Movimiento Scout del Uruguay

What Movimiento Scout del Uruguay does

Movimiento Scout del Uruguay is a Uruguayan non-profit youth organization founded in 1993 through a unity agreement between the Asociación de Scouts Católicos del Uruguay (ASCU) and the Asociación Scout del Uruguay (ASU). It serves as Uruguay's national Scout organization and is affiliated with the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), operating a four-tier age-based youth program alongside an adult volunteer (educador/collaborator) tier. The organization delivers its program through a distributed network of local scout groups across Uruguay and is governed by a Consejo Directivo Nacional elected every three years.

The organization's core technology is the Sherpa data management system, which handles member registration, group administration, and internal communications. Technology support for Sherpa is provided by Microsoft, while member fee payments are processed through MercadoPago. The organization is headquartered at Casa Scout, Andrés Martínez Trueba 1187, Montevideo, and operates with approximately 18 employees, consistent with a lean, volunteer-driven non-profit model.

The business model is funded primarily through annual membership fees (anualidad) — $875 per youth member and $1,230 per adult educator/collaborator — supplemented by donations and WOSM-aligned program activities. Governance milestones in the recent cycle include the August 2025 national elections (Lista N.º 33), the September 2025 installation of the 2025-2028 Consejo Directivo Nacional, the 2026 anualidad collection campaign, and the scheduled XXXI Asamblea Nacional in 2026, with preparation underway for the 26° Jamboree Scout Mundial in Poland in 2027.

Name

Movimiento Scout del Uruguay

Legal name

Movimiento Scout del Uruguay

Website

https://msu.edu.uy

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Movimiento Scout del Uruguay is a Uruguayan non-profit national Scout organization affiliated with WOSM, serving youth (ages 8-19) across four age-based branches and adult volunteers through a nationwide network of community scout groups, funded primarily by annual membership fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Education and Scouting Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ), Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN)

Keywords

• Youth development programs
• Scout education services
• Volunteer youth leadership
• Outdoor youth programs
• Nonprofit youth organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Montevideo

HQ country

Uruguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees (Anualidad): The organization generates revenue through annual membership fees paid by members (educandos, educadores, and colaboradores). The fees are tiered by member type and valid until June 30 of the following year. Payment is collected through the Sherpa platform with support for multiple payment methods including bank transfer, credit cards, and local payment services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Movimiento Scout del Uruguay delivers youth education and integral development programs through a national network of local Scout groups organized into four age-based branches (Lobatos 8-11, Scouts 11-14, Pioneros 14-17, Rovers 17-19), supported by adult volunteer educators. The organization runs the Sherpa digital platform for member profile management, annual fee collection, and access to its digital library of educational resources.

Product overview

Movimiento Scout del Uruguay operates as a youth education organization with a unified digital platform centered around Sherpa, its core data management system. Sherpa serves as the central hub integrating member management, annual fee collection (anualidad), and a digital library of educational resources. The organization also maintains a physical Casa Scout (headquarters) and a scout shop for merchandise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sherpa

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM/OMMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Movimiento Scout del Uruguay is the national member organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. This affiliation provides access to global Scout programs, international events (such as the World Jamboree), and resources developed at the international level. The organization displays the WOSM logo on its platforms and participates in interamerican regional planning.
• MicrosoftminorOthersMicrosoft provides support to the Sherpa platform as noted in the platform footer. The specific nature of the partnership (donated software, cloud services, or other support) is not detailed.
• MercadoPagominorOthersMercadoPago serves as a payment processing partner for the Sherpa platform, enabling members to pay their annual fees through this popular payment method in Uruguay.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Scouting America: Largest national Scout organization in the United States, focused on the same youth-development mission via outdoor and community service. A broad incumbent reference point for program design, fee tiers, and digital infrastructure investment.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Major youth development non-profit with broader programming but overlapping mission of positive youth development, life-skills formation, and community service. Comparable in maturity, fundraising model, and youth-segment focus.
• The Scout Association: National Scout organization of the United Kingdom, vastly larger than MSU but operating the same Scout method and youth-development mission. Provides a benchmark for what a mature, scaled national Scout operation looks like.
• YMCA (World YMCA / ACJ Uruguay): Global youth and community development non-profit with a Uruguayan presence (ACJ). Competes for the same youth development, volunteer engagement, and community-service positioning, though without the outdoor/Scout method specialization.

Direct peers

• Scouting Ireland: Single national Scout organization of Ireland with a similar 'community-led, volunteer-delivered' model and member-fee revenue structure. Useful comparable for single-country, single-organization governance design.
• União dos Escoteiros do Brasil: The Brazilian national Scout organization and fellow WOSM member. Comparable organizational structure, age-based branches, and community-led delivery model, with Portuguese-language equivalents of Sherpa-style member management.
• Scouts de Argentina: National Scout organization of Argentina, fellow WOSM member running the same age-based branch structure and Scout method. Competes for talent, volunteers, and Jamboree slots across the Southern Cone, making it the most directly comparable peer to MSU.
• Scouts de Chile: National Scout association of Chile, WOSM member with the same age-segmented youth program structure and Spanish-language operating context. Highly comparable in scale, governance, and member economics.
• Asociación de Scouts del Paraguay: Small national Scout organization of Paraguay, fellow WOSM member, similar in size and structure to MSU. Represents the closest scale-comparable peer operating in a similarly small Spanish-speaking market.

Others

• World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM): The global umbrella under which MSU operates; sets curricula, accreditation, and international event access. Not a competitor but the primary strategic relationship and standards body that materially shapes MSU's program and brand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MScoutUy
• Facebookfacebook.com/MovimientoScoutdelUruguay
• Instagraminstagram.com/msu_oficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/movimiento-scout-del-uruguay

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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