News and Stories
The European Scout Region held an interactive workshop as part of the Lifelong Learning Week to celebrate International Volunteer Day on December 5, 2018 and to highlight the promising work that the My Europe My Say project is currently undertaking...
A BackStage Story by the Scout Donation Platform I decided it was time to take action back in 2012 when I first discovered how girls drop out of school because they can’t afford sanitary towels, are forced to marry as young as 9 years old, or run...
Hundreds of Scouts from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and hosts Burundi have gathered in Gitega for the annual East Africa zonal Scout activities. The series of activities include Scout Competitions (for Junior, Senior and...
We sat down for a conversation with Sandrine Nikuze, the Deputy Chief Commissioner of Rwanda Scouts association. At the 22 years, she is possibly the youngest holder of that position in Africa. Here is her story! Sandrine Nikuze describes herself as...
Volunteers are willing to take part in Scouting in various ways, not only as leaders, but also as journalists or creating multimedia content. We show you here how Scouts of Spain (ASDE España) have developed their own reporters team across the...
Has visiting KISC been on your bucket list for some while already? Does it seem like a hard-to-reach goal and you are not sure on how to achieve it? One thing is for sure - your journey to KISC is not as scary as a windy mountain ride but a fast lane...
Myanmar Scouts has successfully organised a flood relief project for those who were affected by the flood. The project lasted for fifteen days, from the 5th to the 19th of August 2018 at the Kayin and Mon states. Myanmar has been experiencing...
World Scouting’s very first film festival culminated in a colourful award ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday. Crowds cheered on as the spotlight shone on the winning filmmakers who were specially flown in for the event. Organised to mark...
1 November 2018, Nairobi - Kenya: November 1 st is Africa Youth Day – Thank you African Union for recognizing the youth as key agents for social change, economic growth and sustainable development in all areas of African society. Today, we celebrate...
Kandersteg International Scout (KISC) is excited to have launched its refreshed visual identity. Over the last decade the digital world has been changing and we have been adapting. We took a big step into a new chapter of the Centre by refreshing its...
Last week, world leaders, Heads of State,and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) convened in New York for the fast-paced, high-level segment of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, and for the first time in recent years, Scouting made it to centre...
NAVOTAS CITY, Philippines -- The Boy Scouts of the Philippines - National Capital Region (BSP-NCR) successfully led the first sub-national Workshop on Diversity and Inclusion last 22 to 23 September 2018 at Dagat-Dagatan Elementary School in Navotas...
29 September 2018, Nairobi-Kenya: 21 Scout Leaders from 20 National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in the Africa Region met in Nairobi, Kenya from 26th to 29th September 2018 to discuss new approaches to developing the Scout Youth Programme for young...
World Scouting has honoured 11 Scouts with the prestigious Messengers of Peace Heroes Award at a ceremony at United Nations headquarters, in recognition of their efforts to improve their communities, further peace and build a better world. The 11 –...
The aim of the Polish National Jamboree “Gdansk 2018” was to celebrate the 100 years of Poland’s independence, as well as the 100 years of the founding of the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association (ZHP). Having in mind Scouting values, The Polish...