The International Scout and Guide Fellowship (ISGF) is a worldwide organization of adults in support of Scouting and Guiding.
| International Scout and Guide Fellowship | |||
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| Headquarters | Brussels | ||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Founded | 1953 | ||
| Membership | 55,500 (2016) | ||
| Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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| Website ISGF | |||
The International Scout and Guide Fellowship is open to former members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), and to other adults who wish to support Scouting.
It was created in 1953 under the name of International Fellowship of Former Scouts and Guides (IFOFSAG).
ISGF is supported by WOSM and WAGGGS, and it has members in 75 countries presently. Furthermore, there are members of Central Branch (individual members or groups) in 32 countries.[1]
In 2013, the 55,500 members celebrated the 60th anniversary of ISGF by carrying out projects to the benefit of communities in which they live and work or worldwide.[2]
Organization
editISGF consists of national Member Organizations called NSGFs (National Scout and Guide Fellowships) and of the members of the Central Branch in countries where there is not yet a NSGF.
World Regions
editSource:[3]
Africa
editArab
edit- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Egypt
- Jordan[7]
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Morocco
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Tunisia
- United Arab Emirates
Asia Pacific
edit- Australia
- Bangladesh
- India
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
Europe
editRegion Europe has 4 regional divisions:
- Nordic Baltic Sub-region
- Western Europe Sub-region
- Central Europe Sub-region
- Southern Sub-Region
Central Europe Sub-region
edit- Austria
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Germany
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Poland
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Switzerland
Nordic Baltic Sub-region
editSouthern Sub-region
editWestern Europe Sub-region
editWestern Hemisphere
edit- Argentina
- Brazil
- Chile
- Curaçao
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Mexico
- Panama
- Peru
- Suriname
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Venezuela
Central Branch
editGroups and/or individuals in the following countries:[8]
- Aruba
- Botswana
- Burundi intends to join ISGF as a full member
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Colombia
- Congo Brazzaville
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Hong Kong
- Israel
- Japan
- Kenya
- Malawi[9]
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Taiwan (ROC)
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Uruguay
International Ambassadors Guild
editThis Guild, founded in 1997, is a foundation to support Scouting and Guiding worldwide.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About ISGF". ISGF. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ "ISGF 60th anniversary counts on its members". ISGF. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ "The World and ISGF". ISGF. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ "Democratic Republic of the Congo". ISGF. Retrieved 2008-12-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bahrain and Ghana Full Membership". ISGF. Retrieved 2008-12-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ivory Coast". ISGF. Retrieved 2008-12-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jordan". ISGF. Retrieved 2008-12-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Central Branch Countries". ISGF. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- ^ "CB Newsletter". ISGF. p. 2. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "Update CB ISGF Info - February 2009". ISGF. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ "International Ambassadors Guild". Archived from the original on 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2017-01-11.