WOSM & THE BSP STRUCTURE

Session Objective

Describe WOSM/BSP and its role in Scouting.
Illustrate WEOSM/BSP Structure.
Identify the BSP Double Track Plan
Understand and Analyze BSP’s “The Great Partnership”

World Scouting

The Scout Movement is a voluntary non-political educational movement for young people, open to all without distinction of gender, origin, race or creed. Scouting offers young people the opportunity to develop their full emotional, intellectual, physical, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible global citizens, and as members of their local, national and international communities.

The organization of the Scout Movement at the world level, “World Scouting”, is governed by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).

WOSM is an independent, non-political, non-governmental organisation that is made up of 161 National Scout Organizations (NSOs). These NSOs are located in 223 countries and territories around the world. With over 40 million members in some one million local community Scout Groups, WOSM is the largest youth movement in the world.

Some seven million members in WOSM are adult volunteers who support local activities.Through peer-to-peer leadership, supported by adults, each local Scout Group embracesthe same set of values illustrated in the Scout Promise and Law. Each of the one million local Scout Groups follows a similar system of non-formal education suited to the unique aspects of their local community.

Purpose

The purpose of WOSM is to promote unity and the understanding of Scouting's purpose and principles while facilitating its expansion and development. The organs of WOSM are the World Scout Conference,  the World Scout Committee, and  the World Scout Bureau.

WOSM Regions

WOSM is divided into six Regions: Africa, Arab, Asia-Pacific, Eurasia, Europe and Interamerica. Their role is to support their member National Scout Organizations (NSOs).

The Regions are strategically managed by Regional Scout Committees, which are elected by Regional Scout Conferences. These conferences take place every three years. The Regions are supported by Regional Offices, which are part of the World Scout Bureau.

Scouting Regions

Africa Scout Regions

Angola - Associação de Escuteiros de Angola (AEA) (Scout Association of Angola)
Benin - Scoutisme Béninois (Benin Scouting)
Botswana - The Botswana Scouts Association
Burkina Faso - Association des Scouts du Burkina Faso(ASBF) (Scout Association of Burkina Faso)
Les Eclaireurs et Eclaireuses du Burkina Faso (The Scouts and Guides of Burkina Faso)
Les Scouts du Burkina Faso (The Scouts of Burkina Faso)
Burundi - Association des Scouts du Burundi (Scout Association of Burundi)
Cameroon - Les Scouts du Cameroun/Boy Scouts of Cameroon
Cape Verde - Associação dos Escuteiros de Cabo Verde (Scout Association of Cape Verde)
Chad - Fédération du Scoutisme Tchadien (Scout Federation of Chad)
Eclaireurs du Tchad
Scouts du Tchad (Scouts of Chad)
Comoros - Wezombeli (Association Nationale du Scoutisme Comorien) (The National Scout Association of Comoros)
The Democratic Republic of Congo - Fédération des Scouts de la République démocratique du Congo (The Scout Federation of the Democratic Republic of The Congo)
Cote d’Ivoiré

· - Fédération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme (Scout Federation of Côte d'Ivoire)

· - Les Eclaireurs Laïcs de Côte d'Ivoire

· - Les Eclaireurs Unionistes de Côte d'Ivoire (Unionist Scouts of Côte d'Ivoire)

· - Les Scouts Catholiques de Côte d'Ivoire (The Catholic Scouts of Côte d'Ivoire)

Ethiopia - Ethiopia Scout Association
Gabon - Fédération Gabonaise du Scoutisme (Scouting Federation of Gabon)
Eclaireurs et Eclaireuses Unionistes du Gabon(Unionist Scouts of Gabon)
Eclaireuses-Eclaireurs du Gabon (Scouts and Guides of Gabon)
Scouts et Guides Catholiques du Gabon (Catholic Scouts and Guides of Gabon)
Gambia - The Gambia Scout Association
Ghana - The Ghana Scout Association
Guinea - National Scout Association of Guinea
Kenya - The Kenya Scouts Association
Lesotho - Lesotho Scouts Association
Liberia - Boy Scouts of Liberia
Madagascar - Firaisan'ny Skotisma eto Madagasikara (Scout Federation of Madagascar)
Tily Eto Madagasikara(Christian Scouts of Madagascar)
Antilin'i Madagasikara (Catholic Scout Association of Madagascar)
Kiadin'i Madagasikara(Scouts of Madagascar)
Malawi - Scout Association of Malawi
Mauritius - The Mauritius Scout Association
Mozambique - Liga dos Escuteiros de Moçambique (League of Scouts of Mozambique)
Namibia - Scouts of Namibia
Niger - Association des Scouts du Niger (Scout Association of Niger)
Nigeria - The Scout Association of Nigeria
Rwanda - Association des Scouts du Rwanda (Scout Association of Rwanda)
Senegal - Confédération Sénégalaise du Scoutisme (Senegalese Scout Confederation)
Eclaireurs du Sénégal (Scouts of Senegal)
Les Scouts du Sénégal(The Scouts of Senegal)
Seychelles - The Scout Association of Seychelles
Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Scouts Association
South Africa - Scouts South Africa
South Sudan - South Sudan Scout Association
Swaziland - Emavulandlela Swaziland Scout Association
United Republic of Tanzania - Tanzania Scouts Association
Togo - Association Scoute du Togo (Scout Association of Togo)
Uganda - The Uganda Scout Association
Zambia - Zambia Scouts Association
Zimbabwe - The Scout Association of Zimbabwe

