Scouting and Guiding in Myanmar is served by * Myanmar Girl Guides, associate member of the

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* Myanmar Scout, member of the

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International Scouting units in Burma

There are two organizations focused on serving children of American families living in

Yangon Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon was the List of capitals of Myanmar, capital of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the State Peace and Dev ...

: the USA Girl Scouts Overseas, serviced by way of USAGSO headquarters in

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, and the

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, serviced by 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 ...

branch of the

. These councils serve BSA and GSUSA units composed of children of diplomatic, business and military personnel, and international units run under their auspices.

International Scouting units in Burma

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