World Organization of Independent Scouts

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World Organization of Independent Scouts
World Organization of Independent Scouts.svg
CountryWorldwide
Founded2010
Membership19400 [1]
PresidentHugo Paniagua
Website
www.woisscouts.com
WikiProject Scouting fleur-de-lis dark.svg  Scouting portal

The World Organization of Independent Scouts is an international Scouting organization for traditional Scouting.

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Members

Full Members

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Prospect members

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Former members

Emblem

The membership badge for youth is a white Fleur-de-lis with two azure five-point stars on an azure background. The membership badge for adults is an azure Fleur-de-lis on a white background.

History

The World Organization of Independent Scouts was founded in 2010 by former members of the World Federation of Independent Scouts. The organization started with around 15,000 members. [5]

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