Ring of German Girl Scout Associations
The Ring of German Girl Scout Associations (RDP) is the umbrella organization of three Girl Scout Associations in Germany, based in Berlin . The RDP is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
The partner organization and “male” counterpart is the Ring of German Scout Associations (RdP with d ).
Members
The three member associations are:
- Association of Boy Scouts (BdP - interdenominational)
- Girl Scouts St. Georg (PSG - Catholic)
- Association of Christian Scouts (VCP - Protestant)
In 2018, the Association of Muslim Scouts and Girl Scouts in Germany was accepted as a connecting association.
In 2012 a total of 51,749 Girl Scouts were members of the RDP. VCP and PSG report both female and male members, the BdP only reports female members.
history
The RDP was founded in 1949 under the name of the Ring of German Boy Scout Association . The founding members were
- the Association of German Scouts (merged in 1976 with the Association of Scouts to form the BdP)
- The Evangelical Girl Scout Association , which also represented the Association of Christian Girl Scouts , which is only active in Bavaria (both associations merged in 1973 with the Christian Boy Scouts of Germany to form the VCP),
- and the PSG.
The WAGGGS only allows one association as a member per country, which is why the German scout associations have founded the RDP as an umbrella organization. The RDP was accepted as an associate member there in 1950 and a full member in 1954.
Since 2007 there has been a ring scarf for joint events of the ring, which is also used by the ring of German scout associations. For the 23rd World Scout Jamboree 2015 in Japan, all German scouts will be wearing a common, uniform scout costume for the first time .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ring of German Girl Scout Associations (RDP). (No longer available online.) In: www.wagggs.org. World Association of Girls Guides and Girl Scouts, archived from the original September 27, 2007 ; accessed on July 10, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
