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Next year will mark 100 years since the start of the Rover Scouts section and the very first Scouting Programme for young adults. Preparations for the celebration of the Rover Centenary worldwide are well under way, but you can still join! Here are...
The 2017 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 23) opened on Monday, 6 November, with over 20,000 participants contributing to discussions on climate change. Among them is a young and enthusiastic Scout delegation, representing Scouting worldwide, and...
We are happy to share with you the October 2017 issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter in both English and French. You can read directly online by clicking https://www.scout.org/kudumail62en and https://www.scout.org/kudumail62fr. In...
In 2015, when the Scouts of Greece heard that refugees were arriving at cities and islands in their country, they travelled to those places and offered their help. From assisting the coast guards, building tents in refugee camps, collecting and...
Looking for a new place for your next Scout camp? Or would like to promote your Scout centres, campsites and other venues? Look no more. You can now do that on scout.org. That’s right. Just like Scout Centres of Excellence for Nature and Environment...
Scouts Omar and Saad, were forced to flee their war-torn country, Syria, almost two years ago. Today, they call Australia their home and are proud members of Scouts Australia. While they are adapting well, thanks to the acceptance of the local...
The Bhutan Scouts Association (BSA) adopted the Messenger of Peace Initiatives of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) in 2012. In the last 3 years, BSA has been promoting the initiative, however gradually but with firm dedication. To...
Tanzania scouts participated in the World Scouts Jamboree on the air which took place all over the world. in Tanzania the event took place Nationally at Zanzibar Island on Friday evening the 20th Oct 2017 until 22nd Oct 2017. Since 2011 TSA decided...
As is the office tradition during the JOTA-JOTI weekend, every year the WSB Africa Support Centre hosts a Station at its premises located at Rowallan National Scouts Camp in Nairobi and invites Scouts to take part. This year the office partnered with...
Today, over 300 Scouts visited the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) JOTA-JOTI station in Kuala Lumpur. Held at a primary school and run by Malaysian Scout leaders and Rover Scouts, the station was buzzing with activities since the...
It was a very sunny yet chilly day at the International Scout Centre Rustavi (ISCR) in southeast Georgia. For many, it seemed like any other first day in a Scout workshop, but for some of the 17 participants, it was their first international...
We've got great interactive sessions ready for you this JOTA-JOTI! Are you interested in finding out how you can be a more active citizen, do more to protect our environment, as well as promote peace and dialogue in your community? If you are, you're...
On the coming Saturday morning (21st Oct. 2017), Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) & Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) activities will be kicked off at the base of WSB, Arab Support Center where some of 300 cub scouts and scouts from different scouting groups...
Themed ‘Prepared - For a Changing World’, the 2nd World Scout Education Congress gathered Scout leaders from 98 National Scout Organizations from all World Scouting Regions at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre in Switzerland. From 11-15 May...
The Asia-Pacific Regional (APR) Workshop on Adult Support to Youth Programme was hosted by the Scout Association of Hong Kong (SAHK) on 21-24 September 2017 at the BP International House, Hong Kong. The aim of the workshop is to provide an avenue to...