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[[Image:Éclaireurs et Éclaireuses du Burkina Faso membership badge.png|thumb|Membership badge of the Éclaireurs et Éclaireuses du Burkina Faso]] | [[Image:Éclaireurs et Éclaireuses du Burkina Faso membership badge.png|thumb|Membership badge of the Éclaireurs et Éclaireuses du Burkina Faso]] | ||
The '''Fédération Burkinabé du Scoutisme''', the national federation of several [[Scouting]] organizations of | The '''Fédération Burkinabé du Scoutisme''', the national federation of several [[Scouting]] organizations of Burkina Faso, was founded in [[1943]], and became a member of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] in [[1972]] under the name of [[Upper Volta]]. The coeducational Fédération Burkinabé du Scoutisme has 10,153 members as of [[2004]]. The Scout Federation of Burkino Faso consists of ''Les Scouts du Burkina Faso'' and ''Les Éclaireurs et Éclaireuses du Burkina Faso.'' | ||
Scouting pays particular attention to rural Scouting and community development in rural areas. Scouts participate in development projects run by the government by running large work camps planting trees, operating rural and urban centers and improving the water supplies. | Scouting pays particular attention to rural Scouting and community development in rural areas. Scouts participate in development projects run by the government by running large work camps planting trees, operating rural and urban centers and improving the water supplies. | ||
==Program Sections== | == Program Sections == | ||
*Pré-Louveteaux (Pre-Cubs) - younger than 7 | *Pré-Louveteaux (Pre-Cubs) - younger than 7 | ||
*Louvetaux ([[Cub Scouts]]) - ages 7 to 12 | *Louvetaux ([[Cub Scouts]]) - ages 7 to 12 | ||
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The Scout Motto is ''Prêt à servir'', Ready to serve. | The Scout Motto is ''Prêt à servir'', Ready to serve. | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[[Association des Guides du Burkina Faso]] | *[[Association des Guides du Burkina Faso]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:41, 9 December 2009
The Fédération Burkinabé du Scoutisme, the national federation of several Scouting organizations of Burkina Faso, was founded in 1943, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1972 under the name of Upper Volta. The coeducational Fédération Burkinabé du Scoutisme has 10,153 members as of 2004. The Scout Federation of Burkino Faso consists of Les Scouts du Burkina Faso and Les Éclaireurs et Éclaireuses du Burkina Faso.
Scouting pays particular attention to rural Scouting and community development in rural areas. Scouts participate in development projects run by the government by running large work camps planting trees, operating rural and urban centers and improving the water supplies.
Program Sections
- Pré-Louveteaux (Pre-Cubs) - younger than 7
- Louvetaux (Cub Scouts) - ages 7 to 12
- Éclaireurs (Scouts) - ages 12 to 17
- Aînés (Rover Scouts) - ages 17 to 25
The Scout Motto is Prêt à servir, Ready to serve.
See also
| Members of the Africa Scout Region |
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| Full members: Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Chad | Comoros | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Côte d'Ivoire | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Madagascar | Malawi | Mauritius | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe Potential members: Central African Republic | Republic of the Congo | Djibouti | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Guinea-Bissau | Mali | São Tomé e Príncipe | Somalia |