This year a mere “Thank You” seems insufficient to recognize the amazing work of our Scouting volunteers of all ages. Your service to our communities and the Scout Movement over the past year have been incredible. Despite the challenges we all faced, you stepped up to ensure that people in need received support. You also…
Every year on the 20th of November we commemorate World Children’s Day. As we all come together to reimagine the type of world we want to create post Covid-19, it is also important to reflect on how our children have been stepping up over the past months. Early childhood education is inextricably linked to how children…
From the 26th to the 30th of October a number of attorneys nationwide will be partaking in National Wills Week where they will draft Wills free of charge. Thinking about passing away is not a pleasant thought. However, having a Will in place ensures that your family and loved-ones are taken care of, and gives…
From leading contingents to World Scout Jamborees, to developing Rover programmes and rolling out the Scout Entsha programme, Gerard Evans brings a wealth of experience to his new role as Chair: National Scout Programme. He is also the current Chair: International Committee. We reminisced with Gerard about the journey Scouting has taken him on since…
Professor Brian Figaji is renowned within the Scout Movement for his integrity, for embodying the Scout values and for his drive to ensure that Scouting remains relevant and accessible to young people in South Africa. Over the years he has been instrumental in revitalising Scouting to what we know it to be today. We sat…
As a woman wearing many hats Sarah Chester Browne is proudest to wear that of Troop Scouter! From joining the Movement as a parent helper, she has since established the 25th Cullinan Scout Group where she continues to lead by example. “I grew up in a family of Guides and Scouts and I’m grateful that…
All Scouting-in-School (SiS) intern Krista Hendrickse wanted for her 23rd birthday was the chance to hand out much needed PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) to the learners she serves at the Bloekombos Primary School in Kraaifontein. So to make her wish come true, she started a fundraising initiative amidst her family and friends. “My biggest dream…
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…