Scouting began in Malta almost immediately after the publication of Scouting for Boys in 1908. The Scout Association of Malta was the first to be recognized as an independent overseas scouting organization within the Scout Association that had been established by B.-P.
Lord Baden-Powell had spent a significant part of his military career in Malta and had a special affinity for the Maltese Scouts. Maltese scouting received special recognition from Baden-Powell for the courage and determination shown by the Scouts and Guides during he heavy bombardments during World War II.