The Danish Scout Council (DSC; da, Dansk Spejderråd, formerly ''Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere'', FDD) is the national Scouting federation of
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. Scouting was founded in Denmark in 1909 and among the charter members of WOSM in 1920.
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has 70,000 Scouts.
History
In 1920, ''Det Danske Spejderkorps'' (DDS) was among the founding members of the Boy Scouts' International Conference. The ''KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark'' (KFUM-S) gained an independent title of membership in 1924. In 1961, the World Scout Conference changed the statutes of WOSM requesting only one member per country. Thus, DDS and KFUM-S founded the ''Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere'' which overtook the WOSM membership on 23 April 1962.
Structure
Member organizations of the federation are:
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Det Danske Spejderkorps
The Danish Scout Council (DSC; da, Dansk Spejderråd, formerly ''Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere'', FDD) is the national Scouting federation of Denmark. Scouting was founded in Denmark in 1909 and among the charter members of WOSM in 1 ...
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KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark
The Danish Scout Council (DSC; da, Dansk Spejderråd, formerly ''Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere'', FDD) is the national Scouting federation of Denmark. Scouting was founded in Denmark in 1909 and among the charter members of WOSM in ...
Danish minority of Southern Schleswig
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in
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...
,
Germany
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DSC consists of 9 representatives, four from ''Det Danske Spejderkorps'', four from ''KFUM-Spejderne'' and a Council Commissioner. Other associated representatives comes from ''Danske Baptisters Spejderkorps'', ''Kalaallit Nunaanni Spejderit Kattufiat - Grønlands Spejderkorps'', ''Meginfelag Føroyer Dreingjaskota'' and ''Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig''.
Les Scouts Tunisiens (Scouts of Tunisia) have a partnership project with ''KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark''.
Holstebro
Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 36,489 (1 January 2022).Joint Committee of Girl Guides in Denmark, namely
De grønne pigespejdere
De grønne pigespejdere (The Green Girl Guides) is the only Guiding and Scouting organisation in Denmark exclusively for girls. It was established in 1919 as the KFUK-spejderne i Danmark (YWCA-Guides in Denmark) and changed its name to ''De grønn ...
Det Danske Spejderkorps
The Danish Scout Council (DSC; da, Dansk Spejderråd, formerly ''Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere'', FDD) is the national Scouting federation of Denmark. Scouting was founded in Denmark in 1909 and among the charter members of WOSM in 1 ...
Danske Spejderkorps and Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig
The Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig logo is composed of a Scout
fleur-de-lis
The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural ''fleurs-de-lis'' or ''fleurs-de-lys''), is a lily (in French, and mean 'flower' and 'lily' respectively) that is used as a decorative design or symbol.
The fleur-de-lis has been used in the ...
and a Guide
trefoil
A trefoil () is a graphic form composed of the outline of three overlapping rings, used in architecture and Christian symbolism, among other areas. The term is also applied to other symbols with a threefold shape. A similar shape with four ring ...
. The colours of the logo are blue and yellow with a red background, the line drawing is white. The blue and yellow colours symbolize the Schleswig colours, while the red background and white line drawing symbolizes the Danish colours, namely red and white. The Det Danske Spejderkorps logo is dark blue with the same line drawing in white. Before 2003 it had the trefoil in light blue and the fleur-de-lis in yellow on a dark blue background.
KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark and KFUM-Skotarnir i Føroyum
The KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark logo is composed of Scouting elements, a fleur-de-lis and
YMCA
YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams (philanthropist), Georg ...
elements, a triangle shape. The triangle symbolizes the Holy Trinity, which is part of the YMCA's Christian work. The triangle also symbolizes the development of a healthy "body, mind and spirit"
Before 2002 the organisation had a more standard YMCA-Scouting logo, a green conventional fleur-de-lis on a red triangle, much like the KFUM-Skotarnir i Føroyum still has. However, the KFUM-Skotarnir i Føroyum logo has a black fleur-de-lis in a particular design.
Danske Baptisters Spejderkorps
The Danske Baptisters Spejderkorps is composed of a Scout fleur-de-lis, a Guide trefoil and a
cross
A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a sa ...
symbolizing the Christian background.
Skótalið Frelsunarhersins
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 is shows in red a
lifebuoy
A lifebuoy 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-activated lights, to aid rescue at night.
Other names
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with in the centre the letters FH for ''Frelsens Hær'' (
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Protestant church and an international charitable organisation headquartered in London, England. The organisation reports a worldwide membership of over 1.7million, comprising soldiers, officers and adherents col ...
) and on the lifebuoy the motto "To Save and to Serve" written in Faroese language. The symbol 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>
Grønlands Spejderkorps
The Greenland Guide and Scout Association ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaanni Spejderit Kattuffiat, da, Grønlands Spejderkorps) is the youngest of the Danish Scout associations, founded on February 2, 1973. Previously Greenlandic boys had belonged to one ...
logo is composed of a Guide trefoil, a Scout fleur-de-lis in light blue and white and a variant of the
Coat of arms of Greenland
The coat of arms of Greenland is a blue shield charged with an upright polar bear. This symbol was first introduced in the coat of arms of Denmark in 1666 and it is still represented in the arms of the Danish royal family. In a Danish context, the ...
in red in white.
See also
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Scouting and Guiding in Denmark
The Scout and Guide movement in Denmark consists of about ten different associations. Most of them are members of two large federations, but there are also some independent organizations. Affiliated to Danish Scouting and Guiding are the organiza ...