World Organization of Independent Scouts

World Organization of Independent Scouts
World Organization of Independent Scouts
Country	Worldwide
Founded	2010
Membership	15,000 (est.)
President	Hugo Paniagua
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The World Organization of Independent Scouts is an international Scouting organization for traditional Scouting.

Members

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African Region

Ghana: Ghana Peace Scouts
Guinea-Bissau: Federacao Dos Escoteiros Tradicionais - FET

Interamerican Region

Argentina: Asociación Nacional Civil Argentina de Scouts Independientes - ANCASI
Brazil: Federação dos Escoteiros tradicionais ^[3]
Chile: Scouts Tradicionales Chillán - Ñuble
Chile: Federación Nacional de Boy Scouts y Girl Guides de Chile
Colombia: Organización Scouts Independientes de Colombia
Ecuador: Asociación de Scouts y Guías del Ecuador^{[citation needed]}
Mexico: Asociación de Grupos de Scouts de México A. C.
Paraguay: Baden Powell Scouts del Paraguay
Uruguay: Scouts de Uruguay^[4]
Venezuela: Associación de Scouts Independientes de Venezuela

Asia Pacific Region

Nepal: Nepal Peace Scouts (Nepal Shanti Scouts)

European Region

Turkey: Federation of Scouts Union of Thrace^[5]
Kosovo: Scouts of Kosovo^{[citation needed]}

Former members

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Argentina: Asociación Scouts y Guías de la República Argentina
Argentina: Unión Argentina de Scouts Independientes
Argentina: Institucion Argentina de Scoutismo Adulto
Argentina: Scouts Navales de Argentina ^[7]
Brazil: Associação de Escoteiros do Mar do Distrito Federal
Chile: Agrupación de Guías y Scouts Cristianos de Chile
Colombia: Asociación Colombiana de Scout Independientes
Italy: Associazione Scautistica Cattolica Italiana
Mexico: Asociacion Nacional Escultista Caballeros Y Guias Aztecas A.C.
Paraguay: Asociación Scout Baden Powell del Paraguay
Paraguay: Unión de Scouts Navales y Aeronavales del Paraguay

Emblem

The membership badge for youth is a white Fleur-de-lis with two azure five-point stars on a azure background. The membership badge for adults is a azure Fleur-de-lis on a white background.

History

The World Organization of Independent Scouts was founded in 2010 by former members of the World Federation of Independent Scouts.

World Jamboree

The WOIS held their first World Jamboree 20 to 26 July 2014 in Ambato, Ecuador.^[8]

References

^ WFIS World Council Report 2010 (WFIS membership lost in South America and Europe between 2009 and 2011)
^ http://woisscout.weebly.com/afiliados.html
^ http://www.escoteirotradicional.org/
^ http://www.scouts.org.uy/?p=2266
^ http://www.izcilerbirligi.org
^ http://web.archive.org/web/20110902140137/http://wois.jimdo.com/nuestros-asociados/
^ https://www.facebook.com/ScoutsNavalesdeArgentina
^ http://1er-jamboree-mundial-wois-2014.webnode.es/

[1] WFIS World Council Report 2010 (WFIS membership lost in South America and Europe between 2009 and 2011)

[2] ttp://woisscout.weebly.com/afiliados.html

[3] ttp://www.escoteirotradicional.org/

[4] ttp://www.scouts.org.uy/?p=2266

[5] ttp://www.izcilerbirligi.org

[6] ttp://web.archive.org/web/20110902140137/http://wois.jimdo.com/nuestros-asociados/

[7] ttps://www.facebook.com/ScoutsNavalesdeArgentina

[8] ttp://1er-jamboree-mundial-wois-2014.webnode.es/

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