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Famous and influencial people in history such as Albert Einstein and Marie Curie, and presently Woody Allen and Bill Gates, have all made incredible contributions to humanity. Just like them, Eagle Scout Michael Whary is also making a difference –...
What is Youth Empowerment? This is what the Youth Empowerment Team of Scouting Ireland wanted to find out in preparation of the Youth Empowerment Strategy Event (Yes!!) which took place in Dublin, Ireland, this weekend. To find out what young people...
Not everyone can make the trek to the World Scout Jamboree, nor can everyone attend his or her national Jamboree. But nearly everyone can participate in Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet (JOTA-JOTI). Through JOTA-JOTI, Scouts are...
Moses Engadu, from Uganda, introduces himself as a passionate Scout, a Messenger of Peace and an agent of Change; an ingenious, resilient and futuristic individual who is very proud of his Scouting experience. He joined Scouting in 1991 at the age of...
The European Regional Office of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), based in Brussels (Belgium), is seeking a Projects Support Assistant to work on project and event administration. The person will also be responsible for matters...
This is the first in a series of 15 images created by the Dviersity & Inclusion Pirority Project Group of the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement to help raise awareness in this important area of work.
From library centre to mobile learning centre, Cambodia Scouts, in partnership with BOOKBRIDGE delivered more than 400 books and e-book tablets in Tramkork district, Takeo province, Cambodia on 23 March 2015.
NAIROBI: On Friday 20th March 2015, the Strategic Applications International through their SEMA Youth Initiative working other partners, among them the Kenya Scouts Association, launched the SEMA App. SEMA App is a free mobile phone application whose...
The World Scout Committee met at the World Scout Bureau (WSB) office in Kuala Lumpur from 20 to 22 March 2015. The meeting was attended by Committee Members, Youth Advisors and some WSB Senior Management Members. The executive organ of WOSM made...
Ten days after the devastating passage of cyclone Pam, Vanuatu, a small island republic in the South Pacific, is slowly beginning to recover from the worst cyclone hitting this area in hundred years. Gaël Audras, a Scout Leader engaged in civilian...
Chief Scout of Singapore, President Tony Tan Keng Yam spent time with the Scouts during the launch of the Annual Job Week on 10th March 2015 at the Istana, the official residence and office of the President of Singapore. -- The Singapore Scout...
As active citizens and Messengers of Peace, Scouts in Africa continue to drive positive social impact and development in their continent. In their quest to create a better world, they have made a difference through their services and contributions...
“The future of Africa, and indeed the entire world, to a great extent, depends on the efforts it deploys to promote and develop its human resources, particularly its youth. Young people will be called upon to assume various responsibilities in their...
The Diversity & Inclusion Priority Project Group of the European Scout Region has been very active in reaching out to all National Scout Organisations (NSOs) in Europe since the European Regional Scout Conference in Berlin in August 2013. But do you...
Since the start of the big wave of the Ebola epidemic in March 2014, the World Health Organisation (WHO) figures showed that there were 22,000 officially recorded cases, with around 8,800 deaths in West Africa. When the Ebola pandemic first broke out...