Scouting and Guiding in Germany consists of about 150 different organizations and federations with about 260,000 members.
Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände is a federation of three organizations and has 123,686 members as of 2010. Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände is another federation of three organizations with 47,523 members.
There are also units of the Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, the Scout Association and Girlguiding UK.
The largest co-educational scouting organization of Germany is called the Union of Guides and Scouts (in German, Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder).
Lady scouts In other countries, they are known as Guides or Girl Guides. The international organization is called the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
Scouts et Guides de France was created in 2004.
(2011) According to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) web site, there are over 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 145 countries around the world. There are 3.2 million members of Girl Scouts of the United States (GSUSA).
The organizational counterpart would be Scouts or Boy Scouts. Girl Guides and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts are a female based organization.
According to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) had 713777 members as of January 2006.
Boy Scouts and Girl Guides/Girl Scouts are run by various non-profit/non-governmental (NGO) organizations, depending on their location.
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There are three World Association of Girl Guide and Girl Scouts member organizations in Germany: Pfadfinderinnenschaft Sankt Georg (PSG) or Girl Scouts Saint George Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (BdP) or Association of Girl Guides and Boy Scouts (BdP) Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (VCP) or Association of Christian Guides and Scouts (VCP) So far, none of the Related Links web sites have provided information about the awards for the age levels.
Association des Scouts et Guides de Mauritanie was created in 1936.
Association des Scouts et Guides du Sénégal was created in 1953.
Association des Guides et Scouts de Monaco was created in 1992.