In addition to information, Reverend Harrison received the authorization to start a Boy Scout troop, the Moravian Uno, which was affiliated to the BSA.

The first group on the Pacific Coast was founded in 1929 in Granada, Nicaragua by Vital Miranda Whitford with the help of Father Almanza, a Catholic priest.

They were mobilized in the mountainous areas to help with the search for survivors and remove the tons of dirt by hand from the remote highways so that relief and supplies could be brought in.

Nicaragua was three times host of the Camporee Scout Centroamericano: The organization was shut down by the Nicaraguan government under Daniel Ortega in February 2024, allegedly over missing financial reports.

The governmental action was seen as part of "an ongoing crackdown that has seen the government toss out religious orders, charities and civic groups.