Scouting in Argentina

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Scouting and Guiding movement in Argentina consists of at least ten independent organizations as well as some international units.

1 Organizations
2 Extinct or merged Scout associations in Argentina
3 International Scout units in Argentina
4 Emblems
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Organizations

Scout and Guide associations in Argentina include

Scouts de Argentina, member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, interreligious, co-educational, 46,232 members;
Asociación Guías Argentinas, member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, interreligious, co-educational, 4,894 members;
Coordinación De Asociaciones Diocesanas De Scouts Católicos Argentinos (CADISCA), a federation of several Catholic Scout associations, observer at the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe, co-educational;
Asociación de Guías Argentinas Católicas, Catholic, girls-only;
Asociación Argentina de Scouts de Baden Powell, affiliated to the Baden-Powell Scouts and the World Federation of Independent Scouts;
Sociedad Argentina de Boy Scouts Independientes, affiliated to the World Federation of Independent Scouts;
Exploradores Argentinos de Don Bosco Movimiento Exploradoril Salesiano, Catholic, co-educational;
Club de Conquistadores Adventistas (Pathfinders), affiliated to Pathfinders international, Adventist;
Scouts Armenios de Argentina, an Armenian Scouts-in-Exile association (see also Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun);
Organization of Russian Young Pathfinders (ORYuR), a Russian Scouts-in-Exile group in Córdoba, Argentina.

Apparently there are also smaller, regional organizations, most of them also Catholic.

[edit] Extinct or merged Scout associations in Argentina

Polish emigree Scout badge

Extinct or merged Scout associations in Argentina include the two that united to form the Scouts de Argentina in 1996, INSA (1912-1996), and USCA (1937-1996). Prior to 1996, Polish Scouts-in-Exile also existed in Argentina as part of INSA (see also Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego).

[edit] International Scout units in Argentina

In addition, there are American Boy Scouts in Buenos Aires, linked to the Direct Service branch of the Boy Scouts of America, which supports units around the world.