The "Nepal Scouts" ("नेपाल स्काउट") 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 ...

and Guiding organization of

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

, founded in Nepal in 1952. It became 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. ...

in 1969 and later became a member of the

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association that supports Girl Guides, female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 153 countries. It was established in the year 1928 in Parád, H ...

in 1984. the membership of Nepal Scouts is 109,000+.

History

During 1950s, The Nepal Scouts and Guides Association, established by His Majesty King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev in 1952, has a rich history. In 1959, His Royal Highness Crown Prince

Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (; 29 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was King of Nepal from 1972 until his assassination in 2001. Early life and education Birendra was born at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace in Kathmandu as the eldest son of th ...

was appointed Chief Scout by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, marking the beginning of a tradition of celebrating Scout Day at the Royal Palace. Over the years, the association underwent name changes, eventually becoming the Nepal Scouts in 1975. Despite political changes, the association adapted, with the constitution now defining the Prime Minister as the Patron and the Youth and Sports Minister as the Chief Scout. The Nepal Scouts has embraced development plans and held its first National Jamboree in 1987. Today, it continues to promote leadership, community service, and youth development through various programs and activities. In 2007, as part of the

centenary of Scouting A centennial, or centenary in British English, is a 100th anniversary or otherwise relates to a century. Notable events Notable centennial events at a national or world-level include: * Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

, Nepal renamed Urkema Peak in the

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Baden-Powell Peak Baden-Powell Scout Peak, formerly known as Urkema Peak, in Nepal is part of the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world. It is on the border with China about a hundred miles west of Mount Everest. As part of the Scouting 2007 Centenar ...

Program

Nepal Scout Programs focus under the guidance of program officer Saru Gosai and Assistant Youth Program officer Sonu Bhandari on various fields like

handicrafts A handicraft is a traditional main sector of craft making and applies to a wide range of creative and design activities that are related to making things with one's hands and skill, including work with textiles, moldable and rigid material ...

hiking A hike is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century. Long hikes as part of a religious pilgrimage have existed for a much longer time. "Hi ...

camping Camping is a form of outdoor recreation or outdoor education involving overnight stays with a basic temporary shelter such as a tent. Camping can also include a recreational vehicle, sheltered cabins, a permanent tent, a shelter such as a Bivy bag ...

nature conservation Nature conservation is the ethic/moral philosophy and conservation movement focused on protecting species from extinction, maintaining and restoring habitats, enhancing ecosystem services, and protecting biological diversity. A range of values ...

and

community development The United Nations defines community development as "a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems." It is a broad concept, applied to the practices of civic leaders, activist ...

. Service activities include

adult literacy Adult education, distinct from child education, is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained educating activities in order to gain new knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values. Merriam, Sharan B. & Brockett, Ralph G. ''The Pr ...

campaigns,

food production The food industry is a complex, global network of diverse businesses that supplies most of the food consumed by the World population, world's population. The food industry today has become highly diversified, with manufacturing ranging from sm ...

, child

vaccination Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop immunity from a disease. Vaccines contain a microorganism or virus in a weakened, live or killed state, or proteins or toxins from the organism. In stimulating ...

and

drug abuse Substance misuse, also known as drug misuse or, in older vernacular, substance abuse, is the use of a drug in amounts or by methods that are harmful to the individual or others. It is a form of substance-related disorder, differing definitions ...

education. Relief operations are mobilized during

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flood A flood is an overflow of water (list of non-water floods, or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are of significant con ...

landslide Landslides, also known as landslips, rockslips or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows. Landslides ...

fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a fuel in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products. Flames, the most visible portion of the fire, are produced in the combustion re ...

s and other

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. Nepal Scouts have an age based youth program to involve young people in different activities. Currently there are four different age section namely; Cub/Brownie Scout Section (6-10 years old), Boy/Girl Scout Section (11-15 years old), Girl/Boy Venture Scout Section (16-19 years old) and Rover/Ranger Scout Section (16-25 years old).

