The Fédération Nationale des Eclaireurs et Eclaireuses du Luxembourg (''National Scout and Guide Federation of Luxembourg'', FNEL) is one of

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

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and Guiding organizations. It is a member of the federation Scouting in Luxembourg. This secular association is open to all boys and girls of all religions, race and nationalities. It has about 2,000 members.

History

Secular scouting in Luxembourg started in 1914. In 1916, twelve local Scout groups founded the Fédération Nationale des Eclaireurs du Luxembourg. The federation was among the founding 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 ...

(WOSM) in 1922. In 1940, under the German occupation, Scouting was banned in Luxembourg. The Scout groups went underground, some members were arrested in concentration camps. In 1945, the FNEL and the Lëtzebuerger Scouten founded the ''Luxembourg Boy Scouts Association'' onto which the WOSM membership was transferred. The former boys-only FNEL opened to girls in 1966 and added the words ''et Eclaireuses'' (and Girl Guides) to its name in 1971. in 2014, the

Association des Girl Guides Luxembourgeoises The Association des Girl Guides Luxembourgeoises (AGGL, ''Association of Luxembourgish Girl Guides'') was a Guiding association in Luxembourg. The association was founded in 1916 under the name ''Les Guides de Luxembourg'' and closed down in 2014 ...

moved its remaining members into the FNEL and terminated its activities.

Program

The FNEL is one of the very few Scouting and Guiding organizations that is still today heavily influenced by the ideas of

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and his

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movement. The organization has five age divisions: * Beavers – ages 5 to 7 *Wëllefcher (

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) – ages 8 to 11 *Scouten and Guiden (Scouts and Guides) – ages 12 to 14 *

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– ages 15 to 18 *Routiers (

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) – ages 18 to 26

Motto, Scout Oath and Law

The association's motto is "Trei zum Land" (Loyal to the country).

Scout Oath

Ech versprieche op meng Eier, mei Bescht ze dunn,
fir meng Pflichten ze erfëllen geintiwwer (Gott,) dem Land an dem Troun,
denen dei an Nout sin ze hellefen
an d'Scoutsgesetz (d'Guidegesetz) ze befollegen. ''I promise on my honor to do my best''
''to fulfill my duties to (God,) the country and the throne,''
''to help those in troubles''
''and to follow the Scout (Guide) Law.''

Scout Law

*E Scout (Eng Guide) huet Disziplin.
''A Scout (a Guide) shows discipline.'' *E Scout (Eng Guide) as offen a héiferlech.
''A Scout (a Guide) is open and helpful.'' *All Scouten a Guide sin Bridder a Schwesteren.
''All Scouts and Guides are brothers and sisters.'' *E Scout (Eng Guide) mécht säi (hiirt) Bescht fir all denen déi a Nout sin ze hëllefen.
''A Scout (a Guide) does his (her) best helping all people in troubles.'' *E Scout (Eng Guide) mécht all Dag a gudd Wierk.
''A Scout (a Guide) does a Good Turn each day.'' *E Scout (Eng Guide) as gudd mat den Déiren, a respektéiert d'Natur.
''A Scout (a Guide) is good to the animals and respects nature.'' *E Scout (Eng Guide) hëlt alles vun der gudder Säit.
''A Scout (a Guide) always looks at the bright side.'' *E Scout (Eng Guide) respektéiert wat anere gehéiert.
''A Scout (a Guide) respects property.'' *E Scout (Eng Guide) as propper u Läif a Séil; hie (si) seet a mécht näischt Schlechtes.
''A Scout (a Guide) is clean on body and soul; he (she) doesn't say and do bad things.''

External links

Official website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Federation Nationale Des Eclaireurs Et Eclaireuses Du Luxembourg World Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations Organisations based in Luxembourg City Scouting and Guiding in Luxembourg Youth organizations established in 1916