Potential Members

Central Africa Republic
Congo (Brazzaville)
Djibouti
Eritrea
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Mali
Somali
Sao Tome & Principe

Arab Scout Region

Algeria

Bahrain
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Syria
Tunis
United Arab Emirate
Yemen

Asia Pacific Scout Region

Scouts Australia

Bangladesh Scouts
Bhutan Scouts Association
Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia Scouts
The General Association of the Scouts of China
Fiji Scouts Association
Scout Association of Hong Kong
The Bharat Scouts & Guides (India)
Gerakan Pramuka (Indonesia)
Scout Association of Japan
Kiribati Scout Association
Korea Scout Association
Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia
The Scout Association of Maldives
The Scout Association of Mongolia
Nepal Scouts
Scouts New Zealand
Pakistan Boy Scouts Association
The Scout Association of Papua New Guinea
Boy Scouts of the Philippines
The Singapore Scout Association
Sri Lanka Scout Association
National Scout Organization of Thailand

Associate Members

The Scout Association of Macau
Polynesia Scouts Council
Scouting also exists in Afghanistan, Cook Islands, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Vietnam.

Eurasia Scout Region

HASK – National Scout Movement Of ArmeniaOfficial page; scout.org page;
ASA – Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan;Official page; scout.org page;
BRSA – Belarusian Republic Scout Association;Official page; scout.org page;
GOSM – Georgian Organisation of Scout Movement;
OSMK - Organisation of Scout Movement of Kazakhstan;
NSAM – National Scout Association of Moldova;
RASN – Russian Association of Scouts/Navigators;
SAT – Scout Association of Tajikistan;
NOSU – National Organisation of Scouts of Ukraine.

European Scout Region

Austria - Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs (Scouts and Guides of Austria)
Belgium - Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique/Gidsen- en Scoutsbeweging in België
(Guiding and Scouting in Belgium)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Council of Scout Associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria - Организация на българските скаути (Organisation of Bulgarian Scouts)
Croatia - Savez izviđača Hrvatske (The Scout Association of Croatia)
Cyprus - Σώμα Προσκόπων Κύπρου (Cyprus Scouts Association)
Czech Republic - Junák-svaz skautů a skautek ČR (Association of Czech Scouts and Guides)
Denmark - Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere (The Danish Scout Council)
Estonia - Eesti Skautide Ühing (Estonian Scout Association)
Finland - Suomen Partiolaiset-Finlands Scouter (Scouts and Guides of Finland)
France - Scoutisme Français (French Scouting)
Germany - Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände (Council of German Scout Associations)
Greece - Σώμα Ελληνων Προσκόπων (Scouts of Greece)
Hungary - Magyar Cserkészszövetség (Hungarian Scout Association)
Iceland - Bandalag íslenskra Skáta (Icelandic Boy and Girl Scout Association)
Ireland – Gasóga na hÉireann (Scouting Ireland)
Israel – התאחדות הצופים והצופות בישראל (Israel Boy and Girl Scouts Federation)
Italy - Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo (Italian Scout Federation)
Latvia - Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrala Organizacija (The Scout and Guide Central Organisation of Latvia)
Liechtenstein - Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins (Scouts and Guides of Liechtenstein)
Lithuania - Lietuvos Skautija (Lithuanian Scouting)
Luxembourg - Luxembourg Boy Scouts Association
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of - Сојуз на извидници на Македонија (Scout Association of Macedonia)
Malta - The Scout Association of Malta
Monaco – Association des Guides et Scouts de Monaco (Guides and Scouts of Monaco)
Montenegro – Савез Извиђача Црне Горе/Savez Izviđača Crne Gore (Scout Association of Montenegro)
Netherlands - Scouting Nederland (Scouting in the Netherlands)
Norway - Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon (Guides and Scouts of Norway)
Poland - Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego (Scouts and Guides of Poland)
Portugal - Federação Escutista de Portugal (Scout Federation of Portugal)
Romania - Cercetasii României (The National Scout Organization of Romania)
San Marino - Associazione Guide e Esploratori Cattolici Sammarinesi (The Catholic Guide and Scout Association of San Marino)
Serbia – Savez Izvidjaca Srbije (Scout Association of Serbia)
Slovakia - Slovenský skauting (Slovak Scouting)
Slovenia - Zveza tabornikov Slovenije (Scout Association of Slovenia)
Spain - Federación de Escultismo en España (Spanish Scout Federation)
Sweden – Scouterna (Guides and Scouts of Sweden)
Switzerland – Mouvement Scout de Suisse (Swiss Guide and Scout Movement)
Turkey - Türkiye İzcilik Federasyonu (Federation of Turkish Scouts and Guides)
United Kingdom - The Scout Association

