Non-aligned Scouting and Scout-like organisations

Non-aligned Scout organization is a term used by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and their member national organizations to refer to Scout organizations that are not affiliated with them. See list of non-aligned Scout organizations.

Scout-like organisations are organizations that resemble Scouts in some way. Scout-like organizations have been created both prior to and after the origin of the Scout Movement and are characterized by use of or similarity to part of the Scout Method.

The Scout Movement is a pluralist movement, not a single organization. Since its origins, the Scout Movement has been composed of many Scout organisations. However, WOSM and WAGGGS, to protect their founding organizations, register only one Scout organization per country, and, although some member organization are federations of several organizations, WOSM has never required any of its founding member organizations to form a federation with other scout organizations.

Terminology used in this article:
The terms "aligned", "non-aligned", "Scout-like" and "breakaway" used in this article reflect the usage of WOSM, WAGGGS and their member national organizations. WOSM, WAGGGS and their member national organizations refer to organizations that had a common origin or were once associated with them in some way but are no longer associated with them as breakaway organizations. A breakaway organization may also be a Scout or Scout-like organization.