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Les Scouts Tunisiens (in Tunisian Arabic: الكشافة التونسية; The Tunisian Scouts) is the national Scouting organization of Tunisia. It was founded in 1934, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1957 and is also a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. The coeducational Scouts Tunisiens has about 32,000 members (24,080 Scouts and 8,582 Guides). 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 the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
The 2005 World Scout Conference was held in Hammamet.
Les Scouts Tunisiens is known for its citizenship training through community service. Tunisian Scouting is an independent youth movement, under the guardianship of the Ministry of Youth and Sports. It receives moral support as well as financial support and equipment. They also are able to use public youth centers for their activities.
Service activities include planting trees, construction of schools and hospitals, providing recreation for children in orphanages, literacy campaigns and disaster 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 older
The Scout Motto is Kun Musta'idan or كن مستعدا, 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 and Tunisian Arabic.




See also


Wahid Labidi




References






External links


Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar Organisasi Kepanduan Nasional di Dunia
• Les Scouts Tunisiens
• List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members
• Mohamed Ben Ali Triki
• Jebel ech Chambi
• Muhammad al-Tijani
• List of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts members
• Age groups in Scouting and Guiding
• Wahid Labidi
• The Danish Scout Council
• Abdelmajid Chaker