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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 Algeria Liberia Seychelles Germany Armenia Honduras Kiribati Slovenia Togo Comoros Thailand Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Chad Republic of Moldova Trinidad and Tobago Yemen United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Bulgaria Ecuador Brunei Darussalam Gabon Panama Kuwait Ghana Qatar Cyprus Bhutan Cape Verde Italy Latvia Côte D'Ivoire Liechtenstein Slovakia Ethiopia Papua New Guinea Portugal Singapore Indonesia Nigeria Belarus Uruguay Cambodia Poland Grenada Iceland France Guinea Montenegro Dominica Niger Sweden Mongolia Sierra Leone Mauritania Democratic Republic of the Congo Haiti Dominican Republic Ireland Botswana Angola Egypt China Paraguay Morocco Saudi Arabia Madagascar Jordan New Zealand Russian Federation Netherlands United States of America Namibia Philippines Senegal Finland Nepal Zimbabwe Luxembourg United Arab Emirates Kazakhstan Suriname Japan Mozambique Malaysia Spain Guyana Benin Peru Argentina Croatia Hungary Lebanon South Africa Mauritius Lithuania Oman Republic of Korea Tunisia Maldives Cameroon San Marino Czechia Saint Lucia Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Rwanda Bosnia and Herzegovina Mexico Nicaragua Switzerland Burkina Faso Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Zambia Estonia Uganda Eswatini El Salvador North Macedonia Bangladesh Israel Azerbaijan Syrian Arab Republic Sudan Fiji Georgia Congo Costa Rica Ukraine Gambia Bahrain Türkiye Austria Chile Albania Barbados Canada Bahamas Guatemala Denmark Colombia Iraq Jamaica Greece India Lesotho Malawi Tajikistan Libya Norway Sri Lanka United Republic of Tanzania Serbia Monaco Romania Brazil Kenya State of Palestine Australia Burundi Pakistan Belize Malta
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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