Meerkat Ambassador and Wood badge holder Sherley Southworth was born in Scotland and grew up in the south of England. She trained as a nursery nurse and worked as a nursery school and primary school teacher. She married a diplomat and they lived in Pakistan, Nigeria, Thailand, England and France. In 1987 they came to…
Sabastian Rouse and Kaitlyn Dabbs have each won R2500 by being nominated on the Child Friendly App. With only a few more days to go, the countdown has begun! The Scout Group with the most nominations between June and end August 2019 will get R5000! The Scouting member with the most nominations for the month…
Wood Badge holder Jenny Duncan lives in Edenvale and joined the Scout Movement over 38 years ago. For the past 22 years she has been running the Gauteng Regional Office. Jenny has three sons and in June 2019 she celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary! Here is her Scouting story: “I joined the Scout Movement when…
The JML Rotary Scout is a 39’ sailing yacht based in Cape Town. Once again the JML Rotary Scout team are planning to compete in the 2020 Cape2Rio Race, one of South Africa’s premier offshore sailing events! The race covers some 3600 nautical miles from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It starts on the…
Wood Badge holder Jill A Rainier-Pope lives in Newlands in Cape Town. She moved back to Cape Town in 1995 after living in Vereeniging for 30 years with her three sons and late husband of 55.5 years, Chris Rainier-Pope. This is her Scouting story: “I hail from Cape Town and was a Brownie and a Guide…
Written by Caitlin Dace “It was an honour and a privilege to be part of the South African contingent that recently participated at the 24th World Scout Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia (USA). An experience of a lifetime which I will never forget. The pre-tour of New York and Washington DC…
Lisa Avery is a Wood Badge holder from Orange Grove in Johannesburg. Her son Nicholas is married with three sons Ryan (10), Liam (6) and Kyle (2) and lives in Amanzimtoti, Durban. Her daughter Michayla has one son Raiden (6). She met her partner Alan, who has two adult sons, through Scouting. Lisa works for…
Wood Badge holder Dorothy Berry has been living in Airfield Benoni since she came to South Africa 48 years ago. She is a widow with family all around the world. Dorothy has been retired for twelve years, but spent the larger part of her career working with an international ball & roller bearing company where…
‘Survival’ was the name of the game recently when SCOUTS South Africa partnered with Cape Union Mart to host three Survival themed events around the country. “A group of some 15 Scouts and Adult Leaders descended on the Canal Walk Cape Union Mart Adventure Center in Cape Town”, explains Scouter Peter Otzen who facilitated the…
This month we welcomed another volunteer from Germany to the National SCOUTS South Africa office. Jula Wolf will be here for a year. We sat down with her to find out a bit more about our new Scouting family member. SSA: Can you please tell us a bit more about yourself? Jula: My name is…