IOGT-NTO is a Swedish

temperance society The temperance movement is a social movement promoting temperance or complete abstinence from consumption of alcoholic beverages. Participants in the movement typically criticize alcohol intoxication or promote teetotalism, and its leaders empha ...

, the Swedish branch of

IOGT International The International Organisation of Good Templars (IOGT; founded as the Independent Order of Good Templars), whose international body is known as Movendi International, is a fraternal organization which is part of the temperance movement, promotin ...

. In 2007, it had approximately 46,000 members, in 1,000 local groups.

History

IOGT-NTO was formed in 1970, through the merger of the Swedish chapter of IOGT with (NTO), a Christian Swedish temperance organisation. IOGT was established in Sweden in 1879, when the first local chapter was started in Klippan, and was then called ''Godtemplarorden''. In 1888, a group of people left Godtemplarorden to form another temperance order, ''Nationalgodtemplarorden''. The latter group was merged with the , a Swedish branch of the American organisation Templars of Temperance, in 1922, to form the NTO.

Activities

IOGT-NTO works to promote

total abstinence Teetotalism is the practice or promotion of total personal abstinence from the psychoactive drug alcohol, specifically in alcoholic drinks. A person who practices (and possibly advocates) teetotalism is called a teetotaler or teetotaller, or i ...

from alcohol among its members and in society. The organisation also offers a variety of

study circle A study circle is a small group of people who meet multiple times to discuss an issue. Study circles may be formed to discuss anything from politics to religion to hobbies. They are differentiated from clubs by their focus on exploring an issue or t ...

s in various subjects, which are open to non-members. It operates two

folk high school Folk high schools (also ''Adult Education Center'', Danish: ''Folkehøjskole;'' Dutch: ''Volkshogeschool;'' Finnish: ''kansanopisto'' and ''työväenopisto'' or ''kansalaisopisto;'' German: ''Volkshochschule'' and (a few) ''Heimvolkshochschule;'' ...

s, and a treatment facility for alcohol abusers.

Youth organisations

The youth organisation affiliated with IOGT-NTO is Ungdomens Nykterhetsförbund, which as of 2007 had 125 local clubs. IOGT-NTO also runs an organisation for children, called Junis. Nykterhetsrörelsens Scoutförbund (The Temperance Movement's Scouting Association) is a

scouting 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 ...

organisation which is also part of IOGT-NTO.

References

External links

Official website
Alcohol in Sweden Temperance organizations {{Sweden-org-stub

History

Activities

Youth organisations

See also

References

External links