Spain has 53,184 Scouts served by Federación de Escultismo en España, a federation of several organizations. Scouting was founded in Spain in 1912 and was among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922.
The Movimiento Scout del Uruguay (MSU) is the national Scouting organization of Uruguay, and a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Scouting was founded in Uruguay in 1947 and became a member of WOSM in 1950. MSU has 1,549 members.
The Asociación de Scouts del Perú is the national Scouting organization of Peru. Peruvian Scouting was founded in 1911 and was among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922. It has 4,852 members.
The Scout Movement in Spain consists of about 30 independent associations, most of them active on the regional level. Due to the regionalisation of Spain, even the larger nationwide associations are divided into regional sub-associations with individual emblems, uniforms and Scout programs.
The Scouting and Guiding movement in Argentina consists of at least ten independent organizations as well as some international units. Scouting was officially founded in Argentina in 1912, shortly after the publication of "Scouting For Boys" in Spanish, was granted a National Charter in 1917, and was among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922.
Scouting and Guiding in Colombia refers to the set of associations, groups, and the history of the Scout Movement and Guide Movement within Colombian territory. In Colombia, several scout associations are present, including the World Organization of Christian Scouts, the Asociación Scouts de Colombia, the Asociación de Guías Scouts de Colombia, the Catholic Scout Movement (MSC), the Colombian Scouting Association (ACE), the Scout Brotherhood of Colombia (FDSC), the Federation of Christian Scout Communities (CCS), Independent Explorers of Colombia (EIC), the Scouts Corporation of Antioquia (CSA), the Scout Corporation of Bogotá and Cundinamarca (CSBC), the Traditional Scout Corporation Colombia, the Scout Corporation of Norte de Santander (CSNS), the Scout Corporation of Risaralda (CSR) and the National Federation of Traditional Scouting (FENET). The ASC is the oldest, founded in Bogotá in 1913, when Colonel Washington Montero, who was head of a Chilean military mission in Colombia and directed the Military School of Cadets of Bogotá, together with the Colombian Luis Cano, who knew the Scout Movement in Chile, began the history of the Movement in this country.
The Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Perú is the national Guiding organization of Peru. It served 6,100 members as of 2010. In 1916, the "Society of Girl Guides" was founded by the first Chief Guide, Elsa Hansen Daranyi. The coeducational organization founded in 1945 became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1960 and a full member in 1963.
Scouting in Chile is served by several independent organizations:
The Scout and Guide movement in Honduras is served by:
The Scout and Guide movement in Paraguay is served by
The Scout and Guide movement in Uruguay is served by
The Scout and Guide movement in Venezuela is served by
The International Catholic Conference of Scouting (ICCS) is an autonomous, international body committed to promoting and supporting Catholic Scout associations and to be a link between the Scout movement and the Catholic Church. Its headquarters is located in Rome, Italy.
The Federación de Scouts-Exploradores de España is a Spanish Scout association. It is one of the members of the Federación de Escultismo en España and thus of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. It serves 31,458 members.
German Peruvians are Peruvian citizens of full or partial German ancestry. In general, the term is also applied to descendants of other German-speaking immigrants, such as Austrians or the Swiss, or to someone who has immigrated to Peru from German-speaking countries.
The Movimiento Scout Católico is a Roman Catholic Scouting organization in Spain. The Movimiento Scout Católico is a federation of regional Scouting associations and member of the Federación de Escultismo en España. Its groups are generally parochially organized and managed.
The Federación Española de Guidismo is a federation of several Spanish Guiding organizations, serving about 1,500 members. It is a member of the Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España and thus affiliated to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
The World Organization of Independent Scouts is an international Scouting organization for traditional Scouting.
The Exploradores de España was a Spanish Scout association founded by Cavalry captain Teodoro Iradier y Herrero in 1912 and inspired by the boy scouts of Robert Baden-Powell, whose objective was physical, moral, civic and patriotic education. In its early years it had a rapid growth and expansion. The association was a founding member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922, which it belonged to until 1938.
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