Scouting and Guiding on Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Scouting movement in Saint Helena
Scouting and Guiding in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is administered by the United Kingdom Scout Association and Girlguiding UK, due to Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha's affiliations as a British Overseas Territory.
History
Scouting was established on Saint Helena island in 1912. Scouting was established on Ascension Island in November 1973.
Lord and Lady Baden-Powell visited the Scouts on Saint Helena on the return from their 1937 tour of Africa. The visit is described in Lord Baden-Powell's book entitled African Adventures.
Scouting
There are four groups on the two most populated islands (Saint Helena and Ascension Island) that are administered as part of The Scout Association's British Scouting Overseas:
Ascension Island
1st Ascension Island
Ascension Island Explorer Scout Unit
Saint Helena
1st Jamestown
Jamestown Explorer Scout Unit
Tristan da Cunha
No Scout or Guide group exists.
Although the programme activities are taken from the British system, Saint Helena and Ascension Island Scouting is geared to the local way of life. Training for Wood Badge and leader training are conducted with the help of British and nearby affiliated Scout associations. Saint Helena and Ascension Island Scouts participate in numerous camps and events.
The Helenian and Ascension Scout Oath and Law, as well as other Scouting requirements, are the same as those of the United Kingdom.
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