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

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and Guiding organizations. It is a member of the federation Scouting in Luxembourg and of the

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. 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 and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organization in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922. It has 176 members. ...

. 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 upon which membership in the

was transferred. In 1979, Nicolas Hosch was awarded the

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, 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

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and

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. For these projects, the LGS has founded an independent

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, 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 (

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) – 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 Rovers or Rovering is a programme associated with some Scout organizations for adults, originated by The Boy Scouts Association in the United Kingdom in 1918 to provide a programme for young men who had grown up beyond the age range of the Boy ...

) – ages 17 to 23 The

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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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