News and Stories
30 September, Laguna -- With Scouting spirit and strong commitment of staff and participants, the third series of the Advanced Unit Leaders Training Course for Vietnamese Scout Leaders continued amidst the strong typhoon that battered several places...
The Woodhouse Scout Centre in Adelaide gathered representatives from 11 National Scout Organizations including Bangladesh, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore and Sri Lanka with the special participation of...
It was a rare occasion in Phnom Penh in the presence of His Excellency Im Sethy, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of Cambodia, where a group of 43 adult leaders received their Wood Badge and Gilwell scarf on 16 March 2011, marking a new...
Scouts Australia has been named as the winner of the 2010 savewater! Awards Community Groups section, for the ‘100 Year Water Tank Project.’ The award was accepted by National Chairman David Jones, at a gala awards ceremony in Sydney late last year...
Since 2003 Scouting restarted in Afghanistan. The Asia Pacific Regional office had undertaken initiatives such as organizing basic and advanced training courses in Kabul. Now, five among the participants are awarded the Woodbadge. Presented with the...
A tent city sprung up at the Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton as over 4,000 Scouts and leaders moved in for the 19th New Zealand Scout Jamboree from 29 December 2010 to 6 January 2011. Camp Chief Ross McKenzie said that organising the...
Scouting Ireland is organising seminar is to share experiences in relation to the development and the implementation of Scouting Ireland's new youth programme for all age Sections (6- 21 year olds) and how the Woodbadge Training Scheme was changed to...
Towards the end of 2008 the Hungarian Scout Association (HSA) launched and experimental Scout Leader Training programme, that has finally come to an end in May of 2010. The Scout Association has seen that the results from this pilot programme are...
30 participants from 19 countries arrived in Kandersteg International Scout Centre for the second SCENES (Scout Centres for Excellence in Nature and the Environment) seminar. Participants arrived from Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech...
Scouting has many strong examples of youth-led environment projects from around the world which demonstrate how Scouts are contributing in practical ways to 'Creating a Better World'. Volvo Adventure recognises environmental projects conducted by 13...
All is set for the 45 Vietnamese Scout Leaders as they begin today their Advance Unit Leader Training Course at Mt. Makiling, in Laguna Philippines. The participants all come from over 30 different Scout groups currently running in various parts of...
At the two-day Committee NSO Visit (CNV) held at the Hong Kong Scout Centre on 23-24 July, the Scout Association of Hong Kong (SAHK) has proven itself as a well-managed Scout association and a leading youth organization in Hong Kong. Key leaders of...
30 April 2010, Phnom Penh – Heading for further development of Scouting in Cambodia, the National Association of Cambodian Scouts (NACS) continues to strengthen its capacity building as they organize its first National Strategic Planning Workshop...
50 Participants from all around Europe met at Guadarrama, near Madrid, Spain for the Training Commissioners Network Meeting. A very intensive and active event produced a lot of exchanges and new ideas for work and cooperation. The Training...
The first official Scouts of the World Award Discovery in Thailand took place during 21-23 August 2009 by the Thai Rover Scout Association and National Scout Organization of Thailand (NSOT) at Kaengkrachan Riverside Scout Camp (KRSC). The SW...