Relationship of Boy Scouting

with other Scouting Sections

Scouting, also known as the Scout
Movement, is a worldwide youth movement
employing the Scout method, a program of
informal education with an emphasis on
practical outdoor activities, including
camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking,
backpacking, and sports.
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with other Scouting Sections
Another widely recognized movement
characteristic is the Scout uniform, by intent
hiding all differences of social standing in a
country and encouraging equality, with
neckerchief and campaign hat or comparable
headwear. Distinctive uniform insignia include the
fleur-de-lis and the trefoil, as well as merit
badges and other patches.
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In 2020, Scouting and Guiding together had over 38 million
members in 216 countries. International umbrella
organizations include:
World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM),
for boys-only and co-educational organizations
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
(WAGGGS), primarily for girls-only organizations but
also accepting co-educational organization.
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with other Scouting Sections
In 2020, Scouting and Guiding together had over 38
million members in 216 countries. International
umbrella organizations include:
World Organization of Independent Scouts
Order of World Scouts
International Union of Guides and Scouts of
Europe
Confederation of European Scouts.
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with other Scouting Sections
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 was established in 1922, and
has its operational headquarters in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, and its legal seat in Geneva, Switzerland. It is
the counterpart of the World Association of Girl Guides
and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
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The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) is a
global association supporting female-oriented and female-only
Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was
established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, and has its headquarters in
London, United Kingdom. It is the counterpart of the World
Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). WAGGGS is organized
into five regions and operates five international Guiding centers.
It holds full member status in the European Youth Forum (YFJ),
which operates within the Council of Europe and European Union
areas and works closely with these bodies.
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The World Organization of

Independent Scouts is an
international Scouting
organization for
traditional Scouting.
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The Order of World Scouts (OWS), founded in 1911, is the oldest
international Scouting organisation. It is headquartered in
England, with the administration headquarters in Italy.
As of November 2008, the Order of World Scouts includes
member associations in 14 countries – the United Kingdom, Italy,
Australia, Peru, Jamaica, as well as two associations each for
Poland, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, the Dominican Republic,
Bolivia, Brasil, Chile and three associations in Mexico, Ukraine
and Nepal, Uganda, Honduras and the United States (United
States Trailblazers).
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The International Union of the Guides and Scouts of Europe
- Federation of Scouts of Europe (Union Internationale des
Guides et Scouts d’Europe, UIGSE; also known as Union
Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe – Fédération
du Scoutisme Européen, UISGE-FSE, or simply as Fédération
du Scoutisme Européen, FSE) is a traditional faith-based
Scouting organization with 20 member associations in 17
European countries and also in North America (Canada and
the United States), serving roughly 65,000 members.
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Section 1. Sections 2 and 3 of Commonwealth Act. No. 111, as amended, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 2. The said corporation shall have the powers of perpetual
succession, to sue and sued; to enter into contracts; to acquire, own,
lease, convey and dispose of such real and personal estate, land grants,
rights and choses in action as shall be necessary for corporate purposes,
and to accept and received funds, real and personal property by gift,
devise, bequest or other means, to conduct fund-raising activities; to adopt
and use a seal, and the same to alter and destroy; to have offices and
conduct its business and affairs in Metropolitan Manila and in the regions,
provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays of the Philippines,
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to make and adopt by-laws, rules and regulations not
inconsistent with this Act and the laws of the Philippines, and
generally to do all such acts and things, including the
establishment of regulations for the election of associates and
successors, as may be necessary to carry into effect the
provisions of this Act and promote the purpose of said
corporation: Provided, That said corporation shall have no power
to issue certificates of stock or to declare or pay dividends, its
objectives and purposes being solely of benevolent character
and not for pecuniary profit of its members.”
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“Sec. 3. The purpose of this corporation shall be to
promote through organization and cooperation with
other agencies, the ability of boys to do useful things
for themselves and others, to train them in
scoutcraft, and to inculcate in them patriotism, civic
consciousness and responsibility, courage, self-
reliance, discipline and kindred virtues, and moral
values, using the method which are in common use by
boy scouts.”
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“Sec. 3. The purpose of this corporation shall be to
promote through organization and cooperation with
other agencies, the ability of boys to do useful things
for themselves and others, to train them in
scoutcraft, and to inculcate in them patriotism, civic
consciousness and responsibility, courage, self-
reliance, discipline and kindred virtues, and moral
values, using the method which are in common use by
boy scouts.”