Ahmad Solomon is known for his drive to empower and up-skill youth from disadvantaged communities. Since 2016 he has been the coordinator of the Western Cape Scouting-in-Schools programme. “I was born into a family where giving back was the foundation of what we believed in”, explains Ahmad. “My dad was the chairman of the 1st…
Over 200 families in rural communities in Mpumalanga have received humanitarian aid in the form of food parcels through a partnership initiative with the DPSG Fulda Scouting Province, former SSA volunteer Marvin Raussen, SA Rovers and Deputy Chief Scout Khonzaphi Mdaka. “My parents were development workers and for the first 10 years of my life…
Rovers throughout the Gauteng Region have taken their duty to be of service to new heights as they perform an essential service during this period of lockdown to the sick and elderly. Under the coordination of Dawn Ledbitter and Kathleen Godfrey from the Prometheus Rover Crew in Tshwane South, they are collecting and delivering chronic…
SCOUTS South Africa has approximately 190 000 young people engaging in Scouting on a weekly basis. In KwaZulu-Natal, thousands of girls and boys take part in extracurricular Scout activities at their schools. We spoke to four friends from the 1st Mpangeni Scout Troop about how Scouting has changed them. “Before I joined Scouting I was really…
Members of the 1st Bryanston Scout Group have been hard at work on a number of service projects linked to the United Nations ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDG’s). As part of their usual Friday evening meetings, Scouts learned about, and constructed trench gardens in the grounds of their Scout Hall. Seedlings were planted and now…
Written by Dylan Joubert “Being part of the South African Contingent at the 24th World Scout Jamboree in the US was an amazing experience that I will never forget. Meeting up with everyone at O.R. Tambo International Airport on departure and seeing purple shirts and purple bags pouring into the airport was a sight! On arrival…
Written by Anathi Ndobondi, 2019 Scouting-in-Schools intern “I started my journey with Scouting-in-Schools in January 2019. We first did the training. We hiked to the Scout Mountain Hut from Constantia Nek and we visited the Sea Scout Base. The hike wasn’t easy but we were trained how to deal with all the challenges that we…
Sixteen year old Sibusiso Mbhele was one of 4 Scouts that received financial support to attend the 24th World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia in America. With the support of the World Scout Solidarity Fund and generous donations from Scout Groups, parents and members of the public, Sibusiso was able to travel to another country…
Written by Paul Polta Lhumanco Mbanya is 13 years old and lives in Langa with his grandmother and his two uncles. He joined the Scouting-in-Schools programme earlier this year at Thembani Primary School. “My family supports me in my hobby”, he says happily. “My mother was a Guide when she was a child, so my…
Written by Paul Polta What impact does Scouting have on the lives of children taking part in our programmes in school? Kwakho Mtgi is a 12 year old Scout in grade 7 at the Thembani Primary School in Langa in the Western Cape. Earlier this year he joined Scouting where he has already been presented…