Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien
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[[Image:PolynesiaScout.jpg|thumb|140px|The membership badge of Conseil du Scoutisme Polynésien incorporates the [[coat of arms of French Polynesia]] as well as [[palm tree]]s and an [[island]] scene.]]
[[Scouting]] in [[French Polynesia]] is represented by the '''Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien''' (''Polynesian Scout Council''), founded in 1986. The first Scout unit in French Polynesia was founded in 1947. French Polynesia became an Associate Member of the [[WOSM-Asia-Pacific Region|Asia-Pacific Region]] of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] in 2001. Membership as of 2001 stood at 793.
==Members==
The council is an umbrella federation with five members:
* [[Scouts et Guides de France]] via the ''Scouts et Guides de Polynésie française'' (SGPF; Catholic; 150 members)
* [[Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs unionistes de France]] via the ''Eclaireurs et Eclaireuses unionistes de Polynésie française'' (EEUPF; Protestant)
* ''Association des Scouts Liahona-SDJ'' (ADSL-SDJ; Mormon; 752 members)
* ''Scouts Adventiste de Polynésie française'' ([[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]], affiliated to [[Pathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist)|Pathfinders International]])
* ''Scouts Te ahi nui''
==Program==
The [[Mormon Church]] sponsors many Scout groups. [[Mormon Scouts]] are a majority of the membership in [[Tahiti]]. Major activities include Scout camping, celebration of Scout day, leader training, observation of international days, fund-raising for handicapped children, operation of camps for neighborhood children through introduction of neighborhood Scouting, and Scout involvement in environmental education programs. The Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien has procured a campsite from the French Polynesian government on a 60 year lease.
Polynesian Scouts have been participating in international events since 1987, attending [[World Scout Jamboree]]s and Asia-Pacific Region Scout Conferences. 204 Scouts from Tahiti attended the [[19th World Scout Jamboree]] in Chile in 1998.
The ''[[Scout Motto]]'' is ''Sois Prêt'' (Be Prepared) or ''Toujours Prêt'' (Always Prepared) in French, depending on the organization.
==Non-aligned Scouting associations==
Non-aligned Scouting associtions in French Polynesia include the ''Scouts et éclaireuses Sanito'' ([[Sanito Church]], [[pentecostal]]).
==See also==
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* [[Scouting in France]]
==Emblems==
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Image:PolynesiaScout.jpg|Conseil du Scoutisme Polynésien
Image:Wosm-polynesia-SGPF.png|Scouts et Guides de Polynésie française
Image:Wosm-polynesia-liahona.png|Association des Scouts Liahona-SDJ
</gallery>
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[[Category:Organizations in French Polynesia]]
[[Category:WOSM member organizations]]
[[Category:Scouting in France]]