Javaansche Padvinders Organisatie (JPO) ( en, Javanese Pathfinders Organization) was a Scouting organization in the
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...
(now
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
). This first Indonesian Scouting organization was established on the initiative of
Sri Paduka Mangkunagara VII in 1916.
Scouting came to Indonesia in 1912, as branch of the
Nederlandsche Padvinders Organisatie (NPO, Netherlands Pathfinder Organisation), the first
Dutch Scouting organization. After 1916 it was called the ''Vereeniging Nederlandsch Indische Padvinders'' (NIPV, Association of Dutch Indies Pathfinders). As the Dutch East Indies, Indonesia had been a branch of the Netherlands Scout Association, yet Scouting was very popular, and had achieved great numbers and standards.
Piet Kroonenbergs Padvinderskroniek
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References
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Further reading
* ''Scouting 'Round the World'', John S. Wilson, first edition, Blandford Press 1959
External links
Pine Tree Web
Official Homepage of Scouting Nederland
A brief history of Scouting Nederland
Dutch Scoutwiki
Scouting in Indonesia
Scouting and Guiding in the Netherlands
Youth organizations established in 1912
1912 establishments in the Dutch East Indies