Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs
Austrian Scouting and Guiding organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs (PPÖ; Austrian Boy Scouts and Girl Guides) is the largest Scouting and Guiding organization in Austria and the only one approved by World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). The association claims more than 300 troops (local units) with more than 85,000 Scouts nationwide. WOSM and WAGGGS give quite smaller membership values for the PPÖ: 27,274 members in WOSM (as of 2021)[1][2] and 10,508 members in WAGGGS (as of 2003).
Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs | |||
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Country | Austria | ||
Founded | 1976; 48 years ago (1976) | ||
Membership | 30,000 | ||
Präsident | Dominik Habsburg-Lothringen | ||
Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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Website ppoe.at | |||
Scouting portal |
The badge of the PPÖ is dark red with a white combination of a fleur-de-lis and a trefoil, the symbols of WOSM and WAGGGS, respectively. In the center of the crest is a lighter red-and-white shield bearing the heraldic colors of Austria. The badges of both supranational organizations are also used. Male Scouts wear a purple WOSM logo on their uniforms, females wear the WAGGGS trefoil in the same position.
The association is a member of the Austrian National Youth Council.