The Lëtzebuerger Guiden a Scouten (''Scouts and Guides of Luxembourg'', LGS) is one of

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's Scouting and Guiding organizations. It is a member of the federation Scouting in Luxembourg and 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 female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, and has its ...

. The Association is open to all boys and girls without discrimination to race, religion or nationality. Its spiritual ideals are based on Christian beliefs and are recognized by the

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. The association has about 5,000 members organized in 60 local groups.

History

Catholic Scouting in Luxembourg started in 1913; six years later the Catholic Scout groups founded the ''Fédération Nationale des Scouts du Luxembourg'' (National Scout Federation of Luxembourg, FNSL). Catholic Guiding did not start until 1938, when the ''Catholic Luxembourg Girl Guides'' (CLGS) was founded. In 1945, the FNSL and the Fédération Nationale des Eclaireurs du Luxembourg formed the ''Luxembourg Boy Scouts Association'' (now ''Scouting in Luxembourg''); thus the FNSL became a member 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. WOSM ...

. A second umbrella federation for Girl Guides was formed in 1960, when the CLGS and the Association des Girl Guides Luxembourgeoises (AGGL) founded the

Bureau de Liaison des Associations Guides du Luxembourg The Bureau de Liaison des Associations Guides du Luxembourg was the national Girl Guides, Guiding federation of Luxembourg. Guiding in Luxembourg started in 1915 and was among the founder members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Sc ...

upon which membership in the

was transferred. In 1979, Nicolas Hosch was awarded the

Bronze Wolf The Bronze Wolf Award is bestowed by the World Scout Committee (WSC) to acknowledge "outstanding service by an individual to the World Scout Movement". It is the highest honor that can be given a volunteer Scout leader in the world and it is the ...

, the only distinction of the

, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. In 1994, the FNSL and the CLGS merged and, together, became known as ''Lëtzebuerger Guiden a Scouten''. The LGS became a full member of WAGGGS in 2017 following the closing down of the AGGL in 2014.

Program

International activities are an important part of the Scout program. About 90% of the CaraPio summer camps are held abroad. The older members are involved in several development projects in

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, Bolivia and

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. For these projects, the LGS has founded an independent

Non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from g ...

, the ''Guiden a Scouten mat der Drëtter Welt'' (Guides and Scouts for the Third World). The association is divided in five sections: *Biber ( Beaver Scouts) – ages 5 to 8 *Wëllefcher (

Cub Scouts Cub Scouts, Cubs or Wolf Cubs are programs associated with Scouting for young children usually between 7 and 12, depending on the organization to which they belong. A participant in the program is called a Cub. A group of Cubs is called a 'P ...

) – ages 8 to 11 *Aventuren an Explorer (AvEx, Adventurer Guides and Explorer Scouts) – ages 11 to 14 *Caravellen a Pionéier (CaraPio, Caravelle Guides and Pioneer Scouts) – ages 14 to 17 *Ranger a Rover (RaRo, Ranger Guides and

Rover Scouts Rover Scouts, Rovers, Rover Scouting or Rovering is a program associated with some Scouting organizations for adult men and women. A group of Rovers is called a 'Rover Crew'. Rovers was originated by The Boy Scouts Association in the United ...

) – ages 17 to 23 The

Scout Motto The Scout Motto of the Scout movement is, in English, "Be Prepared", with most international branches of the group using a close translation of that phrase. These mottoes have been used by millions of Scouts around the world since 1907. Most of ...

is ''Emmer Bereet'' or ''Toujours Prêt'', ''Always Prepared''.

Scout Oath

Ech engagéiere mech,
mäi Liewe sënnvoll ze gestalten a Verantwortung ze iwwerhuelen,
méng Ëmwelt ze respektéieren
a mech fir Fridden a Gerechtegkeet anzesetzen, mech dobäi u Jesus Christus ze orientéieren
an nom Guide/Scoutsgesetz ze liewen. ''I promise''
''to live my life careful and responsible,''
''to respect my environment,''
''to engage myself for peace and justice, following the teachings of Jesus Christ''
''and to live according to the Guide (Scout) Law.''

Scout Law

En(g) Guide/Scout ...
''A Guide (Scout) ...'' *... as zouverlässeg
''is reliable'' *... as éierlech an fair
''is honest and fair'' *... as bereed ze hëllefen
''is prepared to help'' *... as gutt zu all Mënsch
''is good to all people'' *... mëcht den éischten Schrëtt an setzt sech an vir Gerechtegkeet
''makes the first step and stands up for justice'' *... respektéiert d'Liewen an all ségen Formen
''respects life in all its forms'' *... kann nolauschteren an Kritik erdroen
''is able to listen and respects critics'' *... huet eng positiv Liewesastellung
''shows a positive attitude to life'' *... ka sech organiséieren an mëcht näischt hallef
''is able to organize herself (himself) and finishes his tasks'' *... hält sech kierperlech an geeschteg gesond
''keeps herself (himself) physically and mentally fit''

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