The Scout Association of Dominica, the national Scouting

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 Dominica

Dominica

Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...

, was founded in 1929, 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 1990. The coeducational Scout Association of Dominica has 1,100 members as of 2004.

Scouting is active mainly in the villages of this Caribbean island. Dominica's programs closely follow that of the United Kingdom.

Dominica Scouts participate in many Caribbean camps, and hosted the 1994 Caribbean Jamboree.

See also

• The Girl Guides Association of Dominica
  The Girl Guides Association of Dominica
  The Girl Guides Association of Dominica is the national Guiding organization of Dominica. It serves 376 members . Founded in 1929, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1987 and a full member in 2008...