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* '''Rover Scouts''' (19 – 22 years). | * '''Rover Scouts''' (19 – 22 years). | ||
=== GSA Mission Statement === | |||
* Mission: '''The Mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society.'''<ref>[http://www.ghanascout.org/mission-vision/ GSA Mission-Vision Statement]</ref> | |||
* Vision: '''By 2023, the Ghana Scout Association will be the leading youth movement in Ghana with young people trained to create positive impact in their communities and the world as a whole grounded on the Scout values. As a global Movement, making a real contribution to creating a better world.''' | |||
== GSA Scout Units == | == GSA Scout Units == |
Revision as of 17:57, 13 December 2020
The Ghana Scout Association (GSA) is the national Scouting association of Ghana. Scouting was founded in the British Gold Coast Colony in 1912 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1960. The association has 2,311 members as of 1998.
Scouts are involved in many community service projects. Most of these projects take place in rural areas where Scouts organize the people to assist in these projects. Some of these projects are the construction of health centers, schools and clean water. Scouts are also involved in farming, tree planting and helping to run plants that raise fish.
GSA Program Overview
The scout programme has four different levels based on ages, in increasing order they are;[1]
- Cub Scout (6 – 10 years),
- Scout (11 – 14 years),
- Venture Scout (15 – 18 years)
- Rover Scouts (19 – 22 years).
GSA Mission Statement
- Mission: The Mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society.[2]
- Vision: By 2023, the Ghana Scout Association will be the leading youth movement in Ghana with young people trained to create positive impact in their communities and the world as a whole grounded on the Scout values. As a global Movement, making a real contribution to creating a better world.
GSA Scout Units
- BoleTown GSA Scout District - Facebook
- Greater Accra Regional Scout Council GSA - Facebook
- GSA on Facebook
- Ghana Scout -
- GSA Official Facebook Page
See also
- GhanaScout.org - Official Website of the Ghana Scout Association (GSA).
- Scouting and Guiding in Ghana - Other National and International Scouting groups in Ghana.
- The Ghana Girl Guides Association
Training Resources
BSA, WOSM and ScoutWiki have many free online scout training resources: Register for free online to get full training:
- Recruitment Resources- how to attract and retain youth membership
- Roundtable on Roundtables - monthly training seminar for scout leaders - now in-person and virtual formats
- Patrol Leader Merit Badge Planning Guide - Activities for the Youth Lead Patrol - Working on Merit Badge Activities can be a fascinating youth adventure when done right. Here are a few tips to help the Patrol Leader get started.
- Duty to God - International Duty to God Awards that all scouts can earn.
References
Members of the Africa Scout Region |
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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 |