The consists of about 40 different associations and federations with about 220,000 Scouts and Guides . Next to Germany , France and Russia , Italy is the country with the most fragmented Scout movement.
Italian Scouting associations include the following nationwide organizations (with their respective members):
- Federazione Italiana Dello Scautismo (FIS), member of the World Organization Of The Scout Movement and of the World Association Of Girl Guides And Girl Scouts , umbrella federation of
- --- Associazione Guide E Scout Cattolici Italiani (AGESCI), about 175.000 members
-- Südtiroler Pfadfinderschaft (SP)
- --- Corpo Nazionale Giovani Esploratori Ed Esploratrici Italiani (CNGEI), about 12.000 members
- ''Movimento Adulti Scout Cattolici Italiani'' (MASCI), member of the International Scout And Guide Fellowship (adult scouting, nationwide)
- Associazione Italiana Guide E Scouts D'Europa Cattolici Della FSE (AIGSEC-FSE), member of the Union Internationale Des Guides Et Scouts D’Europe , about 20.000 members
- ''Federazione Scautistica Italiana'' (FEDERSCOUT), member of the Confédération Européenne De Scoutisme ; an umbrella federation that includes the following local and regional associations:
- --- ''Scouts del Sacerdozio di Aronne'' (AP Scout, nationwide)
- --- ''Associazione Giovani Scout'' (AGISCOUT, Apulia )
- --- ''Scout Nautici Cattolici Sirio'' ( Calabria )
- --- ''Associazione Scout Nautica Antares'' (ANTARES, Latium )
- --- ''Associazione Scautistica Europea'' (ASE, Latium)
- --- ''Boy Scouts of Italy'' (BSI, Latium)
- --- ''Centro Nautico Scout'' (CNS, Latium)
- --- ''Associazione Gruppi Guide e Scout'' (AGGS, Lombardy )
- --- ''Associazione Scout Italiana'' (ASI, Lombardy)
- --- ''Giovani Esploratori Lombardi'' (GEL, Lombardy)
- --- ''Associazione Giovani Esploratori Sardi'' (AGES, Sardinia )
- --- ''Gruppo Scout Madonna del Rosario'' (Sardinia)
- --- ''Giovani Scout Italiani'' (GSI, Sicily )
- --- ''Associazione Veneta Scout Cattolici'' (AVSC, Veneto )
- --- ''Gruppo Scout Vicenza'' (Veneto)
- two members of the World Federation Of Independent Scouts :
- --- ''Associazione Indipendente Scout'' (ASSISCOUT)
- --- ''Associazione Scautistica Cattolica Italiana'' (ASCI) (often called ''new ASCI'' to distinguish it with the similarly named association operating 1916-1994 which later became AGESCI )
- ''Associazione Italiana di Scautismo Raider'' (ASSORAIDER)
- ''Associazione Italiana Scout Avventista'' (AISA), affiliated to Pathfinders International
- ''Associazione Scout Evangelici Italiani'' (ASEI)
- Hashomer Hatzair
- ''Royal Rangers Italia - Associazione Scout Evangelica'', affiliated to Royal Rangers International
There is also a large number of regional and local associations. Those affiliated to national organizations are listed above. Among the independent associations are:
- ''Amici delle Iniziative Scout'' (AMIS, Friuli-Venezia Giulia )
- ''Associazione Guide e Scouts San Benedetto'' (SSB, Sicily)
- ''Protezione Civile Scout Cattolici Italiani'' (PCS, Apulia)
- ''Associazione Scout San Giorgio'' (ASSG, Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
- ''Sezione Scout di Gela "Fabio Rampulla"'' (Sicily)
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