| The Scout Association of Grenada | |||
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| Location | Belmont, Saint George's | ||
| Country | Grenada | ||
| Membership | 1,378 | ||
The Scout Association of Grenada, the national Scouting organization of Grenada, was founded in 1924, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1979. This coeducational association has 1,378 members as of 2011. [1]
The Scout emblem features a budding nutmeg, the national symbol.
Grenada hosted the 4th and 10th Caribbean Cuborees, in 1985 and 2004 respectively.
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The Scout and Guide movement in Grenada is served by two organisations
The South Sudan Scout Association is the national Scouting organization of South Sudan. It was founded in 2011 following the independence of South Sudan, which became an independent country on July 9, 2011, at which moment the organization split from the Sudan Scouts Association, a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. In January 2013, the organization had about 2000 members.
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