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“Give me oil in my lamp, give me peace in my heart” were the words a congregation of nearly one thousand Scouts and Guides from more than twenty associations across Europe and from overseas sang. They did so as their representatives prepared their...
The first meeting of new-elected national committee of ASA was held on 15 January 2013. Ilyas Ismayilli, Abbas Fatullayev, Rufat Valizada, Farid Dargahzada and Aleksandr Metreveli, current members of the National Committee took part in the meeting...
Results of the first evaluation on the level of self-sufficiency of National Youth Programme Teams in the Interamerican Region In July 2012, a questionnaire to assess the level of sustainability of National Youth Programme Teams was sent to the 34...
MoP Coordinators from 22 National Scout Organizations are gathering for four days from 23rd to 26th February 2013 at the National Training Center in Mt. Makiling in Laguna, Philippines to share their experiences on the actions taken under the global...
Nhattan Nguyen from Canada, a young representative of World Scouting and a Messengers of Peace young ambassador, has been elected with the backing of WOSM as a Coordinator of Children and Youth for the United Nations Environment Programme’s Major...
KENYA – Kenya Scouts Association hosted a contingent of 74 Explorer Scouts from Essex and Hampshire in the UK for a two-week long camp dubbed, ‘ UKenya Camp 2013’. The Camp also incorporated Kenyan Rover Scouts who were mainly offering essential...
SOUTH AFRICA - SCOUTS South Africa, in partnership with the German Scout Association DPSG, has been encouraging members to initiate community based environmental projects. Provinces, Districts and Groups received and successfully developed and...
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...
Girls and boys belonging to the Guide and Scout Movement of La Plata - Argentina, got together on Saturday 3 November 2012 for a procession in their town to raise awareness about issues that are important for all inhabitants of this beautiful planet...
Barely a month after Hurricane Sandy devastated Haiti, Cuba and the United States of America, and following a year full of storms, floods, droughts, earthquakes, forest fires, volcanic eruptions and every other natural disaster we can imagine...
On 21 September 2012 Messengers of Peace ran a fun online activity to get 10,000 Scouts to “like” our Peace Challenge. Please help us by “liking” our International Peace Day Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ScoutChallenge2012MessengersofPeace...
Communication technology has played a pivotal role in bridging distances and gathering momentum with a view to disseminate knowledge and bring a focus on key subjects and issues such as environmental problems, health awareness and child rights. In...
Scouts from over thirty countries gathered at the Bungere Scout camp in Gitega, Burundi from 28th July to 5th August 2012 for the 6th Africa Scout Jamboree. 29 African countries and 6 European countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, Finland, Italy and...
The International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21st September each year. In the context of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development that took place in June this year, the UN General Assembly declared that the...