Since its conception in 1907, the Scouting movement has spread from the United Kingdom to 216 countries and territories around the world. There are over 54 million Scouts worldwide, with 174 national organizations[1] governed by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
Table of members edit
The World Organization of the Scout Movement recognizes at most one Scouting organization per country. Some countries have several organizations combined as a federation, with different component groups divided on the basis of religion (e.g., France and Denmark), ethnic identification (e.g., Israel), or language (e.g., Belgium). Canada is the only country to have two distinct recognized associations, which are divided by language. About 30 national Scout organizations are a member of WOSM and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, mostly from Europe and the Arab countries.
Non-sovereign territories with independent WOSM member organizations edit
- Hong Kong - The Scout Association of Hong Kong: Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- Aruba - Scouting Aruba: Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- French Polynesia - Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien: Associate Member of the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- Macau - Associação de Escoteiros de Macau: Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands (former Netherlands Antilles) - Scouting Antiano: Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
Countries and territories with Scouting run by overseas branches of WOSM member organizations edit
Ten of these overseas branches of accredited National Scout Organizations are considered "potential members" by the WOSM (marked by *).[10]
Sovereign countries edit
Served by the Boy Scouts of America edit
- Federated States of Micronesia - Scouting in the Federated States of Micronesia* - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Marshall Islands - Scouting in the Marshall Islands* - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Palau - Scouting in Palau* - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Served by The Scout Association (UK) edit
- Saint Kitts and Nevis - The Scout Association of Saint Kitts and Nevis*
- Tonga - Tonga branch of The Scout Association*
- Tuvalu - Tuvalu Scout Association*
- Vanuatu - Vanuatu branch of The Scout Association*
Served by Scouts Australia edit
Non-sovereign territories edit
Australia edit
- Christmas Island - Scouts Australia
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Scouts Australia
- Norfolk Island - Scouts Australia
Denmark edit
France edit
- French Guiana - Scouting in French Guiana
- Guadeloupe and Saint Martin - Scouting in Guadeloupe et Saint Martin
- Martinique - Scouts et Guides de Martinique
- Mayotte - Scouting in Mayotte
- New Caledonia - Scouting in New Caledonia
- Réunion - Scouting on Réunion
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Scouting in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Wallis and Futuna - Scouting in Wallis and Futuna
New Zealand edit
- Cook Islands - Cook Islands Boy Scout Association
- Niue - Scouting and Guiding on Niue
- Tokelau - Scouting and Guiding in Tokelau
United Kingdom edit
- Anguilla - The Scout Association of Anguilla
- Bermuda - Bermuda Scout Association
- Cayman Islands - The Scout Association of the Cayman Islands
- Falkland Islands - Scouting and Guiding in the Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar - The Scout Association of Gibraltar
- Montserrat - The Scout Association of Montserrat
- Saint Helena and Ascension Island - Scouting and Guiding on Saint Helena and Ascension Island
- Turks and Caicos Islands - The Scout Association of the Turks and Caicos
- British Virgin Islands - The Scout Association of the British Virgin Islands
United States edit
- American Samoa - Scouting in American Samoa - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Guam - Scouting in Guam - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Northern Marianas Islands - Scouting in the Northern Mariana Islands - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- United States Virgin Islands - Scouting in the United States Virgin Islands is the responsibility of National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America
'Potential member countries' listed by WOSM edit
In 2020, WOSM listed 25 sovereign countries as potential members. 10 of these were served by oversea branches of WOSM member organizations (see #Countries and territories with Scouting run by overseas branches of WOSM member organizations).[11]
- Albania - Scouting and Guiding in Albania. In 2014, the membership of Beslidhja Skaut Albania was terminated by WOSM with hopes to establish a new National Scouting Organization.[12]
- Central African Republic - Fédération du scoutisme centrafricain
- Djibouti - Association des Scouts de Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea - Scouting in Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea - National Scout Association of Eritrea
- Iran - Iran Scout Organization
- Kyrgyzstan - Scouting in Kyrgyzstan
- Mali - Scouting in Mali
- Samoa - Scouting in Samoa
- Somalia - Scouting in Somalia
- Turkmenistan - Scouting in Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan - Scouting in Uzbekistan
Countries with no Scouting organization edit
In 2020, WOSM listed five sovereign countries as without Scouting; the list omitted Vatican City, which is also without Scouting.[11]
- Andorra - Scouting and Guiding in Andorra - reactivated in 2016
- People's Republic of China (mainland China) - Scouting in Mainland China - Scout Association of the People's Republic of China
- Cuba - Cuban Scouting prior to 1961 and in exile [Note:one new Scout group, in a Catholic church in Santiago de Cuba since early 2012]
- Laos - Laotian Scouting prior to 1975 and in exile[Laotian Scouting in exile existed at least into the early 1990s in Los Angeles and Birmingham. Actually, a small remnant persists in Sacramento and San Pablo, alongside fellow Vietnamese Scouting in exile and Cambodian Scouting in exile groups.]
- North Korea - shared history with Korea Scout Association prior to 1950
- Vatican City - Scouting in Vatican City
Other status edit
- Antarctica - Scouting in the Antarctic
- Kosovo - Scouting in Kosovo - partially recognized state
- Somaliland - Scouting in Somaliland - self-proclaimed unrecognized functional state within Somalia
- Western Sahara - Scouting in Western Sahara
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Scoutisme Congolais declared a Member Organization of WOSM". scout.org. August 9, 2023.
- ^ "WOSM MEMBERSHIP as at 31st December 2019" (PDF). World Organization of the Scout Movement. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "Some statistics". World Organization of the Scout Movement. Retrieved March 30, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Annex 1: Factsheet of the Antigua and Barbuda Scout Association" (PDF). World Scout Bureau. August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 24, 2022.
- ^ “Applications approved by the World Scout Conference: The following applications were recommended by the World Scout Committee for WOSM membership to the World Scout Conference through the postal ballot process as outlined in Article VI.2 of the WOSM Constitution. Their admission was unopposed or opposed by less than 5% of the Member Organizations for admission, and as such were declared Members of WOSM: Palestinian Scout Association, as the National Scout Organization of the State of Palestine, on 27 February 2016”
- ^ The Palestinian Scout Association was conditionally recognized as a Member Organization of WOSM, without voting rights, as a consequence of Resolution 1996-01 of the World Scout Conference in Norway. Following a decision of the World Scout Committee in August 2014 regarding the evolution of the international recognition of the State of Palestine, the Palestinian Scout Association filed an application for “full” Membership of WOSM with the World Scout Bureau”
- ^ "Associazione Guide Esploratori Cattolici Sammarinesi (AGECS) is now a WOSM member!". www.scout.org.
- ^ "Solomon Islands joins global scout movement". World Organization of the Scout Movement. June 28, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ "South Sudan joins World Scouting family". World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ "Scouting elsewhere". World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
- ^ a b "National Scout Organizations". www.scout.org.
- ^ "Termination of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) Membership" (PDF). World Organization of the Scout Movement. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
Further reading edit
- Scouting 'round the World. Public Relations and Communications Service, World Scout Bureau. 1979. ISBN 2-88052-001-0.
Le scoutisme à travers le monde
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - Scouting 'round the World | Facts and Figures on the World Scout Movement. Public Relations and Communications Service, World Scout Bureau. 1990. ISBN 2-88052-001-0.
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