Scouting has taught me how to plan my life
Written by: Denja Otte The Scouting Movement would not be what it is today if it were not for all our dedicated youth stepping into adult leader roles. Once such…
Category Archives: Adult Recruitment
That priceless feeling of knowing you’ve contributed
Written by Denja Otte The Scouting Movement would not be what it is today if it were not for all our dedicated Scouters. We have spoken to Pack and Troop…
A Silver Protea for ‘skippering’ generations of Scouts
Nigel “Skip” Lewis-Walker is well known in the KZN Scouting Community. He is the 58th Durban Air Scouts SGL and the Regional Air Scout Commissioner. Last year he was given…
Skilled and ready to train with confidence!
Written by Debbie Fergusson SSA’s Gilwell Training Centre in Florida, on Johannesburg’s West Rand, was home to 28 participants and training staff over the recent Human Rights Day long weekend…
The motto “Learning by Doing” fascinates me.
SSA: Can you please tell us a bit more about yourself? My name is Katharina Steiniger and I am 25 years old. Currently I am a volunteer of Scouts South…
Planning an adult recruitment drive?
Did you get your adult recruitment kit from your DC or Regional Office? Did you like the idea and are planning to use it to organise a recruitment drive for…
Adventure, service and honour, a Scouting way of life!
Former KZN Deputy Regional Commissioner Steve Thorne recently received one of the highest Scouting awards in South African Scouting. The Order of the Silver Protea rewards volunteer adult leaders who…
“Scouting molds and develops young minds”
Lunga ‘Rhino’ Nqini was recently named SSA’s “My Scouting Hero 2016”. We spoke to the Troop Scouter of the Community Church Scout Group from the Amathole Central District in the Eastern Cape South…
“My Scouting Hero 2016” is Lunga Rhino Nqini
Last year we asked members to nominate who they feel is “their Scouting Hero”. The independent Marketing Committee took some time to deliberate as it was extremely difficult to pick…
Does your Group have their “kit”?
In February we celebrate our Founding father Lord Baden Powell’s Birthday. What better reason to kick off our new Adult Recruitment Campaign for 2017! We know that many Groups are struggling to…