Country Burundi Membership 6,661 | Founded 1940 | |
Affiliation World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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 oriented towards rural needs of the population which includes farming, reforestation, erosion control, and village health.
Program sections
The Scout Motto is Uwe Tayari, Be Prepared in Swahili, Ube Maso in Kirundi, and Sois Prêt in French.
References
Association des Scouts du Burundi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA