Association des Scouts du Burundi
Encyclopedia
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 6,661 members as of 2008.
The Scout program is orientated towards rural needs of the population which includes farming, reforestation, erosion control, and village health.
The Scout Motto is Uwe Tayari, Be Prepared in Swahili
, Ube Maso in Kirundi
, and Sois Prêt in French
.
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
organization of Burundi
Burundi
Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...
, was founded in 1940, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...
in 1979. The coeducational Association des Scouts du Burundi has 6,661 members as of 2008.
The Scout program is orientated 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 11 to 15
- Routiers (Rover ScoutsRover ScoutsRover Scouting is a service division of Scouting for young men, and in most countries, women. A group of Rovers, analogous to a Scout troop, is called a 'Crew.'...
) - ages 16 to 19
The Scout Motto is Uwe Tayari, Be Prepared in Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
, Ube Maso in Kirundi
Kirundi
Kirundi, also known as Rundi, is a dialect of the Rwanda-Rundi language spoken by some 8.7 million people in Burundi and adjacent parts of Tanzania and Congo-Kinshasa, as well as in Uganda. It is the official language of Burundi...
, and Sois Prêt in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
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