World Federation of Independent Scouts | |||
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Country | Worldwide | ||
Founded | 1996 | ||
Founder | Lawrie Dring | ||
Membership | 7.2 million (2020) [1] | ||
President | Klaus Tegeder | ||
Website wfis | |||
The World Federation of Independent Scouts (WFIS) is a non-governmental international Scouting organization with over 7 million members in 151 affiliated Scout organizations in 65 countries. [1] WFIS was formed in Laubach, Germany, in 1996 by Lawrie Dring, a British Scouter with the independent Baden-Powell Scouts' Association (BPSA).
The World Federation of Independent Scouts is open to any Scouting association that is not affiliated with another international organization. WFIS requires that member associations "follow, and use, Baden-Powell's original program, traditions, uniforms, morals, ethics, and structure as laid out in Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys ," amended only for "health, environmental, first-aid, and safety reasons."
The current President of the WFIS World Council is Klaus Tegeder, who was elected for a five-year term in 2007 and reelected in 2012 and 2017. [2] He is the former President of WFIS-Europe and still leads a German Scout troop.
The World Federation of Independent Scouts has experienced strong growth, the affiliate Scout organizations collectively had an estimated 200,000 members in 3562 Scout Groups in 2010. [3]
The WFIS Worldwide Committee is the chief executive body of the World Federation of Independent Scouts and is composed of elected volunteers. WFIS-Worldwide acts as an umbrella association for each of the regional Scout organisations.
Name | Position |
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Klaus Tegeder | President |
Fabian Figueroa | Vice-President |
Silvana Silva Mauriello | Secretary |
Per Stigaard | Treasurer |
Marc Bruyneel | Wood Beads (Wood Badge) Coordinator |
The WFIS is divided into seven regions: [5]
Including prospected members
5860 members in 2010 [3]
Country | Group |
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Burkina Faso | |
Burundi | |
Comoros | |
Congo | |
Ethiopia | |
Ghana | |
Ivory Coast / Cote D´Ivoire | |
Kenya | |
Mali | |
Nigeria | |
Rwanda | |
Tanzania | |
Togo | |
Uganda |
155,303 members in 2010 [3]
Country | Group | Membership status |
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India | Hindustan Scouts and Guides Association [6] | full member |
Scout Bharti [7] | ||
The Scouts/Guides Organisation [8] | ||
Shriram Bajpai Scouts & Guides Organisations | ||
Federation of India for Sports, Scouting and Education [9] | Prospect Member | |
Future Scouts & guides | Prospect Member [ citation needed ] | |
Indian Scouts and Guides Organisations | ||
Japan | Independent Scouts of Japan | prospect member |
Nepal | Metro Scouts Nepal [10] | |
Nepal Independent Scouts Association [11] |
10,834 members in 2010 [3]
Country | Group | Membership Status |
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Austria | Scouts of Europa | full member |
Belgium | Onafhankelijke Scouts en Gidsen - Scouts et Guides Indépendants | |
Czech Republic | Skaut - Český skauting ABS | |
Svaz skautu a skautek Ceske Republiky | ||
Skaut SSV [12] | prospect member | |
Denmark | De Gule Spejdere i Danmark – Baden-Powell spejderne [13] | full member |
France | Scouts de Chavagnes | |
Germany | Bund Europäischer St. Georgs-Pfadfinderinnen und -Pfadfinder [14] | |
Bund Unabhängiger Pfadfinder, Stamm Cassiopeia [15] | ||
Christliche freie Pfadfinderschaft Goldenstedt | ||
Christliche Pfadfinderschaft Dreieich | ||
Deutscher Pfadfinderbund e. V. gegr. 1911 (DPB 1911) [16] | ||
Europäischer Pfadfinderbund - Georgsritter e. V. [17] | ||
Europäischer Pfadfinderbund St. Georg | ||
Freie Deutsche Waldläufer Olpe [18] | ||
Freier Pfadfinderbund Asgard [19] | ||
Freier Pfadfinderbund St. Georg | ||
Freie Pfadfinderschaft Kreuzritter | ||
Independent Scout Association [20] | ||
Pfadfinder im Mühlenbecker Land | ||
Pfadfinderbund Weltenbummler e.V. [21] | ||
Pfadfindertrupp Frederick Selous [22] | ||
Solmser Pfadfinderschaft [23] | ||
Ireland | Baden-Powell Scouts Slyguff | |
Italy | Associazone Amici Delle Iniziative Scout | |
Associazione Esploratori e Guide Italiani [24] | ||
Associazione Indipendente Scout | ||
Associazione Sezione Scout di Gela | ||
Assoraider | ||
Federazione del Movimento Scout Italiano - FederScout | ||
Fedarazione Italiana di Scautismo Raider – FIS Raider | ||
Kosovo | National Scout Center of Kosovo [25] | |
Latvia | Latvijas Kristīgie Skauti (Christian Scouts of Latvia) [26] | |
Malta | Baden-Powell Scouts Malta [27] | |
Romania | Asociatia Cercetasilor Traditionali din Romania | |
Russia | Russian Union of Scouts | |
Spain | Associació Catalana de Scouts - Catalan Association of Scouts [28] | |
