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NIGERIA - Scouting across Africa is changing lives and making a difference. As part of the Messengers of Peace in the Scout Association of Nigeria, the Assistant Training Commissioner Plateau State Nigeria, Mallam Ibrahim Hassan (WB) visited some...
NIGERIA - The Scout Association of Nigeria, celebrated the 2014 National Scouts Conference under the theme, “Scouting, Vehicle and Driver of Peace, Unity and Harmony”, in Uyo, the transformational City of Akwa Ibom State. The conference was attended...
For two decades, the Great Lakes region (Rwanda, Burundi, Eastern DR Congo) has suffered from a series of conflicts resulting in regional and national instability. Poverty, environmental problems, violence and social marginalisation affect especially...
Inside Engaging the NSOs through On-Job Training 21st Century Leadership Way forward for Scouting in Africa World Scout Bureau opens new office in Kuala Lumpur Chatsworth Scouts Youth Day initiative - “Together we can” Events
NAIROBI - From the 16th – 20th June 2014, the World Scout Bureau Africa Regional Office conducted a Staff Management Conference (SMC) at the regional secretariat in Nairobi, Kenya. This year’s Staff Management Conference brought about a new dimension...
NAIROBI – In its quest to strengthen the capacities of National Scout Organizations (NSOs), three executives from Namibia, Lesotho and Cote d’Ivoire arrived in Nairobi for the month long training, from 12th May to 6th June 2014 taking place at the...
20-29 July, 2014 Host: Organisation of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan Idea: Nomads, life and customs Purpose: Disclosure of creative, educational, social, spiritual and moral potential of the younger generation, promoting friendship, mutual...
June 16th marked the 3 year of existence of the Chatsworth Scout Troop, Scouts South Africa. The date also coincides with South Africa’s Youth Day. To celebrate the occasion, the troop, which is based at the Nelson Mandela Youth centre, identified 20...
The importance of gratitude... I recently had the opportunity to attend the Annual Meeting of the Boy Scouts of America in the city of Nashville, Tennessee in the United States. During the meeting at which the annual reports are presented, there was...
The importance of gratitude... I recently had the opportunity to attend the Annual Meeting of the Boy Scouts of America in the city of Nashville, Tennessee in the United States. During the meeting at which the annual reports are presented, there was...
Each year on 12th June, people around the world join hands to mark the World Day Against Child Labour. As I write, 168 million girls and boys are still engaged in child labour, 85 million of them in hazardous work. For several years now, the...
Are your Venture Scouts (aged 15 to 18) still undecided where to spent their summer camp this year? Then this is THE opportunity they might have been looking for: "Wonderland 2014", the National Jamboree of the Azərbaycan Skautlar Assosiyasiyası -...
Inside Rapid Response Initiative to recruit 1 million Scouts SouthernAfricaScoutLeasers caucus on youth role in nation building Rehabilitation of defective masts in public schools Forging forward with Scouting Basics Nigerian Scouts part of the...
Your Scout Group is still undecided where to pitch their tents this summer? Then hurry up and register your patrol(s) for the Central European Jamboree 2014, hosted by Junák - svaz skautů a skautek ČR in Dosky in the Czech Republic! Find out all...
This weekend, Scouts et Guides de France, one of the five National Scout Associations in France, held its Annual General Assembly at the Centre Scout de Jambville. Delegates from local Groups and Territories (equivalent of districts in other...