Ittihodi Scouthoi Tojikiston
Scout Association of Tajikistan | |||
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Headquarters | P.O. 734025 Box 194 | ||
Location | Dushanbe | ||
Country | Tajikistan | ||
Founded | 1993 | ||
Founder | Rustam E. Karimov | ||
Membership | 511 | ||
Affiliation | World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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Website scouts-tj | |||
The Ittihodi Scouthoi Tojikiston (Tajik: Иттиҳоди Скоутҳои Тоҷикистон, Persian: اتحادیه اسکاوتهای تاجیکستان, Etehadih-e Eskauthai-ye Tajikâstan), the national Scouting organization of Tajikistan, was founded in 1993, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) on April 18, 1997. The coeducational Ittihodi Scouthoi Tojikiston has 511 members as of 2011.[1] Tajikistan is the only one of the three Persian nations thus far whose Scouting is recognized by WOSM (see Afghanistan and Iran).
In October 2023, the organization joined the Asia Pacific Region, as the Eurasian region was dissolved.[2][3]
History
As far as is known, Scouting was not introduced to the region during the khanate period of the pre-Soviet era.
Scouting started in Tajikistan in 1991, by two young citizens, one a Christian and the other a Muslim, following their participation in the Congress of the
The Scouts of Tajikistan have participated in various international Scouting events such as the World Jamboree in the Netherlands in 1995, the 1998 World Jamboree in Chile and the World Rover Moot in 1996. Several leaders have received their training abroad in France, Russia and the United States.
The Scout Association of Tajikistan has 1,904 members (as of 2004), boys and girls, in 15 towns or areas, with several groups in three zones of conflict:
The noun for a single Scout is Скаут in both
Program sections
- Cub Scouts-7 to 11
- Scouts-12 to 15
- Rovers-16 to 20
Pioneer movement
Tajikistan also has a Pioneer movement, the King Somoni Inheritance.
See also
References
- ^ "Triennal review: Census as at 1 December 2010" (PDF). World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- World Scout Bureau. 21 March 2023. Archivedfrom the original on 2023-10-01.
- ^ "New Geographical Boundaries of the European Scout Region". treehouse.scout.org. 31 March 2023.
Sources
Partially distilled from Eurofax 56, May, 1997. Eurofax is the monthly newsletter of the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). It is produced by the European Scout Office and is distributed by fax to all member associations in the European Scout Region and the Europe Region WAGGGS, and others.