Country Côte d'Ivoire Membership 23,213 | Founded 1962 | |
Affiliation World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
The Fédération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme (FSI, Ivorian Scouting Federation) is the national federation of three Scouting organizations of the Côte d'Ivoire. The coeducational Fédération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme has 23,213 members as of 2011.
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History
Scouting was introduced to Côte d'Ivoire in 1937; the Scout units where part of the respective French associations. After the country's independence in 1960, they formed three faith based associations following the French example. In 1962 these associations formed the Collège Ivoirien du Scoutisme which was renamed to Fédération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme in 1963. The federation became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement on September 23, 1972.
Component associations
The Federation consists of three Scout associations, the Roman Catholic Association des Scouts Catholiques de Côte d'Ivoire (ASCCI, Association of Catholic Scouts of Côte d'Ivoire), the laic Eclaireurs Laïcs de Côte d'Ivoire (Scouts of Côte d'Ivoire) and the Protestant Eclaireurs Unionistes de Côte d'Ivoire (Unionist Guides and Scouts of Côte d'Ivoire).
Program
Scouting in the Ivory Coast has an emphasis on community service. There is a great deal of activity in local Scouting and a good record of social action, especially in the development of youth and cultural centers for the vocational training of young people.
Age groups within the associations are governed by the respective organization. The ASCCI uses a five sections system:
Motto
The Scout Motto is Sois Prêt (Be Prepared) or Toujours Prêt (Always Prepared) in French, depending on the organization.
Emblems
Each of the Scout emblems incorporate elephant tusks, representing the ivory of the country's name.