Frivillig Drenge- og Pige-Forbund
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| founding | 1902/1974 |
| Seat | Copenhagen |
| main emphasis | Christian youth association |
| Members | 24,000 |
| Website | fdf.dk |
FDF is a Christian children and youth organization in Denmark and in neighboring southern Schleswig with approx. 24,000 members. The abbreviation FDF stands for Frivilligt Drenge og Pige-Forbund , which translates as “Voluntary Boys and Girls Association”.
structure
Age groups
In FDF there are different age groups for the children. From the age of 18 you can become a group leader.
| Age group | From | To |
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| Pusling | 5 years | 0 class |
| Tumling | 1st Class | 2nd Class |
| Pilt | 3rd grade | 4th grade |
| Væbner | 5th grade | 6th grade |
| Seniorvæbner | 7th grade | 8th grade |
| Senior | 9th grade | 18 years |
history
FDF was founded on October 27, 1902 in Frederiksberg by Holger Tornøe and Ludvig Valentiner , making it Denmark's oldest uniformed children and youth association. At first, FDF was a pure boys' association as the "Frivilligt Drenge Forbund". On June 5, 1952, the girls' association FPF, the "Frivilligt Pige Forbund", was founded as a counterpart to FDF by Signe Larsen and Willy Gravesen . In 1974 both associations merged to form the FDF / FPF. In 1994 the name was simplified to today's form FDF.
International partnerships
FDF is a member of fimcap and the European Fellowship. Sister organizations in the German-speaking area are the Catholic Young Community (KjG) in Germany, Jungwacht Blauring (Jubla) in Switzerland and the Catholic Young Group of Austria (KJSÖ) .
FDF
Web links
- Homepage of FDF (Danish)