History
Originally, there was only a single section for all members of the Scouting ( Scouts) and Guiding ( Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) Movements. Typically, these were for 11–17 year olds, although the exact ages varied between the countries and organisations. Within the first twenty-five years of Scouting its founder, Robert Baden-Powell, saw that there was a demand to provide the Scouting programme for young people both above and below the core age range. The first section to have a separate programme to the Scouts were the Wolf Cubs. This development allowed the younger brothers of Scouts to participate in similar activities. Later on, a senior section known as Rover Scouts was created. This was mirrored by similar sections being created for the Guide Movement — the Brownie Guides (equivalent to the Wolf Cubs) andSections around the world
There are a number of similarities in the Scouting and Guiding sections around the world, and the following articles contain generic information on the various age groups: In most countries a local organisation, a Scout Group, combines different sections together into a single body. The following table contains links to articles with information on specific sectional programmes within the various organisations where available:Africa
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Kenya
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Mozambique
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Seychelles
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Asia
Afghanistan
Armenia
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Brunei
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Macau
Malaysia
Mongolia
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Vietnam
Europe
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Republic of Ireland and/or Northern Ireland
:''Guiding and Scouting in Northern Ireland are administered by Irish and UK organisations, respectively.''Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Republic of Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
:''Guiding and Scouting in Northern Ireland is served by Irish and UK organisations.''North and Central America
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Canada
Costa Rica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haïti
Jamaica
Mexico
Netherlands Antilles
Panama
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
South America
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
See also
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