Association Scoute du Togo

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Association Scoute du Togo, the national Scouting organization of Togo, was founded in 1920, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1977. The coeducational Association Scoute du Togo has 7,326 members as of 2004.

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Membership badge of the Association Scoute du Togo

Work for peace is a major concern for this association and is fundamental to all its work. The national badge contains the dove of peace which symbolizes the emphasis of the association's work.

Community development is another major emphasis of the association. Scouts learn agriculture, cattle breeding, fish farming and other skills at regional Scout Centers. Each of the 27 regions have community development centers.

Program Sections

  • Louveteaux/Cubs-ages 7 to 11
  • Eclaireurs/Scouts-ages 12 to 17
  • Eclaireurs Aines/Senior Scouts- ages 15 to 18
  • Batisseurs/Rovers-ages 18 to 30

Scout Motto

Toujours Pret, Be Prepared

See also


Members of the Africa Scout Region
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