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U-Report is a free tool for community participation and youth engagement, which designed to address issues that the population cares about. Once a U-Reporter has followed @UReportGlobal on Twitter or joined U-Report Global on Facebook, polls and...

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Being a Scout or Girl Guide helps to lower the risk of mental illness later in life, according to researchers from Edinburgh and Glasgow universities. From their study of 10,000 people from across the United Kingdom who were born in 1958, they...

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The Haitian National Civil Protection Agency (DPC), one of the many stakeholders collaborating with the Scouts of Haiti, has reported that 1.4 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. More than 120,000 families have lost their...

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The 2nd bulletin of the 7th Africa Scout Jamboree to be held from 1 - 10 August 2016 in Cote d'Ivoire is out. In this issue you will find information relating to: 1. Online registration of Contingent Staff, International Service Team members and...

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On the occasion of #IWD2016, World Scout Committee (WSC) Chairperson, João Armando Gonçalves, and WOSM Secretary General, Scott Teare share their thoughts on gender equality and how Scouting is making a difference by encouraging both genders to...

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On Monday, 04 January 2016 the Association of Catholic Scouts of Côte d'Ivoire was among the four organizations that received a 4x4 vehicle from UNICEF. Other beneficiaries were the Ministry of Health and the Fight Against AIDS (National Health...

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This “sort, reduce, recycle” project aimed to reduce pollution by emphasising on the importance of sorting out and recycling waste, and how the community can play an important role in sustainable development. It also promoted partnerships between the...

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When the Coordinating Group of the European Regions of WAGGGS and WOSM met the other weekend, the current situation of refugees and the manifold support actions by Scouts and Guides as members of their local communities was one of the issues...

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As we commemorate World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June, we would like to share various actions that Scouts in the Africa Region are taking to raise awareness against child labour, promote child protection as well as champion the cause of quality...

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The aim of our Scouts of the World Award project was to prevent flooding in the local school and improve the classrooms to create a better learning environment for the children.

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Each year, 17 May is commonly know as “IDAHOT” – the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. This is why the European Scout Region’s Diversity and Inclusion Working Group has chosen this day to launch the third image of its...

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Read about Tatiana Cuadra Bermúdez great Scouts of the World Award Project here: It all started in January of 2010 after a process of research, awareness and a rain of knowledge started flowing ideas, to see the needs that were in my community, then...

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SWAZILAND: Emavulandlela Swaziland Scouts Association (ESSA) are using the storytelling technique in the dissemination of information on HIV/AIDS and life skills regarding the challenges life is throwing at us every day with the aim to reduce HIV...

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Any Scout or NSO Interested in coordinate efforts with Nepal Scouts please contact Nepal NSO at: Nepal Scouts. Lainchour, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel No : +977 1 4419001, 4425762, 4419097 Fax : 977-1-4413369 e-mail: nepalscouts@mail.com.np Chief Scout...

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If you are preparing some supplies resources to support Nepal relief efforts, please use this as a reference. Food & cooking supplies: • Drinking water • Packed dried rice • Canned food (pork or chicken flavoured food, NO BEEF) • Canned or dried fish...

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