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Recognizing the importance of extending Scouting outside the school system and bringing Scouting closer to the community, the second Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Community-Based Scouting (CBS) is being held in New Delhi, India from 21st to 24th...
Over 50 people took part in the Messengers of Peace (MoP) Global Network’s Community Leaders Training that was held in Alexandria, Egypt from 26 to 31 August 2012 in the backdrop of the 30th Arab Scout Jamboree. Participating youth were Scouts (14–17...
“Scouts play various roles in society. They are not only participants but also service providers, creators, constructors and contributors.” This was the statement of the Scout Association of Macau (SAM) Chief Commissioner Mr Leong Sio Pui as he...
We are pleased to inform you that all Regional Offices are operational to support NSOs in applying for a grant through the Messengers of Peace (MoP) Support Fund. Forms and Guidelines are available in the 5 official languages on scout.org/mop...
Ahmed came back from school shouting out to his mother and telling her that he has got a certificate of appreciation and was honoured with an award at school.
On April 28, 2012 at St. Sophia Square of the capital of Ukraine - Kyiv - the grand opening of All-Ukrainian Centenary Scout Forum took place. The Forum is organized by AYPO "National Organization of the Scouts of Ukraine" (NOSU) under the support of...
The Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan is celebrating its 15th anniversary and organizing an international camp. ASA are glad to invite representatives from National Scout Organization to the international camp held in Guba, Azerbaijan, between...
30 th March 2012, Sri Lanka -- Young people in colorful shirts, scarves and flags will soon occupy the Jamboree site in Dambulla, Matale district, for the first major regional event this year in the Asia-Pacific – the 29th APR Scout Jamboree from 1st...
Rabi Samser JB Rana, former Chief Commissioner and considered to be the prime mover of Community Scouting in Nepal Scouts died on Friday, 13th January 2012 in Kathmandu. Rana, born in 1926, in Jawalakhel Durbar, played a significant role on the...
Gerakan Pramuka mobilised Scouts in different locations as it launched three environmental projects under the Messengers of Peace aimed at restoring coral reef, saving rivers and coastal areas. In the communities of Pasir Putih, Situbondo, and East...
In 2005, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol ( CMP) at its first meeting in Montreal, by its Decision 1/CMP.1, established the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under...
What would the world be like if designed by Scouts? If you could let your imagine go wild and bring a new species to life, what would it look like? How can we make a difference in our home societies so that we live in a more harmonious world for...
It’s official. All the food garbage from the 22nd World Scout Jamboree can produce enough gas to drive a car nine times around the world! In 1519 when Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano undertook to circumnavigate the world, it was a...
Continuously pursuing one of Singapore Scout Association’s strategic thrusts ‘Scouting builds Families’ and ‘Scouting builds Community,’ the Henry Park Pelican Scout Unit organized the Amazing Trail 2011 on 25th June, involving more than 300 Cub...
The environment is our playground and we are sharing with the tens of thousands of international non-governmental and governmental delegates at the event how scouting has always cared for the planet, not because we had to, but rather, simply that we...