page_title: Slovenian Catholic Girl Guides and Boy Scouts Association
section_title: Program and organisation
hierarchical_section_title: Slovenian Catholic Girl Guides and Boy Scouts Association / International membership / Program and organisation
caption_attribution_description: Slovenščina: ZSKSS skavtski tabor stega Slovenske Konjice1 2017
context_page_description: Združenje slovenskih katoliških skavtinj in skavtov is the national Guiding organization of Slovenia.
  Slovenian Catholic Girl Guides and Boy Scouts Association is Slovenian Scout and Guide association, established in 1990.
  ZSKSS was the first catholic youth and non communist organisation, established in one of former Yugoslav republics. It was reborn on experiences and values from other scout and guide associations, especially by support of AGESCI leaders from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, who helped much establishing the concept of the organizations activities.
  ZSKSS is affiliated to the Slovenska Zamejska Skavtska Organizacija serving Slovenian Scouts in Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy, and also to the Associazione Guide e Scouts Cattolici Italiani.
context_section_description: The primary purpose of the Association is to contribute to the fully physical, mental, spiritual and social development of young people so that they could become people of strong character, responsible citizens and members of local, national and international communities. It has the status of an association of public interest in Slovenia on the field of education and has status of a national youth organization also.
  In addition to volunteers, the organization has some full-time employees (a secretary and professional workers). The offices in Ljubljana are in a long-term lease and Association signed long-term lease contract with the Slovenia Forest Service for a house in Kočevski rog officially (Environmental Scout Centre Kočevski Rog). The local scout groups (called steg in Slovene language) are a strong network in local communities, well organized and informed, supported by internet web pages or Facebook group sites. Association developed contacts with large range of target groups, and at the same time a great support apparatus of volunteers across Slovenia.
caption: Flag formation of Slovenian catholic Scouts (ZSKSS) on Summer camp 2017
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