Scouting has been active in displaced persons camps[1][2] (DP camps) and in the lives of refugees since World War I. During and after World War II, until the early 1950s, Scouting and Guiding flourished in these camps.[3] These Scout and Girl Guide groups often provided postal delivery and other basic services in displaced persons camps. This working system was duplicated dozens of times around the world. In the present, Scouting and Guiding once again provide services and relief in camps throughout war-torn Africa.[4][5][6][7]
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- ^ The Scout Association (2006). An Official History of Scouting. Hamlyn. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-0-600-61398-5.
- ^ World Scout Bureau, Geneva. "Scout Sub-Regional Peace Education Programme in the Great Lakes Region of Africa" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ "Africa Scout News". Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ "Refugee Reproductive Health Program Examples". Archived from the original on 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ World Scout Bureau, Geneva. "International Day of Peace, 21 September". Retrieved 2007-10-06. [dead link]