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The Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides (EFSGG) is the national Scouting and Guiding federation of Egypt. Scouting was founded in Ottoman Egypt in 1914 and was among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922, while nominally independent from Britain. Guiding started in 1913 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1931. The EFSGG serves 74,598 Scouts (as of 1989) and 92,000 Guides (as of 2003). It has been suggested that Section (Scouting) be merged into this article or section. ...
Girl Guides was founded as the female version of Lord Robert Baden-Powells Boy Scouts, in 1910 with the assistance of his sister Agnes Baden-Powell. ...
Egypt was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1517. ...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the supranational organization which governs most national Scouting movements. ...
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. ...
In 1965, Mr. Mohamed Ali Hafez 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. Other recipients include Mr. Aziz Osman Bakir in 1971, Mr. John M. Lioufis in 1978, and Mr. Gamal Khashaba in 1982.
Structure
The EFSGG has four central associations: Each of these central association has a correspondent regional association in the 26 governorates of Egypt; a coordination commitee in each governorate organizes the activities and the cooperation between the associations. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sea Scouts (BSA). ...
It has been suggested that Air Scout be merged into this article or section. ...
Egypt is divided into 26 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah): Ad Daqahliyah Al Bahr al Ahmar Al Buhayrah Al Fayyum Al Gharbiyah Al Iskandariyah Al Ismailiyah Al Jizah Al Minufiyah Al Minya Al Qahirah Al Qalyubiyah Al Wadi al Jadid Ash Sharqiyah As Suways Aswan Asyut Bani Suwayf Bur Sa...
Program The Girl Guides association has three age divisions: The Scout Motto is "Kun Musta'idan", translating as "Be Prepared" in Arabic. The noun for a single Scout is Kashaf in Arabic. For additional meanings of the word Brownies see Brownie (disambiguation) Brownies is the name given to the junior branch of the Girl Guides, and dates back to 1915. ...
Rover Scouting is a preparation for life, and also a pursuit for life. ...
International Scouting units in Egypt In addition, there are American Boy Scouts in Cairo and Alexandria, linked to the Direct Service branch of the Boy Scouts of America, which supports units around the world. Although technically in Giza, The Great Pyramids have become a symbol of Cairo internationally Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; transliterated: al-QÄhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ...
Antiquity and modernity stand cheek-by-jowl in Egypts chief Mediterranean seaport Located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, Alexandria ΑλεξάνδÏεια (in Arabic, الإسكندرية, transliterated al-ʼIskandariyyah) is the chief seaport in Egypt, and that countrys second largest city, and the capital of the Al Iskandariyah governate. ...
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The Boy Scouts of America(BSA) is an organization designed for boys between the ages of seven and eighteen, and for both young men and women between the ages of 14 and 21, based in the United States of America, with some presence in other countries. ...
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