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| On my honor I promise to do
my best, To do my duty to my religion and country, To
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| Scouting in Sri Lanka |
| The ‘Boy Scout Core’ was started in Sri Lanka, 1912
with the only purpose of ‘putting the boy's "spare time"
to better use’ at Christ Church Missionary School Matale
(100km North East of Colombo) by an English engineer,
F.G. Stevens. Sri Lanka became a member of the World
Scout Movement with just twenty scouts.
In 1921 of Lord Baden Powell - the founder of the Boy
Scout and Girl Guide movements - and Lady Olave
Baden-Powell, the World Chief Guide. were rejuvenated by
the visit to Sri Lanka.
With over 47,000 girls and boys, the Girl Guide and
the Boy Scout associations have become the most popular
youth movements in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Scout
Association (SLSA) with over 24,000 boy scouts have
active companies all over the country including
Mulaitivu, Vavuniya, Jaffna and other conflict areas.
Already started ‘scouting’ in estate schools and
international schools also. |
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Scouts around the world will
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| Democratic Socialist Republic of
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| For a small island, Sri Lanka has many
nicknames: Serendib, Ceylon, Teardrop of India, Resplendent
Isle, Island of Dharma, Pearl of the Orient. This colorful
collection reveals its richness and beauty, and the intensity
of affection which it has evoked in visitors. |
Full country name: Democratic Socialist Republic
of Sri Lanka
Area: 66,000 sq km
Population: 19
million
People: 74% Sinhalese, 18% Tamils, 7% Moor, 1%
other
Language: Sinhalese, Tamil, English
Religion: 69%
Buddhist, 15% Hindu, 8% Muslim, 8%
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