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 == '''History of Scouting in Ghana''' ==
-Scouting first came to Ghana in the year 1911 by Samuel Wood of Cape Coast. He was born on 17th January 1886 .When he was a young man, Samuel Wood won a drawing contest which was sponsored by an English newspaper, THE SHEFFIELD WEEKLY.
+===Early years===
+As a young man, Samuel Wood won a drawing competition, sponsored by the British newspaper ''The Sheffield Weekly''. The prize was a school scholarship, but Wood was unable to take it up as he could not afford the cost of travelling to the [[United Kingdom]]. Instead, he was sent books and a subscription to the newspaper. One of the books was [[Robert Baden-Powell|Baden-Powell's]] ''[[Scouting for Boys]]''. Wood wrote to Imperial Headquarters of the Scout Movement, in [[London]], and asked them how he could start his own Scout group. A charter was given on 1912-01-04 for the first [[Gold Coast (British Colony)|Gold Coast]] Scout group.<ref name="Ghana Scout Celebrates"/> Other groups soon started in other parts of the country.
+Samuel Wood continued to be active in Scouting and due to his efforts, the Gold Coast became the first Crown Colony to legislate for the protection of the Scout and Guide Movement. Wood died on 1952-09-09.<ref>[https://www.modernghana.com/news/138364/1/world-scout-100-ghana-scout-celebrates.html World Scout @100-Ghana Scout Celebrates!!!]</ref>
 == '''Ghana National Overview''' ==