World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Organization of the Scout Movement
Headquarters
World Scout Bureau: Geneva,Switzerland
Secretary General’s Office:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
CountryworldwideFounded1922[1]FounderRobert Baden-PowellMembership
161 organizationsover 40 million participants (2015)[2]
Secretary GeneralScott Teare
World Scout Committee ChairmanJoão Gonçalves
Website
http://www.scout.org
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The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM /wʊzm/) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 161[3] members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have over 40 million participants.[2] WOSM was established in 1922,[1] and has its operational headquarters at 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).
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- to 26-year-olds, and has organised the World Scout Indaba, a gathering for Scout leaders. The World Scout Foundation is 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 organizationwith Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC).[5][6]
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