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, sect ...

and Guide movement in

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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 ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is ...

, on the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic archipelago, island group and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotlan ...

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 The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 173 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants. WOSM ...

(WOSM), Danish Guides among the founding members of the

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association supporting the Girl Guides, female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, ...

(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

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: ** Danske Baptisters Spejderkorps (Danish Baptist Guide and Scout Association) **

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 ***

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) ** Kalaallit Nunaanni Spejderit Kattufiat - Grønlands Spejderkorps (Greenland Scout Association) **

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) ** KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark (YMCA-Scouts of Denmark), with *** ''Metodistkirkens Spejdere i Danmark'' (Methodist Scouts of Denmark) * 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'' ** 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 The International Scout and Guide Fellowship (ISGF) is a worldwide organization of adults in support of Scouting and Guiding. The International Scout and Guide Fellowship is open to former members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl ...

* ''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

Boy Scouts of America The Boy Scouts of America (BSA, colloquially the Boy Scouts) is one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest List of youth organizations, youth organizations in the United States, with about 1.2 million youth partici ...

, served by the Transatlantic Council in Copenhagen *

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 ...

, served by USAGSO headquarters * Polish Scouting and Guiding, served by ZHP pgK (ZHP aboard)

Scout-like organizations

* Bnei Akiva, Zionist youth organization * DUI-Leg og Virke, socialist youth organization *

Frivilligt Drenge- og Pige-Forbund Frivilligt Drenge- og Pigeforbund, FDF ("Voluntary Boy and Girl Association") is a Danish, Christian children and youth organisation with approximately 25,000 members (2009). The activities in FDF are in many ways similar to those of the scouts. ...

(Voluntary Boy and Girl Association) * Royal Rangers Danmark

Scout and Guide organizations

International Scouting units in Denmark

Scout-like organizations

References

See also