Fédération des Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs
Encyclopedia
The Fédération des éclaireuses et éclaireurs (FEE, Guides and Scouts Federation) is an umbrella federation of about 15 regional Scouting
and Guiding
associations in France
. It was founded in 1989 and serves about 2000 members. The FEE is a member of the Conférence Française de Scoutisme
.
(EEdF); the following year, they were joint by four formerly independent associations. In 1992, it received the public agreement which is necessary in France for all youth organizations. The FEE was among the founding members of the Conférence Française de Scoutisme in 2000.
Former members:
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
and Guiding
Girl Guides
A Guide, Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. It is the female-centred equivalent of the Scouts. The term Girl Scout is used in the United States and several East Asian...
associations in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It was founded in 1989 and serves about 2000 members. The FEE is a member of the Conférence Française de Scoutisme
Conférence Française de Scoutisme
The Conférence Française de Scoutisme is a French Scouting federation, founded in 2000 and serving about 35,000 members of both genders...
.
History
The FEE was founded by five local groups in 1989, all of them former members of the Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de FranceEclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France
Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France is an interreligious and coeducational Scouting and Guiding association in France. The first interreligious Scouting groups in France were founded in 1911, and interreligious Guiding started in 1914; both movements merged in 1964 forming the EEdF...
(EEdF); the following year, they were joint by four formerly independent associations. In 1992, it received the public agreement which is necessary in France for all youth organizations. The FEE was among the founding members of the Conférence Française de Scoutisme in 2000.
Component associations
The sources on the component associations differ and name between 12 and 19 member associations. Among the associations named are:- Association de Scoutisme unioniste
- Association vairoise de Scoutisme laïque
- Eclaireurs du Midi
- Eclaireurs et Louvetaux orthodoxes
- Eclaireurs neutres du Limousin
- Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs alpins
- Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs Baden-Powell
- Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs Côte d'Opale
- Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs d'Armor
- Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de Cognac
- Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de Melun
- Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de Vichy
- Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de Seine-Saint-Denis
- Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs laïques
- Groupe Pierre Dejean
- Groupe Pierre François
- Scoutisme en Dombes
- Scoutisme unioniste Montalbanais
- Scoutisme unioniste Toulousain
- Scoutisme unitaire chrétien
- Scouts orthodoxes de France
- Scouts pluralistes de France
Former members:
- Association française de Scoutisme unioniste; its components Scoutisme unioniste Montalbanais, Scoutisme unioniste Toulousain and Association de Scoutisme unioniste remained in the FEE as separate members after the disbandment of the AFSU.
- Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs Bois-Colombes (founding member of the FEE; returned to the EEdF in 2000)
- Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de Gascogne
- Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs Sud Seine-et-Marne
Program
The FEE as a whole is a non-denominational Scouting organization, but its component associations a free to choose a confessional sponsor. The associations works in three age-groups:- Louvetaux/Louvettes (Cub ScoutCub ScoutA Cub Scout is a member of the section of the worldwide Scouting movement for young persons, mainly boys normally aged about 7 to 11. In some countries they are known by their original name of Wolf Cubs and are often referred to simply as Cubs. The movement is often referred to simply as Cubbing...
s) - ages 8 to 11 - Eclaireurs/Eclaireuse (ScoutsBoy ScoutA Scout is a boy or a girl, usually 11 to 18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. Because of the large age and development span, many Scouting associations have split this age group into a junior and a senior section...
/Guides) - ages 12 to 16 - Routiers/Aînées (Rover ScoutsRover ScoutsRover Scouting is a service division of Scouting for young men, and in most countries, women. A group of Rovers, analogous to a Scout troop, is called a 'Crew.'...
/Ranger Guides) - ages 17 and older