The Jordanian Association for Boy Scouts and Girl Guides ( ar, جمعية الكشاف والمرشدات الأردنية) is the national Scouting and Guiding organization of

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

. Scouting was founded in Jordan in 1954 and became a member of the

World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 173 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants. WOSM ...

in 1955. Guiding started in 1938 and became a member of the

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, and has its ...

in 1978. It serves 15,521 Scouts (as of 2011) and 9,480 Guides (as of 2003). The Scout slogan is, "the Scout movement participates in development and works to serve society." Scouts and Guides participate in the painting of schools, building walls, laying floors in public places, conducting literacy campaigns, harvesting crops, visiting the poor, sick and aged. Although the Association is for both boys and girls, the programs are separate and there are no mixed units. The

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is ''Kun Musta'idan'' or كن مستعداً, translating as ''Be Prepared'' in Arabic, though the local variant is ''Wa ai'doo'' or و أعدوا. The noun for a single Scout is ''Kashaf'' or كشاف in Arabic.

International Scouting units in Jordan

In addition, there are American Boy Scouts in Amman, linked to the

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branch of the

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, which supports units around the world.

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Official website
* World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member organizations World Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations Youth organizations established in 1954 Scouting and Guiding in Jordan {{scout-stub

International Scouting units in Jordan

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