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Le Service Volontaire Européen (SVE) représente une fantastique opportunité pour un jeune. Par le biais du Programme Jeunesse en Action, le jeune peut vivre une expérience en tant que volontaire pendant une certaine période dans un pays étranger. La...

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Deadline extended The Organization of Bulgarian Scouts is looking for 2 volunteers who are Scouts and would like to commit themselves for the development of Scouting in Bulgaria, working in the YOUTH INFORMATIONAL VOLUNTARY CENTER in Varna. The...

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Over 3,000 participants participated in a vibrant Opening Ceremony, with brass bands, a few short speeches, noteably from the Camp Chief, the Chief Scout of Iceland and the representatives of the European Scout Committee and Europe Committee WAGGGS...

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“Let’s Slogo!”: The official competition for a logo and slogan for the European Year of Volunteering 2011 launched. The Alliance has launched today the “Let’s Slogo!” competition on www.eyv2011.eu to call for proposals for logos and slogans. This...

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The World Scouting is present during the flagship event that showcases Development and its actors in Europe, the European Development Days in Stockholm from 22 to 24 October 2009. Don’t hesitate to visit the stand! With the support of the Swedish...

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One of the main items dealt with in the last edition of the Iberoamerican Magazine for the Youth, destined to “Youth cultures” and edited by the Iberoamerican Organization of Youth (IOY/OIJ), is to reflect on the multiple cultural expressions of the...

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6.300 children and students of the Metropolitan Region in Chile assisted to a presentation of the play “The Jungle Book”, put on the stage based on “The Jungle Book” of Rudyard Kipling. Between September 1st and 9th there were 14 theatre...

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Scouting began in Suriname in 1924 and so this year Boy Scouts van Suriname is celebrating 85 years of Scouting. Under the leadership of the Chief Commissioner Mr. Humphrey Schurman, the leaders are keen on their Scouting and desirous of expanding...

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inBox is the eNewsletter of the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. It is published monthly by the Asia-Pacific Regional Office of the World Scout Bureau and has four main parts, namely: What's new; What's going on...

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15 December, 2009 - As part of the engaging activities of the COP15 Delegation of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), delegates had an opportunity to discuss the latest positions on the climate agreement with the European Union's...

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December 14- Scouts attended one of the many high level youth briefings that occur throughout the duration of the Conference. This 30-minute event provided an opportunity for Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

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Clean Up the World and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) are celebrating the second year of their Ally relationship in 2009 by working together under the banner of “Communities uniting to Combat Climate Change”. Clean Up the World...

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On September 20, 2009, Progressive Lebanese scouts held a graduation ceremony in El- Abadiah, Lebanon during which, eighty Lebanese women graduated from the “Women in Technology” training program. The graduation ceremony was marked by the presence of...

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The first WOSM Experiential Environment Education Training Seminar has been held with much success at Fritz Emmel Haus in Germany. The seminar offered an adult leader training component to support the delivery of the World Scout Environment Programme...

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The sun rises above the horizon, casting against the golden sandy shores of Peninsular Malaysia’s east coast, along which the Setiu River runs parallel. This is where the beautiful Setiu Wetlands, part of the Setiu River Basin and the larger Setiu...

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