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World Organization of the Scout Movement

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Children Citizenship and Governance Education Environment Social Development Sports for Peace and Development Sustainable Development Values Volunteerism Women Women/gender Equality Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Men and boys The girl child Social Development: Employment Social policy Youth Sustainable Development: Capacity-building Climate change Education Health Major Groups Partnerships Peace and Development in Africa: Peace in Africa Conflict Resolution in Africa: Conflicts Resolution
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Belgium Kazakhstan Malaysia Algeria Romania Latvia Poland Paraguay Armenia El Salvador Mauritania North Macedonia Madagascar Comoros Germany Zimbabwe Iraq Lesotho Luxembourg Pakistan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Chad Hungary Namibia Ukraine Bulgaria Norway Honduras Brunei Darussalam Montenegro New Zealand Saudi Arabia Uganda Bhutan Cape Verde Libya Costa Rica Togo Niger Qatar Suriname Switzerland Belarus Grenada Cambodia Malta Saint Lucia Panama Israel Republic of Korea Ireland Kuwait Eswatini Lebanon Botswana Angola Malawi Nicaragua China Estonia Papua New Guinea Sudan Russian Federation Thailand Serbia Haiti United Republic of Tanzania Senegal Tunisia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Seychelles Sri Lanka Zambia Jamaica Mozambique Trinidad and Tobago Indonesia Guatemala Benin Monaco Argentina Mauritius Tajikistan Iceland Italy Mongolia United States of America Fiji Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Egypt Portugal Cameroon United Arab Emirates Rwanda Yemen Slovenia Netherlands Lithuania Bosnia and Herzegovina Democratic Republic of the Congo Côte D'Ivoire Japan Nepal Uruguay Burkina Faso Oman Spain Ethiopia Czechia Gambia Peru San Marino South Africa Liberia Bangladesh Azerbaijan Greece Mexico Nigeria Congo Dominican Republic Bahrain Sierra Leone Austria Chile Albania Barbados Gabon Republic of Moldova Canada Syrian Arab Republic Bahamas Colombia Croatia Slovakia Morocco Philippines Guyana Sweden Türkiye Denmark Georgia Ghana United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Dominica Finland Guinea Brazil Singapore Australia Liechtenstein France Kiribati Burundi Ecuador India Jordan Maldives Cyprus Kenya State of Palestine Belize
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	Scouting's mission is to contribute to the education of young people through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, and to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society. This is achieved by: - Involving them throughout their formative years in a non-formal educational process - Using a specific method that makes each individual the principal agent of his or her development as a self-reliant, supportive, responsible and committed person - Assisting them to establish a value system based upon spiritual, social and personal principles as expressed in the Promise and Law.
Year established:	1907
Year of registration:	1998
Organizational structure:	The World Organization of the Scout Movement is a worldwide, non-profit and non-partisan organisation of over 50 millions members, male and female, operating through a network of local groups supported by National Scout Organizations in 169 countries (formed as a federation). Its governing body is the World Conference, which is composed of representatives of the National Scout Organizations. The World Scout Conference meets every three years, and its executive is the World Scout Committee composed of elected volunteers. The Organization’s secretariat is the World Scout Bureau, which has its global support centres in Kuala Lumpur and Geneva and regional support centres in in six regions: Africa (Nairobi), Arab (Cairo), Asia-Pacific (Manila), Eurasia (Kiev), Europe (Geneva and Brussels) and Interamerica (Panama City).
Number and type of members:	169 National Scout Organizations. There is one recognized National Scout Organization by country, however for historic reasons, in some countries there are National Scout Associations which form a federation under the National Scout Organization.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	ICMYO, European Youth Forum
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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