Sakartvelos Skauturi Modzraobis Organizatsia
Sakartvelos Skauturi Modzraobis Organizatsia is the Georgian Organization of the Scout Movement.
Scouting first came to Georgia around the 1920s, by way of the British business community in the western part of the country. There was not formalized Georgian Scouting in Georgia prior to the breakup of the former USSR, and Scouting became extinct in the period until the Soviet Union collapsed.
In 1992, students at the University of T'bilisi took an interest in starting Scouting. Scouting was officially founded in 1994 and become the 147th member of the World Scout Movement in January, 1998. Georgia presently has 1,063 members, both boys and girls. Georgian Scouts have actively participated in several World Scouting events, Jamborees and Moots, including the 1995 World Jamboree in Holland (at the invitation of the World Scout Committee) and the Chile World Jamboree in 1998-99.
In the summer of 1996, two Georgian Scouts attended the Jamboree in Denmark. Although they arrived late due to visa problems, they expressed gratitude for being able to attend, and took back with them much information about Scouting programs in Denmark.
The Scouts De France have been working with the Georgian Scouts to help with organization, training and programs. The Georgian Scouts maintain close ties with Scouts De France and other European and Eurasian Scout Associations. It is expected that the Georgian Scouts will grow rapidly through the schools.
Program Sections:
- Cub Scouts - 7 to 11
- Scouts - 12 to 15
- Rovers - 16 to 20
The Scout Motto is "Ikavi Mzad", translating as "Be Prepared" in Kartveli.