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The 23rd Australian Scout Jamboree (AJ2013) provided a brilliant opportunity in showcasing Scouting to the Australian and international communities from 2nd to 12th January 2013 in Maryborough, Queensland. More than 11,000 Scouts and leaders from...
Nhattan Nguyen from Canada, a young representative of World Scouting and a Messengers of Peace young ambassador, has been elected with the backing of WOSM as a Coordinator of Children and Youth for the United Nations Environment Programme’s Major...
KENYA - Kenya Scout Association embarked on reviving the Rover programme and badge system by holding the Chief Scout Award (CSA) badge camp held at Rowallan Camp from the 23rd to 25th August 2013. The camp, which was a big success, saw 35 Rovers...
SOUTH AFRICA - SCOUTS South Africa, in partnership with the German Scout Association DPSG, has been encouraging members to initiate community based environmental projects. Provinces, Districts and Groups received and successfully developed and...
Scouting’s non-formal educational programmes form a strong basis for its contribution to preventing violence among youth.
“Scouts Promoting Non-Violence among the Youth” is a Peace project being implemented by the Scouts of Georgia in the framework of the Messengers of Peace Programme. The project is targeting youth aged 13-16 years old to help raise awareness and build...
“Scouts Promoting Non-Violence among the Youth” is a Peace project being implemented by the Scouts of Georgia in the framework of the Messengers of Peace Programme. The project is targeting youth aged 13-16 years old, to help raise awareness and...
Ahmed came back from school shouting out to his mother and telling her that he has got a certificate of appreciation and was honoured with an award at school.
The fighting taking place in Libya has pushed thousands to flee the country into Tunisia and Egypt. At the borders, thousands are queuing up, often tired, hungry and thirsty from their journey. Along with several other humanitarian organisations and...
The Uganda Scout Association celebrated the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers [IYV+10] by camping for a week at the Uganda National Scouts Camp, Kaazi. The scouts numbering about 3, 900 camped from the 12th to the 17th of...
This Sunday 13 March 2011 the 37 African National Scout Organizations (NSOs) will mark Africa Scout Day. The main event will be held in Gitega, Burundi, from 10 to 14 March and it will bring together over 1000 Scouts from various countries, including...
The Arab Scout Regional group for Emergency and Rescue responded on the spot to the influx of thousands of refugees and returnees from Libya as a result of the recent strive and evolution. 34 ArRO staff and scout volunteers spent 3 days in Alsaloum...
The Regional Scout Committee met in Makati City, Philippines on 16-17 April 2011 and tackled numerous issues of regional interest. One of them is the approval of the new implementing guidelines for recognizing youth events, in particular, the Asia...
Scouting activity is continuously increasing in different parts of Vanuatu with much help from Scouts Australia. In mid August last year, the Scout Association of Vanuatu (SAV) welcomed the Australian Youth Ambassador for Development for the six...
October 16-17, Scouts from all corners of the world joined together to participate in the annual JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree On The Air-Jamboree On The Internet). This was the 53rd iteration of the JOTA and the 14th for the JOTI. As a Scout event this is one...