Scouts' Association

About

The Israel Federation is an association that unites all Scout organizations and movements operating in Israel. The Federation was founded in 1954 and today includes more than 100,000 youth in 6 active scout organizations:

The Hebrew Scouts Movement
The Druze Scouts Organization
The Arab Scouts Movement
The Catholic Scouts Organization
The Muslim Scouts for Peace Organization
The Orthodox Scouts Organization

The Federation Symbols:

Clover leaf (on the right) is the symbol of WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guide and Girl Scouts)
The Lily leaf (on the left) is the symbol of WOSM (World Organization of the Scout Movement)
The Menorah (in the middle) is the symbol of State of Israel
“HeYe Nachon” (“Be Prepared) is the Scouts’ slogan
Figure Eight knot (below the proclamation) is the symbol of the practical scouting.

The Main Goals of the Federation:

To be the association that unites all the Scout organizations and movements in Israel.
Strengthen the state status of Scouts in Israel.
Strengthen education for social values, coexistence, and tolerance between Arabs, Jews, and Druze, for state loyalty and to cultivate a sense of justice, mutual help, a truth relationship, and respect between one another with the intention of self-fulfillment.
Assist in the promotion and development of practical scouting in the State of Israel.
To develop and coordinate the relationships between Scouts in Israel and the global Scout movements and Scout organizations in various different countries around the world.

The Federation’s Institutions:

The Board of the federation includes the members who relatively represent the various organizations and movements according to their organization size.
The Executive Committee that manages the federation.
The federation’s staff includes the following officials:
President
Chairman (Chief Commissioner) - Elected volunteer position
WAGGGS International Commissioner - Elected volunteer position
WOSM International Commissioner - Elected d volunteer position
Treasurer - Appointed volunteer position
Principal Instructor - Appointed volunteer position
Coordinator – Appointed Employee position
Heads of committees and other officials in accordance with the projects operated by the federation.

The Federation Projects:

Co- Existence:

The main project of the federation is the coexistence of all Scout movements and organizations. The project takes place annually and aims to connect the Scout tribes from the various sectors through organized meetings throughout the year, which are hosted each individual tribe. Around 500 trainees from all the scouts organizations and movements participate in this activity and run by volunteers who are graduates of the movements. The activities create long-term friendships between the trainees, which in time, also encourage the participants to become instructors themselves. During the project meetings, we aim to use Scouts tools to aid in the learning of different cultures and customs. The federation also conducts activities of "neighboring tribes" designed to produce long-term relationships between different tribes in geographical proximity.

The Wood Badge Course:

From its beginning, the Federation offers the Wood Badge Course every few years. Each Scout movements and organizations participate and take part in this course. The course takes place at the Scout Farm and is intended for adults who serve in key positions (employees and volunteers) within their organization. The Wood Badge Course exists in most Scout associations and federations around the world, and is considered the most prestigious and important course today in the global Scout movements. The course program has been adapted to the Israeli culture, with original content supplemented by theoretical topics with a strong emphasis on the coexistence of the various sectors of the multicultural and religious societies in the State of Israel.

Sea Badge Course:

The Sea Badge Course is the continuation course of The Wood Badge Course in the Israeli federation. Participants go through challenging maritime activities and receive the Sea Badge upon completion.

The goals of the course are:

Going to the next level of the Wood Badge course.
Providing additional training tools for federation members using ocean activities and improving processes.
The scouts who successfully complete the course are qualified as boat crew members and receive the Sea Badge and a graduation certificate.

Scouting Badge Course:

This original course was first held in Israel in 2005. Similar in content to the Wood Badge course, but instead aimed for 17 year old scouts from all the Scout organizations and movements. The course is named after Arieh Karuch, a key founder of the Scout movement in Israel in 1919. Of the total participants, 50% are Jews and 50% are Arabs and Druze. The course staff is composed similarly, where trainees from all parts of Israeli society work together.

→ Officials

The Scouts Association in Israel

Eran Aharon Glazer

Chairman of the Scout Association in Israel.

Email: Eran@israelscouts.org

Phone:

+97254-2440333

Mr. Morris Zilka

President, Israel Scout