Asociación de Scouts del Perú
Peruvian scouting organisation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Asociación de Scouts del Perú (ASP, Scout Association of Peru) is the national Scouting organization of Peru. Peruvian Scouting was founded in 1911 and was among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922. It has 4,852 members (as of 2011).[1]
Asociación de Scouts del Perú | |||
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Headquarters | Avenida Arequipa № 5140 | ||
Location | Miraflores District, Lima | ||
Country | Peru | ||
Membership | 4,852 | ||
Affiliation | World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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Website http://www.scout.org.pe/ | |||
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Vocational training is provided in a number of fields. There are many community services and Scouts work with the Red Cross in some of their programs. Conservation programs are stressed. Scouts have the opportunity to visit jungle villages and learning about the conservation of nature first hand. Tree planting is done by many groups. Scouts work to restore and maintain ancient Inca sites such as Machu Picchu and Cusco. A number of Scout projects deal with increasing food production and improving nutrition in communities.