Jump to content

Emirates Scout Association

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by ImageRemovalBot (talk | contribs) at 05:28, 29 January 2016 (Removing links to deleted file File:Emirates Scout Association 1980s.png). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Emirates Scout Association
جمعية كشافة الامارا
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
Founded1972
Membership5,522
AffiliationWorld Organization of the Scout Movement
Website
www.uaescout.ae
 Scouting portal

The Emirates Scout Association (Template:Lang-ar) is the national Scouting organization of the United Arab Emirates. Scouting was founded in the United Arab Emirates in 1972 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1977. It has 5,522 members (as of 2011).[1]

Scouting was previously founded in several of the individual emirates prior to unification. Scouting was extant in Sharjah by 1957, and in Umm al-Qiwain prior to 1971.

The national Scout camp is at Sharjah. Scouts participate in regional and world Scouting activities, and are active with other Persian Gulf states training in Wood Badge.

The Scout Motto is Kun Musta'idan or كن مستعداً, translating as Be Prepared in Arabic. The noun for a single Scout is Kashaf or كشاف in Arabic.

The 1990s-2009 emblem incorporated both the coat of arms and the flag of the United Arab Emirates

See also

References

  1. ^ "Triennal review: Census as at 1 December 2010" (PDF). World Organization of the Scout Movement. Retrieved 13 January 2011.