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[[Image:Botswana.jpg|thumb|140px|Membership badge of the Botswana Scouts Association]] | [[Image:Botswana.jpg|thumb|140px|Membership badge of the Botswana Scouts Association]] | ||
The '''Botswana Scouts Association''', the national [[Scouting]] organization of | The '''Botswana Scouts Association''', the national [[Scouting]] organization of Botswana, was founded in 1936, and became a member of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] in 1958. The boys only Botswana Scouts Association has 4,660 members as of 2004. | ||
Scouts in Botswana grow up learning the outdoor skills from their parents and family. They use skills such as fire building and cooking, finding the direction of travel by use of the sun and stars, knots, pioneering, first aid and more, in everyday life. | Scouts in Botswana grow up learning the outdoor skills from their parents and family. They use skills such as fire building and cooking, finding the direction of travel by use of the sun and stars, knots, pioneering, first aid and more, in everyday life. | ||
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Many Scout troops have their own vegetable gardens and are taught how to care for cattle, sheep and goats. | Many Scout troops have their own vegetable gardens and are taught how to care for cattle, sheep and goats. | ||
==Program sections== | == Program sections == | ||
*Cub Scouts | *Cub Scouts | ||
*Boy Scouts | *Boy Scouts | ||
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The Scout Motto is ''Nna oi pokoulse'', ''[[Be Prepared]]'' in [[Tswana]]. | The Scout Motto is ''Nna oi pokoulse'', ''[[Be Prepared]]'' in [[Tswana]]. | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
* [[Botswana Girl Guides Association]] | * [[Botswana Girl Guides Association]] | ||
