Founder of Scouts and Guides – Lord Baden-Powell

Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the international Scouting Movement, who served in the British Army. During his service, he developed Scouting to help prepare soldiers for battle. After World War I, he wrote a book called “Scouting for Boys” (1908), a book that became very popular and led to the creation of Scout troops by themselves worldwide.

Baden-Powell, also known as B-P, was born on February 22, 1857, in London, England. He established the Boy Scouts movement in 1909 and played a significant role in founding the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922. His full name is Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell.

The Scouting movement traces its roots back to the 19th century, starting with Baden-Powell’s Boys’ Brigade. In 1908, he created the Boy Scouts Association, which later evolved into the World Organization of the Scout Movement.