World Federation of Independent Scouts - Jamborees and International Camps

Jamborees and International Camps

The first WFIS World Jamboree was held in Denmark in 2002, with 850 Scouts attending. The event's motto was Together we are strongest. The Second WFIS World Jamboree was held from 7 to 14 July 2007 with over 3000 Scouts attending. It was held near Medellín, Colombia. The Third WFIS World Jamboree was held at Parque Bicentenario, near Puebla, México, in July 2011.

In addition to World Jamborees, the WFIS also regularly host regional international camps. Eurocamp is one example of this with the following camps having taken place:

  • Eurocamp 2014 in Italy
  • Eurocamp 2010 in Germany
  • Eurocamp 2006 in Switzerland

WFIS also hosts a Jamboree On The Internet:

  • WFIS-JOTI 2010, hosted by WFIS Africa

Member Associations also regularly invite each other to their own camps, examples including:

  • Jamboree 2008 (Northumberland)
  • The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association 2007 Centenary Camp

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