Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Climate Change
Development
Education
Environment
Financing for Development
Humanitarian Affairs
Minority Rights
Social Development
Sports for Peace and Development
Sustainable Development
Values
Volunteerism
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Financing for Development:
Addressing systemic issues
Mobilizing international resources for development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Men and boys
Policy advice
The girl child
Violence against women
Women and the environment
Social Development:
Cooperative
Employment
Social policy
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Biodiversity
Capacity-building
Climate change
Education
Gender equality
Health
Major Groups
Partnerships
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Peace and Development in Africa:
Development in Africa
Peace in Africa
Conflict Resolution in Africa:
Conflicts Resolution
NEPAD:
Climate Change and Natural Resource Management
Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development)
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Kiribati
Belgium
Algeria
Peru
Croatia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ukraine
Malaysia
Armenia
United Arab Emirates
Iceland
Mexico
Rwanda
Comoros
Maldives
Japan
Latvia
Türkiye
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Chad
Bulgaria
Guinea Bissau
Namibia
Tunisia
Nicaragua
Monaco
Philippines
Luxembourg
El Salvador
Ghana
Sri Lanka
Brunei Darussalam
Costa Rica
Kenya
Singapore
Cyprus
Zimbabwe
Sweden
Bhutan
Cape Verde
Kazakhstan
Netherlands
Suriname
Belarus
Greece
Niger
Cambodia
Haiti
Lesotho
Estonia
United States of America
Senegal
Côte D'Ivoire
Tajikistan
Botswana
Angola
Indonesia
China
Germany
State of Palestine
New Zealand
Yemen
Gabon
Liberia
Saudi Arabia
Mongolia
Liechtenstein
Pakistan
Ireland
Morocco
Iraq
Slovenia
Denmark
Thailand
Romania
Trinidad and Tobago
Antigua and Barbuda
Malta
Saint Lucia
Nigeria
San Marino
Republic of Moldova
Ecuador
Panama
Benin
Czechia
Oman
Argentina
Seychelles
Spain
South Africa
Slovakia
Egypt
Lithuania
Mauritania
Cameroon
Gambia
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sierra Leone
Afghanistan
Sudan
Lebanon
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Honduras
Jamaica
Paraguay
Montenegro
Uruguay
Burkina Faso
Italy
Hungary
Zambia
Guyana
Dominican Republic
Israel
Bangladesh
Finland
Switzerland
Azerbaijan
India
Mozambique
Viet Nam
Guinea
Fiji
Congo
Syrian Arab Republic
Eswatini
Bahrain
Austria
Chile
Georgia
Albania
Barbados
North Macedonia
Canada
Bahamas
Myanmar
Timor-Leste
Colombia
Dominica
Nepal
Republic of Korea
Serbia
Libya
Togo
Kuwait
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Madagascar
Qatar
Norway
Guatemala
Portugal
United Republic of Tanzania
Malawi
Jordan
Russian Federation
Uganda
Brazil
Papua New Guinea
Australia
Burundi
Ethiopia
Poland
France
Grenada
Mauritius
Belize
Mali
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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| 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
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| 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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