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14 September, Tokyo -- Ten National Scout Organizations with 25 participants are gathered at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Centre for a four-day regional workshop on Effective National Adult Resources Committee and National Training System...

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The 24th APR Scout Conference Organization Committee (COC) held its 3rd Preparatory Meeting at the Bangladesh National Headquarters in Dhaka on 10th September. The COC Chairman and Vice President of Bangladesh Scouts welcomed all members including...

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In commemoration of the 100 years of scouting in Sri Lanka, the association will host the 29th Asia Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree in the historic town of Dambulla situated about 4 hrs from the international airport. This will be held in the first...

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3 June, Kuala Lumpur – In supporting the Scouts Association of Malaysia to strengthen its Adult Resources Management to deliver a qualitative Youth Programme to its members and a better managed organization, a 4-day workshop on Adults in Scouting is...

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In the National Strategic Planning Workshop from 30 April to 4 May 2011 at the National Headquarters in Suva, 25 key leaders of Fiji Scouts Association (FSA), including the council members and district commissioners, drafted their Vision 2020. The...

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President of the Republic of Fiji HE Ratu Epeli Nailatikau was sworn in as Chief Scout of the Fiji Scout Association (FSA) after his investiture on Saturday, 29 April at the Government House in Suva, Fiji. Key leaders witnessed the ceremony...

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The Bharat Scouts and Guides, India is one of the National Scout Organizations that had started long range planning since 2002 having its first Strategic Planning Workshop that came up with its first long range plan for the period of 10 years, 2002...

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The 39th World Scout Conference began on Monday, 10th January 2011 in the Curitiba city of Brazil with over 900 participants from 130 countries. The gathering of the regional leaders of the Asia Pacific Region during the conference was chaired by 1st...

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It is our great pleasure to introduce this Annual Report of the European Scout Committee’s work covering the period July 2010 to July 2011. In the report, you can have a look back at the progress made since the 20th European Scout Conference in...

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It may have been raining in Brussels last week but this didn’t dampen the spirits of the Guide and Scout volunteers taking part in the European Youth Forum Convention on Volunteering, taking place between 7 and 10 September in the European Economic...

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The meeting was held in Algiers from 24 to 28 May, with arrivals from 23 May and some departures on 29 May. In total there were 23 participants from the Arab Region: Algeria, Kuwait, Qatar, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Sudan, Palestine, Tunisia...

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Two Conferences, held in Budapest, marked start of the European Year of Volunteering. Many events, exhibitions, live demonstrations and other activities will be taking place throughout Europe during the year. Hungary took over presidency of the...

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At the Regional Scout Committee (RSC) meeting in Singapore on 27th to 28th February 2010, Chairman Jejomar Binay reported to the committee his attendance at the World Scout Committee meeting in September last year following the suggested practise for...

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MANZINI - From 21 – 22 May 2010, the Swaziland Scout Association hosted a workshop on HIV and child abuse. Participants were drawn from the Southern Zone of the Africa Scout Region. Delegates started by seeking a common understanding to the question...

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The Executive Directors' Team of the World Scout Bureau (WSB) comprises the Secretary General Luc Panissod and the 8 Executive Directors in the various WSB Offices around the world, including the six Regional Directors. The Team meets every six...

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