Pfadfinderbund Weltenbummler

The Pfadfinderbund Weltenbummler e.V. (Scouts' Association Globetrotter) is an inter-confessional and apolitical German Scout association founded in 1981. It has about 2000 members and is part of the World Federation of Independent Scouts (WFIS), the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE), the German Scout Association (DPV), the Bavarian Scout Council and the German Parity Welfare Association. It is recognized by German law as a charitable and nonprofit organization. The association is built on the principles constituted by Robert Baden-Powell. Their uniform is dark blue, they wear black pants and striped neckerchiefs with varied woogles.

Pfadfinderbund Weltenbummler e.V.
HeadquartersNuremberg
CountryGermany
Founded1981
AffiliationWorld Federation of Independent Scouts
Website
http://www.pbw.org/
The Weltenbummler uniform

History

The PbW was founded on December 12, 1981 in Coburg under the name Pfadfinderbund Bayern e.V. by groups leaving the Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder due to ideological reasons. Later the association was named "Pfadfinderbund Weltenbummler e.V." due to Scouts joining them from the German states Saxony and Thuringia after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989/90. In 1993 groups were founded in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg and Berlin also the PbW has groups in North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and Lower Saxony. Currently there are groups in 7 German states.[1]

Structure

The PbW contains five organizational subdivisions. The topmost is the association called "Bund" itself, followed by "Landesverbänden", which are named and bound to each state the group is in. Then there is the "Bezirk", meaning the governmental district the patrol is located. The most important instances are the "Horst" (aerie) and "Stamm" (tribe) which are the regional groups of the PbW's Scouts.

Also there is different age groups:

  1. Biber (Beaver) ages 3–7
  2. Wölflinge (Cubs) ages 7–11
  3. Pfadfinder (Scouts) ages 11–16
  4. Rover (Rover Scouts) ages 16–27
  5. Mannschaft (Team) ages 27-

Activities

Each tribe has its own camps, beside this there is a "Bundeslager", meaning a national camp where every member is invited to take part and takes place at four-yearly intervals. Also the association and fellow organizations mount an annual rally called the "Lauterburglauf". Reminiscent of the first patrol hike after World War II to the Lauterburg, a small castle in the top of a hill in near proximity to the Bavarian city of Coburg the participating patrols hike about 25 kilometers with their baggage and tent through the villages surrounding Coburg until they reach the ruins of the castle in Rödental.

Scout Law, Promise and Motto

The Weltenbummlers' version of the Scout Law, Promise and Motto for the Girl and Boy Scout groups differs slightly from the original text of Baden Powell. There are different versions for the other age stages.

Scout Law
  1. Ein Pfadfinder ist ritterlich - A Scout is chivalrous
  2. Ein Pfadfinder ist zuverlässig - A Scout is reliable
  3. Ein Pfadfinder ist treu und gottesfürchtig - A Scout is true and faithful
  4. Ein Pfadfinder ist jederzeit hilfsbereit - A Scout is ready to help at every time
  5. Ein Pfadfinder ist Bruder aller Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen und Freund aller Menschen - A Scout is brother to all Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts in the world and friend of each and every human
  6. Ein Pfadfinder ist immer frohen Mutes - A Scout is always of good cheer
  7. Ein Pfadfinder ist einfach und sparsam - A Scout is simple and thrifty
  8. Ein Pfadfinder ist rein in Gedanken, Worten und Werken - A Scout is pure in thought, word and deed
  9. Ein Pfadfinder schützt Pflanzen und Tiere - A Scout protects plants and animals
  10. Ein Pfadfinder gehorcht aus freiem Willen - A Scout obeys on free will

Beaver version

Mitmachen, Helfen und Teilen - Participate, help and share

Cub version

Ein Wölfling hilft, wo er kann und nimmt Rücksicht auf andere - A cub helps wherever he can and is considerate of others

Rover Scouts version
  1. Ein Rover setzt sich für die Armen und Schwachen auf dieser Welt ein - A Rover Scout puts himself out for the poor and weak in this world
  2. Ein Rover strebt nach einem natürlichen Leben und setzt sich aktiv für den Schutz der Umwelt ein - A Rover Scout thrives for a natural life and actively supports the protection of the environment
  3. Ein Rover trägt zum friedlichen Miteinander unter den Pfadfindern und Menschen bei - A Rover Scout contributes to the peaceful togetherness of Scouts and humans alike
  4. Ein Rover setzt sich mit Sinn- und Wertfragen auseinander - A Rover Scout grapples with questions of sense and value
  5. Ein Rover geht den wichtigen Aufgaben des Lebens aktiv nach - A Rover Scout actively pursues the tasks of life
  6. Ein Rover übernimmt Verantwortung in unserer demokratischen Gesellschaft - A Rover Scout takes responsibility in our democratic society
  7. Ein Rover trägt unseren Bund entscheidend mit - A Rover Scout crucially carries along our association

Team version

The team uses the same Scout Law as the Girl and Boy Scouts.

Scout Promise

Ich verspreche bei meiner Ehre, Gott und meinem Vaterland zu dienen, die Pfadfindergesetze zu befolgen und täglich eine Gute Tat zu tun. - I promise on my honor to serve God and my home country, to obey the Scout Law and do a daily good deed.

Beaver version

Ich verspreche ein guter Biber zu sein und die Gesetze zu beachten. - I promise to be a good beaver and to obey the Laws.

Cub version

Ich verspreche ein guter Wölfling zu sein und die Gesetze zu beachten. - I promise to be a good cub and to obey the Laws.

Rover Scouts version

Ich verspreche bei meiner Ehre, meine pfadfinderischen Ideale zu leben, der Gesellschaft und unserem Bund zu dienen und mein Bestes zu geben. - I promise on my honor to live my Scout ideals, to serve the society and our association and to give my best.

Team and Group Leader version

Ich erneuere im Vertrauen auf Gott mein Versprechen und gelobe bei meiner Ehre als Pfadfinder unsere Gemeinschaft keiner Gefahr auszusetzen, pflichtbewußt meine Aufgaben zu erfüllen, die Verantwortung für alle meine Kameradinnen und Kameraden mitzutragen, die Natur zu schützen und den Fortbestand unseres Bundes zu sichern. Ich bitte alle Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder, mir bei der Erfüllung meiner Aufgaben mit besten Kräften beizustehen. - I renew in trust in God my Promise and vow on my honor as a Scout to never put a risk on our community, to dutifully fulfill my tasks, to back the responsibility to all my comrades, to protect nature and to secure our association's continued existence. I plea all Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts to assist me to the best of their ability at the fulfillment of my tasks.

Scout Motto

Allzeit bereit! - Always prepared!

Beaver version

Wir teilen! - We share!

Cub version

Unser Bestes! - Our Best!

Rover Scouts and Team version

Allzeit bereit! - Always prepared!

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References
  1. "Pfadfinderbund Weltenbummler e. V." Pfadfinderbund Weltenbummler e. V. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
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