World Organization of Independent Scouts

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World Organization of Independent Scouts
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Country Worldwide
Founded 2010
Membership 15,000 (est.)[1]
President Hugo Paniagua
Website
Official website
 Scouting portal

The World Organization of Independent Scouts is an international Scouting organization for traditional Scouting.

Members

[2]

African Region
Interamerican Region
  • Argentina: Asociación Nacional Civil Argentina de Scouts Independientes - ANCASI
  • Brazil: Federação dos Escoteiros tradicionais [3]
  • Chile: Scouts Tradicionales Chillán - Ñuble
  • Chile: Federación Nacional de Boy Scouts y Girl Guides de Chile
  • Colombia: Organización Scouts Independientes de Colombia
  • Ecuador: Asociación de Scouts y Guías del Ecuador[citation needed]
  • Mexico: Asociación de Grupos de Scouts de México A. C.
  • Paraguay: Baden Powell Scouts del Paraguay
  • Uruguay: Scouts de Uruguay[4]
  • Venezuela: Associación de Scouts Independientes de Venezuela
Asia Pacific Region
  • Nepal: Nepal Peace Scouts (Nepal Shanti Scouts)
European Region

Former members

[6]

  • Argentina: Asociación Scouts y Guías de la República Argentina
  • Argentina: Unión Argentina de Scouts Independientes
  • Argentina: Institucion Argentina de Scoutismo Adulto
  • Argentina: Scouts Navales de Argentina [7]
  • Brazil: Associação de Escoteiros do Mar do Distrito Federal
  • Chile: Agrupación de Guías y Scouts Cristianos de Chile
  • Colombia: Asociación Colombiana de Scout Independientes
  • Italy: Associazione Scautistica Cattolica Italiana
  • Mexico: Asociacion Nacional Escultista Caballeros Y Guias Aztecas A.C.
  • Paraguay: Asociación Scout Baden Powell del Paraguay
  • Paraguay: Unión de Scouts Navales y Aeronavales del Paraguay

Emblem

The membership badge for youth is a white Fleur-de-lis with two azure five-point stars on a azure background. The membership badge for adults is a azure Fleur-de-lis on a white background.

History

The World Organization of Independent Scouts was founded in 2010 by former members of the World Federation of Independent Scouts.

World Jamboree

The WOIS held their first World Jamboree 20 to 26 July 2014 in Ambato, Ecuador.[8]

References

  1. ↑ WFIS World Council Report 2010 (WFIS membership lost in South America and Europe between 2009 and 2011)
  2. ↑ http://woisscout.weebly.com/afiliados.html
  3. ↑ http://www.escoteirotradicional.org/
  4. ↑ http://www.scouts.org.uy/?p=2266
  5. ↑ http://www.izcilerbirligi.org
  6. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20110902140137/http://wois.jimdo.com/nuestros-asociados/
  7. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/ScoutsNavalesdeArgentina
  8. ↑ http://1er-jamboree-mundial-wois-2014.webnode.es/
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