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Read the Africa Scout Region news in our monthly newsletter, Kudumail Inside Best practices in good governance and Scouting Building Leadership Capacity for Nigeria Scouts Trees for the World – One Scout One Tree in Ivory Coast Taking the Messengers...

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It was all pomp and colour as the Regional Director Africa Scout Region presided over the graduation ceremony of the Kenya School of Flying. This 21st Private Pilot Licence graduation ceremony for the school’s pilot trainees was held at its Orly Air...

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The Circles of Existence project was first organized by The Israel Boy and Girl Scout Federation during 2011 and 2012 in order to empower youth to deal with diversity within the Israeli society and to engage in intercultural and inter-religious...

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IVORY COAST - As part of the MoP project, “Trees For The World”, a team of 20 Scouts from Ivory Coast led by the MoP National Coordinator Marie Louise Ycossié engaged in a tree planting exercise at a Scout Camp site in Konkondékro (Bouaké). While...

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Castle Saunderson is an international Scout centre located on the border of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It opened in August 2012 and serves as a peace centre seeking to promote peace and bridge differences between individuals, groups and...

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Since the emergence of Pakistan and India as independent states in 1947, there have been several wars and border disputes between the two states. These circumstances have fueled animosity and negative stereotypes between the countries and their...

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Back to back with the Messengers of Peace (MOP) NSO Coordinators Gathering, Gerakan Pramuka (GP) organized the MoP Team Indonesia Gathering of young leaders who will promote the MoP initiatives in their respective provinces. Over 50 participants came...

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Over 20 MoP Coordinators from 20 National Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific Region are now in Cibubur Scout Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia for the 2nd APR MoP NSO Coordinators Gathering. The first gathering was in 2013, Philippines. Gerakan...

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During March 22 - 24, near the city of Ibagué (Colombia), was held the 51st National Assembly of the Scouts of Colombia Association. All Scout Regions were present, as well as other guests, among them the World Scout Bureau – Interamerican Region...

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NAIROBI - On 5th February 2014, His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed former Speaker of the National Assembly and Chief Scout of Kenya Hon. Francis Ole Kaparo and Garissa County Senator Yusuf Haji to mediate between warring communities in...

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"Strategic plan is important to any organization. A good organization must have a clear vision and direction to achieve its goals and a plan can only be good when goals are achieved," said Dato Paduka Ar. Awang Haji Idris bin Haji Abas,President of...

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During this week the executive team of WSB-IAR with Cynthia Marquez of WSB-CO will be working to develop strategies to expand the scope of the new website www.scout.org and of MoP through the upload service projects.

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As part of the Opening Celebration of our National Patrol Camp that was held last December 25, was the signing of the agreement of cooperation between the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and the Scout Association of El Salvador that gave life to this...

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After months of waiting we were finally in the beautiful city of Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to begin the Interamerican Scout Moot II. It was on December 27 and after celebrating Christmas there we were about to experience this...

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Forty Scout leaders from diverse parts of the world gathered in Vienna (Austria), from 20 to 24 February 2014 for an inter-religious dialogue event organised by the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for interreligious and Intercultural...

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