page_title: The Scout Association of Malawi
section_title: Sunrise Malaŵi 2007
hierarchical_section_title: The Scout Association of Malawi / Sunrise Malaŵi 2007
context_page_description: Established in 1931, the Scout Association of Malaŵi was disallowed between 1964 and 1996. Scouting in Malaŵi shares history with Zimbabwe and Zambia, with which it was linked for decades. The 4,000 member Scout Association of Malaŵi was reorganized in 1996 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in September 2005.
context_section_description: The United Kingdom Africa Scout Fellowship launched an initiative to take British Scouts to Malaŵi in July 2007. The expedition to Malaŵi was designed to run in parallel with the World Jamboree, and took its title from the proposed Sunrise Ceremony. The objective of this expedition was to spend five weeks in Malaŵi, working alongside the Scout Association of Malaŵi, which culminated in the inauguration of their national campsite. The region also has strong links with Scandinavia, and it was hoped that Swedish and Norwegian Scouts would join the UK expedition party, however this was not possible.
  Malaŵi hosted events on July 4, 2007 to mark celebrations of the Scouting 2007 Centenary, as 21 Scouts from the United Kingdom arrived to assist the Scout Association of Malaŵi.
  Speaking on arrival at Kamuzu International Airport, the chairman of the UK-Africa Scout Fellowship, George Devine said part of the work they would do would be to kick-start rehabilitation of the Scout Association of Malaŵi centre at Songani in Zomba, where the centenary celebrations were held. He said that as part of the celebrations, the centre, which was still owned by the British Scout Association, would be formally handed over to the Scout Association of Malaŵi, as it has been rehabilitated to world Scout standards.
  Another group of about 22 UK Scouts also came to Malaŵi in July 2007 for the centenary celebrations, and they also met President Bingu wa Mutharika, who is the patron of the Scout Association of Malaŵi.
  Scout Association of Malaŵi Executive Director Steve Kanene said that when the rehabilitation work is finished, the centre will be able to accommodate 150 people, from its current capacity of 10. "There is also going to be a maize mill and grocery store for the community surrounding the centre and we want to extend water pipes to the community because there is usually a problem of water in the area every year," Kanene said.
  The Scout Association of Malaŵi raised about two million Malawian kwacha to prepare for the celebrations, and the upgrading work at Songani will cost 35 million kwacha, which will be footed by the UK Scout Association.
  Malaŵi sent a contingent to the 21st World Scout Jamboree in Essex.
caption: Zomba District, location of the Scout Association of Malaŵi centre
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