Scouting in Spain

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The Scout Movement in Spain consists of about 30 independent associations, most of them active on the regional level. Due to the regionalisation of Spain, even the larger nationwide associations are divided into regional sub-associations with individual emblems, uniforms and Scout programs.

1 Associations
2 Emblems
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Associations

The Spanish Scout Associations is divided in three organizational groups:

Associations affiliated to the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
Associations affiliated to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
Independent organizations, including a number of members of the smaller international umbrella organizations.

[edit] WOSM member organizations

The Federación de Escultismo en España is the national Scout organization within WOSM. It serves 58,744 Scouts (as of 2004) and consists of three member organizations:

Federación de Asociaciones de Scouts de Espana (full member; interreligious; ASDE)
Movimiento Scout Católico (full member; Catholic; MSC)
Federació Catalana d'Escoltisme i Guiatge (observer; only in Catalonia); its member organizations are
- Acció Escolta de Catalunya (interreligious; also affiliated to ASDE; WOSM-Member only)
- Escoltes Catalans (intereligious)
- Minyons Escoltes i Guies Sant Jordi de Catalunya (Catholic; also affiliated to the Movimiento Scout Católico).

[edit] WAGGGS member organizations

Spanish Guiding is affiliated to WAGGGS via the Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España, an umbrella federation serving 7.154 members (as of 2003). The Comité has two member organizations; both are again umbrella federations:

Federacion Española de Guidismo
- Asociación Guías de Aragón
- Asociación Guías de Madrid
- Asociación Xuvenil Grupo Scout-Guía Vasco da Ponte
- Associació Guiatge Valenciá
- Escoltes i Guies de Mallorca
- Euskal Eskaut Gia Elkartea
Federació Catalana d'Escoltisme i Guiatge
- Escoltes Catalans
- Minyons Escoltes i Guies Sant Jordi de Catalunya

[edit] Independent Scout organizations

Independent (or non-aligned) Scout organizations in Spain include:

Asociación Española de Guías y Scouts de Europa (500 members; Catholic); affiliated to the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe
WFIS en España; affiliated to the World Federation of Independent Scouts; with three regional members:
- Associació Catalana de Scouts
- Asociación de Scouts Independientes de Madrid
- Asociación Galega de Escultismo, Breogán Scouts
Confederación Española de Federaciones y Asociaciones Scouts; affiliated to the Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme; amongst its members
- Asociación de Guías y Scouts ASA - Andalucía
- Federación de Asociaciones Scouts Baden-Powell
Asociación Juvenil De Escultismo Andaluz
Centre Marista d'escoltes
Federación Scout Regional de Madrid.

[edit] Emblems

Federación de Asociaciones de Scouts de Espana	Movimiento Scout Católico	Federació Catalana d'Escoltisme i Guiatge	Federacion Española de Guidismo
Asociación Española de Guías y Scouts de Europa	Asociación Galega de Escultismo, Breogán Scouts