The Seychelles Scout Association (SSA) is the national

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organization of the

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ...

. Scouting in Seychelles was founded in 1927 and became a member of the

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(WOSM) in 2002. The association has 372 members (as of 2011).

History

Scouting in Seychelles started in 1927 as an overseas branch of

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(UK) and aimed mainly to

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boys. Later it was opened to all boys. In 1977, Scouting was banned by the

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of the now independent country. The Scout movement was readmitted in 1994 and became a member of WOSM in 2002. Since 1998, the SSA is twinned to the '' Greater London South West County'' of the Scout Association (UK).

Program

Program sections

The association is divided in three age-groups: *

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(ages 7 to 11) *

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s (ages 12 to 15) *

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(ages 16 to 20)

Scout Motto

As English and French are official languages of the Seychelles, the

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is ''Be Prepared'' (English) and ''Sois Prêt'' (French).

Scout Promise

On my honour, I promise that I will do my best,
to do my duty to God and to my country,
to help other people
and to keep the Scout Law.

Scout Law

* A Scout's honour is to be trusted. * A Scout is loyal. * A Scout's duty is to be useful and to help others. * A Scout is a friend to all and a brother to every other Scout. * A Scout is courteous. * A Scout is a friend to animals. * A Scout obeys orders of his parents, patrol leaders or Scoutmaster without question. * A Scout smiles and whistles under all difficulties. * A Scout is thrifty. * A Scout is clean in thought, word and deed.

Organization

The association is headed by the Chief Scout and the Chief Commissioner. (Bernard Elizabeth) Chief Scout. Current Chief Commissioner is Regis Gontier. In 2008, the association consisted of 16

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s which were organised in 4 areas: * ''Central Region'' * ''Northern Region'' * ''

Praslin Praslin () is the second largest island (38.5 km2) of the Inner Seychelles, lying northeast of Mahé, Seychelles, Mahé. Praslin has a population of around 7,533 people and comprises two administrative districts: Baie Sainte Anne and Grand ...

La Digue La Digue is the third most populated island of the Seychelles, and fourth largest by land area, lying east of Praslin and west of Felicite Island. In size, it is the fourth-largest granitic island of Seychelles after Mahé, Praslin, and Silho ...

'' * ''Western Region'' Within the structures of WOSM, the Seychelles Scout Association is member of the Africa Scout Region. In July 2006, Rubina Marivonne Haroon, who was born in the Seychelles, was appointed Regional Director for the World Scout Bureau Africa Regional Office.

References

External links

Seychelles Project of London Scouts
{{WOSM, africa Organisations based in Seychelles Society of Seychelles World Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations Youth organizations established in 1927 Youth organizations established in 1994