The Association of Guides and Scouts of Chile (AGSCH) began in 1978 when the Scout Association of Chile (ASCH) and the Girl Guides Association of Chile (AGCH) combined. It is affiliated with the World Association of Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and the World Scout Movement (WOSM). This connection allows the Association to participate in major global programs related to health, nutrition, world peace, environmental protection and integration of disabled into society, among other social issues of concern to the Association. Additionally, the affiliation grants the Association consultative status with the United Nations on matters concerning childhood and youth, and also membership in the Scout Parliamentary Union, consisting in Chile of more than thirty members.
The Movimiento Scout del Uruguay (MSU) is the national Scouting organization of Uruguay, and a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Scouting was founded in Uruguay in 1947 and became a member of WOSM in 1950. MSU has 1,549 members.
The Asociación de Scouts de El Salvador is the national Scouting organization of El Salvador. Scouting in El Salvador was founded in 1938 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1940. The association has 2,820 members as of 2011.
The Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica is the national Scouting and Guiding association of Costa Rica. Scouting was founded in Costa Rica in 1915 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1935. Guiding started in 1922 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1946. The association has more than 14,500 members of both genders.
The Asociación de Scouts del Perú is the national Scouting organization of Peru. Peruvian Scouting was founded in 1911 and was among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922. It has 4,852 members.
Cuba is one of four of the world's independent countries that do not have Scouting; however, Scouting and Guiding in Cuba was served by
The Asociación Guías Argentinas is the national Guiding organization of Argentina. It serves 3,251 members. Guiding was introduced to Argentina in 1915. The coeducational organization founded in 1953 became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1957 and a full member in 1963.
The Asociación de Guías Scouts de Bolivia is the national Guiding organization of Bolivia. It serves 390 members. Guiding was introduced to Bolivia in 1915. Founded in 1958, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1966 and a full member in 1978.
The Asociación de Guías Scouts de Colombia is the national Guiding organization of Colombia. It serves 627 members. Founded in 1936, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1954.
The Asociación de Guías Scouts Dominicanas is the national Guiding organization of the Dominican Republic. It serves 588 members. Founded in 1961, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1969. The Dominican Republic Girl scout uniforms are the same as the United States uniforms.
The Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Ecuador is the national Guiding organization of Ecuador. It serves 225 members. Founded in 1919, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1966.
The Asociación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Guatemala is the national Guiding organization of Guatemala. It serves 980 members. Founded in 1935, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1957 and a full member in 1969.
The Asociación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Honduras is the national Guiding organization of Honduras. It serves 5,484 members. Founded in 1953, the coeducational organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1981 and a full member in 2002.
Guías de México is the national Guiding organization of Mexico. It serves 5,196 members. Founded in 1930, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1948 and a full member in 1957. WAGGGS' world centre Our Cabaña, in Cuernavaca, Mexico, opened in 1957.
The Scouting and Guiding movement in Mexico consists of several independent organizations.
The Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Perú is the national Guiding organization of Peru. It served 6,100 members as of 2010. In 1916, the "Society of Girl Guides" was founded by the first Chief Guide, Elsa Hansen Daranyi. The coeducational organization founded in 1945 became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1960 and a full member in 1963.
The Asociación de Guías Scouts de Venezuela is the national Guiding organization of Venezuela. It serves 600 members (approximately). Founded in 1958, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1966.
The Asociación Guías Scout del Uruguay is the national Guiding organization of Uruguay. It serves 71 members. Founded in 1955, the coeducational organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) in 1966; the membership was revoked in 2014.
The Scout and Guide movement in El Salvador is served by
The Federación Española de Guidismo is a federation of several Spanish Guiding organizations, serving about 1,500 members. It is a member of the Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España and thus affiliated to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
