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Scouts Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking ...

(as of 2011) served by Federación de Escultismo en España (''Federation of Scouting in Spain''), 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 The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 173 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants. WOS ...

in 1922. In 1940, as a consequence of the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...

, Scouting was suspended until 1977 when the Asociación de Scouts de España movement was legalized to replace the Asociación Nacional de Exploradores de España (ANEDE) ( en, National Association of the Explorers of Spain). In 1978, the World Office of the Scouting Movement consolidated membership of three organizations (Scouts de España, Movimiento Scout Católico and ACDE - Asociació Catalana d'Escoltisme) as the Federación de Escultismo en España.

Members

Current full members of the federation are * the

Movimiento Scout Católico The Movimiento Scout Católico (MSC; ''Catholic Scout Movement'') 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 ...

(MSC,

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, coed) * the Federación de Scouts-Exploradores de España (ASDE, interreligious, coed). The Federació Catalana d'Escoltisme i Guiatge (FCEG) recently changed its former full membership to associated membership within the national federation. It is only active in

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

and consists again of three associations: * the ''Minyons Escoltes i Guies de Catalunya'' (MEG,

, coed) * the ''Escoltes Catalans'' (EC, laic, coed) * ''Acció Escolta de Catalunya'' (AE, interreligious; coed; WOSM-Member only). The FCEG, along with the Federación Española de Guidismo (FEE), make the Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España which is the Spanish member of the

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association supporting the Girl Guides, female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, ...

References

External links

Federación de Escultismo en España

Movimiento Scout Católico - Official website

Federación de Asociaciones de Scouts de España - Official website

Federació Catalana d'Escoltisme i Guiatge - Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Federacion de Escultismo en Espana World Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations Scouting and Guiding in Spain Youth organizations established in 1978 1978 establishments in Spain

Members

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