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She comfortably reclined in her chair and put on a big smile. She seemed to know very well what a positive reaction a big smile can produce in others. What better way to begin an interview than in a cheerful mood. My interviewee has worn many hats...
Imagine finding yourself in a completely war-torn town, seeing the fulfilment of your most basic needs swiftly diminish, leaving you between a rock and a hard place: staying with no guarantee of survival or risking your life to be on the mercy of...
Our partnership and communication intern Sonia Abbondio is about to take off to new adventures. Her time at the WOSM Support Centre, Brussels has been marked by the unique experience of representing the Scout Movement at the AU-EU (African Union...
We are happy to share with you the December 2017 issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter. You can read directly online by clicking https://www.scout.org/kudumail64en. In case you missed the previous issue you can access it at https:/...
Join the 16th Asia-Pacific Region Scout Photo Contest with this year’s theme Rover Scouting, a pursuit for life in celebration of the Rover Centenary. We look forward to receiving entries capturing shared experiences in Rovering. For complete details...
"Youth Involvement is a capacity-building process, based on enabling young people to actively share responsibility with adults for making decisions that affect their lives, and the lives of others in their community” – World Youth Involvement Policy...
On the 10th of January 2018, the World Scout Bureau Africa Support Centre handed over a classroom, 10 desks and over 50 text books to Jans Amboseli Academy, a small Maasai community school in Loitokitok, Kenya. This was in fulfillment of a commitment...
Do you want to celebrate with us the Rover Centenary? Do you want to experience the magic of Permanent Mini Jamboree with Rovers from all around the world? And do you want to make friends that will last a lifetime, have fun in an incredible Alpine...
Hello, my name is Alina (RU) and I’m a short-term staff for the winter season 2018 here at KISC. It’s was my day off when I decided to participate in the KISC academy, which is a 3-days theoretical/practical training for staff from KISC and from...
Grupo Capitan Moroni and Funthasid Rover Scouts from San Cristobal, Táchira, Venezuela, held a year-end donation campaign for the children’s ward at the Central Hospital and a nursing home a few months back. They promoted their campaign through six...
‘It’s has made a huge impact in the schools. The kids do not want the year to end,’ said Ayanda, one of the interns of the Scouting in Schools programme. This after school Scouting programme has been changing the lives of 1,200 young people from 27...
Several Scouting activities are being introduced in Thailand and a major initiative last 24th December was the “Walk for A Cause Rally”, organised under the Ticket to Life (TTL) project which had a high turn-out of over 4,000 Thai Scouts and leaders...
The newly elected Youth Advisors to the World Scout Committee have been working hard since their election in August. Have a look at their first update!
We are happy to share with you the November 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/kudumail63en and https://www.scout.org/kudumail63fr. In...