World Organization of Independent Scouts

The World Organization of Independent Scouts is an international Scouting organization for traditional Scouting.

World Organization of Independent Scouts
CountryWorldwide
Founded2010
Membership19400 [1]
PresidentHugo Paniagua
Website
www.woisscouts.com

Members

Full Members

[2]

  • Brazil: Federação dos Escoteiros tradicionais
  • Chile: Federación Nacional de Boy Scouts y Girl Guides de Chile
  • Colombia: Asociación Colombiana de Scouts Independientes
  • Ecuador: Asociación Ecuatoriana de Scouts
  • Paraguay: Baden Powell Scouts Paraguay
  • Turkey: Federation of Scouts Union of Thrace
  • Uruguay: Scouts del Uruguay
  • Venezuela: Associación Civil Scouts Independientes de Venezuela

Prospect members

[3]

  • Armenia: Scouts Armenios Chiraks
  • Cyprus: Cyprus Turkish Scouts Volunteers Association
  • Ghana: Ghana Peace Scouts
  • Haiti: Scout Anglican d'Haiti
  • India: Scouts / Guides India
  • Ivory Coast: Eclaireurs Neutres de Côte d'Ivoire
  • Kosovo: Scouts of Kosovo
  • Liberia: Deaf Scout Association of Liberia
  • Mexico: Hermandad Scout Independientes de México
  • Mexico: Exploradores México Nuevo Rumbo, Asociación Civi I
  • Peru: Master Scout del Peru
  • Peru: Asociación Nacional Scouts Independientes de Peru
  • Portugal: Escoteiros Indepenientes de Portugal
  • Spain: Scout Independientes de España
  • United Kingdom: Britain's Independent Scout Organisation

Former members
  • Argentina: Asociación Scouts y Guías de la República Argentina
  • Argentina: Unión Argentina de Scouts Independientes
  • Argentina: Institucion Argentina de Scoutismo Adulto
  • Argentina: Scouts Navales de Argentina [4]
  • Argentina: Asociación Nacional Civil de Scouts Independientes Argentina- ANCASI
  • Brazil: Associação de Escoteiros do Mar do Distrito Federal
  • Chile: Agrupación de Guías y Scouts Cristianos de Chile
  • Chile: Scouts Tradicionales Chillán - Ñuble
  • Colombia: Asociación Colombiana de Scout Independientes
  • Colombia: Organización Scouts Independientes de Colombia
  • Colombia: Corporación de Scouts Tradicionales Colombia
  • Guinea-Bissau: Federacao Dos Escoteiros Tradicionais - FET
  • India: Peace Scouts and Guides India
  • India: Venture Youth Movement of Scouts
  • Italy: Associazione Scautistica Cattolica Italiana
  • Mexico: Asociación de Grupos Scouts de México
  • Mexico: Asociacion Nacional Escultista Caballeros Y Guias Aztecas A.C.
  • Nepal: Nepal Peace Scouts (Nepal Shanti Scouts)
  • Paraguay: Asociación Scout Baden Powell del Paraguay
  • Paraguay: Unión de Scouts Navales y Aeronavales del Paraguay
  • Peru: Scouts Tradicionales Peru

Emblem

The membership badge for youth is a white Fleur-de-lis with two azure five-point stars on an azure background. The membership badge for adults is an azure Fleur-de-lis on a white background.

History

The World Organization of Independent Scouts was founded in 2010 by former members of the World Federation of Independent Scouts. The organization started with around 15,000 members.[5]

References
  1. Homepage
  2. Full Members
  3. Prospect members
  4. https://www.facebook.com/ScoutsNavalesdeArgentina
  5. WFIS World Council Report 2010 (WFIS membership lost in South America and Europe between 2009 and 2011)

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