International Catholic Conference of Girl Scouts

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The International Catholic Conference of Girl Scouts (common abbreviation: CICG-ICCG; en . : International Catholic Conference of Guiding , ICCG; fr . : Conférence Internationale Catholique du Guidisme , CICG) is the international federation of Catholic Girl Scout associations . Founded in 1965 and recognized by the Holy See , it is an association of the faithful with 48 associations based in Paris . She is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).

history

The first meetings of leaders of female scout organizations go back to 1948, when the "International Catholic Conference of Scouts" was founded. In 1953 a separate secretariat was set up for the Girl Scouts, from which the initiative arose to set up a conference specifically for Girl Scouts. In 1960 the secretariat joined the WAGGGS as an employee and in 1965 21 female scout associations united to form the “International Catholic Conference of Girl Scouts”. In 1964 the ICCG-CICG declared its full membership of the WAGGGS. In 1968 the first general conference was held, in which 17 regional associations took part. In 1974, the conference passed a revised statute that took into account the results of the Second Vatican Council and was clearly given liberal principles. She also accepted the "Catholic Charter of Boy Scouts," approved by the Holy See in 1977. The CICG-ICCG was eventually recognized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity as an international association of believers under papal law and included in the official list of associations of believers .

Self-image

The international association includes national and interdenominational female scout associations, which mostly follow the Catholic goals. They want to help their members and lead the scout movement to an education in the faith . To do this, they use the educational experience and cooperation on an international level.

Organization and expansion

As of October 2013, the organization has 48 member associations and 3 associations with observer status. The members are distributed worldwide in the regions of Africa , Europe , Latin America and the Middle East , each headed by a regional chairman, they represent almost 2 million Girl Scouts. Germany is represented by the St. Georg Scout Association , internationally the ICCG-CICG is affiliated with the WAGGGS and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). The world presidium consists of a chairman, the 4 regional chairmen, an administrative secretary, the church assistant and the respective regional chaplains. A secretariat is assigned to the Presidium, which is based in Neuquén ( Argentina ).

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  1. ↑ See Charter of the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe (UIGSE-FSE) Archived copy ( memorial from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )