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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...
Located within the border region of Ireland, between Cavan, Fermanagh and Monaghan, the “Castle Saunderson International Scout Centre” will encourage greater levels of interaction amongst young people from different religious, ethnic and cultural...
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...
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...
Indonesian Scouts and leaders headed by Chief Scout and Indonesia’s President H.E. Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono celebrates Indonesia’s 100th anniversary of Scouting on 3rd September 2012 at the Cibubur Scout Complex, east of Jakarta, which was also...
The Chairman of the ASEAN Scout Association for Regional Cooperation (ASARC) Dato’ Dr. Shahrum bin Osman from Malaysia visited the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on 4th September to register ASARC as an accredited member of ASEAN. ASARC was established...
II Rovers Forum of NSAM was held in a picturesque place of Moldova – Saharna from 12 to 17 August. Nice weather, interesting activities and lots of rovers participated actively at the event. Rovers, the adult branch in NSAM had the chance to enjoy a...
“Scouts Promoting Non-Violence among the Youth” is a Peace project being implemented by the Scouts of Georgia in the framework of the Messengers of Peace Programme. The project is targeting youth aged 13-16 years old to help raise awareness and build...
“Scouts Promoting Non-Violence among the Youth” is a Peace project being implemented by the Scouts of Georgia in the framework of the Messengers of Peace Programme. The project is targeting youth aged 13-16 years old, to help raise awareness and...
For the first time, nine Scout associations in the South Pacific are participating in the 1st Wood Badge Course at the Jean Murray National Training Center of Fiji Scout Association in Suva. Twenty-one unit leaders represented Fiji, Kiribati, New...
The objectives of the project: Improve mutual understanding and tolerance of the opinion of other brothers and sisters in Scouting during the development of a common educational programme for Scouts-members of NOSU-through training and workshops. The...
World Scout Foundation Director John Geoghegan visited one of the Messengers of Peace (MoP) projects at the Mashudi Scout Campsite, West Java, around 150 kilometers from Jakarta, on 11th July 2012. He was welcomed by the Vice Governor of West Java...
Regardless of age, every Scout is actually a Messenger of Peace (MoP). Over the years, Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia and other national scout organizations have been playing this role. Through MoP projects, some completed, others are ongoing, World...
The series of Committee NSO visits (CNV) to 26 National Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific Region that started in 2008 concludes its full round with the Kiribati Scout Association (KSA). The visit begins today in Tarawa, the capital. Over 25...
The growth of Scouting in Afghanistan is increasingly seen as more training of adult leaders and support continue. In the current collaboration of WOSM/Asia-Pacific with PARSA, 52 participants, including 6 female members are taking part in the 3rd...