Guides and Scouts Movement of Belgium
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| Gidsen- en Scoutsbeweging in België Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique |
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| Country | Belgium |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Membership | 155,000 |
| Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Organization of the Scout Movement |
| Website scouts.be |
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Gidsen- en Scoutsbeweging in België (Dutch) or Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique (French) (GSB) is the national Guiding and Scouting federation in Belgium. Scouting in Belgium started in 1911, and Guiding followed in 1915. The Belgian Scouts were among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) in 1922, and the Guides were one of the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) in 1928. The federation counts 98,401 Scouts (as of 2008)[1] and 59,268 Guides (as of 2008)[2].
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[edit] Members
The members of the federation are
- FOS Open Scouting (FOS; interreligious, coeducational, Flemish)
- Guides Catholiques de Belgique (GCB, Catholic Guides of Belgium; Roman Catholic, in most sections girls-only, mainly in the Walloon region and Brussels; only WAGGGS-member)
- Les Scouts - Fédération des Scouts Baden-Powell de Belgique (FSC, Catholic Baden-Powell-Scout Federation of Belgium; Roman Catholic, partly coeducational, Walloon region and Brussels; only WOSM-member)
- Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen (Scouts and Guides of Flanders; until 2006: Vlaams Verbond van Katholieke Scouts en Meisjesgidsen (Flemish Catholic Scout and Guide Association), VVKSM; Catholic, coeducational, Flemish)
- Scouts et Guides Pluralistes de Belgique (SGP, Belgian Pluralist Scouts and Guides; interreligious, coeducational, Walloon)
There are also some German-speaking units in the German-speaking community of Belgium, mostly affiliated to the Walloon associations.
The Scout Motto is Sois Prêt (Be Prepared) or Toujours Prêt (Always Prepared) in French, depending on the organization and Wees Paraat or Wees bereid in Dutch.
[edit] Emblems
 Les Scouts - Fédération des Scouts Baden-Powell de Belgique |
 Guides Catholiques de Belgique |
 Scouts et Guides Pluralistes de Belgique |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Triennial Report 2005-2008". World Organization of the Scout Movement. http://scout.org/en/content/download/11615/94838/file/Triennial_Report_EN.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "33rd World Conference Document No. 11". World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. http://www.wagggsworldconference.org/en/grab/2398/1/33rdWorldConfernce-QuotaDoc11Agenda13-ENGLISHFinal.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
[edit] External links
- Official website (French), (Dutch)
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