It was founded in 1953, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1970.

[1][2] The small Bahraini Scout organization often participates in cooperative events with neighboring Kuwait and Qatar.

Scouts are involved in community service such as cleaning polluted areas and spraying insecticides, giving blood and helping to organize blood donor services, assistance at sports events and taking charge of first aid at schools.

The Scout Motto is Kun Musta'idan or كن مستعداً, translated as Be Prepared in Arabic.

The noun for a single Scout is Kashaf or كشاف in Arabic.