Nepal Scouts

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Nepal Scouts
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नेपाल स्काउट
Headquarters Post Box no 1037
Location Leknath Marg, Lainchour, Kathmandu
Country Nepal
Membership 32,000
Patron Sushil Koirala
Chief Scout Purushottam Paudel
Chief Commissioner Rabin Dahal[1]
Website
nepalscouts.org.np
 Scouting portal

The Nepal Scouts (Devnagari: नेपाल स्काउट) are the national Scouting and Guiding organization of Nepal. Scouting and Guiding was founded in Nepal in 1952 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1969 and of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1984. The organization serves 19,952 Scouts (as of 2011)[2] and 11,962 Guides (as of 2003).

History

Historic membership badge of the India branch of the Scout Association-note modern Nepal is included in the map upon which the fleur-de-lis is superimposed

As part of the 2007 Centenary, Nepal renamed Urkema Peak in the Himalayas to Baden-Powell Peak.[3]

Program

Program emphasis is on handicrafts, hiking, camping, nature conservation and community development. Service activities include adult literacy campaigns, food production, child vaccination and drug abuse education. Relief operations are mobilized during earthquakes, floods, landslides, fires and other natural disasters.

Activities

  • Scout activities are organized jointly, but training, camping and other aspects of the program are separate for boys and girls.

Under the national education system, university students on the masters level are required to serve in a village for a year. These students are given an orientation, including Scout training.

National jamborees

The first national jamboree of Nepal Scout was organized in 2043 B.S.[clarification needed] at Kritipur, and the second national jamboree was organized in 2069(10–15 April), 2013 after a gap of some 26 years[clarification needed] at Tikauli of Chitwan District with the theme of Peace and Harmony.[citation needed]

Training Centers

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Panoramic view of Nepal Scout National Training Center at Sundarijal, Kathmandu

Nepal scout has its National Training Center at Sundarijal, Kathmandu. Its international training center lies at Kakani, Nuwakot District.

Sections

  • Cubs/Brownie-ages 7 to 10
  • Boys/Girls Scouts-ages 11 to 15
  • Rovers/Ranger-ages 16 to 25

Scout Mottoes

  • 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, and both the trefoil representing the girls and the fleur-de-lis representing the boys, as well as the founding date in both Western and Nepali calendars. The highest rank is the Everest Badge.

International Scouting units in Nepal

File:100 years Badge.jpg
100 years Badge issued by Nepal Scout in occasion of 100 years of World Scouting

Nepal has active expatriate Scout groups, among these are American Boy Scouts in Kathmandu, the Direct Service Pack and Troop 900, sponsored by the Lincoln School, linked to the Direct Service branch of the Boy Scouts of America, which supports units around the world.

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