As a youth organisation, we encourage young adults to take on regional and even national leadership roles around the country when vacancies are advertised. This ensures that we are able to stay relevant to our young membership, whilst simultaneously can empower our youth to learn by doing, and grow within the Movement’s leadership teams. One…
The 1st Africa Rover Moot is taking place in Kenya from 15 to 25 April 2023 at the Rowallan National Scouts Camp in Nairobi, Kenya. The event is organized by the Africa Scout Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and hosted by the Kenya Scouts Association and will subsequently be hosted in different…
As part of SCOUTS South Africa’s efforts to keep members Safe from Harm, we encourage you to learn more about Safe From Harm and keeping yourselves and your children safe online. Log-in to your scout.org account and complete: •“Be Safe Online”: http://bit.ly/safescoutsonline • or the Safe from Harm course: www.scout.org/elearning_sfh1
Everyone plays a role in keeping young people safe from harm. Our children, our youth, our young adults and all our adult volunteers. It’s a team effort. To provide our adult volunteers with the support they need, from training, to mentoring, to running the programmes and knowing how to keep our members and themselves safe…
This week we are raising awareness about being Safe from Harm in Scouting. As an organisation we take great care to ensure that children and young members are kept safe. From police or criminal clearance checks to a comprehensive Child Protection Policy outlining clear boundaries, guidelines, and open avenues for all members to raise concerns…
Scouting is an adventure like no other! The outdoors is our playground. Morals and values are our guidelines. Fun, challenging, and diverse programmes are our tools to grow and develop into the best versions of ourselves. To make sure that our Meerkats. Cubs, Scouts, Rovers and volunteers can live the Scouting adventure safely, a Safe…
As a Youth Movement we have a responsibility towards all our members to ensure that we create a safe environment where Scouting and personal growth can take place. To ensure these safe places, we put together a plan called SCOUTS South Africa’s Safe from Harm Framework. The Safe from Harm Framework includes pro-active measures to…
We have reviewed SSA’s Safety Plan in line with the Covid-19 Government regulations, which now falls under the National Health Act and no longer the Disaster Management Act. You can find it HERE. Covid info page for SSA members: https://www.scouts.org.za/members/covid-19-info-for-members/
By SSA Youth Influencers Megan Evans (GT) and Zama Mazibuko (KZN) There is an old yarn that most Scouts are probably familiar with about an old man walking down a beach littered with small starfish that had been washed up with the tide. As he continues walking, he notices a girl in the distance, picking…
Message from Chief Commissioner Gary Pienaar Best wishes to all our members on this Freedom Day. Today we reflect on the individual freedoms and civil liberties that we all enjoy. The freedom of personal choice, the freedom of expression, the freedom of association, to list but a few. Our ability to choose who we want…