- Les Scouts Tunisiens
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country =Tunisia
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f-date = 1934
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members = 28,000
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affiliation =World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts ,World Organization of the Scout Movement
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prev =Les Scouts Tunisiens (in _ar. الكشافة التونسية; "The Tunisian Scouts") is the national
Scouting organization ofTunisia . It was founded in 1934, and became a member of theWorld Organization of the Scout Movement in 1957 and is also a full member of theWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts . 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 French brought Scouting to the country for children of
French military and other citizens prior to 1933.In 1976,
Abdallah Zouaghi was awarded the "Bronze Wolf ", the only distinction of theWorld Organization of the Scout Movement , awarded by theWorld Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.The 2005
World Scout Conference was held inHammamet ."Les Scouts Tunisiens" is known for its citizenship training through
community service . Tunisian Scouting is an independentyouth movement , under the guardianship of theMinistry of Youth and Sports . It receivesmoral support as well as financial support and equipment. They also are able to use public youth centers for their activities.Service activities include planting
tree s,construction ofschool s andhospital s, providing recreation for children inorphanage s,literacy campaigns anddisaster 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 olderThe
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.ee also
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Wahid Labidi External links
* [http://www.scouts.org.tn/ Official Homepage]
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