Scouts et Guides de France aims to develop active, happy citizens and peacemakers. It relies on an educational approach centered on play, projects, teamwork, and life in nature. It thus offers young girls and boys a living space that meets their need to dream, act, accomplish their projects, live in community, and give meaning to their lives. Scouts et Guides de France is a popular education association recognized as being in the public interest, with 96,000 members including 29,000 volunteers and 140 employees in France. Open to all and recognized as being in the public interest, the association is accredited for Youth and Popular Education by the ministry responsible for youth affairs.