Learning About International Scouting

Begin your exploration of International Scouting at the web site of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).  This is the major international organization of national Scout associations and is the one to which the Boy Scouts of America belongs.

Their list of Member Countries includes the name of each member Scout association and links to the home sites of many National Scout Associations.

You can purchase items from the WOSM on line at the World Shop of the Scout Movement.  All prices are in Euros.

The best site to find links to home pages of packs and troops in countries around the world is the InterNETional Scouting and Guiding Pages.

You can learn more about International Scouting at Scouting Around the World (BSA) which focuses on WOSM members and International Scouting (Troop 97) which also describes other non-WOSM Scout Associations.

U.S. Scouts and leaders can learn more about getting involved in international Scouting activities from the International Division of the Boy Scouts of America.

The best sources of information about Scouting’s founder, Robert Baden-Powell, are the Pine Tree Web Page and Scouting Milestones

Scouting Radio, headquartered in Ireland, presents an opportunity to listen to Scouts and Scouting news.

If you will be participating in an international Scout event, you might want to visit Scouting Dictionary - Scouting terms in different languages

The UK Scout Association has fact sheets on World Scouting, on running International Evenings at pack and troop meetings, and on their Global Awareness Partnership Project.

Some Scouts will enjoy collecting Scouts on Stamps from around the world and getting involved with the Scouts on Stamps Society International.