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[[Image:Association of Scouts in Honduras membership badge.png|thumb|140px|Membership badge of the Asociación de Scouts de Honduras]] | [[Image:Association of Scouts in Honduras membership badge.png|thumb|140px|Membership badge of the Asociación de Scouts de Honduras]] | ||
The '''Association of Scouts in Honduras''' ('''Asociación de Scouts de Honduras''' in | The '''Association of Scouts in Honduras''' ('''Asociación de Scouts de Honduras''' in Spanish) (ASH) is the national [[Scouting]] organization of Honduras. Scouting was founded in Honduras in 1952 and became a member of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] in 1957. It has 2,809 members (as of 2002). | ||
The program emphasis is on community service. Financial assistance from other Scout Associations has helped in the creation of a vocational training center for boys and girls who are taught woodwork, electricity, carpentry, dressmaking and other useful skills. | The program emphasis is on community service. Financial assistance from other Scout Associations has helped in the creation of a vocational training center for boys and girls who are taught woodwork, electricity, carpentry, dressmaking and other useful skills. | ||
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==Program== | ==Program== | ||
[[Image:-HondurasScoutlempira.jpg|thumb|''Scout | [[Image:-HondurasScoutlempira.jpg|thumb|''Scout Lempira'' badge]] | ||
*Lobatos (Cubs)-ages 6 to 10 | *Lobatos (Cubs)-ages 6 to 10 | ||
*Scouts-ages 11 to 17 | *Scouts-ages 11 to 17 | ||
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The [[Scout Motto]] is ''Siempre Listo'', ''Always Prepared''. | The [[Scout Motto]] is ''Siempre Listo'', ''Always Prepared''. | ||
The highest rank is the ''Scout | The highest rank is the ''Scout Lempira'', named for the 16th century leader of the Lenca peoples of Central America, who led local resistance against the Spanish ''conquistadores''. | ||
===[[Scout Oath]]=== | ===[[Scout Oath]]=== | ||
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==International Scouting units in Honduras == | ==International Scouting units in Honduras == | ||
In addition, there are American Boy Scouts in | In addition, there are American Boy Scouts in Tegucigalpa, linked to the [[Direct Service]] branch of the [[Boy Scouts of America]], which supports units around the world, as well as [[Girl Scouts of the USA]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
