Camping Site Scouts Exhibit Skills in Uganda
Two people namely Jane Nafula and Zahra Abigaba, they gathered in 43 districts of Uganda at Kaazi National Camping Site in Wakiso District where almost 2,000 scouts spent five days participating in this year’s camporee.
A Camporee is a yearly event (annual) where scouts will gather and carry out various activities for a noble cause. Young Scouts as three and the veteran scouts like the 82 year old Neri Oola from Gulu District. They pitched camp and braved the wild life at Kaazi for the 5 days from August 15 to 20 in various activities that were in line with this year. A theme for this year “Scouting for Peace Building and Development”.
The activities included baking, tree planting, crime prevention, mud mixing, brick making, water safety campaigns, first aid provision and fire fighting among others. All the scouts, Clad with their uniforms it seemed to be enjoying every moment of the jungle life. Some of them went to the some of the fierce forest inhabitants.
Herbert Ninsima from Kabale District of Lubale Secondary School, whose camp was focused on wild life conservation, a snake he pulled out from a bucket with bare hands as he explained the importance of wildlife conservation.
David Bahati, a Chairman of the National Scouts Board in Ndorwa West MP said “Scouting is a practice to make self fulfilled and responsible citizens. It is a non-formal education that builds young people during their formative years”.
