Italian Scout Federation
Italian Federation for Scouting
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The Italian Scout Federation (FIS, Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo) is the national Scouting and Guiding federation of Italy. Scouting and Guiding in Italy started in 1910, the Boy Scouts were among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922, the Girl Guides joined the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1948. The federation serves 102,778 Scouts (as of 2011)[1] and 84,303 Guides (as of 2008).[2]
ItalianFederazione Italiana dello Scautismo
Headquarterspiazza Pasquale Paoli, 18
LocationRome
CountryItaly
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| Italian | Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo | ||
| Headquarters | piazza Pasquale Paoli, 18 | ||
| Location | Rome | ||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Founded | 1986 | ||
| Membership | 187,000 | ||
| President | Franz Adami | ||
| Vice-president | Marilina Laforgia | ||
| Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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   Standard uniform colors for Italian Scouts federation | |||
History
Members
The members of the federation are
- Associazione Guide e Scouts Cattolici Italiani (AGESCI, Italian Catholic Guide and Scout Association, Catholic, coed)
- Corpo Nazionale Giovani Esploratori ed Esploratrici Italiani (CNGEI, National Boy and Girl Scout Corps, secular, coed)
Affiliated to AGESCI are two minority Scouting organizations:
- the Südtiroler Pfadfinderschaft is the Catholic Scout association of the German-speaking minority in South Tyrol.
- the Slovenska Zamejska Skavtska Organizacija is the Catholic Scout association that serves the Slovenians living in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.