Nepal Scouts

Nepal Scouts
File:Nepal Scouts.svg नेपाल स्काउट
Headquarters	Post Box no 1037
Location	Leknath Marg, Lainchour, Kathmandu
Country	Nepal
Membership	32,000
Patron	Puspha Kamal Dahal
Chief Scout	Purushottam Paudel
Chief Commissioner	Rabin Dahal
Website http://www.nepalscouts.org.np/

The Nepal Scouts (Devnagari: नेपाल स्काउट) are the national Scouting and Guiding organization of Nepal. Scouting and Guiding was founded in Nepal in 1952 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1969 and of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1984. The organization serves 19,952 Scouts (as of 2011) and 11,962 Guides (as of 2003).

History

In 2007, as part of the centenary of Scouting, Nepal renamed Urkema Peak in the Himalayas to Baden-Powell Peak. I love this tuzz

Program

Program emphasis is on handicrafts, hiking, camping, nature conservation and community development. Service activities include adult literacy campaigns, food production, child vaccination and drug abuse education. Relief operations are mobilized during earthquakes, floods, landslides, fires and other natural disasters.

Activities

• Scout activities are organized jointly, but training, camping and other aspects of the program are separate for boys and girls.

Under the national education system, university students on the masters level are required to serve in a village for a year. These students are given an orientation, including Scout training.

National jamborees

The first national jamboree of Nepal Scout was organized in 1987 at Kritipur, and the second national jamboree was organized in 10–15 April, 2013 after a gap of some 26 years at Tikauli of Chitwan District with the theme of Peace and Harmony.

Training centers

Panoramic view of Nepal Scout National Training Center at Sundarijal, Kathmandu

Nepal Scouts has its National Training Center at Sundarijal, Kathmandu. Its international training center lies at Kakani, Nuwakot District.

Sections

• Cubs/Brownie-ages 7 to 10
• Boys/Girls Scouts-ages 11 to 15
• Rovers/Ranger-ages 16 to 25

Scout Mottos

• Cubs: सक्दो कोशिस गर Sakdo Kosis Gara (Do Your Best)
• Scouts: तयार होऊ Tayar Hou (Be Prepared)
• Rovers: सेवा Sewa (Service)

Emblem

File:100 years Badge.jpg

100 years Badge issued by Nepal Scout in occasion of 100 years of World Scouting

The membership badge of the Nepal Scouts incorporates elements of the flag of Nepal, and both the trefoil representing the girls and the fleur-de-lis representing the boys, as well as the founding date in both Western and Nepali calendars. The highest rank is the Everest Badge. This dark yellow color carries meaning of sacrifice and to get rid of anger, greed and affection.

International Scouting units in Nepal

Nepal has active expatriate Scout groups, among these are American Boy Scouts in Kathmandu, the Direct Service Pack and Troop 900, sponsored by the Lincoln School, linked to the Direct Service branch of the Boy Scouts of America, which supports units around the world.