OUR VISION
"CREATING THE BETTER WORLD"
Involving
Through the promise, Scouts are committed to creating a better world. The promise is based on the Scout law, simple text of ten articles that helps guard a Scout's choices, Scouts unite for justice, equality and integrity. Once can count on the word of a Scout.
Exciting
Innovation is the tradition of Scouting.
Through attractive activities, the Movement offers a framework of recreation, exploration and impassioned experiences, enabling young people to develop their sporting, artistic, and solidarity skills.
In Scouting, young people are given every opportunity to explore their decision-making capacities.
By providing an educational framework where one can take initiative, Scouting makes it possible for young people to acquire and develop leadership qualities.
Through attractive activities, the Movement offers a framework of recreation, exploration and impassioned experiences, enabling young people to develop their sporting, artistic, and solidarity skills.
Empowering
In Scouting, young people are given every opportunity to explore their decision-making capacities.
OUR MISSION
"Educating young people to play a constructive role in society"
A social force
An agent or development, Scouting constitutes a social force at local national and international levels. Working together with its partners, both public and private, Scouting responds to the needs of society.Without social awareness, it cannot exist. An educational movement for young people, Scouting is an active member of society.
A constructive contribution
Scouts contribute daily towards creating a better world, to find ways to be constructive, and to not leave society only to the care of others, when they themselves can be helpful. Every Scouts to using their competencies to help the others, to share their knowledge and to improve community life.A culture of peace
Open to all and built on friendship, Scouting encourages a culture of peace through the personal commitment of its members and the collective commitment of the movement. Contributing to the environment, diversity of cultures, as well as intercultural training around the world. 
Fundamental Principles of Scouting
Introduction
• Fundamentals refers
to the basic element
• These fundamentals
are found in Chapter 1 of WOSM’s Constitution
• Adopted by the 26th
World Scout Conference in Montreal in 1977
The
Scout Movement
• Voluntary
• Non-Political
• Educational
• Movement for Young
People
• Open to All without
Distinction of origin, race, or creed
• In Accordance with
the purpose, principles, and method conceived by the founder
• Voluntary
– Emphasizes the fact
that members adhere to it by their own free will and because they accept the
fundamentals of the Movement.
– It applies to both
young people and adults.
• Non-Political
– Scouting is not
involved in the struggle for power which is the subject-matter of politics.
– It is
constitutionally required from all national associations (including Scouts of
Tanzania)
– This does not mean
Scouting is completely divorced from political realities within a given country
which is necessary to develop responsible citizens.
• Educational
– Process aiming at
the total development of a person’s capacities.
– Scouting is
Non-Formal Education which is an organized educational activity outside the established
formal system that is intended to serve an identifiable learning clientele or objective.
– In the founders own
word:
“…the
most important aim in the Scout training – to educate; not to instruct, mind
you, but to educate, that is, to draw out the boy to learn for himself, of his own
desire, the things that tend to build up character in him.”
• Movement for
Young People
– Movement means a
series of organized activities working towards an objective. It implies both an
objective to be achieved and some type of organization to achieve it.
– It is youth
movement and the role of adults consists of assisting young people in achieving
the objectives of Scouting.
• Without
Distinction
– Principle of
non-discrimination is one of the basic precepts of the Movement.
– A provision that
the person must voluntarily adheres to its purpose, principles, and method.
Purpose of the Movement
“To
contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical,
intellectual, social, and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible
citizens and as members of their local, national, and international
communities.”
• Emphasizes
educational character
• Aim of total
development of person’s capabilities
• Development of
physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual cannot be done in isolation.
• Integrated
development
• Scouting recognizes
that it is but one of the several contributing factors of development.
• Scouting is not
there to replace family, school, religious, or social institutions
• Scouting exists to
complement the impact of these institutions
Principles
of the Movement
• Duty to God
• Duty to Others
• Duty to Self
• Duty to God
– “Adherence to
spiritual principles, loyalty to the religion that expresses them and acceptance
of the duties resulting there from”
• Duty to Others
– “Loyalty to one’s
country in harmony with the promotion of local, national, and international peace,
understanding and cooperation.
Participation
in the development of society with recognition and respect for the dignity of one’s
fellow-man and for the integrity of the natural world.”
– Loyalty to country
not in a chauvinistic and narrow concept
– Must be in harmony
with the promotion of peace, understanding, and cooperation
• Duty to Self
– “Responsibility
to the Development of Oneself”
– In harmony with the
aim of developing the full potentials of an individual
Method
of Scouting
• A Promise and Law
• Learning By Doing
• Membership of Small
Groups
• Progressive and
Stimulating Programs
• A Promise and
Law
– Embodies the
Principles
– Young person makes
a personal commitment of his own free will
• Learning by
Doing
– Active education
– Young people are always
ready to do rather than digest
• Membership of
Small Groups (Patrol System)
– Small groups as
agents of socialization
– A self-governing
group with the role of adult being one of guidance
– Facilitates in the
development of character
• Progressive and
Stimulating Programs
– Progressive to
satisfy the need for gradual and harmonious development of young people such as
the badge system
– Varied activities
based on the interest of each participant
– Games, useful
skills, and service to community
Scout Promise
On
my honor, I promise that, I will do my best, to do my duty to God and to
my Nation, to help other people at all times, and to keep the Scout Law.
Scout Law
A Scout's honour is be trusted
A Scout is loyal to his nation
A Scout's duty is to be useful and to help others
A Scout is friend to every Scout
A Scout is courteous
A Scout is kind to all creatures
A Scout is obedient to his/her leaders
A Scout is always cheerful
A Scout is thrifty
A Scout is clean in thought, word and deed
AHADI YA SKAUTI
Naahidi
kwamba Nitajitahidi kutimiza wajibu wangu kwa Mungu na Taifa langu,
kuwasaidia watu kila siku, na kutimiza Kanuni za Skauti.
Kanuni ya Skauti
Heshima ya skauti ni kuaminika
Skauti ni mzalendo kamili
Skauti ni mtu wa kuwa faa na kuwasaidia wengine
Skauti ni rafiki kwa wote na ndugu kwa kila Skauti
Skauti ni mwenye adabu
Skauti ni mwenye huruma kwa viumbe vyote
Skauti ni mtiifu kwa viongozi wake
Skauti ni mchangamfu daima
Skauti ni mwangalifu wa mali
Skauti ni safi katika mawazo, maneno, na matendo
