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Before a crowd of more than 5,000 Scouts from 30 countries attending the 31st APR Scout Jamboree, WOSM Secretary General Ahmad Alhendawi, addressed the organisers and participants through a video message saying “the Jamboree is a time to fully...
The 31st Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree is set to begin on 28 July 2017, with the official ceremony scheduled for 8.00pm at the Nairamdal International Children’s Centre, Mongolia. With an anticipated of over 5,000 participants from more than...
The Republic of Guiné-Bissau is (officially) a Portuguese-speaking country located in the western coast of Africa, sharing borders with Senegal and the Republic of Guinea. Scouting was introduced in Portuguese Guiné in the year 1966, through the...
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) National Scout Jamboree 2017 kicked off earlier this week at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia, USA, with an estimated 31,000 Scouts, volunteers and staff. This location will be the...
This week’s feature story by Bryan DG “You should take pride on who you are today, your courage and resilience have made you a better person. You are one of the best examples of Scouts because despite of difficult life circumstances, you chose to be...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the International Dialogue Centre ( KAICIID) had recently completed an extensive survey on the role of “Spiritual Development in Scouting”. The survey, which poled feedback from 116 National...
Dear friends, During the past three years, the leadership of WAGGGS and WOSM have been undertaking a fruitful dialogue and collaboration. Following the good discussions held in the WAGGGS-WOSM Consultative Committee, there have been many...
On 1 – 3 July 2017, the Chairperson of the World Scout Committee, João Armando Gonçalves, representing the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), and Nicola Grinstead, the World Board Chair of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl...
Scouting is more than fun and exciting activities. Rovers of Bangladesh Scouts are helping in a pediatric and oncology unit is a perfect example of this. A total of 40 Rovers spend 2-3 hours a day, 3 days a week, working on a rotation basis --...
The Scout Association in Tunisia, Les Scouts Tunisiens, will receive several special guests this weekend. The Chairperson of the World Scout Committee, João Armando Gonçalves, representing the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), will be...
Highlights For its third regular meeting in the current triennium the European Scout Committee met in Venice, Italy. The Coordinators of the Areas of Operation were present, too, and joined the Committee for discussion of parts of the meeting’s...
Big win for Scout Association of Hong Kong (SAHK) for being the 1st runner-up in Hong Kong’s Youth Award Scheme Kayaking on 18 June 2017. Young leader Chung Tsz-kin and Rover Tsang Sze Wai represented HKSA in this competition participated by 222...
The European Scout Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the Europe Region of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) is pleased to call for participants for The Academy 2017, which is scheduled to...
“Well done, Scouts!” titled the newspaper earlier this summer, when it featured the local Scout and Guide Group’s volunteer engagement in their home town. Not only does the Group of Telfs ( Pfadfinder Telfs, in Tirol, Austria) celebrate its 90th...
On World Refugee Day, we reflect on the story of Omar and Saad, #Scouts who were serving the refugees when the Syrian civil war broke out, before they themselves became refugees. In 2014, they were forced to flee Syria with their family for fear of...