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On last 31 of August and 1-2 September, 19 adults from 8 NSOs met in Costa Rica during the Regional Educational Methods Seminar, specifically to work on topics related to Adults in Scouting. During the seminar, joint work between Youth Programme...
In the WSB-IR Headquarters in City of Knowledge, Panama City, was developed the "Growth Workshop". Attended from 7 countries in the Region: Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras and the presence of 10 representatives of...
Mexico City, 12 July, 2012. As every 4 years the Scout Association of Mexico held the Venturers National Jamboree, from 21 to 28 July 2012, now in the beautiful state of Quintana Roo located southeast of the Mexican Republic. This place is one of the...
GITEGA - From 28th July to 5th August 2012, Scouts from over thirty countries gathered at the Bungere Scout camp in Gitega, Burundi for the 6th Africa Scout Jamboree. The opening ceremony was graced by His Excellency, Gervais Rufyikiri, the Second...
The experience of the gathering for this year is considered a successful one. We heard a lot about the Omani hospitality and uniqueness, but it was a real for us during the different activities of the event, we surprised and impressed with the warm...
As a consequence of its success, the Arab Scout Region would like to extend the cordial invitation of The 16th International Scout Gathering for Cultural Exchange which will be organized for 2013 by Oman Scouts & Guides in cooperation with the Arab...
Twenty eight young scout leaders representing 21 state associations gathered at the National Headquarters, in New Delhi, for the “Team India - Messenger of Peace Gathering" from 25th to 29th September 2013. These leaders are well-oriented and...
The International Commissioners’ Forum 2012 was held in Athens from the 6th to the 9th of December, under the motto “Making the Connections”. It was an honour and a pleasure for the Greek Guiding Association and the Greek Scout Association to act as...
Situated in the Swiss Alps, Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) played host to the 2012 annual Management Meeting of the staff from the World Scout Bureau – Central Office and 6 Regional Offices. With a packed agenda focusing on key topics...
Participants of the 7th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Youth Forum elected six young leaders from different National Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific forming the new Young Adult Members Group (YAMG) for the term 2012-2015. They are Pangkaj...
The 7th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Youth Forum is now going on from 17th to 21st November 2012 at BRAC Centre for Development and Management, in Savar, Bangladesh. The regional youth forum provides an opportunity for young people to discuss and...
Scouting’s non-formal educational programmes form a strong basis for its contribution to preventing violence among youth.
(Geneva/ERO) – An update on progress made and challenges encountered by the five thematic Working Groups and the three supporting Core Groups was a major point on the agenda of the recent meeting of the European Scout Committee at Pax Lodge, the...
Luc Panissod, Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and Constance Thomas, Director of the ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Six Regional Office Coordinators met in Geneva along with their Messengers of Peace (MoP) colleagues at the World Scout Bureau Central Office from 9 to 11 October to gather updates from the first year of implementing various MoP initiatives and to...