Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique
| The Guides and Scouts Movement of Belgium | |||
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| Dutch | Gidsen- en Scoutsbeweging in België | ||
| French | Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique | ||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Founded | 1979 | ||
| Membership | 160,000 | ||
| Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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Gidsen- en Scoutsbeweging in België (Dutch) or Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique (French) (GSB) is the national Guiding and Scouting federation in Belgium. Scouting in Belgium started in 1911, and Guiding followed in 1915. The Belgian Scouts were among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) in 1922, and the Guides were one of the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) in 1928. The federation counts 96,837 Scouts (as of 2011) and 59,268 Guides (as of 2010).
The members of the federation are
There are also some German-speaking units in the German-speaking community of Belgium, mostly affiliated to the Walloon associations.
The Scout Motto is Sois Prêt (Be Prepared) or Toujours Prêt (Always Prepared) in French, depending on the organization and Wees Paraat or Wees bereid in Dutch.
Les Scouts - Fédération des Scouts Baden-Powell de Belgique
The logo of the Scouts et Guides Pluralistes de Belgique is explained as:
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