Scouting in Poland

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Scouting in Poland

Major associations

ZHP
ZHR
SHK Zawisza
Stowarzyszenie Harcerskie
History
Mury
Szare Szeregi
Personnel
ZHP Presidents
ZHP Chief Scouts
Scout Instructors
Scouts and Guides
Rank insignia
Awards and decorations
Other
Anthem
Krzyż Harcerski
Terminology

The Scouting and Guiding movement in Poland consists of about twelve independent organizations with an overall membership of 190,000 Scouts and Guides.

1 Scouting organizations
2 Polish Scouting abroad
3 International Scouting units in Poland
4 Emblems
5 Sources
6 See also

[edit] Scouting organizations

Federacja Drużyn im. Cichociemnych
Harcerski Ruch Ochrony Środowiska
Harcerstwo Polskie
Krąg "Leśna Szkółka - Drzewo Pokoju", member of the Order of World Scouts
Organizacja Harcerska "Rodło"
Plast-Ukrainian Scouting in Poland, affiliated to Plast
Royal Rangers Poland, affiliated to Royal Rangers International
Stowarzyszenie Harcerskie
Stowarzyszenie Harcerstwa Katolickiego (SHK Zawisza), member of the UIGSE
Szczep Czerwonych Maków im. Bohaterów Monte Cassino
Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego (ZHP), member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, 170,000 members^[1]^[2]
Związek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej (ZHR), observer at the CES, 15,000 members

[edit] Polish Scouting abroad

Polish Scouts-in-Exile organizations include

Harcerstwo Polskie w Republice Czeskiej (Polish Scouting in the Czech Republic)
Niezależny Hufiec Harcerstwa Polskiego "LS-Kaszuby" in Sweden
Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego na Litwie (ZHPnL, Polish Scouting in Lithuania
Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego Poza Granicami Kraju (not affiliated to Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego in Poland) with chapters in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States;^[3]
Związek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej w Kanadzie (Polish Scouting in Canada; not affiliated to Związek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej in Poland)

[edit] International Scouting units in Poland

In addition, there are USA Girl Scouts Overseas in Warsaw, serviced by way of USAGSO headquarters in New York; American Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts linked to the Horizon District of the Transatlantic Council of the Boy Scouts of America, which supports units in west-and-central Europe, the Near East and North Africa.

[edit] Emblems

Krąg "Leśna Szkółka - Drzewo Pokoju"

SHK Zawisza

Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego

Związek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej

[edit] Sources

^ Some statistics. World Organization of the Scout Movement (Sep 2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-07.
^ Our World. World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-07.
^ Polish Scouting Association (Polish). Polish Scouting Association (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-08.