A Brief History of the Scout Movement in Indonesia

Boden Powel a brilliant idea and draw it eventually spread to many countries including the Netherlands Netherland Padvinder by name, by the Dutch idea was brought to Indonesia and established an organization by the Dutch in Indonesia with the name NIPV (Netherlands Indische Padvinders Vereenging = Unity-Pandu Pandu Indies Netherlands). By the leaders of the national movement formed organization that aims to form a human cohesiveness Indonesian well and become a cadre of national movement. Then came the various scouting organizations, among others, JPO (Javaanse Padvenders Organization), HW (Hisbul Wathon). With the Indian government ban on Be; Netherlands. Using the term Padvinders K.H. Agus Salim use the name or kepandua scout. With the increased national consciousness after the Youth Pledge, then in 1930 organissai Scout like IPO, PK (Pandu Sultanate), PPS (Pandu Youth Sumatra) joined KBI (Scout Nation Indonesia) and then in 1931 formed the PAPI (Association Inter Pandu Indonesia) has changed become BPPKI (National Center for Scout Brotherhood of Indonesia) in 1938. At the time of Japanese occupation in Indonesia Scout banned so many scout leaders who signed keibodan, Seinendan and PETA. After the proclamation of independence was established scout leaders Rakyat Indonesia was divided into 100 organissai scouting federation collected in 3 organization that is IPINDO (Indonesian Scout Association) in 1951, POPPINDO (Association of Pandu Puteri Indonesia) in 1954 and PKPI (Scout Association of Puteri Indonesia). Realizing the weakness of the existing three federations merged into one by the name PERKINDO (Scout Association of Indonesia) as it is still a sense of high class makes Perkindo still weak. The weakness of the scouting movement Indonesia will be used by the Communists to become the Young Pioneer movement as found in a communist country. But the strength of Pancasila in Perkindo against it and with the help of the Minister of Ir. Juanda then struggles produce Presidential Decree. 238 of 1961 concerning the Scout Movement on May 20, 1961 was signed by the Acting President of the Republic of Ir. Juan because of President Sukarno was visiting Japan. In this keppres scout movement by the government designated as the sole agency in Indonesia which allowed scouting education so that other organizations, like and similar in character to the scout movement banned from existence.