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…
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…