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'''Savez Izviđača Srbije''' ({{lang-sr|Савез Извиђача Србије}}) is the primary national [[Scouting]] organization of [[Serbia]]. A referendum on independence was held in Republic of Montenegro on May 21, 2006, voting to leave its state union with Serbia by a narrow margin. Montenegro became the world's 193rd recognized sovereign state, which has then split the [[Savez Izviđača Srbije i Crne Gore]], as happened with [[Junák|Czechoslovakia]] in 1993, meaning that both nations may now need to reapply for [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] membership.

The first Scout units in what was to become Yugoslavia were founded in [[1911]] by Dr. [[Miloš Popović]], in Belgrade, [[Kragujevac]], [[Vranje]] and [[Valjevo]]. As Yugoslavia, Serbia served as one of the 20 original signatories that founded the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], from 1922 to 1950.  

The Scout Association of Yugoslavia was renewed under the former Federal Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia on November 24, 1951 at a meeting held in Zagreb, now in [[Croatia]]. Individual branches were created for each constituent republic, and the Scout movement grew and thrived until the Yugoslav dissolution in 1991.

Yugoslavia, as Serbia and Montenegro, returned as the 137th member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement on September 1, [[1995]]. In the prevailing situation in [[the Balkans]], the association is very active in social work for all segments of the population, and cooperates closely with the Red Cross in providing aid to refugees, opportunities for the disabled, help for orphans and general aid to areas in crisis. The SIS has recently been featured in news stories about the work they are doing for the environment. The SIS is active in a campaign to introduce new methods and materials of packaging, different schemes for garbage collection and recycling programmes. Serbia and Montenegro fielded a contingent EuroJam 2005.

The Savez Izviđača Srbije does not presently own its own centers, nor do the individual Scout Organizations of Serbia. A number of Scout Groups have their own centers, including groups in [[Buljarice]], [[Debelo Brdo]], and [[Brezovica]].

If there are a number of Scout Groups in a locality (such as a city or district) then local Scout Councils may be formed. There are City Scout Councils in Belgrade and [[Niš]] and 12 District Scout Councils around Serbia in [[Ada, Serbia|Ada]], [[Požarevac]], [[Velika Plana]], [[Bačka Topola]], [[Rakovica, Belgrade|Rakovica]], [[Vranje]], [[Čukarica]], [[Šabac]], [[Zaječar]], [[Kruševac]], [[Subotica]] and [[Zvezdara]].

[[Vojvodina]] and [[Kosovo and Metohija]] autonomous regions of Serbia have their own Scout Councils, which belong to Savez Izviđača Srbije.

Where most countries have a formalized structure of Councils, Districts and Groups, [[Serbia]] has a less formal organization. At the heart of Savez Izviđača Srbije are the Groups, typically much bigger than Groups in other countries, containing several Cub packs, Scout troops and Senior Scout units. For example, the France Prešern Group in Belgrade, founded in 1957, has had over 11,000 members, over 200 new members a year.

The Scout Association of [[Vojvodina]] ([[Serbian language|Serbian]]: ''Savez Izviđača Vojvodine''/''Савез Извиђача Војводине'', [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Vajdasági Cserkészek'', [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: ''Savez Izviđača Vojvodine'') has been active since 1911, when the first local Scout units were founded in [[Novi Sad]], [[Pančevo]], [[Subotica]] and other places. The Scout Association of Vojvodina, which has around 2000 members, unites the work of 35 Scout units from towns and villages across Vojvodina. The work of the Scout Association of Vojvodina includes camps, various activities, training of leaders, meetings, seminars, and competitions, Scout jamborees of Vojvodina gathering up to 2000 participants, orienteering all-around competitions, an international Scout artists' colony, and the Eurostep program, including an Eco-camp in Pančevo, the [[Archeology]] camp in [[Sremska Mitrovica]], the International Scout Artists' Colony in [[Kovačica]] and the Camp for River Scouts in [[Kanjiža]].

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The (SAMnet) is the newest of British Scouting's country focussed networks, a forum where members of [[The Scout Association]] with a specific interest in Serbia and Montenegro regularly visit the country and work to raise awareness within the UKSA of Scouting there and in the Balkans in general.<ref name="SAMnet">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://www.samnet.org.uk | title = Welcome to SAMnet | format = | work = | publisher = SAMnet.org | accessdate = 15 Jul | accessyear = 2006}}</ref> SAMnet was formed in May 2004 after a Scout Association study visit to the country.

Groups may belong to Local Scout Councils and/or Regional Scout Organizations, but many Groups report directly to Savez Izviđača Srbije, the Serbian Scout Association.  

The Scout Motto is ''Budi Spreman'', translating as "Be Prepared" in Serbian.

: Dajem časnu riječ da ću čuvati svoju otadžbinu, da prihvatam duhovnu stvarnost i da ću tragati za njenim punijim značenjem, da cu pomagati drugima i da cu živjet i radit po Izviđačkim zakonima.

: ''I commit myself to protect my Fatherland, to accept the spiritual reality and to search for its full meaning, to help others and to live and work in accordance with the Scout Law.

# Izviđač je dobar drug, vedar, društven i nesebičan. (A Scout is a good friend, cheerful, sociable and unselfish.)

# Izviđač je koristan član zajednice u kojoj živi. (A Scout is a useful member of the community he/she lives in.)

# Izviđač odgovorno izvršava zajedničke odluke. (A Scout reliably executes collective decisions.)

Other Serbian Scout organizations include  

*[[Image:Beograd-vel-grb.jpg|20px]] the ''[[Belgrade]] Scout Union''

*[[Image:Magyar Cserkészszövetség membership badge.png|20px]] the ''Vajdasági Magyar Cserkészszövetség,'' ethnic Hungarian Scouts in Vojvodina linked to [[Magyar Cserkészszövetség]]

*[[Savez Izviđača Crne Gore]]

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* [http://www.izvidjaci.org.yu Official web-site of Association of Scouts of Serbia]

* [http://www.mlava.org.yu/serbian/linkovi.php Mlava (Serbian)]