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The '''Order of World Scouts''' (OWS) was originally founded in [[1911]], and revitalized in 1991. Headquartered in England, the Order of World Scouts includes member associations in four countries, [[Australia]], [[Poland]], the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Italy]].
The '''Order of World Scouts''' (OWS) was originally founded in [[1911]], and revitalized in 1991. Headquartered in England, the Order of World Scouts includes member associations in four countries, [[Australia]], [[Poland]], the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Italy]].

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Membership badge of the Order of World Scouts


The Order of World Scouts (OWS) was originally founded in 1911, and revitalized in 1991. Headquartered in England, the Order of World Scouts includes member associations in four countries, Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom and Italy.

In 1909, a group of troops withdrew from Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Association and formed the British Boy Scouts (BBS), apparently out of concern that Baden-Powell's association was too "official" and militaristic. While some early troops were coed, a public outcry caused them quickly to split into semi-separate British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts (BBS and BGS) associations. The BBS and BGS program soon spread to several other British Commonwealth countries. As a result, in 1911, members of the BBS led by Sir Francis Vane (a former official of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Association) organized the Order of World Scouts. The Order had some early success, then largely collapsed after its founder and primary financial benefactor declared bankruptcy in 1912.

Largely disappearing for nearly 80 years, the Order was revived in the early 1990s.

The Order of World Scouts constitution requires that all members "demonstrate by teaching and example of life, the Christian Faith".

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Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme | International Scout and Guide Fellowship | Order of World Scouts | Scouts-in-Exile | Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | World Federation of Independent Scouts | World Organization of the Scout Movement