The Foundation and World Scouting
The World Scout Foundation Supports the World Organization of Scout Movement
Today there are more than 28 million Scouts, young people and adults, male and female, in 216 countries and territories, and the Movement continues to grow. In recent years, 30 countries have joined the World Scout Organization.
- The World Organization of the Scout Movement is an international, non-governmental organization composed of its recognized national Scout organizations in 155 countries.
- More than half of the world's Scouts are in developing countries.
- Scouting is open to all, regardless of race or creed, in accordance with the purpose, principles and methods conceived by its founder Robert Baden-Powell.
- More than 300 million people have been Scouts since it was founded in 1907; a large percentage of today's leaders of government, business and in most every other field were Scouts.
- Approximately 25 percent of the budget is provided by the investment revenue of the World Scout Foundation; the rest is covered largely by fees from national Scout organizations, based on membership and adjusted to their country's per capita income.
- The World Scout Bureau is the secretariat of the Movement. It assists national Scout organizations from its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and its regional field offices.
Some Priorities for World Scouting
To help more young people develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable them to be responsible, self-reliant citizens, and tomorrow's leaders. Key areas are: training and organizational development, youth programmes, and communications with young people.
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