Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere
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The Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere (FDD, The Danish Scout Council) is the national Scouting
federation of Denmark
. Scouting was founded in Denmark in 1909 and among the charter members of WOSM
in 1920. Denmark
has 40,813 Scouts.
. 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 April 23, 1962.
Affiliated to Det Danske Spejderkorps is the Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig, offering Scouting to the Danish minority of Southern Schleswig
in Schleswig-Holstein
, Germany
.
FDD 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.
Mongolyn Skautyn Kholboo (Scouts of Mongolia) have a partnership project with KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark.
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
federation of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Scouting was founded in Denmark in 1909 and among the charter members of WOSM
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...
in 1920. Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
has 40,813 Scouts.
History
In 1920, Det Danske Spejderkorps (DDS) was among the founding members of the Boy Scouts' International ConferenceWorld Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...
. 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 April 23, 1962.
Structure
Member organizations of the federation are:- Det Danske Spejderkorps
- KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark
- Danske Baptisters Spejderkorps (associate member)
- Kalaallit Nunaanni Spejderit Kattufiat - Grønlands SpejderkorpsGrønlands SpejderkorpsThe Greenland Guide and Scout Association is the youngest of the Danish Scout associations, founded on February 2, 1973. Previously Greenlandic boys had belonged to one of the Danish Scout associations and girls belonged to one of the corresponding Danish Guide associations. Scouting in Greenland...
(associate member) - Føroya SkótaráðFøroya SkótaráðIn the Faroe Islands, there are four Scout and Guiding associations forming the Føroya Skótaráð . They work under the same basic rules, but they do have their own specialties....
(associate member)- Føroya Skotasamband
- KFUM-Skotarnir i Føroyum
- Skótalið Frelsunarhersins
Affiliated to Det Danske Spejderkorps is the Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig, offering Scouting to the Danish minority of Southern Schleswig
Danish minority of Southern Schleswig
The Danish ethnic minority in Southern Schleswig, Germany, has existed by this name since 1920, when the Schleswig Plebiscite split German-ruled Schleswig into two parts: Northern Schleswig, with a Danish majority and a German minority was united with Denmark, while Southern Schleswig remained a...
in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
FDD 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.
Mongolyn Skautyn Kholboo (Scouts of Mongolia) have a partnership project with KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark.