Opis organizacji

The Scout Association of Malta (TSAM) has been active within the islands of Malta and Gozo since the year 1908. With a membership in the region of 3,000 youth and approximately 500 adult leaders, TSAM is the largest voluntary organisation on the Island.

The mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a values-oriented system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society. This is achieved by:
• involving them throughout their formative years in a non-formal educational process
• using a specific method that makes each individual the principal agent of his or her development as a self-reliant, supportive, responsible and committed person
• assisting them to establish a values system based upon spiritual, social and personal principles as expressed in the Promise and Law
Scouting is about preparing for life. The motto "Be Prepared" has many applications especially when it comes to childhood development and its final scope is to aid in the development of active and responsible citizens thus contributing to the creation of a better world.

TSAM promotes the social, physical, intellectual, characterial, emotional and spiritual formation of its young adult members through a policy of inclusivity. TSAM offers its youth programme in five sections in accordance to the different age groups - Beaver Scouts (5 to 7), Cub Scouts (7 to 11), Scouts (11 to 14 1/2) , Venture Scouts (14 1/2 to 18 ), Rover Scouts (18 to 26 ) and Leaders (18 to 65) which are divided into Scout Groups according to their locality (there are 40 Scout Groups in the Maltese Islands).

In Scouting, children experience competitive and non-competitive activities that include physical and problem-solving activities, outdoor activities (such as water-sports, cooking, hiking, walking, aerial challenges and much more). Each Scout Group and Section within our Groups organizes weekly outdoor activities ranging from community work to hikes, camping and life skills, which activities are all of a non-formal educational nature.
At national level ,TSAM, through its departments, handles all the leaders' training, updating of all youth section's programmes, oorganizes national events, manages administrative details and takes care of its national assets such as the Ghajn Tuffieha International Scout Campsite.

TSAM is also active internationally and apart from participating at World Scout Jamborees and similar gatherings, we have also been in a position to contribute to Scouting at a European Level with members from the National Team actively assisting at such fora.