The
Associação dos Escoteiros de Portugal (AEP,
Scout Association of Portugal) is a youth organization concerned with education and the development of civil character. It was the first
Scouting organization in
Portugal, being established in 1913, and was a founding member of the
World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Unlike most Scouting groups in Portugal, the AEP is not tied to any denomination or religion, and, since 1979, is open to youth of both genders, ages 6 to 21.