Association des Scouts et Guides du Sénégal explained

Type:organization
Association des Scouts et Guides du Sénégal
Country:Senegal
F-Date:1953
Members:19,000
Affiliation:
Pattern Head1:barehead
Skintone1:D
Pattern Body1:shirt short sleeves
Color Body1:8CBED6
Pattern Legs1:shorts
Color Legs1:D2B48C
Uniform Caption1:Cub Scout (Louveteaux)
Gender2:female
Skintone2:D
Pattern Head2:barehead
Pattern Body2:blouse short sleeves
Color Body2:03C03C
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Color Legs2:D2B48C
Uniform Caption2:Eclaireurs
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Pattern Body3:shirt short sleeves
Color Body3:555555
Pattern Legs3:trousers
Color Legs3:D2B48C
Uniform Caption3:Routiers
Website:http://www.scouts-senegal.org/sds.php?nav=4

The Association des Scouts et Guides du Sénégal (SGdS, Scout and Guide Association of Senegal) is one of Senegal's Scouting and Guiding organizations. Its Scout section is member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement via the Confédération Sénégalaise du Scoutisme. The Guide section is a direct and full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts since 1981.

The coeducational association founded in 1953 serves about 19,000 members; the Guide section has 4,093 members (as of 2003). The word "scouts" refers to boys, and the word "guides" refers to girls.

Emblems

The emblem of the Association des Scouts et Guides du Sénégal incorporates elements from the badges from Guides and the Scouts: the tree from the coat of arms of Senegal, a Fleur-de-lis on top of a trefoil, a cross and on the banner SGDS.

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