An indaba (pronounced in-dah-bah) is an important conference held by the izinDuna (principal men) of the Zulu or Xhosa peoples of South Africa. (Such meetings are also practiced by the Swazi, who refer to them using the close cognate indzaba.) Indabas may include only the izinDuna of a particular community, or they may be held with representatives of other communities.
The term comes from a Zulu language word meaning "business" or "matter".
The World Scout Indaba was a gathering of Scout Leaders from around the world. Created at the 1949 12th World Scout Conference in Elvesæter, Norway where The Boy Scouts Association of the United Kingdom submitted that of the great number of Scouters working in a Pack, Troop or Crew, only a very small percentage were ever able to take part in a major international Scout gathering. The suggestion for the title came from Lord Rowallan after one of his African tours, the term indaba being a Zulu languageword meaning "tribal conference".
It appears that only three such events were held:
The term comes from a Zulu language word meaning "business" or "matter".
The World Scout Indaba was a gathering of Scout Leaders from around the world. Created at the 1949 12th World Scout Conference in Elvesæter, Norway where The Boy Scouts Association of the United Kingdom submitted that of the great number of Scouters working in a Pack, Troop or Crew, only a very small percentage were ever able to take part in a major international Scout gathering. The suggestion for the title came from Lord Rowallan after one of his African tours, the term indaba being a Zulu languageword meaning "tribal conference".
It appears that only three such events were held:
- 1st World Scout Indaba, Gilwell Park, United Kingdom, July, 1952
- 2nd World Scout Indaba, Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom, June, 1957, combined with the 9th World Scout Jamboree and 6th World Rover Moot, to celebrate 50 years of Scouting
- 3rd World Scout Indaba, Ommen, Netherlands, August, 1960
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