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James Hetfield and fellow musicians of Metallica may not have had time to spot this rather familiar flag flying above the crowd during their recent concert at the Glastonbury Festival 2014 in south east England. Do you recognise the flag? (image via...
My name is Eva M. Haunerová. I am a Czech Scout and came to Belgium four months ago to work in the Brussels Office of the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). This happened because my National Scout Organisation...
Inside Engaging the NSOs through On-Job Training 21st Century Leadership Way forward for Scouting in Africa World Scout Bureau opens new office in Kuala Lumpur Chatsworth Scouts Youth Day initiative - “Together we can” Events
NAIROBI - From the 16th – 20th June 2014, the World Scout Bureau Africa Regional Office conducted a Staff Management Conference (SMC) at the regional secretariat in Nairobi, Kenya. This year’s Staff Management Conference brought about a new dimension...
NAIROBI – In its quest to strengthen the capacities of National Scout Organizations (NSOs), three executives from Namibia, Lesotho and Cote d’Ivoire arrived in Nairobi for the month long training, from 12th May to 6th June 2014 taking place at the...
Sea Scout Teams from Finland, Ireland, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom travelled to Long Beach, California (USA), where the are challenging teams from Brazil, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago as well as more than twenty Sea Scouts of America...
20-29 July, 2014 Host: Organisation of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan Idea: Nomads, life and customs Purpose: Disclosure of creative, educational, social, spiritual and moral potential of the younger generation, promoting friendship, mutual...
June 16th marked the 3 year of existence of the Chatsworth Scout Troop, Scouts South Africa. The date also coincides with South Africa’s Youth Day. To celebrate the occasion, the troop, which is based at the Nelson Mandela Youth centre, identified 20...
The importance of gratitude... I recently had the opportunity to attend the Annual Meeting of the Boy Scouts of America in the city of Nashville, Tennessee in the United States. During the meeting at which the annual reports are presented, there was...
The importance of gratitude... I recently had the opportunity to attend the Annual Meeting of the Boy Scouts of America in the city of Nashville, Tennessee in the United States. During the meeting at which the annual reports are presented, there was...
Each year on 12th June, people around the world join hands to mark the World Day Against Child Labour. As I write, 168 million girls and boys are still engaged in child labour, 85 million of them in hazardous work. For several years now, the...
Venture Scout Phurba Tenjing Sherpa (first on the right side, wearing the scarf of Vienna's 8th Scout & Guide Group) and fellow mountaineers proudly displaying the flag of the Venture Scouts and Guides of Wiener Pfadfindergruppe 8, of Pfadfinder und...
Are your Venture Scouts (aged 15 to 18) still undecided where to spent their summer camp this year? Then this is THE opportunity they might have been looking for: "Wonderland 2014", the National Jamboree of the Azərbaycan Skautlar Assosiyasiyası -...
Inside Rapid Response Initiative to recruit 1 million Scouts SouthernAfricaScoutLeasers caucus on youth role in nation building Rehabilitation of defective masts in public schools Forging forward with Scouting Basics Nigerian Scouts part of the...
Your Scout Group is still undecided where to pitch their tents this summer? Then hurry up and register your patrol(s) for the Central European Jamboree 2014, hosted by Junák - svaz skautů a skautek ČR in Dosky in the Czech Republic! Find out all...