World Scout Day 2024: Theme, History, Significance, and Activities

World Scout Day is celebrated every year on 22 February to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of the scouting movement Lord Robert Baden-Powell. On this day, scouts and guides of the world join together to celebrate this day. Various activities are planned for school students also so they can learn about the scout and guides. 22 February 2024 is dedicated to celebrating the shared values, achievements and commitments towards the ideal of scouting. Stay tuned and continue reading to learn more about World Scout Day 2024! 

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World Scout Day 2024 Theme

The theme of International Scout Day 2024 is “Scouts for a Better World.” The current theme highlights the importance and contribution of scouts to make the world a better place.

They take active participation in community services. Help the people around them to solve the local as well as global challenges that affect their day-to-day lives. Scouts work to promote peace and their main motive is the sustainable development of the society.

This year Egyptian Scout Federation to host the 43rd World Scout Conference (2024). Here you can take a look at the update of the conference:

Previous Year Themes

Year	Theme
2023	“Scouts for a Sustainable World”
2022	“Once a Scout, Always a Scout”
2021	“Always Prepared”

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History of World Scout Day

The first World Scout Conference was held in 1920 in London, UK as the World Scout Jamboree. It was during this conference when representative scouts of almost 33 National Organizations proposed 22 February as the Founder’s Day.

Later in 1926, the World Scout Bureau officially declared 22 February as World Scout Day. Thus, this day focuses on the contribution of the founder of the scouting movement Lord Robert Baden-Powell.

A few years later, in 1965, the World Scout Committee introduced the thematic process of celebration of this day. Since then every year a theme has been set that focuses on spreading awareness about community services and recognising the contribution of scouts as heroes of the society.

Significance

This day is not just a celebration to do scout and guide activities, it offers a platform to honour the founder of the scouting movement. It fosters unity and solidarity among people and encourages the world to contribute to community services.

World Scout Day emphasize the importance of Scout Law and Promise that guides the scouts to lead their personal lives and interactions in a disciplined manner.

This day acts as a motivational force to encourage scouts across the world to work for the community.

Activities for World Scout Day

Here is the list of activities that can be done in the World Scout Day:

• Camping
• Hiking
• Canoeing
• Community Services
• Swimming
• Abseiling

Schools can also conduct scout and guide activities for the students and take them out camping and teach them how to make tents and go camping. Academic institutions can take advantage of this day to teach students about the founder of the Scouting Movement.

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