The Sierra Leone Scouts Association, the national Scouting organization of Sierra Leone, was founded in 1909, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1964. The coeducational Sierra Leone Scouts Association has 11,749 members as of 2011
In 1971, Emile F. Luke was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to World Scouting.
The Sierra Leone Scouts Association was host of the 3rd West Africa Zonal Conference and Youth Camp. 75 Scouts participated from 9 West African countries.
Recent military unrest has cut Scouting activities and communications. Since then, Scouting has struggled to keep up its membership and activities up until 2014, where they had to rebrand to start a new phase. Since then, they have organized series of partnerships, trainings and recruitment to carry out it’s regular services.
In his statement, the Administrative Commissioner for Sierra Leone Scouts Association Patrick J Massaquoi welcome everyone to the opening ceremony of the multipurpose Hall .
He continues that ministry of Lands have donated 11 ecters of land to the association
When giving the keynote statements for and on behalf of the Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Honourable Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, the Minister of Social Welfare Mrs Melrose Kamilton stated that the Government of His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio is committed to supporting the Sierra Leone Association of Scouts in every aspect of their activities. She added that her office is widely open at all times to address the issues of the Scout association in the country.
Furthermore, Mrs Melrose Kamilton noted that the issue of gender disparity within the Scouts Association will be addressed.
She concluded by thanking the executive of the SLSA for such a remarkable adventure by transforming the association while reaffirming the government’s commitment to mutual cooperation.
The unveiling ceremony, which was chaired by the Minister of public and political Affairs Honourable Amara Kallon, climaxed with the official presentation of medals to long serving Scouts in Sierra Leone and the sub region that is Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Ivory Coast
