| Association des Scouts et Guides du Sénégal | ||||
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| Country | Senegal | |||
| Founded | 1953 | |||
| Membership | 19,000 | |||
| Affiliation | ||||
| Website http://www.scouts-senegal.org/sds.php?nav=4 | ||||
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 Scouting portal | ||||
TheAssociation des Scouts et Guides du Sénégal (SGdS,Scout and Guide Association of Senegal) is one ofSenegal'sScouting andGuiding organizations. Its Scout section is member of theWorld Organization of the Scout Movement via theConfédération Sénégalaise du Scoutisme. The Guide section is a direct and full member of theWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts since 1981.
The coeducational association founded in 1953 serves about 19,000 members; the Guide section has 4,093 members (as of 2003). The word "scouts" refers to boys, and the word "guides" refers to girls.
The emblem of the Association des Scouts et Guides du Sénégal incorporates elements from the badges from Guides and the Scouts: the tree from thecoat of arms of Senegal, aFleur-de-lis on top of atrefoil, across and on the banner SGDS.
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