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The Palestinian Scout Association is the organization responsible for the Scout movement in Palestine.
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The Italian Scout Federation is the national Scouting and Guiding federation of Italy. Scouting and Guiding in Italy started in 1910, the Boy Scouts were among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922, the Girl Guides joined the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1948. The federation serves 102,778 Scouts and 84,303 Guides.
The Fiji Scouts Association, is the national Scouting organization of Fiji. Scouting in Fiji was founded in 1914, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1971. The Fiji Scouts Association has 3,926 members as of 2011.
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The Scout and Guide movement in Kazakhstan is served by:
The Scout and Guide movement in Vietnam is served by
The Scout and Guide movement in Thailand is served by two organisations:
The Scout and Guide movement in Sudan is served by
Girl Guides is a worldwide movement, originally and largely still designed for girls and women only. The movement began in 1909, when girls requested to join the then-grassroots Boy Scout Movement.
The South Sudan Scout Association is the national Scouting organization of South Sudan. It was founded in 2011 following the independence of South Sudan, which became an independent country on July 9, 2011, at which moment the organization split from the Sudan Scouts Association, a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. In January 2013, the organization had about 2000 members.
The South Sudan Girl Guides Association is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
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- ↑ "The South Sudan Girl Guides Association". The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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