Interamerican Scout Region

Associated Members
Aruba - Scouting Aruba
CurazaoScouting Antiano

Scouting Elsewhere

Main Territories

There are 24 main territories where Scouting exists, often as overseas branches of member NSOs:

Anguilla
Antarctica
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cook Islands
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
French Guiana

Gibraltar
Greenland
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Montserrat
New Caledonia
Norfolk Island
Puerto Rico
Réunion
Saint Helena
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna

Potential Member Countries

There are 27 countries where Scouting exists (be it embryonic or widespread) but where there is no National Scout Organization which is yet a member of WOSM.

Note: In the independent countries marked with a "*", there is a Scout Association which is a branch of a WOSM member.

Afghanistan
Albania
Antigua and Barbuda*
Central African Republic
Congo
Djibouti
East Timor
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Iraq
Kyrgyzstan
Mali
Marshall Islands*
Micronesia, Federated States of*

Nauru
Palau
Saint Kitts and Nevis*
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe Solomon Islands *
Somalia
Tonga*
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu*
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu*
Viet Nam

WOSM maintains official contacts with the Scouts of Macao and French Polynesia, which are associate members of the Asia-Pacific Scout Region, and with the Scouts of Aruba and Curaçao which are associate members of the Interamerican Scout Region.

Countries with no Scouting

There are six countries where Scouting, to WOSM's knowledge, does not exist; in some it would not be allowed. These are: Andorra, People's Republic of China,  Cuba,  Democratic People's Republic of Korea,  Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar.

The World Scout Conference

The World Scout Conference is the governing body, the "general assembly" of Scouting, and is composed of all the members of the World Organization: the National Scout Organizations (NSOs). An NSO can have a maximum of six delegates at a World Scout Conference.

The function of the Conference is to consider the policy and standards of the Scout Movement throughout the world, formulate the general policy of the World Organization, and take the action required to further the purpose of the Movement.

The Conference takes place every three years. In addition to delegates, observers authorised by their National Scout Organization are also eligible to attend the event. Delegations usually include International Commissioners, the Scout responsible for relations with WOSM and with Scout Organizations in other countries.

In conjunction to the Conference, a World Scout Youth Forum is held. Through preparing inputs and making recommendations to the World Scout Conference and to the World Scout Committee, participants develop the skills necessary to take part in decision-making processes. The Youth Forum is open to members aged 18-26, of which many are also delegates at the World Scout Conference. The World Scout Youth Forum is considered as an interim measure to improve youth involvement in decision-making at world level.

Functions of the Conference includes electing members of the World Scout Committee, admitting new member countries, and selecting the venues for forthcoming World Scout Events, namely the World Scout Jamboree, the World Scout Moot, the World Scout Conference and the World Scout Youth Forum.

The most recent World Scout Conference and World Scout Youth Forum took place in 2014 in Ljubljana, Slovenia and the next will take place in 2017 in Azerbaijan.

The World Scout Committee

The World Scout Committee is the executive body of WOSM. It is responsible for the implementation of the resolutions of the World Scout Conference and for acting on its behalf between its meetings.

The Committee is composed of the following members:

Voting members:

· Twelve elected members, each from a different country. They are elected by the World Scout Conference by secret ballot, for a three-year term. The elected members are eligible for re-election for an additional term, serving a maximum of six consecutive years.

Ex-officio non-voting members:

· The Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of each duly elected Regional Scout Committee

· The Secretary General of WOSM

· The Treasurer, who is appointed by the World Scout Committee

· A member of the Board of the World Scout Foundation

The Committee normally meets twice a year. Its Steering Committee, consisting of the Chairperson, two Vice-Chairpersons and the Secretary General, meets as needed.

World Scout Bureau

The World Scout Bureau (WSB) is the Secretariat of the World Organization. The Bureau is directed by the Secretary General of WOSM, who is the Chief Administrative Officer of the World Organization. The Secretary General is appointed by the World Scout Committee.

The World Scout Bureau comprises of approximately 120 staff, based in 8 locations around the world:

· WSB Kuala Lumpur Office - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

· WSB Geneva Office - Geneva, Switzerland

· WSB Africa Region Office - Nairobi, Kenya

· WSB Arab Region Office - Cairo, Egypt

· WSB Asia Pacific Region Office - Makati City, Philippines

· WSB Eurasia Region Office - Kiev, Ukraine

· WSB European Region Offices - Geneva, Switzerland and Brussels, Belgium

· WSB Interamerican Region Office - Panama City, Republic of Panama

The legal seat of the World Scout Bureau is located in Geneva, Switzerland. The Secretary General’s Office is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

THE BSP STRUCTURE