The Associação dos Escuteiros de Cabo Verde, the national

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organization of

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, was founded in 1990, and became a member of the

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in 2002. The Associação dos Escuteiros de Cabo Verde has 372 members as of 2021. The association is a member of the

Comunidade do Escutismo Lusófono The Comunidade do Escutismo Lusófono (CEL, ''Community of Lusophone Scouting'') is the international community of Scouting organizations in the Lusophone countries. Its members are: * Angola: Associação de Escuteiros de Angola * Brazil: União ...

(Community of

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Scouting).

Program and ideals

*O escuta orgulha-se da sua Fé e por ela orienta toda a sua vida. *O Escuta é filho de Cabo Verde e bom cidadão. *O dever do Escuta começa em casa. The

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is ''Alerta'', ''Alert'' in Portuguese.

Officers

*Chief Commissioner: Luis Miguel Delgado *International Commissioner: Anne Marie Monteiro

External links

Non-official websiteFacebook Page

References

Organizations based in Cape Verde World Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations Youth organizations established in 1990 {{Scout-stub