Deutscher Pfadfinderverband

The German Scout Association is a federation of sixteen independent scout frets in Germany. As a federative union he represents the interests of approximately 29,000 children and young people aged up to 27 years from all over Germany.

The recognized non-profit organization as its member unions interdenominational and politically independent. In addition to the representation of young people in various public bodies include the planning and organization of large and expensive training courses, camps and trips to the tasks of the DPV.

History

The DPV was built from groups of scouts, the covenant German scouts left in 1970 because of its increasing politicization and own, mostly regionally oriented Scout Unions founded. Initially, these frets closed eV together under the name of German scouts.

In 1971, this umbrella organization named to the involvement of the German Scout Federation ( DPB ) in German Scout Association. The DPB left the DPV However, after a few years.

From 1977 to 1995, the DPV was member of the German scout ring ( DPR), were represented in the addition nor the Catholic Boy Scouts of Europe, the European Scout Saint Michael, the Christian scouts in Germany and the Christian scouts in 1921.

In May 1985, the DPV presented a request for inclusion in the ring German Scout associations ( RdP ), but was rejected on the grounds that before an association with the Federation of Scouts and Guides ( BdP ) would have to occur. Then it came in the following years several discussions and meetings between BdP and DPV, which ended inconclusively in 1989.

At the general meeting in Berlin in 2007, the association Europe - Scouts has withdrawn from the DPV, This was due to the permanently low membership numbers. At the same time the Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts Federation was incorporated northern lights in the DPV.

2007 was the centenary of the worldwide Scouting movement at Pentecost the Association bearing Exploris, together with the BdP LV North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Lower Rhine Schwalmtal instead.

Member Associations

The DPV understood as an umbrella organization currently sixteen Scout Unions together. Member numbers and structures of the individual member associations are very different, except for the German Scout Association mosaic and the Scout Association globetrotters all member associations are aligned regionally. The number of members ranging from less than 100 to 8,000 Scouts.

The following Scout Unions are member of the DPV (as of 2010 ):

  • Confederation of European Scouts
  • German Scout Association Hamburg
  • German Scout Association mosaic
  • Jomsborg - free Pfadfinderbund
  • Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts Federation Northern Lights
  • Pfadfinderbund Boreas
  • Pfadfinderbund horizons
  • Scout Association of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern
  • Pfadfinderbund globetrotter
  • Scout Association Nordmark
  • Scout Association Southern Germany
  • Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Federation North
  • Association of German Scouts

Associate members:

  • Free Scout Association

Former members:

  • German Scouts country Mark Westphalia (2010 dawned in Pfadfinderbund Boreas )
  • German Scout Association ( leaked )
  • German Scout Association North Country (2011 entered the German Scout Association Hamburg)
  • German Scout Association Gau Westland (2010 dawned in Pfadfinderbund Boreas )
  • European Scouts ( leaked )
  • Pfadfinderbund South ( leaked )
  • Scout Association Borderland (2011 entered the German Scout Association mosaic)
  • Scout Association Phoenix (2010 dawned in Pfadfinderbund Boreas )
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