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Sometime back we shared a story on how Scouting Making a Difference in a Ugandan Prison. Below is a conversation with one young person, Sande Ronald, who attained his freedom from Murchison Bay Prison in Luzira as he explains the important role...
NAIROBI: On Friday 20th March 2015, the Strategic Applications International through their SEMA Youth Initiative working other partners, among them the Kenya Scouts Association, launched the SEMA App. SEMA App is a free mobile phone application whose...
Since the start of the big wave of the Ebola epidemic in March 2014, the World Health Organisation (WHO) figures showed that there were 22,000 officially recorded cases, with around 8,800 deaths in West Africa. When the Ebola pandemic first broke out...
“Not all heroes wear a cape, some wear a Scout scarf” Liberia – The Liberia Scout Association, with its increasing effort to help apprise the menace of Ebola virus, will launch a nationwide Ebola Prevention and Eradication Project. About 75 Scouts...
From Scouts to NGO volunteers, everyone is working hard to allay fear by increasing public awareness through community engagement. The World Health Organization says that in West Africa, the Ebola virus is spreading faster than the efforts deployed...
Inside WOSM and UNICEF Collaborate to Establish Global Communications Network through the U-report Scouts Embark on Ebola Awareness Campaign Walk for Peace Scouts and Red Cross Volunteers say no to Ebola Africa Scout Foundation Member Chief Addy...
WOSM’s Secretary General, Scott Teare, and Member of the World Scout Committee, Mari Nakano, met with UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, at his office in New York on 21 October 2014. During the 20-minute meeting, Scott extended an invitation to Ban...
From 3rd till 5th of October 2014, Mpumalanga Cub Scouts from Scouts South Africa had their summer camp at the Mataffin SCOUTS Hall. More than 40 kids attended this camp and had a great weekend full of action and fun. On the first day the Cubs...
On the 6th of September 2014 over 1,400 Cubs and Scouts from the KZN Region are taking part in the Annual SCOUTS South Africa Rally. This year the event will take place from 08h00 to 15h00 at the Outdoor Centre in Ladysmith. Minister of Finance...
SOUTH AFRICA - On the 6th of September 2014 over 1,400 Cubs and Scouts from the KZN Region are taking part in the Annual SCOUTS South Africa Rally. This year the event will take place from 08h00 to 15h00 at the Outdoor Centre in Ladysmith. Minister...
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the occasion of the International Youth Day 2014: "Wide-ranging efforts at all levels are needed to raise awareness about the importance of investing in and supporting young people with mental health...
UGANDA - Rovers from the Uganda Scout Association embarked on a sensitization campaign through a cycling expedition. The main objective of the expedition was to educate the Lwengi District communities on how to prevent and control the spread of...
World Scouting has been engaging strongly with the processes for identifying the Post-2015 development goals by the United Nations. MY World, the global survey for citizens led by the United Nations and partners, continues to capture people's voices...
The first day of April 2014 turned out to be a day of mourning as World Scouting lost one of its great leaders. Dr Azrul Azwar, member of Regional Scout Committee (2009-2012; 2012-2015) and former Chief Commisioner/ Chairman of Gerakan Pramuka...
"I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve." -Albert Schweitzer As they began 2014, a group of Uganda Scouts winded down a very...