Yemen Scouts and Guides Association | |||
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Country | Yemen | ||
Founded | 1987 | ||
Membership | 20,000 | ||
President | Hamoud Mohammad Abad | ||
Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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Website yemenscouts.org | |||
The Yemen Scouts and Guides Association (Arabic: جمعية الكشافة والمرشدات اليمنية) is the national Scouting and Guiding organization of Yemen. Scouting in Yemen started in 1927. The Yemen Scouts and Guides Associations was established in 1987.
The Boy Scout branch serves 6,481 members (as of 2004) and is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement since 1980. The Girl Guide branch has 14,583 members (as of 2015) and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1990.[1]