Scouts lead way in return of Estonian countrymen

  • 1999-07-15
  • Anna Hanks
Jacques Moreillon, secretary general of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, credits scouting as the primary reason many foreign nationals returned to the Baltic countries after independence. The energetic white-haired Moreillon toured the Baltic states in early July to observe and generate local support for the scouting movement. Unlike in many other countries where girls must enter a separate organization, in Estonia scouting is open to both boys and girls. Moreillon is not shy with praise for the survival skills generated through scouting."This [scouting] is the single most impo...
 
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