The Association des Scouts de Djibouti ( ar, إتحاد الكشافة الدجيبوتي; ASD, ''Scout Association of Djibouti'') is the national Scouting organization of

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. Djibouti is one of 29 countries where Scouting exists but where there is no National Scout Organization which is 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 ...

at the present time, and no organization was ever recognized by WOSM during the nation's periods of Scouting history.

History

Scouting in Djibouti was first served by overseas units of the Scouts de France, a French Scouting organization, even after the independence of the country, for French expatriates stationed in Djibouti in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The meeting hall was the ambassador's house, which was guarded by the

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were issued on that occasion. After a period of growth, Scouting nearly disappeared in Djibouti. Activities were restarted with Leadership Training courses in 2008.

Ideals

The

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is ''Kun Musta'idan'' or كن مستعدين, translating as ''Be Prepared'' in Arabic and ''Sois Prêt'', translating as ''Be Prepared'' in French. The noun for a single Scout is ''Kashaf'' or كشاف in Arabic.

International Scouting units

The French

Association des Guides et Scouts d'Europe The Association des Guides et Scouts d'Europe (AGSE, ''Association of the Guides and Scouts of Europe'') is a Roman Catholic Scouting and Guiding organization in France. It was founded in 1958 and serves about 26,600 members. The organization wa ...

(affiliated to the

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) maintains a Scout unit in Djibouti.

References

Non-aligned Scouting organizations Organisations based in Djibouti Youth organizations established in 1985 1985 establishments in Djibouti {{Djibouti-stub