Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique (GSB)

Guiding and Scouting in Belgium
Rue de Dublin 21
1050 Brussels
Belgium

Website: guiding-scouting.be
Email: secretary@guiding-scouting.be
Tel: +32 (0) 2 508 12 00


Founder member

  • Number of Girls Icon

    68.149

    Number of Girl Guides/Girl Scouts in 2020

  • Full/Associate Member Icon

    Member

    Full Member

  • Girls and Boys Icon

    Girls & Boys

    Yes


Component Associations


The Guide and Scout Movement of Belgium (GSB) Logo

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Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen (SGV)
Wilrijkstraat 45
2140 Antwerpen
Belgium

Website: www.scoutsengidsenvlaanderen.be
Tel: +32 3 231 16 20

Scouts et Guides Pluralistes De Belgique (SGP)

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Scouts et Guides Pluralistes de Belgique (SGP)
39 Avenue de la Porte de Hal
1060 Bruxelles
Belgium

Website: www.sgp.be
Email: info@sgp.be
Tel: +32 2 539 23 19

FOS Open Scouting Logo

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FOS Open Scouting
Zwijnaardsesteenweg 93
9000 Gent
Belgium

Website: www.fosopenscouting.be
Email: info@fos.be
Tel: +32 9 245 45 86

Guides Catholique De Belgique (GCB) Logo

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Les Guides (GCB)
Rue Paul-Emile Janson 35
1050 Bruxelles
Belgium

Website: www.guides.be
Email: info@guides.be
Tel: +32 2 538 40 70

Development of the Movement

Guiding in Belgium was officially registered in Brussels in 1915, although there were active groups before that date.

In 1919, Belgium became a member of the International Council, and in 1928 a Founder Member of WAGGGS.

Belgian Guiding reflects the nature of the country. There are two linguistic communities – Flemish in the north and French in the south.

In 1979, its three merged Associations, together with the Guides Catholiques de Belgique and the Fédération des Scouts Catholiques de Belgique (five Associations in all) created a new co-ordinating committee to facilitate the exchange of ideas and promote the fundamental principles of Guiding and Scouting, while at the same time respecting the individual characteristics of each Association.

Guiding in Belgium is linked together by Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique, (GSB) that presents a united image to the public through the press.

The Movement dates back to 1910 when the first group of Scouts on the continent was established in Brussels. In that same year, the organisation ‘Boys Scouts of Belgium’ was founded.

The year 1964 brought the split into different language regions which in 1966 led to the foundation of the French speaking ‘Scouts et Guides Pluralistes (SPG) and the Dutch-speaking ‘Federatie voor Open Scoutisme (FOS).

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