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It is much more than an ASEAN Scout Jamboree with the participation of National Scout Organizations from 16 countries including the host – Thailand. Over 5,000 Scouts took part in the Jamboree at the Vajiravudh Scout Camp in Chonburi Province.
On 1st December at State House Garden, Nairobi, Kenya's President, His Excellency Mr Uhuru Kenyatta was conferred as the new Kenya Scouts Association Patron by the Chief Commissioner, Charles Ray and the Chief Scout Francis Ole Kaparo during the...
Yesterday afternoon, the official Facebook page for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan in 2015 was launched. Check it out regularly for important news and updates related to the major youth event organised by the World Organization of the Scout...
COP19/CMP9 - Jörn Becker, Ana Ferreira and Nhattan Nguyen, members of the World Scouting delegation, got an opportunity to meet with UN Secretary-General's Envoy of Youth Mr Ahmad Alhendawi at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP19 taking...
11-22 November, World Scouting will be taking part in the United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP 19 in Warsaw, Poland. The Conference will gather participants from nations and organisations from all over the world to discuss how the global...
Ang European Region ng World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) ay kasali ng mga Scouts mula sa buong mundo sa pagpapahayag ng simpatya sa mga pamilya at mga kaibigan na biktima ng kahila-hilakbot na bagyo na sinalanta ang malaking bahagi ng...
From the 4th - 8th November 2013, the Africa Scout Region held a "Managing For Outcomes: a tool for quality assurance" workshop at the AACC Desmond Tutu Ecumenical Centre. The workshop was being facilitated by Robert M. Penna, Ph.D., renowned author...
The 56th Jamboree On The Air and 17th Jamboree On The Internet took place on 19th and 20th October 2013. Scouts from the Africa Region were not left out in this fun-filled event, which is held every year in the 3rd weekend of October. With the theme...
Every year the Arab Scout Region holds an International Youth Gathering with the objective of Strengthening ties of friendship and brotherhood among the participants from all over the world, Capacity building of the participants and encouraging them...
Uganda - Uganda Scouts Association this year welcomed 17 Canadian Scouts (4 Leaders and 13 Rovers) from the 1st Wartford Scout Group from Toronto. They came to Uganda under the church called Pentecostal Assemblies of God – they wanted to work with...
Kenya - On 21st September, Alshabab terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack on the Westgate Mall in the West of Nairobi. During the terror attack, 67 people lost their lives and more than 200 victims were badly injured. Scouts and other...
Kenya - Kenya Scouts Association participated in a peace walk dubbed, “Education for Peace: Peace Begins with me”. The Walk was an initiative by the Peace Ambassadors Kenya, a national initiative of youths drawn from various institutions of higher...
South Africa - Buntu Tsotsobe, Assistant Troop Scouter for 1st Liwa Scout Troop in Guguletu, was flown to Paris on a trip where he surprised King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on his 60th Birthday. In 2007 Buntu met King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during...
South Africa - South African Scout Johan Harzon (16) from the 1st Pinelands Scout Troop was the first youth from the Western Cape to receive the LEAD SA Youth Hero Recognition, for his service to others and leading by example. “I feel humbled and...
The Forest Challenge Badge and the Ending Hunger Challenge Badge are now available in the scout.org library. These YUNGA programme materials, supported by WOSM, can be used to empower Scouts to have a greater role in society, support UN related...