Pigespejdernes Fællesråd Danmark

Pigespejdernes Fællesråd Danmark (PFD, The Joint Committee of Girl Guides in Denmark) is the national Guiding federation of Denmark. Danish Guiding started in 1910, the PFD was founded in 1923 and was among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928. The federation serves 18,893 Guides (as of 2008).[1]

Pigespejdernes Fællesråd Danmark
CountryDenmark
Founded1923
Membership22,090
PresidentPrincess Benedikte of Denmark
AffiliationWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

Member associations

Full members of the federation are

  • Danske Baptisters Spejderkorps (DBS, Danish Baptist Scout Association, coed)
  • De grønne pigespejdere (The Green Girl Guides - YWCA, girls only)
  • Det Danske Spejderkorps (DDS, The Danish Guide and Scout Association, interreligious, coed)
  • Kalaallit Nunaanni Spejderit Kattufiat - Grønlands Spejderkorps (Scout Association of Greenland, interreligious, coed)

Observer status within the federation have:

Jamboree Denmark 2012

A Jamboree took place near Holstebro in July 2012, run jointly by member organizations of the PFD as well as the Danish Scout Council.[2] 35,000 Scouts are expected to attend.[3]

Emblems
  • Det Danske Spejderkorps
  • De grønne pigespejdere
  • Føroya KFUK Skótar

See also

References
  1. "33rd World Conference Document No. 11" (PDF). World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  2. "About Denmark Jamboree 2012 (Danish)". Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  3. About Denmark Jamboree 2012 (English) Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
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