The National Scout Association of Eritrea is the national

Scouting Scouting or the Scout Movement is a youth social movement, movement which became popularly established in the first decade of the twentieth century. It follows the Scout method of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activi ...

organization of

Eritrea Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...

. Scouting in Eritrea shares a common history with that of

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

, where Scouting was founded in 1950. Scouting in Eritrea has become active again after many years of government banning, and is in its infancy.

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and financial considerations have slowed growth. Scouts have not been seen at regional Scout events and may just operate on a local level.

Background

The creation and operation of Eritrean Scout groups is supported by the Italian Scouting organization

Associazione Guide e Scouts Cattolici Italiani The ''Associazione Guide e Scouts Cattolici Italiani'' (, AGESCI) is a Catholic Scouting and Guiding association in Italy. It is coeducational and, as of 2024, has 182,000 members, including 33,454 leaders (of whom 1,947 priests), 1,885 local ...

. Eritrea is one of 29 countries where Scouting exists but is not yet a member of the

World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organization in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922. It has 176 members. ...

, and no organization was ever recognized by WOSM during the nation's Scouting history. The membership badge of the National Scout Association of Eritrea incorporates the

flag of Eritrea The flag of Eritrea (, ) is the national flag of Eritrea. It was adopted on 5 December 1995. The flag combines the basic layout and colors from the flag of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front with an emblem of a wreath and an upright olive br ...

References

{{Authority control Non-aligned Scouting organizations Society of Eritrea Youth organizations established in 1950