 The Scouting movement began in England in 1907-08 and was founded by General Robert Baden-Powell, a 50 year old war hero. Baden-Powell was known for his unusual ideas about military scouting and published a book entitled Aides to Scouting. The accidental success of the book inspired Baden-Powell to adapt his concepts for army scouting to that of ‘peace scouting’ for boys. In 1907, after having gathered various concepts together, Baden-Powell began an experiment with a group of young boys gathered together for a camp on Brownsea Island. The island camp was successful and Baden-Powell rewrote his military book calling it Scouting for Boys. The youth movement caught on quickly and almost immediately spread throughout England and nearby countries.
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) is the non governmental organization which governs most national Scout Organizations was created in 1920 and is headquartered in Geneva Switzerland. Today, Scouting is found in 185 of the world’s 192 independent countries with nearly 30 million members.
The mission of WOSM is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Scout Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society. |
Taj Global Understanding supports the values and principles of the world scouting organization; moreover, TGU seeks to form an international scouting bridge between India and scouts from all across the globe. Mr. Brad Baldwin, President of Taj Global Understanding, spent his youth as a Boy Scout in the United States, later becoming Eagle. The Bharat Scouts & Guides of India is comprised of over 2 million members. Prior to founding the Scouting movement, Robert Baden-Powell was stationed in British controlled India for several years. 