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UPNG Scouts Pioneers 2012

The Scouts movement in Papua New Guinea has been around since 1926 as a section of the Scouts Australia. The history of Scouts in Papua New Guinea since 1926 has developed into a fully developed organization, which was incorporated as The Scout Association of Papua New Guinea in 1975. A year later in 1976 the Scout Association of Papua New Guinea joined the World Organization of the Scout Movement. By 2011 it was reported that the Scout Association of Papua New Guinea had a membership that was close to 6,284. Interests in the Scout movement in PNG was inspired through the efforts of my 15 year old son, Langston. He had joined a new Scout group based at the University of Papua New Guinea. This group began their own group because there was no scout movement at the university all these years. The second reason was the initiative of Mrs. Cecilia Wrondimi, who lives at the University Fort Banner area and who works in the Department for Community Development. Mrs. Wrondimi