{"id":10094,"date":"2019-11-26T17:43:30","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T15:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skaut.ee\/eesti-skautide-uhing\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:07:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:07:01","slug":"eesti-skautide-uhing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skaut.ee\/en\/meist\/eesti-skautide-uhing\/","title":{"rendered":"Estonian Scout Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Estonian Scout Association, or ES\u00dc, is a nationwide youth organization providing non-formal education for young people, which is part of the global Scout movement with over 50 million members. ES\u00dc was established on the 10th of June 1995 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)<\/a> on the 17th of January 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our aim is to create a diverse environment for the young people living in Estonia, providing them with the courage to test themselves, identify their strengths, and develop into active, capable, and tolerant members of the community. To acomplish this, we do our best to develop the youth sector in Estonia, actively collaborating with the Estonian government institutions and non-governmental organizations related to the youth sector. ES\u00dc adheres to the ethical code of non-profit organizations<\/a> and uses best practices of fundraising<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ES\u00dc articles of association<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ES\u00dc development plan 2021-2028<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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History of Scouting <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Beginning of Scouting and its Founder Sir Robert Baden-Powell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Scouting movement originated in England, and its creator was the British Army General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (known as B-P) (22nd February 1857 England – 8th January 1941 Kenya).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to his profession as a military officer, B-P traveled to various parts of the world, and from the wisdom he gathered during his service, he wrote a manual for military scouts called “Aids to Scouting” in 1899. Surprisingly, the same book gained immense popularity among youth, with boys all over England imagining the Boer War and engaging in scouting games. The afore mentioned work also became a manual for the Boys’ Brigade, a boys’ organization operating in England. Encouraged by the success of his writing among the youth, B-P was inspired to write a new book, this time intending it directly for boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having served in a leadership position in the military, he had realized that it was not possible to build strong character in people through command alone, and it was practically impossible to reshape the worldview of an adult. Therefore, he decided to direct his proposed educational system towards children, aiming to cultivate them into valuable citizens for their homeland. However, his experiences were derived from wartime situations, and to write such a book, he needed to immerse himself among the boys. Thus, he gathered around him a group of twenty English boys from different social classes and took them to a small English island (Brownsea Island) in the summer of 1907, where he organized the first Scout camp. The principle of the activity became learning by doing. The event was a great success, and even before the publication of the new book, news of the successful boys’ camp spread across England, and all adventure-seeking boys (as what boy isn’t adventurous!) wanted to become Scouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The eagerly anticipated book was published in the spring of 1908 under the title “Scouting for Boys.” It can be said that the book is timeless and can still be effectively used in the present day. It was quickly translated into other languages, and thus other countries also became aware of this innovative youth movement. The magazine “The Scout” also began to be published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More and more Scout units emerged, and B-P felt that he could be more useful to society by engaging in the Scouting movement rather than as a military officer. Thus, he decided to give up his active military officer position and devote all his efforts to the creation of a new and vibrant organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The following year, in 1909, “Scouting for girls” or guiding (from the English word “guide,” to show the way) was created. According to the customs prevailing at that time, it was not possible to unite boys and girls in the same organization. These boundaries have now disappeared, and no gender distinction is made. Both boys and girls can belong to both Scout and Guide organizations, unless the organization in the country of residence has stipulated otherwise (for example, due to religious practices in India).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scouting as a Leading Youth Movement and the Formation of WOSM<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Scouting spread rapidly to many countries within a short period, quickly reaching Estonia between 1911 and 1912.

Development and Expansion of Scouting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n