SCOUTS AND GUIDES – BROTHERS AND SISTERS FOREVER

Did you know that…….
• Both Scouting and Girl guiding were started by Lord Baden Powell?
• Both share the fundamental principles: Duty to God, Duty to others and Duty to self?
• Both share the same promise:

Scouts
On my honor,
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 scouts law.

Girl guides
I promise on my honor 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 guides law.

• Both have the same values that are embedded in the Scouts and Guides law.
• Both develop the physical, emotional, social, intellectual, spiritual and character of young people.
• Both aim at developing responsible, reliable, patriotic, autonous and God fearing young people who are an asset to the society.
• Joining both is voluntary
• In both, scouts and girl guides are divided into two sections.
• In both, to be a member you must go through an investiture (scouts) and enrolment (guides).
• Both movements are essential to young people because it moulds them.
• Both have the same areas of concern e.g reproductive health, conservation, literacy e.t.c
• Both have programs for orphans and other disadvantaged.

Also...
• Both are two different movements with different offices and officials.
• One cannot belong to both, its either scouting or guiding.
• Both have designed their programs differently.
• Scouting was started in 1910 in Kenya while girl guide was started in 1915 in Kenya.
• Scouting is for both girls and boys.
• Guiding is for girls.
• Scout uniform is Khaki trouser or short and shirt or full khaki dress.
• Guides uniform for brownies is brown dress while guides wear blue full dress and rangers navy blue skirt and white blouse while the leaders wear full blue dress.