Scouting and Guiding in Romania
The Scout Movement of Romania consists of several associations with slightly different aims. Among them are:
- Organizaţia Naţională Cercetaşii României (ONCR), member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, founded in 1991 with 4,927 members
- Asociaţia Scout Catolică din România (ASCRO), a Catholic Scout association, which is part of ONCR and linked with AGESCI, the Italian Catholic Scout and Guide Association
- Romániai Magyar Cserkészszövetség (Hungarian Scout Association in Romania), affiliated to ONCR and member of the International Forum of Hungarian Scouting; with 107 active groups
- Asociația Ghidelor și Ghizilor din România (AGGR), belonging to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, founded in 1990 with 627 members
- Asociaţia Cercetaşilor Tradiţionali din România (ACT-RO founded in 2014), belonging to the World Federation of Independent Scouts.[1][2]
- Cercetaşii Creştini Români din FSE, belonging to the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe, founded in 1991 with 500 members.
- Organizația Cercetașilor din Ardeal (Organization of Transylvania Scouts), independent, 150 members.
- Asociaţia Cercetaşii Munţilor (ACM), founded in 1991 and disbanded after a few years of activity. In 2002 the association reopened with 500 members. It has active centers in Baia Mare, Bistriţa, Braşov, Cluj-Napoca, and Timișoara.[3][4]
- In addition, there are USA Girl Scouts Overseas in Bucharest, serviced by way of USAGSO headquarters in New York City.
Emblems
Asociaţia Cercetaşii Munţilor (ACM). Mountaineer Scouts.
Pioneer movements of the past
- During the Communist period in Romania, the Pioneer movement Pionierii was the only allowed youth movement.
References
- ACT-RO website
- ACT-RO images in roconsulboston.com
- ACM data in cluj.info
- ACM info and images in schoolandcollegelistings.com
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