Scouting in Denmark
Encyclopedia
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 organizations in Greenland
, on the Faroe Islands
and in Southern Schleswig
.
Scouting in Denmark started in 1909. Danish Scouts were among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
(WOSM), Danish Guides among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
(WAGGGS).
Girl Guiding in Denmark consists of girls only, while some WAGGGS countries allow boys to be included. As of 2003 there were 22090 girls involved in Denmark in Girl Guides.
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....
and Guide
Girl Guides
A Guide, Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. It is the female-centred equivalent of the Scouts. The term Girl Scout is used in the United States and several East Asian...
movement in 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...
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 organizations in Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
, on the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
and in Southern Schleswig
Southern Schleswig
Southern Schleswig denotes the southern half of the former Duchy of Schleswig on the Jutland Peninsula. The geographical area today covers the thirty or forty northernmost kilometers of Germany up to the Flensburg Fjord, where it borders on Denmark...
.
Scouting in Denmark started in 1909. Danish Scouts were among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
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...
(WOSM), Danish Guides among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England. It is the counterpart of the World Organization of the Scout...
(WAGGGS).
Girl Guiding in Denmark consists of girls only, while some WAGGGS countries allow boys to be included. As of 2003 there were 22090 girls involved in Denmark in Girl Guides.
Scout and Guide organizations
- Fællesrådet for Danmarks DrengespejdereFællesrådet for Danmarks DrengespejdereThe Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere 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.-History:...
(Danish Scout Council, 47,475 members), member of WOSM- Danske Baptisters Spejderkorps (Danish Baptists' Scout Association)
- Det Danske Spejderkorps (The Danish Scout Association), with
- Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig (Danish Scout Association of Southern Schleswig)
- 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...
(Greenland Scout Association) - 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....
(Faroese Scout Council), with- Føroya Skotasamband (Faroese Scout Association)
- KFUM-Skotarnir i Føroyum (YMCA-Scouts of the Faroe Islands), with
- Skótalið Frelsunarhersins (Salvation Army Scouts)
- KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark (YMCA-Scouts of Denmark), with
- Metodistkirkens Spejdere i Danmark (Methodist Scouts of Denmark)
- Pigespejdernes Fællesråd DanmarkPigespejdernes Fællesråd DanmarkPigespejdernes Fællesråd Danmark is the national Guiding federation of Denmark. Danish Guiding started in 1910, the PFD was founded in 1923 and was among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928...
(Joint Committee of Girl Guides in Denmark, 22,090 members), member of WAGGGS- Danske Baptisters Spejderkorps
- De grønne pigespejdereDe grønne pigespejdereDe grønne pigespejdere is the only Guiding and Scouting organisation in Denmark exclusively for girls. It was established in 1919 as the KFUK-spejderne i Danmark and changed its name to De grønne pigespejdere in 2003...
(The Green Girl Guides - YWCA) - Det Danske Spejderkorps, with
- Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig
- Føroya Skótaráð, with
- Føroya KFUK Skótar (Faroese YWCA-Scouts)
- Føroya Skótasamband
- Kalaallit Nunaanni Spejderit Kattufiat - Grønlands Spejderkorps
- Sct. Georgs Gilderne i Danmark (The National Scout and Guide Fellowship of Denmark, 7,000 members), affiliated to International Scout and Guide FellowshipInternational Scout and Guide FellowshipThe International Scout and Guide Fellowship is a worldwide organization of Scout alumni in support of Scouting and Guiding who want to strengthen dialogue between communities through community-oriented projects worldwide....
- Adventistspejderne (Adventist Scouts), affiliated to Pathfinders InternationalPathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist)The Pathfinder Club is a worldwide program organized and directed by the Youth Department of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church...
- De Gule Spejdere i Danmark - Baden-Powell spejderne, member of the World Federation of Independent ScoutsWorld Federation of Independent ScoutsThe World Federation of Independent Scouts is the non-governmental international organization which governs 82 affiliated Scout Organizations in 41 countries, with an estimated 200,000 members in 3562 Scout Groups...
International Scouting units in Denmark
- Boy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of AmericaThe Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
, served by the Transatlantic Council in Copenhagen - Girl Scouts of the USAGirl Scouts of the USAThe Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls". It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and was organized after Low...
, served by USAGSO headquarters - Polish Scouting and Guiding, served by ZHP pgK (ZHP aboard)
Scout-like organizations
- Bnei AkivaBnei AkivaBnei Akiva is the largest religious Zionist youth movement in the world, with over 125,000 members in 37 countries. It was established in Mandate Palestine in 1929.-History:...
, zionist youth organization - DUI-Leg og Virke, socialist youth organization
- Frivilligt Drenge- og Pige-Forbund (Voluntary Boy and Girl Association)
- Royal RangersRoyal RangersRoyal Rangers is a worldwide ministry of the Assemblies of God and is designed to provide youth with challenging activities while providing them with Christian instruction. Royal Rangers International is open to participation of both boys and girls, while the US only allows boy participation in...
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