Association des Scouts du Burundi

Association des Scouts du Burundi
Scout Association of Burundi
Country	Burundi
Founded	1940
Membership	104,874 (2021)
Affiliation	World Organization of the Scout Movement
Website https://web.archive.org/web/20110904125500/http://scoutsburundi.org/
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The Association des Scouts du Burundi, the national Scouting organization of Burundi, was founded in 1940, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1979. The coeducational Association des Scouts du Burundi has 104,874 members as of 2021. ^{[1] [2]}

The Scout program is oriented towards rural needs of the population which includes farming, reforestation, erosion control, and village health.

Program sections

• Louveteaux (Cub Scouts) - ages 7 to 11
• Eclaireurs (Scouts) - ages 12 to 15
• Routiers (Rover Scouts) - ages 16 to 19

The Scout Motto is Uwe Tayari in Swahili, Be Prepared in English, Ube Maso in Kirundi, and Sois Prêt in French.

See also

• Association des Guides du Burundi
• 6th Africa Scout Jamboree 2012

References

1. "WOSM's Membership Census | Scout Learning Zone". learn.scout.org. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
2. "Triennial Report 2005-2008" (PDF). World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-09. Retrieved 2008-07-13.

External links

• Association des Scouts du Burundi