Robert Baden-Powell was a lieutenant-general in the British Army.

He is best
known for founding the Boy Scouts when he learned that his military textbook
Aids to Scouting was being used for training boys in woodcraft. He then wrote
Scouting for Boys and retired from the army in 1910 to devote his time to the
group. His sister, Agnes, helped to found the Girl Guides and worked with
Juliette Gordon Low to bring Girl Scouts to the United States.
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM[pronunciation?]) is the largest
international Scouting organization. WOSM has 161[3] members. These members are
recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have 36 million participants.[2]WOSM
was established in 1922,[1] and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland. It is the
counterpart of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
The WOSM's current stated mission is "to contribute to the education of young people, through
a value system based on the Scout Promise and Scout Law, to help build a better world where
people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society".[4] WOSM is
organized into regions and operates with a conference, committee and bureau.
The WOSM is associated with three World Scout Centres. The World Scout Jamboree is held
roughly every four years under the auspices of the WOSM, with members of WAGGGS also
invited. WOSM also organises the World Scout Moot, a Jamboree for 17-26 year olds, and has
organised the World Scout Indaba, a gathering for Scout leaders. The World Scout Foundationis
a perpetual fund governed by a separate Board of Governors and supported by donations for
the development of WOSM associated Scouting programs throughout the world.
WOSM is a non-governmental organization with Consultative Status with the United Nations
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).