Scouts et Guides de France aims to develop active, happy citizens who are builders of peace. It relies on a pedagogy based on play, projects, teamwork, and life in nature. The organization thus offers young girls and boys a living space that meets their needs to dream, take action, succeed in 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 serving the public interest, the association is accredited for Youth and Popular Education by the Ministry responsible for youth, which guarantees the quality of its activities and the physical and emotional safety of the young people entrusted to it.