Scouting Nederland
| Scouting Nederland | |
|---|---|
| purpose | Dutch Scout Association |
| Establishment date: | 1910/1973 |
| Number of members: | 112,000 |
| Website: | scouting.nl |
Scouting Nederland is the scouting association of the Netherlands . Scouting Nederland is the country's largest youth organization with 112,000 members.
Scouting Nederland is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts as well as their European organizations. 87,000 children and young people are active in 1,100 local groups and are looked after by 25,000 volunteers. Within the association there are also sea and air scout groups as well as Scouting Doven Nederland, an organization for hearing impaired children and young people.
history
The first Dutch scout group was formed in Amsterdam in 1910 . Initially organized in several associations, the Dutch scouts joined forces in 1915 to form the De Nederlandse Padvinders association . In addition to the groups for boys, there were also groups for girls, which united in 1916 in the Het Nederlandsche Meisjesgilde Association (from 1933: Nederlandse Padvindstersgilde ). In 1938 and 1945, respectively, the Catholic groups split from the two associations; the Katholieke Verkenners for boys and the Nederlandse Gidsen for girls were created. During the Second World War, the scout groups in the Netherlands were banned by the German occupation authorities . In 1973 the four associations merged to form Scouting Nederland.