The
Scout
Scout may refer to:
Youth movement
*Scout (Scouting), a child, usually 10–18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement
**Scouts (The Scout Association), section for 10-14 year olds in the United Kingdom
**Scouts BSA, sectio ...
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.
De grønne pigespejdere is the only association for girls only - all the other organisations are mixed boys and girls. 'Boy Scout' and 'Girl Guide' are both translated to the Danish 'Spejder'. As of 2003 there were 22090 girls involved in Denmark in Girl Guides.
Scout and Guide organizations
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The Danish Scout Council
The Danish Scout Council (DSC; da, Dansk Spejderråd, formerly ''Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere'', FDD) is the national Scouting federation of Denmark. Scouting was founded in Denmark in 1909 and among the charter members of WOSM in ...
(47,475 members), member of WOSM. All scout associations with boys are members:
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Danske Baptisters Spejderkorps (Danish Baptist Guide and Scout Association)
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Det Danske Spejderkorps
The Danish Scout Council (DSC; da, Dansk Spejderråd, formerly ''Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere'', FDD) is the national Scouting federation of Denmark. Scouting was founded in Denmark in 1909 and among the charter members of WOSM in ...
(The Danish Guide and Scout Association), with
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Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig
The Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig (DSS, Danish Scouts Corps in South Schleswig) is a Scout association of the Danish minority of Southern Schleswig, Germany. Founded in 1919, the coeducational association had about 680 members in 12 groups, as of ...
(Danish Scout Association of Southern Schleswig)
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Kalaallit Nunaanni Spejderit Kattufiat - Grønlands Spejderkorps (Greenland Scout Association)
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Føroya Skótaráð
In the Faroe Islands, there are four Scouting, Scout and Girl Guides, Guiding associations forming the Føroya Skótaráð (Faroese Scout Council). They work under the same basic rules, but they do have their own specialties.
The council is a me ...
(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)
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KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark
The Danish Scout Council (DSC; da, Dansk Spejderråd, formerly ''Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere'', FDD) is the national Scouting federation of Denmark. Scouting was founded in Denmark in 1909 and among the charter members of WOSM in ...
(YMCA-Scouts of Denmark), with
*** ''Metodistkirkens Spejdere i Danmark'' (Methodist Scouts of Denmark)
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Pigespejdernes Fællesråd Danmark (Joint Committee of Girl Guides in Denmark, 22,090 members), member of WAGGGS. All scout/guide associations with girls are members:
** ''Danske Baptisters Spejderkorps''
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De grønne pigespejdere (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 Fellowship
* ''Adventistspejderne'' (Adventist Scouts), affiliated to
Pathfinders International
* ''
De Gule Spejdere i Danmark - Baden-Powell spejderne'', member of the
World Federation of Independent Scouts
International Scouting units in Denmark
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Boy Scouts of America, served by the
Transatlantic Council in Copenhagen
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Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as simply Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, it was organized a ...
, served by USAGSO headquarters
* Polish Scouting and Guiding, served by
ZHP pgK (ZHP aboard)
Scout-like organizations
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Bnei Akiva, Zionist youth organization
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DUI-Leg og Virke, socialist youth organization
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Frivilligt Drenge- og Pige-Forbund (Voluntary Boy and Girl Association)
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Royal Rangers Danmark
References
See also
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Ungdomsøen
Youth organizations based in Denmark
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