The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM): History, Structure, and Governance, Slides of History

Download The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM): History, Structure, and Governance and more Slides History in PDF only on Docsity! WOSM The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 164 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have over 40 million participants. WOSM was established in 1922 THREE GOVERNING BODIES OF WOSM ¢ World Scout Bureau ¢ World Scout Committee ¢ World Scout Conference WORLD SCOUT CONFERENCE The World Scout Conference (WSC) is the governing body and meets every three years, preceded by the World Scout Youth Forum. The World Scout Conference is the general assembly of Scouting and is composed of six delegates from each of the member Scout associations. If a country has more than one association, the associations form a federation for coordination and world representation. The basis for recognition and membership in the World Scout Conference includes adherence to the aims and principles of the World Orga Movement, and independeng ement.on the part of e WORLD SCOUT COMMITTEE The World Scout Committee is the executive body of the World Scout Conference and is composed of elected volunteers. The World Scout Committee represents World Scout Conference between the meetings of the full conference. The World Scout Committee is responsible for the implementation of the resolutions of the World Scout Conference and for acting on its behalf between its meetings. The Committee meets twice a year, usually in Geneva. Its Steering Committee, consisting of the Chairman, two Vice-Chairmen and the Secretary General, meet as n WORLD SCOUT BUREAU The World Scout Bureau is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and has offices in six regional divisions: * European Region - Geneva, Switzerland and Brussles, Belgium and Belgrade, Serbia ¢ Arab Region - Cairo, Egypt ¢ Africa Region - Nairobi, Kenya; Cape Town, South Africa and Dakar, Senegal * Asia-Pacific Region - Makati City, Philippines, Australia, Nepal and Tokyo, Japan erican Region - Ciudad del Saber, Panama asian Region - Kiev, Ukraine ° ¢ Asia-Pacific Region: ¢ Eurasian Region: WORLD SCOUT EMBLEM The WOSM emblem and membership badge is the World Scout Emblem, a purple, circular logo with a fleur-de-lis in the center, surrounded by a length of rope tied with a reef knot (also called a square knot).