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) (English: Javanese Pathfinder Organization) 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.
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.[1]
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Further reading
- Scouting 'Round the World, John S. Wilson, first edition, Blandford Press 1959