Sri Lanka Scout Association
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The Sri Lanka Scout Association (Sinhala: ; ), the national Scouting
organization of Sri Lanka
, was founded in 1912, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
in 1953. The coeducational Sri Lanka Scout Association has 36,297 members as of 2011.
As Sri Lanka is a multireligious and multiracial country, Scouting has been a great unifying force.
There are various community development projects carried out in cooperation with the government organizations, United Nations
and other service organizations.
Scouting has been introduced into the prisons. It has spread to other institutions such as certified schools. There are also Scout units for handicapped boys such as the blind and deaf and for boys in leprosy hospitals.
Gerald Fernando served as the International Boy Scout Commissioner for the Far East in the 1950s.
Senator E.W. Kannangara served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
from 1960 until 1961.
In 1973, Kingsley C. Dassanayake was awarded the Bronze Wolf
, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
Scouting
Scouting, 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, that they may play constructive roles in society....
organization of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, was founded in 1912, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...
in 1953. The coeducational Sri Lanka Scout Association has 36,297 members as of 2011.
As Sri Lanka is a multireligious and multiracial country, Scouting has been a great unifying force.
There are various community development projects carried out in cooperation with the government organizations, United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
and other service organizations.
Scouting has been introduced into the prisons. It has spread to other institutions such as certified schools. There are also Scout units for handicapped boys such as the blind and deaf and for boys in leprosy hospitals.
History
- 1912 - Scouting brought to Sri Lanka by F.G. Stevens at Christ Church college, Matale
- 1913 - Inception of the 1st Kandy Dharmaraja Scout Group,at Dharmaraja CollegeDharmaraja College, KandyDharmaraja College , founded in 1887 is a premier Boys' School in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is a Buddhist school with around 175 teaching staff and around 4,500 students. The school has many renowned figures in its alumni including William Gopallawa, A. E...
- 1914 - Scouting brought to Colombo by F.G. Stevens, at Christ Church, Galle Face, Colombo
- 1916 - Western Province Rally at Havelock Park, Colombo
- 1917 - First all Ceylon Rally at Havelock Race Course, Colombo
- 1921 - B.P.'s visit to Sri Lanka with Lady Olave Baden-Powell; Scouting started in Prisons
- 1930 - Scout HQ moves to an old guardroom at Galle Face, Colombo
- 1932 - All Ceylon Scout Craft exhibition at Katugastota, Kandy
- 1952 - Ceylon Jamboree at Kombi Kele (near the present BMICH, Colombo)
- 1957 - Participation in Jubilee Jamboree in England; Scout Council Act of Incorporation passed in Parliament
- 1962 - Golden Jubilee Jamboree at Race Course
- 1977 - National HQ shifted to Chithampalan Gardiner Mawatha
- 2009 - First female Cub Scouts invested on 23 January
Gerald Fernando served as the International Boy Scout Commissioner for the Far East in the 1950s.
Senator E.W. Kannangara served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...
from 1960 until 1961.
In 1973, Kingsley C. Dassanayake was awarded the Bronze Wolf
Bronze Wolf
The 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 World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...
, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
Program sections
- Cubs-ages 7 to 11
- Junior Scouts-ages 11 to 15
- Seniors Scouts-ages 15 to 18
- Rovers-ages 18 to 24
External links
- Sri Lanka Scout Association
- http://scouts.elysiumgates.com/ceylon.html