1977 – 20th Jamboree on the Air
20th Jamboree on the Air
15-16 October 1977
The 20th Jamboree was held 15-16 October, 1977 at Hillside and Bulawayo. Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is an international Scouting and Guiding activity held annually; it is on the third full weekend in October. First held in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in 1957, it was devised by Leslie R. Mitchell. It is now considered the largest event scheduled by the World Organization of the Scout Movement annually.
