Les Scouts Tunisiens (in ;
The Tunisian Scouts) is the national
ScoutingScouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society....
organization of
TunisiaTunisia , officially the Tunisian Republic , is a country located in North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and Libya to the southeast. Tunisia is located southwest of the island of Sicily and south of Sardinia. Its size is almost 165,000 km² with an estimated population of just...
. It was founded in 1934, and became a member of the
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in 1957 and is also a full member of the
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl ScoutsThe World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England...
. The coeducational
Scouts Tunisiens has about 28,000 members (19,236 Scouts and 8,582 Guides) as of 2004. The Girl Guides are an integral but independent section of Les Scouts Tunisiens.
The
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
brought Scouting to the country for children of French military and other citizens prior to 1933.
In 1976, Abdallah Zouaghi was awarded the
Bronze WolfThe Bronze Wolf Award is bestowed by the World Scout Committee to acknowledge "outstanding service by an individual to the World Scout Movement"...
, the only distinction of the
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, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
The 2005 World Scout Conference was held in
HammametHammamet is a town in Tunisia. Due to its beaches it is a popular destination for swimming and water sports. It was the first tourist destination in Tunisia...
.
Les Scouts Tunisiens is known for its citizenship training through
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. Tunisian Scouting is an independent
youth movementA youth movement is any attempt to organize individual young people into a unified identity. According to one organization, "A growing number of organizations and individuals are calling for a worldwide youth movement, built around information technology, political and social action, and other...
, under the guardianship of the Ministry of Youth and Sports. It receives
moral supportMoral support is a way of giving support to a person or cause, or to one side in a conflict, without making any contribution beyond the emotional or psychological value of the encouragement....
as well as financial support and equipment. They also are able to use public youth centers for their activities.
Service activities include planting
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s,
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of
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s and
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s, providing recreation for children in
orphanageOrphanage is the name to describe a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable to care for them...
s,
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campaigns and
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relief.
Program and sections
- Louveteaux/Cub Scouts-ages 7 to 12
- Eclaireurs/Scouts-ages 12 to 16
- Raiders-ages 16 to 18
- Routiers/Rovers-ages 18 and older
The Scout Motto is
Kun Musta'idan or كن مستعدين, translating as
Be Prepared in Arabic and
Sois Prêt, translating as
Be Prepared in French. The noun for a single Scout is
Kashaf or كشاف in Arabic.
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