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The Scoutmaster’ Council of HASK held a meeting with the scout leaders of the organization on February 15. Chapter representatives summarized the results of 2014 and spoke about the obstacles overcome and the upcoming events. The Scoutmasters’...
Rabbi Peter E. Hyman, an Eagle Scout, the son of a Scoutmaster and father to two Eagle Scouts, gave an inspiring keynote speech at the 2015 World Scout Bureau (WSB) Management Team Meeting in Kuala Lumpur recently. His views on World Scouting and his...
Instituted in 1973, the Basic Management Course in the Asia-Pacific Region marks its 50th series this year. The 50th APR Basic Management Course for Scout Executives is being held at the State Training Centre in Kolkata, India, from 4 to 14 February...
The World Scout Bureau (WSB) office in Kuala Lumpur hosted more than 70 colleagues from 20 - 24 January for the WSB Management Team Meeting 2015. It was an excellent opportunity for mutual exchange and learning as management level staff members from...
ADDIS ABABA - February 11, 2015 will be the day for the official launching of a two-year long project in partnership with SIDA: Initiative Africa. The launch of the project titled ‘SCOUTS: Building a Lifetime of Skills and Confidence’ will be hosted...
FREETOWN - As the Ebola Virus Disease continues to ravage the nation, Sierra Leone Scouts Association supported by the Chinese Center for Disease Control in Sierra Leone has trained 300 Scout Volunteers in Freetown as Messengers of Peace/Change...
“As Scouts and Scout Leaders from the Africa Region, We say thank you to a true Scout in heart, spirit and action. He believed in us and entrusted us with the obligation to enhance world peace as "Messengers of Peace". We promise to keep his dream of...
At its meeting on 21 January 2015, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe highlighted the important role of non-formal education (such as the education provided by Scouting) when it adopted its Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)3. The new...
World Scouting is pleased to acknowledge Vince Cozzone, Scout Executive of the Transatlantic Council of Boy Scouts of America, for receiving the Legion of Honour Award from France. A Presidential award, the Legion of Honour may be given to foreign...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement today mourns the passing of the King of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah, Custodian of the two Holy Mosques. The late King Abdullah was most instrumental in the development of the World Scouting’s flagship...
"I hope that more and more people are able to rise above divisions, avoiding conflicts, wars, and civilizational dangers. Once again the world needs solidarity and shared responsibility. The Scout movement has the advantage of having for long spoken...
From Scouts to NGO volunteers, everyone is working hard to allay fear by increasing public awareness through community engagement. The World Health Organization says that in West Africa, the Ebola virus is spreading faster than the efforts deployed...
“Citizenship is not about having a birth certificate or a passport, that’s just about identity. Citizenship is about engaging and being involved in the development process - of themselves, of the community and of the nation that they come from.” – Dr...
Do you have a background in non-formal education and some experience in Educational Methods in Scouting? If your answer is "yes", then check details about the job opportunity as Project Office, Educational Methods at the European Scout Office of the...
Tizian, this year's Peace Light Child from Upper Austria, is passing the flame of the Light of Peace from Bethlehem to Matthias, a Scout with Pfadfindergruppe Völs and representing the Scouts and Guides of Tyrol ( Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen...