Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder
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| German Association of Guides and Scouts | |||
| Headquarters | Zentrum Pfadfinden Immenhausen | ||
| Location | Immenhausen | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| Founded | 1971/1976 | ||
| Membership | 30,000 | ||
| Bundesvorstand | Sebastian Köngeter, Ostara Schwarz, Andre Papsdorf, Oliver Wunder, Stefan Lörcher | ||
| Affiliation | Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände, Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände | ||
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Website http://www.pfadfinden.de/ |
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The Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (BdP) (German Association of Guides and Scouts) is the largest non-denominational, co-educational Scout and Guide association in Germany. Through its membership in the Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände and in the Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände, it is part of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Founded in 1976, the association serves about 30,000 members nationwide.
BdP's working methods consist of weekly meetings, hikes, camps and other activities for its three age sections. These are organized by volunteer youth leaders. The program is based on nine pillars:
The association is divided in three sections according to age:
Erwachsene (adults) (26 years and up) do not constitute a target age section for BdP's programs. They are, however, recognized and welcome as support volunteer staff and leaders.
Ich will ein guter Wölfling/Freund sein und unsere Regeln achten.
Die Regeln lauten:
Ein Wölfling hilft wo er kann und
ein Wölfling nimmt Rücksicht auf andere.
I will be a good Cub Scout/friend and follow our rules.
The rules are:
a Cub Scout helps wherever he/she can and
a Cub Scout is considerate.
Ich will (im Vertrauen auf Gottes Hilfe)
nach den Regeln der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder
mit euch leben.
The religious formula is optional.
There is no prescribed promise for the oldest age sections. Rangers and Rovers are expected to come up with their own promise based on the Guide and Scout Law after a period of reflection.
The work within BdP is characterized by the founding principles of the Guide and Scout Movements (e.g. the Scout Promise and Scout Law) as well as by its emphasis on youth leadership and peer education. BdP is a recognized German charity and its activities are carried out by volunteer leaders only, with few exceptions for administrative personnel on national and district level.
As a community youth organization, BdP is independent from political parties/organizations but promotes a comprehensive citizenship education through non-formal educational means on national, regional, and local level. In recognition of the organization's peace-building capacities, German Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schäuble donated €50,000 to BdP in 2015 in order to support international citizenship education through the Scout and Guide method.
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