Voortrekkers
| The Voortrekkers | |
|---|---|
| purpose | Youth work |
| Establishment date: | 1931 |
| Seat : |
Pretoria , South Africa
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| Website: | www.voortrekkers.co.za |
The Voortrekkers is a Christian youth and culture association active in South Africa and Namibia , which was founded in 1931 as an alternative to the (English-speaking) Boy Scouts . They got their name after the name of the Boer pioneers Voortrekker . The organization defines its three cornerstones with its “ABC”: Cape of Africa, Cape of Burgers, Cape of Christians , that is, Afrikaans , bourgeoisie and Christianity.
literature
- Monica Popescu: Voortrekkers of the Cold War: Enacting the South African Past and Present , in: Vanessa Agnew and Jonathan Lamb (Eds.): Settler and Creole Reenactment , Palgrave Macmillan, London 2009, ISBN 978-1-349-99982-8 , Pp. 128-135.
Web links
- Official website (Afrikaans)