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A delegation of Scouts from around the world attended the COP26 in Glasgow to take a stand on the global climate crisis and advocate for urgent climate action. Among them was also Caillum, External Representative of the European Region. We met...
A delegation of Scouts from across the globe attended the COP26 to take a stand on the global climate crisis and advocate for urgent action by world leaders to respond to imminent threats posed by climate change. Young people from Mexico, Finland...
By Bear Grylls OBE, Chief Ambassador of World Scouting When it comes to climate change, one thing’s incredibly clear. We’re running out of time. Change is accelerating. Twenty of the hottest years on record happened in the last 22 years. The...
By: Grecia Barcena and Kazi Zubair Hossain, WOSM Youth Representatives Scouting was born in nature. So much of what we do and learn is about understanding and caring for the world around us, but our planet is reaching the point of no return due to...
Boy Scouts of the Philippines Cabanatuan City Council organised a series of community service projects to engage Scouts in reaching out to communities affected by the pandemic. Various projects were introduced related to Green the Earth, Quarantanim...
Hundreds of Scouts in the United Arab Emirates and around the world are learning how to code thanks to an innovative workshop being run as part of this year’s JOTA-JOTI programme. The educational activity is one of the many exciting new elements...
Wouldn't it be amazing to meet some of the 57 million Scouts around the world? With world events, like the annual Jamboree On The Air - Jamboree On The Internet, known as JOTA-JOTI, you can! We have some ideas to help get a great conversation going...
Young people from around the world will begin tuning in online and over the airwaves today for the start of Scouting’s largest digital event, JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree-on-the-Air and Jamboree-on-the-Internet). Taking place from 15-17 October, JOTA-JOTI...
More than 700 young leaders from 163 National Scout Organizations put on their scarves and uniforms to join the closing ceremony of the 14th World Scout Youth Forum, concluding the largest ever Word Scout Youth Forum, and the first time the event has...
The 40th World Scout Conference in Slovenia in 2014 made youth engagement one of the six strategic priority areas for World Scouting. This led to the development of a Youth Involvement Strategy that signified the Movement's commitment to youth...
Over 700 young leaders representing 163 National Scout Organizations will gather for the 14th World Scout Youth Forum which is taking place virtually from 18-22 August for the first time in the Scout Movement’s history. The event will be the largest...
JOTA-JOTI 2021 is right around the corner and will take place from 15 to 17 October 2021.
11 August 2021, Nairobi-Kenya: The World Organization of the Scout Movement, Africa Region (WOSM Africa) and the Mondragon Team Academy of the Mondragon University (MU/MTA) have signed a partnership agreement to collaborate on developing and...
A few weeks after a tornado devastatingly affected the lives of several villages in South Moravia, a region in the East of Czechia, local Scouts together with other young volunteers are still on site to support the disaster areas. The members of the...
The Portuguese Scout Federation together with the National Youth Council and the Ministry of Health launched a campaign called “It's our turn. Take care of yourself. Take care of Portugal". The initiative is aimed at raising the awareness of young...