World Association of Girl Guides and Girl ScoutsThe World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) is a global association that supports female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 153 countries. It was established in the year 1928 in Parád, Hungary. The organization now has its headquarters located in London, United Kingdom. It is the counterpart of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).World Organization of the Scout MovementThe World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ), branded as World Scouting since 2024, is the largest and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organisation in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922 as The International Conference of the Boy Scout Movement. It has 176 members.
Scout LawScout 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 Law. The wording of the promise and law have varied over time and among Scouting organizations.
ScoutingYouth movementScouting or the Scout Movement is a youth movement which became popularly established in the first decade of the 20th century. It follows the Scout method of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking, and sports.Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs israélites de FranceThe Éclaireuses et Éclaireurs israélites de France (EEIF, Jewish Guides and Scouts of France) is a Jewish Scouting and Guiding organization in France. It was founded in 1923 and serves about 4,000 members. The EEIF is a member of the Fédération du Scoutisme Français and of the International Forum of Jewish Scouts.
Scout sign and saluteThe three-finger salute is used by members of Scout and guide organizations around the world when greeting other Scouts and in respect of a national flag at ceremonies. In most situations, the salute is made with the right hand, palm face out, the thumb holding down the little finger. There are some variations of the salute between national Scouting organizations and also within some programme sections.
Scout (Scouting)Member of the Scouting movement Scouts coming from various nations sing at the European Jamboree 2005. A Scout, Boy Scout, Girl Scout, or, in some countries, a Pathfinder is a participant in the Scout Movement, usually aged 10–18 years, who engages in learning scoutcraft and outdoor and other special interest activities. Some Scout organizations have split this wide age group development span into junior and senior programs.
Girl GuidesGirl Guides are organisations within the Scout Movement, originally and largely still for girls and women only, with distinct names, emblems, programs and other characteristics. The Girl Guides began in 1910 with the formation of The Girl Guides Association in the United Kingdom, following which, Girl Guide organisations were formed in other countries.
Scouting for BoysScouting for Boys: A handbook for instruction in good citizenship is a book on Boy Scout training, published in various editions since 1908. Early editions were written and illustrated by Robert Baden-Powell with later editions being extensively rewritten by others.
Scouting AmericaYouth organization in the United StatesBoy Scouts of America, doing business asScouting America, is the largest Scouting organization and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 1 million youth, including nearly 200,000 female participants. Since its founding in 1910, about 130 million Americans have participated in its programs, which are served by more than 400,000 adult volunteers.
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-PowellBritish soldier and founder of The Scout Association (1857–1941)Lieutenant-GeneralRobert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941), was a British Army officer, writer, founder of The Boy Scouts Association and its first Chief Scout, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of The Girl Guides Association.
Israel Boy and Girl Scouts FederationThe Israel Boy and Girl Scouts Federation (Hebrew: התאחדות הצופים והצופות בישראל, Hit'ahdut HaTzofim VeHaTzofot BeYisrael) is Israel's federation of the five Scouting organizations in Israel, sorted by religious affiliation. Some 90,000 boys and girls belong to organizations in the federation.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.