The Gambia Scout Association Explained

The Gambia Scout Association
Country:	The Gambia
F-Date:	1921
Members:	18,448
Chiefscouttitle:	chief
Affiliation:	World Organization of the Scout Movement

The Gambia Scout Association, the national scouting organization of the Gambia, was founded in 1921, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1984.

Activities

The coeducational Gambia Scout Association has 18,448 members as of 2008.^[1]

Special activities include community service projects such as tree planting. Scouts regularly participate in camping and hiking. Music is also a very important part of Scouting in the Gambia, but because there is little money for instruments and sheet music, there is a waiting list to get into the Scout band, and they learn all their music by ear.

Presidents

• Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof served the movement from 1938 to 2005; former President of the Gambia National Scout Council; scholar on the history of scouting in the Gambia; and first Gambian to be awarded the Wood Badge.^{[2] [3]}
• In 2007, David Hafner replaced Alieu Mamar Njie as chief commissioner.

Controversies

In September 2015, six executives of the association were arrested for conspiracy to commit a felony, obtaining money by false pretence and stealing a motor vehicle.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• The Gambia Girl Guides Association

Notes and References

1. 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 .
2. [Foroyaa]
3. The Point Newspaper: "Tribute to Late Alhagie A. E. Cham Joof", by Mr Momodou Jammeh
4. Web site: Six Gambia Scout Association executive members remanded. Thepoint.gm. 10 September 2015. 21 November 2016.
5. Web site: Gambia: In Gambia Scout Association Case, More Charges to Be Instituted. Allafrica.com. 2 November 2015. 21 November 2016.