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SCOUTING IN MOROCCO
FEDERATION NATIONALE DE SCOUTISME MAROCAIN
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MOROCCAN SCOUTING
Morocco is a former French colony and Scouting was first introduced to Morocco by the French. When independence was gained in 1956, Scouting for the Arab youth came into being. Moroccan Scouting was officially founded in 1958 and recognized by the World Bureau (WOSM) in 1961. Membership in 1998 was 12,304 registered Scouts.
Each of the associations in the federation has a program which includes many community service activities and development projects.
The Scouts help to run a camp in the mountains for disadvantaged children.
Program Sections:
Louveteaux /Cubs- ages 7 to 11
Eclaireurs / Scouts- ages 12 to 17
Routiers / Rovers- ages 17 to 25
Scout Motto:
Kun Musta'idan
Be Prepared
Scout Oath:
On my honour I promise that I will do my best, to do my duty to God and my country, to help other people at all times and to obey the Scout Law.
Scout Law:
A Scout's honour is to be trusted
A Scout is loyal
A Scout's duty is to be useful and to help others
A Scout is a friend to all and a brother to every other Scout
A Scout is courteous
A Scout is a friend to animals
A Scout obeys orders of his parents, patrol leaders or Scoutmaster without question
A Scout smiles and whistles under all difficulties
A Scout is thrifty
A Scout is clean in thought, word and deed
Last updated on September 25, 1999