World Federation of Independent Scouts

World Federation of Independent Scouts
Country	Worldwide
Founded	1996
Founder	Lawrie Dring
President	Klaus Tegeder
Website http://www.wfis-worldwide.org

The World Federation of Independent Scouts (WFIS) is a non-governmental international Scouting organization with 82 affiliated Scout organizations in 41 countries. The affiliate Scout organizations collectivley had an estimated 200,000 members in 3562 Scout Groups in 2010.^[1] WFIS was formed in Laubach, Germany, in 1996 by Lawrie Dring, a British Scouter with the independent Baden-Powell Scouts' Association (BPSA).

The World Federation of Independent Scouts is open to any Scouting association that is not affiliated with another international organization. WFIS requires that member associations "follow, and use, Baden-Powell's original program, traditions, uniforms, morals, ethics, and structure as laid out in Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys," amended only for "health, environmental, first-aid, and safety reasons."

The current President of the WFIS World Council is Klaus Tegeder, elected for a five-year term commencing in August 2007. He is the former President of WFIS-Europe and still leads a German Scout troop.

WFIS Worldwide Committee

The WFIS Worldwide Committee is the chief executive body of the World Federation of Independent Scouts and is composed of elected volunteers. WFIS-Worldwide acts as an umbrella association for each of the regional Scout organisations.

Current members of the WFIS Worldwide Committee^[2]

Regional divisions

The WFIS is divided into eight regions:^[3]

• Africa
• Asia
• South East Asia
• Europe
• Middle East Region
• America

The Asian Region and Middle East Region are currently inactive, although there are WFIS Associations operating there.

List of members

Including prospected members

WFIS Africa

5860 members in 2010^[1]

WFIS Asia

15,5303 members in 2010^[1]

WFIS Europe

10,834 members in 2010^[1]

WFIS America

3643 members in 2010^{[1] [28]}

Jamborees and international camps

The first WFIS World Jamboree was held in Denmark in 2002,^[31] with 850 Scouts attending. The event's motto was Together we are strongest. The Second WFIS World Jamboree was held from 7 to 14 July 2007 with over 3000 Scouts attending. It was held near Medellín, Colombia. The Third WFIS World Jamboree was held at Parque Bicentenario, near Puebla, México, in July 2011.^[32]

In addition to World Jamborees, the WFIS also regularly host regional international camps. Eurocamp is one example of this with the following camps having taken place:

• Eurocamp 2014 in Italy
• Eurocamp 2010 in Germany
• Eurocamp 2006 in Switzerland

WFIS also hosts a Jamboree On The Internet:

• WFIS-JOTI 2010, hosted by WFIS Africa^[33]

Member Associations also regularly invite each other to their own camps, examples including:

• Jamboree 2008 (Northumberland)
• The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association 2007 Centenary Camp

International Scout Fellowship

International Scout Fellowship
Owner	n/a
Country	Worldwide
Founded	2007-08-01
n/a	n/a
Website http://www.isf-world.org/

The International Scout Fellowship is an affiliate of WFIS, but not a member. It is open to former and current adult members of WFIS, to other adult friends of Independent Scouting who wish to contribute to independent Scouting, regardless of their Scouting backgrounds.

The ISF is governed by its World Council which is composed of representatives of each member Chapter. It meets once a year, usually electronically. Its day-to-day affairs are directed by the Executive Committee, which is elected by the World Council.

All positions in the ISF are staffed by volunteers. There are no paid employees.

Uniform

The badge is that of the WFIS in reverse colours. There is no set uniform of the ISF. Member chapters determine their own uniforms with the badge of the ISF. Other chapters may use casual dress such as T-shirts, etc.

The emphasis of the ISF is on tangible results in supporting Independent Scouting associations, not on formalities.

References

External links

• WFIS Worldwide

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