Botswana Scouts Association  | |||
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 Old Botswana Scouts Association Logo | |||
| Headquarters | Aedume Scout Park | ||
| Location | Gaborone | ||
| Country | Botswana | ||
| Founded | 1936 | ||
| Membership | 10 000 | ||
| Chief Scout | Kefilwe Boikhutso | ||
| Chief Commissioner | Rebecca Lebati Pule | ||
| Affiliation | World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
| Website www | |||
The Botswana Scouts Association, the national Scouting organization of Botswana, was founded in 1936, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1958. The boys only Botswana Scouts Association claims a membership of more than 10,000 Scouts; [1] however, WOSM lists only 2,075 members as of 2011. [2]
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The scout movement was initiated in 1907 and started in the then Bechuanaland in 1936 at Mafikeng where it was moved to Lobatse in 1964 just before Botswana gained independence.
The first president of Botswana, Sir Seretse Khama [3] was the first patron of the Botswana Scout Association with current President Advocate Duma Boko being the current patron. Other dignitaries who served as Patrons are;
- Sir Ketumile Masire from 13 July 1980 – 31 March 1998
- Dr Festus Mogae from 1 April 1998 – 1 April 2008
- Lt Gen. Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama from 1 April 2008 – 1 April 2018.
- Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi from 1 April 2018 – 1 November 2024
With the current President Advocate Duma Boko being the current patron.
The movement was initiated at the school to instill discipline and build friendship among boys and girls without discrimination and is used as a team building tool aimed at teaching children to take responsibility of their school work, teach them the importance of doing chores at home and school and work with movements from other countries.