Asociación de Scouts Independientes de Madrid - Independent Scouts of Madrid [29] | ||
Asosiación Juvenil Group Scout Independiente Gilwell | ||
Federación Scout de la Comunidad Valenciana | ||
Scout Group Alpha | ||
Scouts Independientes del Principado de Asturias | ||
Asociación de Scouts Independientes de Extremadura [12] | prospect member | |
Grupo Scout San Pío [12] | ||
Scouts Magma [12] | ||
Switzerland | Feuerkreis Niklaus von Flüe [30] | full member |
Turkey | Kapif | |
United Kingdom | Baden-Powell Scouts' Association [31] | |
Ukraine | Rodzvinsky |
3643 members in 2010 [3]
Country | Group |
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Argentina | Asociación Argentina de Scouts de Baden Powell |
Scouts Navales de Argentina | |
Bolivia | Asociación Boliviana de Scouts Independientes de Baden-Powell (ABSI-BP) |
Brazil | Grande Fraternidade Escoteira IMPISA |
Canada | Baden-Powell Service Association (Canada) |
Canadian Traditional Scouting Association | |
ZHR Polish Scouts of Canada [32] | |
Chile | Agrupación Nacional de Boy Scouts de Chile |
Hermandad Scout del Desierto Chile | |
Colombia | Exploradores de Rionegro |
Asociación Colombiana de Escultismo (ACE) | |
Costa Rica | Asociación Costarricense de Escultismo |
Ecuador | Asociación de Boy Scouts del Ecuador |
El Salvador | Asociacion de Scouts Independientes de El Salvador ASI-ES |
Guatemala | Asociación de Escultismo Ecológico Baden-Powell Guatemala |
Honduras | Asociación Hondureña de Escultismo Tradicional |
Mexico | Agrupación Scout Mexicana, A.C. |
Asociación Nacional de Scouts Independientes Mexico (ANSI) | |
Federación Mexicana de Scouts Independientes, A.C. | |
Asociación Tradicionalista de Scouts Tiro y Pesca, A.C. | |
Panama | Cuerpo de Exploradores Panameños |
Paraguay | Hermandad Scout de Paraguay |
Peru | Asociación Peruana de Escultismo – Scouts Ape |
Asociación Independiente De Scouts Tradicionales Del Perú – AISTA Perú | |
United States | Outdoor Service Guides [33] |
Country | Group |
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Bangladesh | Independent Scouts of Bangladesh |
China | Shanghai Scout Association |
South Korea | Third Eye Scouting Association |
Pakistan | Independent Scouts of Pakistan |
Nankana Sab Scout Organization | |
ADABKADA Scout Association | |
Sri Lanka | Independent Scouts of Sri Lanka |
United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates Independent Scout Association |
Dubai Scout Organization |
WFIS has held World Jamborees in Dinamarca 2002, Colombia 2007, and México 2011.
In addition to World Jamborees, the WFIS also regularly host regional international camps, such as Eurocamp. The following camps having taken place or are scheduled:
Year | Event | Location, Country | Theme | Dates | Attendance | Countries |
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2006 | Eurocamp 2006 | Switzerland | ||||
2010 | Eurocamp 2010 | Germany | ||||
2014 | Eurocamp 2014 | Italy | ||||
2018 | Eurocamp 2018 | Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom | Lifelong friendships created by Scouting | 28 July to 4 August 2018 | 2030 | 21 |
2022 | Eurocamp 2022 | Austria | postponed [34] |
WFIS also hosts a Jamboree On The Internet:
Member Associations also regularly invite each other to their own camps, examples including:
International Scout Fellowship | |||
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Country | Worldwide | ||
Founded | 2007-08-01 | ||
Website isf-world | |||
The International Scout Fellowship is an affiliate of WFIS, but not a member. It is open to former and current adult members of WFIS, to other adult friends of Independent Scouting who wish to contribute to independent Scouting, regardless of their Scouting backgrounds.
The ISF is governed by its World Council which is composed of representatives of each member Chapter. It meets once a year, usually electronically. Its day-to-day affairs are directed by the Executive Committee, which is elected by the World Council. All positions in the ISF are staffed by volunteers. There are no paid employees.
Affiliated wit the ISF is the US-based Rovering 4 Life Association. [36]
The badge is that of the WFIS in reverse colours. There is no set uniform of the ISF. Member chapters determine their own uniforms with the badge of the ISF. Other chapters may use casual dress such as T-shirts, etc.
The emphasis of the ISF is on tangible results in supporting Independent Scouting associations, not on formalities.
The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association (B-PSA) is a worldwide youth organisation originating in the United Kingdom, with friendly relationships with similar traditional scouting organisations in various countries. Baden-Powell Scouting focuses on the importance of tradition in the scout movement.
Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrālā Organizācija is the primary national Scouting and Guiding organisation of Latvia and a member of both the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and the World Organization of the Scout Movement. The organization had 759 members as of 2011. Scouting activities began in Latvia in 1917 when the area was still part of the Russian Empire. After independence in 1918, the national organization was established and Scouting thrived in Latvia in the 1920s-1930s. Upon the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, Scouting was suppressed and not re-established until 1990, when Latvia regained its independence.
Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs is the largest Scouting and Guiding organization in Austria and the only one approved by World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). The association claims more than 300 troops with more than 85,000 Scouts nationwide. WOSM and WAGGGS give quite smaller membership values for the PPÖ: 27,274 members in WOSM and 10,508 members in WAGGGS.
Magyar Cserkészszövetség, the primary national Scouting organization of Hungary, was founded in 1912, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922 and again after the rebirth of Scouting in the country in 1990. The coeducational Magyar Cserkészszövetség had 12,937 members in 2021.
The Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände was the German national Guiding organization within the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). It served 47,688 members.
Scouting and Guiding in mainland China was reported as banned with the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC) by the Communist Party since 1949. Instead, the Young Pioneers of China and the Communist Youth League, led by the Communist Party, have become the dominant youth organization in mainland China for younger and older youth, respectively. However, China now has multiple and originally separate Scouting activities within its borders. In 2004, the Scout Club of Hainan (海南童子军俱乐部), borrowing heavily from Scouting in terms of emblems, uniforms and activities, was founded in Hainan Province; it is, however, not affiliated with worldwide Scouting. An attempt to organize a nationwide Scouting organization in Wuhan was ended by the government in 2004. The Scout Association of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国童军总会), founded in 2008 serves Venture Scouts in both genders as well as Rover Scouts. The Rover Explorer Service Association operate groups in China.
The Scout movement in Germany consists of about 150 different associations and federations with about 260,000 Scouts and Guides.
The Scout and Guide movement in Canada is served by many separate organizations, some with various national and international affiliations.
The Confederation of European Scouts, called in French Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme and abbreviated as CES, was formed in Brussels, Belgium, on 12 November 1978 and is still based in Belgium. CES stresses the European dimension of the Scouting programme and claims to provide the "authentic Scouting of Baden-Powell". The CES is a confederation of national federations. The CES is a split-off from the Fédération du Scoutisme Européen (FSE) later renamed to the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe; it left after controversies about the importance of religious elements in the single associations' programs and co-education. The exact number of members of the CES is unknown.
Walther von Bonstetten was among the founders and most important members of the Swiss Boy Scout association Schweizer Pfadfinderbund, was elected President in 1918 and kept a leading role until 1942.
Scouting and Guiding in Ontario has a long history. Although there is some dispute about the founding of the first Scouting Group, both 1st Merrickville and 1st St. Catharines Scout Group have a documented existence from 1908. In 1955, the 8th World Scout Jamboree was held at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Scouting continues in Ontario to the present day, serving thousands of youths in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
Scouting in Austria is served by multiple Scout associations, among them
Scouting and Guiding in Switzerland is made up of numerous scouting and guiding bodies which act to provide the opportunities to scout. This could be though Swiss national Scouting and Guiding organizations, through independent troops or through international troops established in Switzerland. While the latter two are similar, there is a fundamental difference because the three independent groups while taking guidance under different national regimes it is a program developed by people in the various cities, where the presence of international groups in Switzerland is a top down targeted programs that have been developed to offer expatriates scouting and guiding in the language they are used to and are developed in areas with a larger expatriate community. All of which are supported the existence of KISC and Our Chalet, both acting as semi-permeant jamborees.
Alexander Franz Anton Lion was the co-founder of the German Scout Movement.
Jamboree 2008 was developed as "an Inter-organisational & International event" which was intended to "bring 600 young people from Scouting and Guiding together — to develop skills & friendships that will lay the foundations for the next 100 years of Scouting". The Jamboree was set up to be independent of Associations, and hoped to involve members of the World Federation of Independent Scouts (WFIS), the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
The Deutsche Pfadfinderverband is an umbrella federation of sixteen German non-denominational Scouting associations. It was founded in 1970 and serves about 29,000 members.
The World Organization of Independent Scouts is an international Scouting organization for traditional Scouting.
The Pfadfinderbund Weltenbummler e.V.(Scouts' Association Globetrotter) is an inter-confessional and apolitical German Scout association founded in 1981. It has about 2000 members and is part of the World Federation of Independent Scouts (WFIS), the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE), the German Scout Association (DPV), the Bavarian Scout Council and the German Parity Welfare Association. It is recognized by German law as a charitable and nonprofit organization. The association is built on the principles constituted by Robert Baden-Powell. The scout uniform is dark blue; they wear black pants and striped neckerchiefs with varied woogles.
The Deutscher Pfadfinderbund (DPB) (literal translation German Scouting Union) was the first German Scouting association, and the forerunner of the Deutscher Pfadfinderbund (1945). It existed from 1911 until 1933, when it was disbanded by the National Socialists.
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