SCOUTS South Africa is embarking on a major online fundraising initiative to fund many current and new Scouting initiatives, including Growth in the number of youth and adult members. The Fundraising Committee is therefore looking for volunteers to join the Support Team for Online Fundraising. View job description here. A key element of the fundraising…
Lynette de Jager is a Wood Badge holder and lives in the West Rand with her husband and 2 young boys. She is a primary school teacher at a school for learners with specific learning difficulties. Her favorite hobby is camping and she really enjoys being outdoors with her family and the Scouts. If she…
Message from Lawrence Stanton – Chair: Young Leaders Representative To All Scouts, Rovers and Young Adult Leaders, Today on this day, June 16, we are reminded of the impact youth can have on shaping the future of our communities and our country. Through the generations, the youth have faced countless hardships, and the challenges we…
Win R5000 for your Group PLUS 3 x R2500 for Scouts! In partnership with the FREE Child Friendly App we are running a competition from the 1 June 2019 – 31 August 2019! The FREE Child Friendly App was developed in 2018 and provides parents across the country quick and easy access to child friendly…
Phyllishia Fluke is a Wood Badge holder and lives in Croydon, in Johannesburg. Both her son and daughter are in the Scout Movement with her. When not Scouting, she loves to be crafty and creative. Here is her story: “I got introduced to the Movement through my kids and could start this journey with them.…
SCOUTS SA has negotiated a free listing for every Scout Group on the FREE Child Friendly App which provides a fantastic opportunity to promote Scouting to potential new members in your area. The FREE Child Friendly App was developed in 2018 and provides parents across the country quick and easy access to child friendly entertainment,…
Written by Gary Pienaar The Minions are coming! This was the theme selected for the Gauteng Region’s 35th annual Kon-tiki raft-building Competition. Held each year at the Arrowe Park Scout Camp on the edge of Homestead Lake in Benoni, this year’s edition attracted entries from some 60 Scout Groups from all over the Gauteng province.…
Want to find out more about SCOUTS South Africa’s activities over the past financial year? To check out the Annual Report 2017/2018 CLICK HERE. #scoutssouthafrica #MakeThingsHappen #Scouts4SDGs #GlobalGoals
By Cameron Belling, Chair National Rover Programme From the 1st of June 2019, SCOUTS South Africa will progressively be reducing the upper age for Rovers from 35 to 30 years over the next two years. South Africa is the only country worldwide that has, until now, continued the Rover programme to age 35. Many other…
In the early days of the Scout Movement in Great Britain, the Scout scarf used to be tied in a loose knot at the neck and naturally became very creased. However, it was known that the Americans were experimenting by using a ring made from bone, rope or wood to keep their scarves together. Bill…