Scouts et Guides de France aims to develop active, happy citizens and peacemakers. It relies on a pedagogy centered on play, projects, teamwork, and life in nature. The organization thus offers young girls and boys a living space that meets their need to dream, take action, succeed in their projects, live in community, and find meaning in 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 certified by the Ministry responsible for youth as a youth and popular education organization.