Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitut ...

is one of 29 countries where

Scouting Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth Social movement, movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hik ...

exists but there is no National Scout Organization which is a member of the

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at the present time, and no organization was ever recognized by WOSM during the nation's periods of Scouting history. Scouting existed in both British Somaliland and

Italian Somaliland Italian Somalia ( it, Somalia Italiana; ar, الصومال الإيطالي, Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; so, Dhulka Talyaaniga ee Soomaalida), was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia. Ruled in the 19th cent ...

. Scouts in Somaliland of the late 1950s used British badges, being a branch of the UK Boy Scout Association. Somalia was represented at the 1967 World Jamboree. Boy Scouts of Somaliland

Scouting in Somalia appears to have existed until the 1990s, but due to the unrest in the country, no information on the situation on national level is currently available. In February 2007,

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sources reported the existence of a local Scout group, ''Boy Scouts of Somaliland'', in

Ceerigaabo Erigavo ( so, Ceerigaabo, ), also spelled as Erigabo, is the capital and largest city of the Sanaag region of Somaliland. History The Erigavo settlement is several centuries old. The surrounding area was supposedly built by the Madigan Dir. ...

, Somaliland.Issue 254
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Though geographically part of the

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, even shown thus on the Region's emblem, Somali Scouts are apparently participating in

Arab Scout Region The Arab Scout Region ( ar, الإقليم الكشفي العربي) also known as the Arab Scout Organization ( ar, المنظمة الكشفية العربية) is the regional support centre of the World Scout Bureau of the World Organizatio ...

events on some occasions. Somalia and Somaliland issued

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s with Scouting motifs in 1999 and 2003, but it is not clear if they are connected to a specific organization. The

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in Somalia is ''Is diyaari'', which means "Be Prepared" in the

Somali language Somali (Latin script: ; Wadaad: ; Osmanya: 𐒖𐒍 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘 ) is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch. It is spoken as a mother tongue by Somalis in Greater Somalia and the Somali diaspora. Somali is a ...

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External links

Scouting in Somalia

Youth in Somalia {{Scout-stub