Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France
| Éclaireuses et Éclaireurs de France (EEDF) |
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| founding | 1911/1914 1964 in France |
| main emphasis | Scout work |
| Members | approx. 17,000 |
| Website | eedf.fr |
The Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France (EEDF) ( French Scouts ) is the non-confessional French Scout Association . Founded in 1911, it is the oldest scout organization in France and, through the Fédération du Scoutisme Français, is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and the World Organization of the Scout Movement . With 17,000 members, the EEDF is the second largest scout association in France.
The interreligious work of the EEDF based on educational criteria began in 1911 with the first boys' groups. The first groups of girl scouts were formed in 1914. In 1964 the two movements merged and founded the first co-educational association in France, today's EEdF.
EEDF knows the four age groups Lutins (6–8 years), Louveteaux (8–11), Éclaireuses et Éclaireurs (11–15) and Aînés (15–19 years).