The Scout

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....

 movement in South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

is served by

• Girl Scouts Korea
  Girl Scouts Korea
  Girl Scouts Korea is the national Girl Scouting/Guiding organization of South Korea. It serves 78,365 members . Founded in 1946, the coeducational organization became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1957....
  
  , member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
  World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
  The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England. It is the counterpart of the World Organization of the Scout...
  
  
• Korea Scout Association
  Korea Scout Association
  The Korea Scout Association is the national Scouting association of South Korea.Scouting was founded in Korea in 1922 while under Japanese rule, and sent representatives to the first Far East Scouting competition in Beijing in 1924. However, it was banned by the occupation authorities from 1937...
  
  , member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
  World Organization of the Scout Movement
  The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...
  
  

International Scouting units in South Korea

There are two organizations focused on serving children of American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 military families living in South Korea and elsewhere in eastern Asia and the western Pacific: Girl Scouts of the USA

Girl Scouts of the USA

The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls". It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and was organized after Low...

, serviced by the USA Girl Scouts Overseas—West Pacific, and Boy Scouts of America

Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...

 (BSA), serviced by the Korea District of the Far East Council. These councils serve BSA and GSUSA units serving children of diplomatic, business and military personnel, and international units run under their auspices.

North Korea

North Korea

North Korea

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

 shared a common Scout history with South Korea until 1950, but at present is one of only five of the world's independent countries that do not have Scouting. North Korea instead has a Pioneer Movement

Pioneer movement

A pioneer movement is an organization for children operated by a communist party. Typically children enter into the organization in elementary school and continue until adolescence. The adolescents then typically joined the Young Communist League...

, the Young Pioneer Corps.