Sri Lanka Scout Association

The Sri Lanka Scout Association (; ), is a Scouting organization in Sri Lanka operated by the Ceylon Scout Council. The Ceylon Scout Council is a corporation formed by Act No 13 of 1957. The association became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1953. The coeducational Sri Lanka Scout Association has 33,709 members as of 2014. in 2016 the year that the National Organisation reached 104 years the Scouting Population in Sri Lanka had increased to 55,078 the growth taking place against the year 2015 was 29% which was a great achievement by the SLSA.
There are various community development projects carried out in cooperation with the government organizations, United Nations and other service organisations.
Scouting has been introduced into the prisons. It has spread to other institutions such as certified schools. There are also Scout units for handicapped boys such as the blind and deaf and for boys in leprosy hospitals.
History.
National Scout Jamboree.
National Jamboree is organised by National HQ.
Programme sections.
Programme Commissioner of Sri Lanka Scout Association is Sarath Mataraarachchi (2019 - 2024)
Rover Scouts.
Youth between the Age 17 and 26 years are eligible to be trained as Rover Scouts.
A Rover Scout working for the B.P. Award must maintain a Record Book (not his personal Log Book) from the date he was invested as a Rover Scout for a minimum of 2 years.
In the first half of the book he will record every Crew Meeting he attended and every C-I-C he was present at. He will give the date of the meetings, their duration, and the important events of the programme. He should have attended a minimum of 24 Crew Meetings and 6 C-I-C meetings, to be eligible for the B.P. Award.
Special sections.
Air Scouting and Sea Scouting are different ways of delivering the programme, and are not separate organisations. They are based on the same fundamental Scouting Aims & Methods. Sea and Air Scouts follow the core balanced programme for their section but usually add a nautical or aeronautical twist to the programme and activities.
Sea Scouting.
Sea Scouts in Sri Lanka was originally established in 1932. Sri Lanka Scout Association is about to officially relaunch the Sea Scouts. The Sri Lanka Navy would be providing all the technical facilities and some of the training. Captain Suresh De Silva a former President's Scout, who is now the Headquarters Commissioner for Sea Scouts is in charge of the operations. There was already a two-day orientation course for prospective Leaders and a one-day practical course for the Scouts.
Air Scouting.
The Air Scouts Group in Sri Lanka is the SLAF Air Scouts Group. This Group was started in 1972 with Wing Commander PTD De Silva as the first Group Scout Leader, at SLAF premises Guwanpura, Borella. This was extended to SLAF Base Katunayake in 1978 when Air Commodore DB Siriwardana was the Base Commander at SLAF Base Katunayake.In present Colombo(Guwanpura) GSM is Wg cdr(Dr)LSR Pagoda.
Scout training camps.
"Pedro Scout Training Camp" near Nuwara Eliya () is known for its tropical forests and hills.
"Lee Dassanayake Scout Activity Center" near Mirigama () is set in 12 acres of forest in the Gampaha District. The site offers camping facilities, woodland and campsite activities, hiking tracks and a large rally ground.
"Lake View Park International Scout Centre" in Kandy () is a 57-acre ground belonging to Dharmaraja College. The park is modeled after Gilwell Park in London. It consists of rally grounds, camp sites, campfire circle, the den, kitchen complex, lecture rooms and dormitories. It is the home for the 1st Kandy Dharmaraja Scout Group.
Structure.
The Sri Lanka Scout Association is structured in seven Scouting provinces with 37 districts:
·        Ampara
·        Akkaraipaththu-Kalmunai
·        Colombo
·        Batticaloa
·        Homagama
·        Kankesanthurei
·        Kurunagala
·        Matale
·        Negombo
·        Nuwara-Eliya
·        Rathnapura
·        Point-Pedro
·        Anuradapura
·        Badulla
·        Gampaha
·        Hambantota
·        Kandy
·        Kegalle
·        Matara
·        Moratuwa-Piliyandala
·        Mulativu
·        Panadura-Horana
·        Trincomalee
·        Vavuniya
·        Wenappuwa
·        Avissawella
·        Chilaw
·        Galle
·        Jaffna
·        Kalutara
·        Kilinochchi
·        Monaragala
·        Nawalapitiya
·        Mannar
·        Polonnaruwa
·        Puththalam
·        Waththala-Jaela
Scouting Magazine Sri Lanka.
"Scouting Magazine Sri Lanka" (, ) is a publication of the Scouts Media Network of Sri Lanka. The target audience is membership of both genders at all age levels. It carries news on Scouting events, articles on aspects of Scouting such as service, outdoor skills and activities, and features about Scouting activities. It has been in publication since 22 February 2012.