Association des Scouts du Burundi explained

Association des Scouts du Burundi
Country:	Burundi
F-Date:	1940
Members:	104,874 (2021)
Website:	https://web.archive.org/web/20110904125500/http://scoutsburundi.org/
Affiliation:	World Organization of the Scout Movement

The Association des Scouts du Burundi, the national Scouting organization of Burundi, was founded in 1940, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1979. The coeducational Association des Scouts du Burundi has 104,874 members as of 2021.^{[1] [2]}

The Scout program is oriented towards rural needs of the population which includes farming, reforestation, erosion control, and village health.

Program sections

• Louveteaux (Cub Scouts) - ages 7 to 11
• Eclaireurs (Scouts) - ages 12 to 15
• Routiers (Rover Scouts) - ages 16 to 19

The Scout Motto is Uwe Tayari, Be Prepared in Swahili, Ube Maso in Kirundi, and Sois Prêt in French.

See also

• Association des Guides du Burundi
• 6th Africa Scout Jamboree 2012

External links

• Association des Scouts du Burundi

Notes and References

1. Web site: WOSM's Membership Census Scout Learning Zone . 2023-11-28 . learn.scout.org.
2. Web site: Triennial Report 2005-2008 . World Organization of the Scout Movement . 2008-07-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080909204757/http://scout.org/en/content/download/11615/94838/file/Triennial_Report_EN.pdf . 2008-09-09 .