Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon
| Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Membership | 32,000 | ||
| Landssjef | Anne Sjømæling | ||
| Viselandssjef | Thorbjørn Geirbo | ||
| Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon (The Guides and Scouts of Norway) is the national Scouting and Guiding federation of Norway, founded in 2003. It took over the WOSM membership of Norges Speiderforbund and the WAGGGS membership of the Fellesrådet for speiderpiker i Norge. Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon serves 17,348 Scouts (as of 2011)[1] and 14,443 Guides (as of 2008).[2]
The federation has actual two independent member associations:
- Norges Speiderforbund (Norwegian Guide and Scout Association)
- Norges KFUK-KFUM-speidere (YWCA-YMCA Guides and Scouts of Norway)
History
Scouting was founded in 1909 and gained recognition by the World Bureau in 1922, as a founding member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.
The 14th World Scout Jamboree in 1975 took place in Norway.
In 1985, Dr. Gisle Johnson was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
References
External links
- Official website (Norwegian)
