Beverly Bizeki
Riverton Academy pupil, Danielle Punungwe (15) will be representing Masvingo Province in the 25th World Scout Jamboree to be held at Saemangeum, North Jeolla, South Korea on August 1 to 12 2023.
Punungwe who is the sole provincial representative will be part of the 30 000 to 50 000 scouts who are expected to attend the event which will run under the theme ‘Draw your Dream’
Masvingo Provincial Rovers Commissioner Takudzwa Zigwati said he was proud of Punungwe and said Zimbabwe will be represented by four leaders and 18 scouts from the five scout provinces in the country.
“We are honored as a province to be represented by Punungwe as she has served the movement from a tender age. I wish her a pleasant journey and good time at the jamboree,”
“Zimbabwe’s contingent consists of four leaders and 18 scouts from five scout provinces which are Mutare, Masvingo, Midlands, Mashonaland and Matabeleland,” said Zigwati.
He said the scouts association is a voluntary and nonpolitical educational movement for young people to contribute to development.
“The Zimbabwe Scouts Association is a registered member of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement. We are a voluntary nonpolitical educational movement for young people, open to all without distinction of origin, race or creed in accordance with the purpose, principles and method,”
“The purpose of the scout movement is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social, spiritual and emotional potential as individuals,” said Zigwati.
In Scouts a jamboree is a large gathering of scouts and girl guides who meet at a national or international level.
