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Plastic has been with us for ages due to its affordability and durability. However, the use of plastics over time has led for it to pile up in our landfills – due to its slow disintegration – and eventually our seas and oceans. With the campaign of...
Boy Scouts of the Philippines through its “BSP Humanitarian Assistance: Oplan Taal” donated clothing, toiletries, and food to the communities after the eruption of Taal Volcano on 12 January 2020. Two days after the eruption, the campaign was created...
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, Scouts as is their nature sprang into action with numerous initiatives aimed at helping their communities to cope with the effects of the disease. The situation was further compounded by the...
Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, CODVID-19 and its rapid spread across the world, serious measures of social distancing have been implemented worldwide. These safety regulations affected Scout activities as well: physical meetings, travels...
As Italy enters its third quarantine week following the Covid-19 outbreak, feelings of discomfort, isolation and loneliness have taken a harsh toll on the elderly. The Italian Scouts have joined efforts to do everything in their power to help the...
13 March 2020, Nairobi, Kenya: In the spirit of Africa Scout Day celebrations, the staff of the World Scout Bureau Africa support Centre were joined by some Kenyan Rover Scouts at a visit to the Cerebral Palsy Society of Kenya (CPSK) secretariat in...
In response to a national call to citizens by the Botswanan Ministry of Health to help replenish the national blood bank, the Botswana Scout Association last year mobilised 53 Scouts from around the capital Gaborone. The Scouts marched into the...
In the midst of the growing clamour of involving the youth in policymaking and ensure that young people have a stake in the society, the World Organization of the Scout Movement’s (WOSM) Asia-Pacific Region sent Mori Cheng, youth advisor to the World...
On a Wednesday afternoon, a r oom is filled with young people having a discussion with members of the European Parliament about youth participation in our society. How did all these people end up in the same room? The answer to this question is a...
Written by Jéssica Constantino and Ivan Brugalli Bags Packed, map on … everything would have been ready for JamCam if it wasn’t for the unexpected resignation of Acacio, who worked on two nursing shifts, to come to JamCam. It was with his and his...
13 December 2019, Seychelles: A pioneer team of four Youth Advisors for Indian Ocean Zone has been elected as the 1 st Indian Ocean Scout Youth Forum came to a close today in Seychelles. This is a culmination of two-days of discussions that have been...
The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) announced on October 25, the winners of this year’s Search for the Ten Outstanding Boy Scouts of the Philippines (TOBS). The winners were selected from the 26 regional finalists, coming from the 2.8 million...
The Youth Challenge is part of Generation Unlimited – a multi-sector public-private global partnership enabling the largest generation of young people in history to become productive and engaged members of society. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24...
KFUM-Spejderne I Danmark has adopted a new environmental sustainability strategy, focusing on finding easy and doable solutions for pressing environmental issues, with a planned review every half year. A new strategy for environmental sustainability...
17 September 2019 Anni, a 10-year-old Cub Scout from Finland, wrote to Finland’s Prime Minister about how much she cares about the environment and received a surprising answer from Prime Minister Antti Rinne on a public Facebook post. Early in...