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KENYA- 16 Rovers came together to form the Masaku Rover group that is located in Machakos, at the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. With the theme ‘Youth, crime and Drugs’, the rovers in conjunction with volunteers from the Ministry of youth organized a...
The Asia Pacific Regional Scout Committee met on 21-22 April 2012 in Dhaka, Bangladesh and finalized matters related to the forthcoming Regional Scout Conference to be held in Dhaka in November 2012. After the Chairman of the Host Organizing...
Japanese Rover Masaki Nagashima is the first Scout this year who successfully reached the Baden Powell Scout Peak which is 5,890 meters above sea level. The message was confirmed by team leader Naresh Maharjan directly from the base camp on 2nd March...
In its effort to provide an attractive and effective youth programme that appeals to the needs and interest of today’s young people, Brunei Scout Association organized National Youth Development Programme workshop from 3-7 December 2011. The 4-day...
In 2005, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol ( CMP) at its first meeting in Montreal, by its Decision 1/CMP.1, established the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under...
What would the world be like if designed by Scouts? If you could let your imagine go wild and bring a new species to life, what would it look like? How can we make a difference in our home societies so that we live in a more harmonious world for...
The Jamboree’s amateur radio station SJ22S has been in contact with 107 different countries around the world, spreading the Jamboree atmosphere to Scouts and others anywhere around the globe. Several hundred participants and IST have already enjoyed...
Megan is jovial and a good storyteller. Her jamboree ID reads, Megan Lo Wing Shan, from Hong Kong. Although work at the kitchen – where she volunteers – can be frantic, no panic is her maxim. Back at home in Hong Kong, Megan works as a Chinese...
The World Scout Centre at the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Sweden is a buzz of activity. It is the place where World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), its National Scout Organizations and key partners showcase their current work, recent...
Promotion of the SCENES network is running full speed at the Jamboree in Sweden. We are only half way through the camp and already more than a thousand scouts have stopped by and tried our different activities. We are making a different activity...
It’s official. All the food garbage from the 22nd World Scout Jamboree can produce enough gas to drive a car nine times around the world! In 1519 when Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano undertook to circumnavigate the world, it was a...
Discover what the 22nd World Scout Jamboree looks like from above. This picture was taken from a helicopter on 29th July and published full page in Kristianstad newspaper on the 30th. It shows the campsite partially although the "Spring" town, the...
RINKABY, 28 July 2011 – The 22nd World Scout Jamboree has officially started in front of more than 39,000 participants of all ages, making it the largest World Scout Jamboree ever held. The opening ceremony started at 21:00 with a colouful roll call...
Every four years, tens of thousands of Scouts from every corner of the world, gather in a tented city for the adventure of a lifetime. This is a fantastic event where Scouts live and learn together. This is an amazing and unique first-hand experience...
Scouts are agents of peace locally, nationally and internationally, crafting and implementing projects that generate positive impact on their communities. After the introduction of the Messengers of Peace Projects by the World Scout Foundation, three...