The Gambia Scout Association

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The Gambia Scout Association (GSA) (German: Association of Scouts in Gambia ) is the national organization of scouts in the West African Gambia .

history

The voluntary organization was founded in 1921 and has been a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement since 1984 . The co-educational The Gambia Scout Association had 18,448 members in 2008.

In September 2015, six Gambia Scout Association executives were arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit a felony, fundraising under false pretenses, and theft of a motor vehicle.

President

  • Alh. Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof (1924–2011) served the movement from 1938 to 2005; former President of the Gambia National Scout Council; Scholar of the history of the Boy Scouts in Gambia and the first Gambier to be awarded the Woodbadge .
  • In 2007, David Hafner replaced Alieu Mamar Njie as chief commissioner .

activities

Special activities include charitable projects like planting trees. Girl scouts and scouts regularly take part in camping and hiking. Music is also a very important part of the scouts in Gambia.

See also

Awards and honors

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Gambia Scout Association. In: accessgambia.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Wayback Machine. (PDF) In: scout.org. web.archive.org, 2008, archived from the original on September 9, 2008 ; accessed on June 29, 2020 .
  3. ^ Six Gambia Scout Association executive members remanded. In: thepoint.gm. archive.thepoint.gm, September 15, 2015, accessed June 29, 2020 .
  4. ^ Dawda Faye: In Gambia Scout Association case, more charges to be instituted. thepoint.gm, November 2, 2015, accessed June 29, 2020 .
  5. ↑ FOROYAA Online - TRIBUTE TO ALHAJI AE CHAM JOOF - Burning Issues - Newspaper. In: foroyaa.gm. web.archive.org, 2011, archived from the original on October 3, 2011 ; accessed on June 29, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Momodou Jammeh: Tribute to Late Alhagie AE Cham Joof. archive.thepoint.gm, May 11, 2011, accessed June 29, 2020 .
  7. ↑ National Award recipients approved ( Memento from January 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) The Daily Observer from January 7, 2010