Italian Scout Federation
The Italian Scout Federation 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 and 84,303 Guides.
History
The FIS was founded in 1986 after the merger of Federazione Esploratori Italiani and Federazione Italiana Guide Esploratrici.Members
The members of the federation are- Associazione Guide e Scouts Cattolici Italiani
- Corpo Nazionale Giovani Esploratori ed Esploratrici Italiani
- 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.