Activities

Scout activities are organized for both boys and girls jointly; but

training Training is teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge or fitness that relate to specific useful competencies. Training has specific goals of improving one's capability, capacity, productivity and performance. I ...

and other aspects of the program are conducted separately. Under the national education system,

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students pursuing the

master's A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

level are required to serve in a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

for a year. These students are given an

orientation Orientation may refer to: Positioning in physical space * Map orientation, the relationship between directions on a map and compass directions * Orientation (housing), the position of a building with respect to the sun, a concept in building des ...

that includes Scout training.

National jamborees

The first

national jamboree In Scouting, a jamboree is a large gathering of Scouts and/or Girl Guides who rally at a national or international level. History The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held in 1920, and was hosted by the United Kingdom. Since then, there have been tw ...

of the Nepal Scouts was organized in 1987 at

Kirtipur Kirtipur (; Nepal Bhasa: किपू ''Kipoo'') is a Municipality and an ancient city of Nepal. The Newars are the natives of Kipoo (Kirtipur). It is located in the Kathmandu Valley 5 km south-west of the city of Kathmandu. It is one of th ...

. The second national jamboree was organized in 2013 at Tikauli of

Chitwan Chitwan District (, , ) is one of seventy-seven districts of Nepal, and takes up the southwestern corner of Bagmati Province. Bharatpur, largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu, is its administrative centre. It covers , and in 2011 had a popul ...

District (after almost 26 years) and was themed Peace and Harmony. The Third National Scout Jamboree was held on May 30 to 4 June, 2018 at Kakani International Scouts Center, Nuwakot.

Rover Moot

The First Ever Rover Moot of Nepal Scouts was held in 2019 at Pokhara. PM K. P. Sharma Oli inaugurates the Rover Moot with the presence of 4000 Rover and Ranger Scouts from 11 different countries.

Training centres

Panaromic view otf Nepal Scout National Traning Center Sundarijal2

The Nepal Scouts has its National Training Center at

Sundarijal Sundarijal is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Gokarneshwar Municipality in Kathmandu district in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. History The name Sundarijal was derived from the term , which means 'beaut ...

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

. The International training center is situated at

Kakani Kakani is a Gaunpalika and former Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Nuwakot District in Bagmati Province of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, the Kakani Village development committee (Nepal) ...

Nuwakot District Nuwakot District (), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the List of districts of Nepal, seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Bidur as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 288,478 in 2001 and 277 ...

Scout Motto

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

Emblem

The membership badge of the Nepal Scouts incorporates elements of the

flag of Nepal The national flag of Nepal is the world's only non-rectangular symbol which is used as both the National symbol, state and civil flag of a sovereign country. The symbol is a simplified combination of two single pennon, pennants, known as a doubl ...

, and both the

trefoil A trefoil () is a graphic form composed of the outline of three overlapping rings, used in architecture, Pagan and Christian symbolism, among other areas. The term is also applied to other symbols with a threefold shape. A similar shape with f ...

to represent the girls and the

fleur-de-lis The ''fleur-de-lis'', also spelled ''fleur-de-lys'' (plural ''fleurs-de-lis'' or ''fleurs-de-lys''), is a common heraldic charge in the (stylized) shape of a lily (in French, and mean and respectively). Most notably, the ''fleur-de-lis'' ...

to represent the boys, as well as the founding date in both Western and Nepali calendars. The highest rank in scout level was "King's Badge" however, after the monarchy ended in 2007 the new highest rank in scout level is "President Scout" but this rank is not yet awarded to anyone.

International Scouting units in Nepal

Nepal has active expatriate Scout groups, including the American Boy Scouts in

, the

Direct Service There have been American Scouts overseas since almost the inception of the movement, often for similar reasons as the present day. Within the Scouting America formerly the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), these expatriate Scouting, Scouts are now se ...

Pack, and Troop 900. These are sponsored by the Lincoln School and linked to the Direct Service branch of the

Boy Scouts of America Scouting America is the largest scouting organization and one of the largest List of youth organizations, youth organizations in the United States, with over 1 million youth, including nearly 200,000 female participants. Founded as the Boy Sco ...

, which supports units around the world.

References

External links

* {{WAGGGS, asia Child-related organisations in Nepal World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member organizations World Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations Scouting in Nepal Youth organizations established in 1952 1952 establishments in Nepal