News and Stories
It is with great sadness that we share the sad news of the demise of Chief Addy Isaac Newton. He was the immediate former Chief Commissioner who also played several vital roles in the Ghana Scout Association even after the end of his term. He will be...
The European Scout Region, in conformity with Art IV 2c of its constitution, is pleased to announce the co-opting of Kevin Camilleri, from Malta, as member of the European Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). This...
Inside Improving image and harnessing growth and development JOTA-JOTI Africa Peace begins with you Agricultural skills for Scouts enhances local food security National Jamboree and Anniversary Young people acquiring the 21st Century skills Smiles...
Hosted by Savez izviđača Srbije, the programme of The Academy, co-organised by the European Scout Region of WOSM and the Europe Region WAGGGS, started in Belgrade (Serbia) this morning. More than 150 participating Scouts and Guides from all over...
UGANDA - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has flagged off the National Organising Committee for the Uganda Scouts Centenary Jamboree 2015 that is expected to take place at Kaazi National Scout Site from October 18 - 28. The event is expected to...
WOSM participated in the first Global Forum on Youth Policies (GFYP) that was co‐convened by the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Youth, UNDP, UNESCO and the Council of Europe. The event took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 28 to...
More than a month after launching the Scout Photo Community and the Scout Photo Missions Contest in partnership with PicHit.me, WOSM has received over 2,000 photos from Scouts from at least 80 countries across all six Scout regions – Africa, Arab...
Elections of a new National Board and a vote on a series of proposed amendments were the highlights at the 16th General Assembly of Slovenský skauting (SLSK) held in the Slovak capital Bratislava on the weekend 17-19 October 2014. More than 150...
WOSM’s Secretary General, Scott Teare, and Member of the World Scout Committee, Mari Nakano, met with UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, at his office in New York on 21 October 2014. During the 20-minute meeting, Scott extended an invitation to Ban...
We have an exciting announcement for you - did you know that Youth Wall (scout.org and Facebook) is in the hands of the six Youth Advisors who have been elected to the Forum of the World Scout Youth in Slovenia in August? This means that we will be...
Hello to our Scout family! We are your six Youth Advisors (from left to right – Montaser, Luis, Maire, Daiana, Jeremy, and Maeed). We wish you a very happy JOTA-JOTA weekend from the Catskill Mountains, USA. All six of us are spending the weekend...
Cub Scouts from Langata Junior Troop at the World Scout Bureau Africa participating in the #JotaJoti
These days the National Scout Movement of Armenia “HASK” was glad to host Martin Kristensen, a good friend of the organization and a Danish international scout-trainer. This time he arrived in Armenia together with two other trainers, Christian Gow...
The South African Radio League, the national body for amateur radio in South Africa, ran an essay competition at the end of 2013. The winners of the competition are two brothers, both involved in Scouting and they are licensed radio amateurs. The...
The third week of July next year will turn the French city of Strasbourg into a sea of red, when some 15000 Pionniers & Caravelles (young people aged 14 to 17 years) will come together for the National Jamboree “You’re Up!”. Are you up for it, too?...