In the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

, there are four

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and Guiding associations forming the Føroya Skótaráð (Faroese Scout Council). They work under the same basic rules, but they do have their own specialties. The council is a member of

Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere The Danish Scout Council (DSC; , formerly ''Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere'', FDD) is the national Scouting federation of Denmark. Scouting was founded in Denmark in 1909 and it was among the charter members of WOSM in 1920. Denmark ...

and has observer status with

Pigespejdernes Fællesråd Danmark Pigespejdernes Fællesråd Danmark (PFD, ''The Joint Committee of Girl Guides in Denmark'') is the national Guiding federation of Denmark. Danish Guiding started in 1910, the PFD was founded in 1923 and was among the founding members of the World ...

Component associations

Føroya Skótasamband

Also known as ''The Yellow Scouts'', the organization was founded in 1926. There are five Scout groups in the country. The groups are not connected to religious organizations, and have both girls and boys as members. The uniform is a khaki shirt. There are just under 300 members.

Skótalið Frelsunarhersins

The

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Scouts or ''FH-Scouts'' were founded in 1939. There is only one small group in the country. The group, connected to the Salvation Army, has boy and girl members. The uniform is a gray shirt. In 1994, there were 24 members throughout the country.

Emblem

The Skótalið Frelsunarhersins logo is based on the historic logos of the Salvation Army Life-Saving Scouts and Life-Saving Guards and is except for the text identical to the logo of the Norwegian Salvation Army Scouts (Frelsesarmeens speidere). It shows in red a

lifebuoy A lifebuoy or life ring, among many other names (see § Other names), is a life-saving buoy designed to be thrown to a person in water to provide buoyancy and prevent drowning. Some modern lifebuoys are fitted with one or more seawater-activat ...

with in the centre the letters FH for ''Frelsens Hær'' (

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) and on the lifebuoy the motto "To Save and to Serve" written in

Faroese language Faroese ( ; ) is a North Germanic languages, North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 69,000 Faroe Islanders, of whom 21,000 reside mainly in Denmark and elsewhere. It is one of five languages descended from Old Norse#Old West ...

. The symbols in the loops are: bible for caring for the soul, lamp for caring for others, eye for caring for the mind and gymnastics clubs for caring for the body.Livbøyas symbolikk, logo til nedlasting
/ref> The last years, the FH scouts have not had activities, due to the lack of leaders.

Føroya KFUK-Skótar

The Faroese

YWCA The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Swit ...

Scouts, the local Girl Scouts, were founded in 1928. There are four groups in the country, in Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Fuglafjørður, and Kollafjørður. They are connected to the

Lutheran Church Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched the Reformation in 15 ...

. In most places, there are only female members. The uniform is a darkgreen shirt and a lightgreen scarf with a trefoil. In 2021, there were 230 members. * Spírur (Sprouts) – ages 6-8. "Vit hjálpast at, og vit hjálpa øðrum". We help each other, and we help others. * Tìtlingar (Brownies) - ages 8-10. "Vit vilja standa saman, vit vilja gera okkara besta". We stand together, we do pur best * Skótar (Scouts) – ages 10 to 13 "Vit eru til reiðar", We are prepared. * Ungdómsskótar (Youth Scouts) – ages 14 to 18 * Leiðarar (Leaders) – ages 16 and older Homepage
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KFUM Skótarnir I Føroyum

The Faroese

YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches w ...

Scouts were founded in 1939. There are 7 groups in the country, and the organization is also connected to the Lutheran Church. The uniform is a green shirt and members are both male and female. In 1994, there were 14 groups and 998 members in the country.

Scout Promise, Law and Motto

The four associations use different versions of the

Scout Promise The Scout Promise (or Oath) is a declaration made by a person joining the Scout movement. Since the publication of ''Scouting for Boys'' in 1908, all Scouts and Girl Guides around the world have taken a Scout (or Guide) promise or oath to live up ...

and the

Scout Law Scout Law is a set of codes in the Scout movement. Since the publication of '' Scouting for Boys'' in 1908, all Scouts and Guides around the world have taken a Scout Promise or oath to live up to the ideals of the movement and have subscribed to ...

. 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 t ...

is ''Ver til reiðar'', ''Be Prepared''.

References

External links

Official homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Foroya Skotarad Youth organizations based in the Faroe Islands World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member organizations World Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations Overseas branches of Scouting and Guiding associations Scouting and Guiding in Denmark Youth organizations established in 1926