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The '''Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua''' (ASN, roughly ''Scout Association of Nicaragua'') is the national [[Scouting]] organization of | The '''Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua''' (ASN, roughly ''Scout Association of Nicaragua'') is the national [[Scouting]] organization of Nicaragua. Scouting in Nicaragua started in 1917 and became a member of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM) in 1946. The coeducational association has 1,174 members (as of 2004). | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The first Nicaraguan Scout Group developed in | The first Nicaraguan Scout Group developed in Bluefields, Nicaragua; its founders were Reverend Joseph (Joe) A. Harrison and Aubry Campbell Ingram, a boy who had read an article on the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. On his inquiries, Reverend Harrison wrote to the BSA headquarters asking for more information. In addition to information, Reverend Harrison received the authorization to start a Boy Scout troop, the ''Moravian Uno'', which was affiliated to the BSA. | ||
In the following years the movement spread through the country; its groups formed a losely connected network. The first group on the | In the following years the movement spread through the country; its groups formed a losely connected network. The first group on the Pacific Coast was founded in 1929 in Granada, Nicaragua by Vital Miranda Witford with the help of Father Almanza, a Catholic priest. The Roman Catholic Church and especially the Jesuits gave vital support to the arising Scout Movement. | ||
In 1942, the Nicaraguan Scout groups formed the ''Federación Nacional de Boy Scouts de Nicaragua'', which was recognized by the government in the same year. The federation became a member of the WOSM in 1946. | In 1942, the Nicaraguan Scout groups formed the ''Federación Nacional de Boy Scouts de Nicaragua'', which was recognized by the government in the same year. The federation became a member of the WOSM in 1946. | ||
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Training leaders has been one of the Nicaraguan Scouts priorities. Scouts have been active for the good of their society more than in many other countries. They gather used books to sponsor and equip small schools. They worked in Managua to relieve suffering when the great earthquake of [[1972]] struck and hurricane Fifi wrecked Honduras. Nicaraguan Scouts recently assisted during the disastrous hurricane of [[1998]], which left thousands dead and many more homeless. They assisted in disaster relief. They were mobilized in the mountainous areas to help with the search for survivors and remove the tons of dirt by hand from the remote highways so that relief and supplies could be brought in. The Scouts were recognized by the government and other world relief organizations for their assistance in the disaster relief, even though many of the Scouts themselves were victims of the hurricane. | Training leaders has been one of the Nicaraguan Scouts priorities. Scouts have been active for the good of their society more than in many other countries. They gather used books to sponsor and equip small schools. They worked in Managua to relieve suffering when the great earthquake of [[1972]] struck and hurricane Fifi wrecked Honduras. Nicaraguan Scouts recently assisted during the disastrous hurricane of [[1998]], which left thousands dead and many more homeless. They assisted in disaster relief. They were mobilized in the mountainous areas to help with the search for survivors and remove the tons of dirt by hand from the remote highways so that relief and supplies could be brought in. The Scouts were recognized by the government and other world relief organizations for their assistance in the disaster relief, even though many of the Scouts themselves were victims of the hurricane. | ||
During the | During the Sandinista period the ASN could not maintain normal Scout activities, due to the civil war in the country. | ||
Nicaragua was three times host of the ''Camporee Scout Centroamericano'': | Nicaragua was three times host of the ''Camporee Scout Centroamericano'': | ||
