Scouting and Guiding in Samoa exists as separate organisations for Scouts and Guides

Scouting

For some years, Scouting was active in the Samoan Islands

Samoan Islands

The Samoan Islands or Samoa Islands is an archipelago covering in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and the wider region of Oceania...

 as an overseas branch of British Scouting

The Scout Association

The Scout Association is the World Organization of the Scout Movement recognised Scouting association in the United Kingdom. Scouting began in 1907 through the efforts of Robert Baden-Powell. The Scout Association was formed under its previous name, The Boy Scout Association, in 1910 by the grant...

, and then under Scouting New Zealand

Scouting New Zealand

Scouts New Zealand, officially registered as "The Scout Association of New Zealand" is the national Scouting association in New Zealand, affiliated to the World Organization of the Scout Movement since 1953. It has 18,649 members...

 until at least January 1, 1962, when Samoa was released from New Zealand

New Zealand

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-administered United Nations trusteeship

United Nations Trusteeship Council

The United Nations Trusteeship Council, one of the principal organs of the United Nations, was established to help ensure that trust territories were administered in the best interests of their inhabitants and of international peace and security...

. Sosene Anesi, Senior

Sosene Anesi

Sosene Raymond Anesi is a rugby union footballer and he plays fullback and wing.-Career:Anesi made his National Provincial Championship debut for Waikato in 2003. He played for the Chiefs in the Super 14 up until 2007. He made his All Blacks debut from the bench in 2005 against Fiji at Albany, but...

 is the Commissioner for the Samoa Scouts Association.

The National Scout Organization of Samoa

Samoa

Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...

 is not yet a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement

World Organization of the Scout Movement

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See also

• Scouting in American Samoa
  Scouting in American Samoa
  Scouting in American Samoa is presently in a state of development and growth. Scouting has existed in the islands since at least the 1950s, and may have been developed as early as the 1920s....