Javaansche Padvinders Organisatie
| Javaansche Padvinders Organisatie | |||
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Netherlands Indies stamp from 1937 | |||
| Country | Dutch East Indies | ||
| Governing body | Nederlandse Padvinders Organisatie | ||
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Javaansche Padvinders Organisatie (JPO) was a branch of the Nederlandse Padvinders Organisatie (NPO, Netherlands Pathfinder Organisation) organization in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). This first Scouting organization in Indonesia was established on the initiative of Sri Paduka Mangkunagara VII in 1916.
Boy Scouts from the Netherlands Indies at the World Scout Jamboree in the Netherlands (1937)
Scouting came to Indonesia in 1912, as a branch of Dutch Scouting. After 1916 it was called the Nederland Indische Padvinders Vereeniging (Netherlands Indies Scout Movement). Other Scouting organizations were established by the Indonesia Scouts in 1916. As the Dutch East Indies, Indonesia had been a branch of the Netherlands Scout Association, yet Scouting was very popular, and had achieved great numbers and standards.
References
Further reading
- Scouting 'Round the World, John S. Wilson, first edition, Blandford Press 1959
External links
- Pine Tree Web
- Official Homepage of Scouting Nederland
- A brief history of Scouting Nederland
- Piet Kroonenbergs Padvinderskroniek
- Hoe scouting ontstond (Dutch)
- Dutch Scoutwiki
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