Frivilligt Drenge- og Pige-Forbund
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| Abbreviation | FDF |
|---|---|
| Formation | October 27, 1902 |
| Type | Danish non-profit youth organization |
| Purpose | Christian youth organization |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen,  Denmark |
Membership | 24,000 members |
| Website | www.fdf.dk/ |
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. However, there are some differences, including the fact that in FDF children are always led by adults, and FDF is not a member of any of the scouting World associations. Instead, FDF is a member of Fimcap, European Fellowship and Global Fellowship.
History
FDF was established by Holger Tornøe, a young architect and sundayschool-teacher from Copenhagen, and Ludvig Valentiner, on October 27, 1902 in Frederiksberg in Copenhagen, and thus is Denmark's oldest uniformed children and youth association. In the beginning, only boys could become members of FDF. In 1952, another organization with a similar structure and concepts, but which was exclusively for girls was founded. This organization was called FPF. In 1974, FDF and FPF merged to a joint youth organization open to both girls and boys. The merger was called FDF/FPF. In 1994, the name was simplified to FDF.[1]
Age groups
FDF has different age groups for the children. Group leaders are from 18 years.
| agegroup | from | till |
|---|---|---|
| Pusling | 5 years | 0th grade |
| Tumling | 1st grade | 2nd grade |
| Pilt | 3rd grade | 4th grade |
| Væbner | 5th grade | 6th grade |
| Seniorvæbner | 7th grade | 8th grade |
| Senior | 9th grade | 18 years |
Activities
National Camp
Since 1926 FDF hosts every five years a big national camp ("FDF National Camp", "Camp Julsoe"). The national camp takes place in Sletten. The camp lasts 10 days and all members from the age of nine can take part. In 2011 the attracted about 13,000 participants. More than 500 international guests from FDF's partner organizations took part.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Presentation of FDF - Internationalt Udvalg". www.crossculture.dk. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ "A presentation of FDF | Internationalt Udvalg". www.crossculture.dk. Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
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