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World Organization of the Scout Movement

World Organization of the Scout Movement
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HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
Countryworldwide
Founded1920
FounderRobert Baden-Powell
Secretary GeneralLuc Panissod
World Scout Committee ChairmanSimon Hang-Bock Rhee

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The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland. It is the counterpart of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).

The mission of WOSM is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Scout Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society. WOSM is organized into regions and operates with a conference, committee and bureau.


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