The Public Scout and Girl Guide movement is the national Scouting organization of Libya, founded in 1954. It became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1981.

In 1966, Ali Khalifa el-Zaidi was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. Other recipients include Dr. Mansour Mohamed El-Kikhia in 1981 and in 1983, Dr. Mohamed H. Fhema 

The Scout motto translates to “Be Prepared”. The activities of scouts and guides are separate, even though they have a unified headquarter. There is strong Guide/Scout cooperation in planning training courses, youth programs, seminars, and hosting international activities. Jamborees, leader training courses, seminars, and conferences are held throughout the year on the sub-provincial, national, and international levels.

The organization has adopted relevant programs in the fields of conservation, Scouting with the handicapped, child health, and desert Scouting. When Muammar Gaddafi was the ruler of Libya, Libyan Scouts were active in the African Region as well as the Arab Region.

The Public Scout and Girl Guide Movement membership badge incorporates a palm tree and other agricultural produce.

The Public Scout and Girl Guide Movement escaped the ban on almost any form of an independent organization, when Muammar Gaddafi was the ruler of Libya, because of its non-political stance and because Gaddafi was briefly a Scout while growing up in the southern town of Sabha. 

The 2nd of February was the 69th Anniversary of the founding of the scout movement in Libya. The Scout Movement organized a celebration in the city of Al-Bayda. Some charities and civil society institutions also participated in the celebration, during which many speeches were delivered praising the role of scouts in Libya.