Ethiopia Scout Association | |||
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Country | Ethiopia | ||
Founded | 1933/1948 | ||
Membership | 67,250 | ||
Chief Scout | Dr. B.T. Costantinos | ||
Chief Commissioner | Dr. W.A. Davis | ||
Affiliation | World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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Website Ethiopia Scouts | |||
The Ethiopia Scout Association (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ እስካውት ማህበር, romanized: ye’ītiyop’iya isikawiti mahiberi)[needs IPA] is the national Scouting association of Ethiopia. The Scout movement was first introduced in Ethiopia around 1919,[1] and had opened a school in Addis Ababa by 1934.[2] However, the association was forced to end its activities due to the Second Italo-Abyssinian War of 1935-1936. Scouting was revived in Ethiopia in 1948, when Scout activities gained a foothold in the schools of Ethiopia. Ethiopia was recognized as a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1969.