Scouting Aruba
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| Location | Sabana Basora 147, Pos Chiquito, Savaneta | ||
| Country | Aruba | ||
| President National Council | Patrick Croes | ||
| Chief Commissioner | Heinrich (John) Hessen | ||
| Affiliation | World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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Scouting in Aruba shared a common history with the other Netherlands Antilles until the political separation of the island from the Netherlands. Scouting Aruba is a Full Member of the Interamerican Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.
Scouting Aruba consists of 13 groups, divided into 3 districts. There is one Scout group for people with mental and physical limitations.
Scouts in Aruba participate in many Caribbean camps, often travelling by boat to camp on nearby islands with Scouts from neighbouring countries.
On 27 February 2016, the World Scout Committee recognized Scouting Aruba as the National Scout Organization of the Aruba and conferred it with Full WOSM Membership with voting rights. The membership certificate will be presented to the organisation in the 41st World Scout Conference, which will be conducted in Baku of Azerbaijan in 2017.
The Scout Motto is Be Prepared, Semper Prepara in Papiamento, and Weest Paraat in Dutch.
The Scouting Aruba emblem consists of Scouting symbols and colours corresponding with the flag of Aruba. The two five-point stars are taken off the Fleur-de-lis and placed upon each other. The logo is designed by Mr. Juan Martijn.
(Dutch)
Ik beloof lief voor God en mijn land te zijn.
(Papiamento)
Mi ta primiti di stima Dios y mi pais.
(English)
I promise to love God and my country
(Dutch)
Ik beloof mijn best te zullen doen . Mijn plicht te doen tegenover God en mijn land,de wet vande welpen horde te gehoorzamen en iedere dag een goede daadte zullen doen .
(Papiamento) Mi ta primiti di hasi mi best pa cu
cumpli cu mi deber pa cu Dios i mi pais
obedese e ley di welp y di hasi bon obra tur dia.
(English)
I promise to do my best
to do my duty to God and my country
to keep the pack law
to do a good deed every day.
(Dutch)
Op mijn erewoord beloof ik ernstig te zullen trachten
mijn plicht te doen tegen over God en mijn land
iedereen te helpen waar ik kan en het padvinderswet te gehoorzamen
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