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Membership badge of the Boy Scouts of Bahrain

The Boy Scouts of Bahrain, the national Scouting organization of Bahrain, was founded in 1953, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1970. The Boy Scouts of Bahrain has 1,855 members as of 2004. Image File history File links Portal. ... Image File history File links Bahrain7ee_copy. ... Image File history File links Bahrain7ee_copy. ... Scouts and Guides from different countries on World Scout Moot 1996 Scouting is a worldwide youth organization. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the supranational organization which governs most national Scouting movements. ...

The small Bahraini Scout organization often participates in cooperative events with neighboring Kuwait and Qatar. Scouts are involved in community service such as cleaning polluted areas and spraying insecticides, giving blood and helping to organize blood donor services, assistance at sports events and taking charge of first aid at schools. Insecticide application by crop spraying An insecticide is a pesticide whose purpose is to kill or to prevent the multiplication of insects. ...

historic membership badge of the Boy Scouts of Bahrain

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Program Sections

• Al-Ashbal (Cub Scouts)-8 to 12
• Al-Kashaf (Boy Scouts)-12 to 17
• Al-Matakadem (Rovers)-over 17

There is also a section for handicapped Scouts.

The Scout Motto is "Kun Musta'idan" or كن مستعدين, translating as "Be Prepared" in Arabic. The noun for a single Scout is Kashaf or كشاف in Arabic.

Girl Guiding

Girls in Bahrain are served by The Girl Guides Association of Bahrain, with 1,556 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1970, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1981. The Girl Guides Association of Bahrain (GGAB) is the national Guiding organization of Bahrain. ... The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female oriented and female only scouting organizations in 144 countries. ...

International Scouting units in Bahrain

In addition, there are American Boy Scouts in Manama for the children of oil company employees, linked to the Direct Service branch of the Boy Scouts of America, which supports units around the world.
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Members of the Arab Scout Region

Full members: Algeria | Bahrain | Egypt | Jordan | Kuwait | Lebanon | Libya | Mauritania | Morocco | Oman | Palestine | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Sudan | Tunisia | United Arab Emirates | Yemen Potential members: Iran | Iraq | Syria | Western Sahara Image File history File linksMetadata --ArabScoutlogo. ... Regional emblem of the Arab Scout Region The Arab Scout Region is the divisional office of the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, headquartered in Cairo, Egypt. ... The Scout Movement started in Palestine in 1912. ...