The Scout Association of Zimbabwe

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The Scout Association of Zimbabwe
Headquarters120 McChlery, Harare
CountryZimbabwe
Membership5,932[1]
Chief ScoutChris Bwanali
Chief Scout CommissionerSlyvester Chin'anga
AffiliationWorld Organization of the Scout Movement
Website
[1]
 Scouting portal

The Scout Association of Zimbabwe is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Scouting in Zimbabwe shares history with Malaŵi and Zambia, with which it was linked for decades.

Birthplace of Scouting

Matobo Hills
, 1896.

It was in the

Custer's Last Stand, the Shangani Patrol.[4]

In mid-June 1896, during their joint scouting patrols in the

adolescent boys, most famously during the Siege of Mafeking, during the Second Boer War.[6][11]

Scouting in Rhodesia

Scouting in the former

Rhodesia and Nyasaland started in 1909 when the first Boy Scout troop was registered. Scouting grew quickly and in 1924 Rhodesia and Nyasaland sent a large contingent to the second World Scout Jamboree in Ermelunden, Denmark
. The great popularity of the Boy Scout movement in Rhodesia was due to its outdoor program such as hiking, camping, cooking and pioneering, which was unusual in the protectorate. Additionally, the training and progressive badge system was targeted towards helping others, leading to responsible citizenship.

Gordon Park, a prime Scout campground and training camp, was visited by Lord Baden-Powell in 1936.

Because of the prevailing segregation in the colonial era, a separate organisation called "Pathfinders" was established for black Scouts. By the 1950s the two movements merged into one Scout Association, as did the segregated branches of the Boy Scouts of South Africa in 1977.

Rhodesia hosted the Central African Jamboree in 1959 at Ruwa.

The British contingent to the

Hong Kong
and Rhodesia.

During this period, the highest earned Scout rank bore a

coat of arms of Rhodesia
. This motif still seems to be in use today.

Scouting in Zimbabwe Rhodesia

In the 10 months the nation's name changed to Zimbabwe Rhodesia, from June 1, 1979 to April 18, 1980, a photo was taken of a group of Scouts from around the world. This photo, which features a Scout wearing a uniform emblazoned with a large Zimbabwe Rhodesia badge over the right pocket, was used for the cover of 250 Million Scouts by World Chief Scout Executive Dr. László Nagy in 1985.

Scouting in Zimbabwe

In 1983,

World Scout Committee
for exceptional services to world Scouting.

In 2009, Scouts celebrated 100 years of Scouting in Zimbabwe. Hundreds of Scouts camped at

Gordon Park as part of these celebrations.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^
    OCLC 407686
    .
  3. S2CID 146706169
    .
  4. ^ West, James E.; Peter O. Lamb (1932). He-who-sees-in-the-dark; the boys' story of Frederick Burnham, the American scout. Robert Baden-Powell. Brewer, Warren and Putnam.
  5. Boys' Life. Boy Scouts of America
    : 6–7. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  6. ^
    ISBN 0-486-45719-2
    .
  7. ISBN 1-4122-0028-8
    .
  8. ISBN 1-874622-47-7
    .
  9. ISBN 0-8227-3022-7
    .
  10. ISBN 0-09-170670-X
    .
  11. ^ Forster, Reverend Dr. Michael. "The Origins of the Scouting Movement" (DOC). Netpages. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
  12. ^ "Zimbabwe Scouts celebrate their centenary in a park that B.P. once visited". Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved 2009-08-26.

External links

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