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Project Manager - Scouting Development World Scout Bureau Global Support Center, Kuala Lumpur The Scouting Development Global Team is seeking a Project Manager to join its team in the World Scout Bureau Global Support Centre in Kuala Lumpur. The...

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In August 2014, the 40th World Scout Conference was held in Libubliana, Eslovenia. The Strategy for Scouting that was approved includes: • World Scout Mission • Vision 2023 • 6 Stragetic Priorities. The World Scout Mission is the same statement...

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This bulletin provides general details about the upcoming 16th Africa Scout Conference and the 7th Africa Scout Youth Forum. It also gives some useful information to help participants plan and prepare for their journey to Uganda in August. Happy...

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Five weeks from now will be the moment some 33’000 Scouts from 147 countries around the world have been waiting for for at least four years: they will gather for the opening ceremony of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Yamaguchi in Japan! Most of the...

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We are looking for the cover photo for the 2015 Scouts of the World Award Guidelines and we need your help. Please like and share this post to get the news out there. Do you have an inspiring photo from your SW Award project or another exciting...

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"Recently, the ‪ European Scout Committee‬ has been exploring the topic of ‪gender‬, and I had the opportunity to participate in one of the sessions. I think it was a very worthwhile exercise. I believe that our main concern should be ensuring that...

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Thirty one key leaders from nine NSOs have gathered on 22-25 June in the beautiful Khangku Resort in Paro, Bhutan for the APR Seminar on Life Skills for the 21st Century. The opening ceremony was graced by the honorable Secretary of Education Ms...

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Don Ramsay didn't think twice when he saw two Cub Scouts disappear beneath the surface of the Waitawheta River in the Karangahake Gorge. Ramsay, a Cub Scout leader at St Peter's Scout Group in Hamilton, discovered they were trying to pull an adult...

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Save Our Shores Project is the first Scout of the World Voluntary Service in Malaysia and fully conducted by Rover Scouts from Penang State, Malaysia. This Save Our Shores Project collaboration with Penang Inshore Fishermen Welfare Association (PIFWA...

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This weekend, HM Queen Máxima, patron of Scouting Nederland, the National Scout Organisation of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) in the Netherlands, joined hundreds of Scouts and Guides to celebrate the official opening of...

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Ramadan mubarak

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Over a hundred Scouts joined thousands of others in a free concert saying no to child labour and yes to quality education. The International Labour Organization (ILO) Philippines organized the concert at the Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines on 12...

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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 World Scout Bureau - Europe Support Centre, Brussels of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) is seeking an External Relations and Communications Officer to support the external relations and communication area of WOSM in Europe...

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Scout memorabilia collectors in Singapore welcomed the establishment of the Singapore Scout Collectors Club (SSCC) on 6 June 2015, at the national headquarters, with full support of the Singapore Scout Association (SSA). In a special ceremony held at...

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