Scouting and Guiding in El Salvador is served by two groups. Founded in 1944, the ''Girl Guide Association of El Salvador'' became an associate member of the
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1949 and a full member in 1960.
[ ] The Asociación de Scouts de El Salvador was founded in 1938 and became a member of the
World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1940.
[John S. Wilson (1959), Scouting Round the World. First edition, Blandford Press. p. 111, 219]
Background
The
Scout
Scout may refer to:
Youth movement
*Scout (Scouting), a child, usually 10–18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement
**Scouts (The Scout Association), section for 10-14 year olds in the United Kingdom
**Scouts BSA, sectio ...
and
Guide movement in
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
is served by
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Asociación de Muchachas Guías de El Salvador
The Asociación de Muchachas Guías de El Salvador (''Girl Guide Association of El Salvador'') is the national Guiding organization of El Salvador. It serves 499 members (as of 2012). Founded in 1944, the girls-only organization became an associa ...
, member of the
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
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Asociación de Scouts de El Salvador
The Asociación de Scouts de El Salvador (''Scout Association of El Salvador'') is the national Scouting organization of El Salvador. Scouting in El Salvador was founded in 1938 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement ...
, member of the
World Organization of the Scout Movement
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