is the national Scouting association of Kenya. Scouting was founded in British East Africa in 1910 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1964. It has 323,929 members (as of 2010).
Hi ...
, is scheduled to take place in April 2023.
See also
*
Frederick Russell Burnham
*
Rubina Marivonne Haroon
Ms. Rubina Marivonne Haroon (born 1961) of the Seychelles was appointed by Dr. Eduardo Missoni of the World Organization of the Scout Movement as the new Regional Director for the World Scout Bureau Africa Regional Office in July 2006, in agreemen ...
*
Kinuthia Murugu
References
External links
Africa Network Scout FellowshipAfrica Jamboree to be held in Mozambique
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