Savjet izviđačkih organizacija u Bosni i Hercegovini

Savjet izviđačkih organizacija u Bosni i Hercegovini
Council of Scout Associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Founded	1999
Membership	1,250
Affiliation	World Organization of the Scout Movement
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The Savjet izviđačkih organizacija u Bosni i Hercegovini (Council of Scout Associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina), the national federation of two Scouting organizations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was founded in 1999 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement that year. The coeducational Council of Scout Associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina has 1,250 members as of 2011.^[1]

History of Scouting in Bosnia

Historical emblem of a Scout group based in Sarajevo.

Scouting under the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Bosnia and Herzegovina was established in 1915. In his book, What Scouts Can Do: More Yarns, Baden-Powell wrote about Bosnia before the First World War; in a section "Biking in Bosnia" he provides a fascinating picture of this war-torn land. Bosnia-Herzegovina, as part of Yugoslavia, helped found the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922 and remained a member until Scouting in Yugoslavia was coopted by the Josip Broz Tito government in 1950 into Savez Izviđača Jugoslavije, at which time WOSM membership was forfeited.

The Council of Scout Associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina comprises Savez Izviđača Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine (Scout Association of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Savez Izviđača Republike Srpske (Scout Association of the Republic of Srpska). Both Scout Associations agreed to work together to form a federation and join WOSM together, and met to finalize matters presented to WOSM for consideration of membership. WOSM granted full membership to Bosnia and Herzegovina in July 1999. The ultimate goal of the two councils is to form into one when stable political situations in the area allow.

Earlier in the decade, renewed fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina led to the decision that it was too dangerous for a contingent from Bosnia and Herzegovina to travel to the World Jamboree, held in the Netherlands, August 2–12, 1995.

The Scout Motto is Буди Спреман (Budi Spreman), translating as "Be Prepared" in the dialect of each ethnic group. The noun for a single Scout is interchangeably Skaut and Izviđač.

Scout associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• The Council of Scout Associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (WOSM umbrella federation, 1,514 members)
  • Savez Izviđača Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine (Scout Association of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; WOSM sub-association)
  • Savez Izviđača Republike Srpske (Scout Association of Republika Srpska; WOSM sub-association)
• In addition, there are Bosnian Scouts-in-Exile units existing in Ireland.

Program sections

• Cub Scouts/Poletarac-ages 7 to 10
• Scouts/Izviđači-ages 11 to 20

Emblems

The membership badge of the council is often seen in black-and-white so as not to show ethnic leaning of the various groups. The emblem of Savez Izviđača Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine incorporates the gold-on-green color scheme of the coat of arms of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the maple leaf design of the original Savez Izviđača Jugoslavije. The emblem of Savez Izviđača Republike Srpske incorporates elements of the coat of arms of Republika Srpska.

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  Council of Scout Associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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  Savez Izviđača Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine

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  Savez Izviđača Republike Srpske

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  alternate badge of Savez Izviđača Republike Srpske

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  Bosnian Scouts-in-Exile emblem

References

1. ^ "Triennal review: Census as at 1 December 2010". World Organization of the Scout Movement. http://scout.org/en/content/download/22261/199900/file/Census.pdf. Retrieved January 13, 2011. 

External links

• Scout Association of the Republic of Srpska
• Partially distilled from Eurofax, the monthly newsletter of the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), produced by the European Scout Office and is distributed by fax to all member associations in the European Scout Region and the Europe Region WAGGGS, and others. Scouting is mentioned in the Bosnian language Wikipedia article on the town of Banovići.