Scouts A Movement for Youth

Scouting is an Educational Movement … on the move! Constantly evolving and adapting! Central in this programme is a continuous transference of values such as honesty, loyalty, responsibility, respect; all aimed at governing individual behavior and the development of strong leadership skills that will equip boys and girls, regardless of race or creed, to be of service to others and to their communities.

Scouting offers young people opportunities for involvement, excitement and empowerment.

• Developing a sense of personal responsibility and stimulating the desire to responsible self-expression.

• Scouts and leaders are volunteers and choose to join Scouting.

• Scouting seeks the spiritual value of life beyond the material world.

• The Movement is independent and governed by its own democratic decision-making processes.

• While constructively involved in society, Scouting is a non-partisan movement which does not identify with any political party.

• Scouting complements the school and family, filling the needs not met by either. Scouting develops self-knowledge, the need to explore, to discover, to want to know. Scouts discover the world beyond the classroom, tapping the skills of others to learn, and passing that knowledge on to others.

“Scouts are a social force that promote a culture of peace and are empowered to make a constructive contribution to their communities, country and environment.”

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• Making a personal commitment: Choose to commit to a simple code of living: the and Law

• Learning by Doing: Active participation together with others and being empowered.

• Working in Small Groups: In Patrols to develop Leadership, Team work, Group Skills and individual responsibility

• Stimulating Programmes: Progressive activities based on the interests on young people. Activities in contact with nature, a rich learning environment where simplicity, creativity and discovery come together to provide adventure, challenge and excitement.

Taking action at Local levels

Scouting provides original approaches to several of the problems affecting young people today: poverty, education, crime, HIV & AIDS, unemployment, gender inequality and a collapse of the traditional family unit and social values.

Our themes include: Agriculture and Food Production, Emergency and First Aid, Entrepreneurial Skills Development, Clean Drinking Water, Global Warming and Climate Change, Renewable Energies, Recycling, Biodiversity Conservation, HIV & AIDS prevention, Child and Adolescent Health, Literacy, Child Protection, the Integration of People with Disabilities as well as Responsible Citizenship. Quick Facts: SCOUTS South Africa (previously South African Scout Association) Leaders of Innovation NPO Registration: 019-215-NPO

Scouts South Africa is a Member of the World National membership: approx. 308 000 Organisation of Scout Movements (WOSM). Over members 40 million members in over 200 countries and Regional Offices in 8 provinces territories are leading the innovation. Established in 1908 in South Africa by “Be part of a Movement that inspires change, Baden Powell develops character and empowers young South Contact information Africans to be prepared...” National Scout Office:

SCOUTS South Africa is a registered Non Profit CEO: Amelia Siebrits Organisation and as such is mostly dependent on [email protected] financial sponsorships and donations. Tel: +27 (0)21 685 84 20 The Scout Foundation is a registered Trust with its 0860 SCOUTS (0860 726887) own audited statements. It’s aim is to support the Fax: +27 (0)21 685 90 50 sustainability of SCOUTS South Africa. It receives larger Email: [email protected] contributions to SCOUTS South Africa which are invested Website: www.scouting.org.za in a capital (endowment) fund in order to produce a regular income that can benefit the Movement. @SCOUTS South Africa 2013. The contents may not be reproduced without the written permission of the National Office of SCOUTS South Africa.