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Under a patronage and sponsorship of H.E. Shaik Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad El- Qasemmi the governor of Sharjah, the Arab Regional Office & United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) Scout Association organize the 4thInternational Gathering for "Scouting & the...

29 September 2010 – The sixth series of Regional Communication Forums within world Scouting opens today in Bhutan. Over twenty participants from 13 National Scout Organizations (NSOs) together with 17 local participants inclusive of national...

The 3rd Regional Communication Forum took place in the Scout Centre of Krasnokamenka, Ukraine from 3rd to 5th June. Seven, out of the eight countries in the Eurasia region, were present. The goal of this event was to support National Scout...

Following the Workshop on Recognition held on the Scout Academy 2008, experts from the Scouting Gelderland, a support partner of Scouting Nederland at local level in Gelderland, worked with regional training commissioners of KFUM, Denmark, presenting...

50 Participants from all around Europe met at Guadarrama, near Madrid, Spain for the Training Commissioners Network Meeting. A very intensive and active event produced a lot of exchanges and new ideas for work and cooperation. The Training...

More than 100 representatives from Youth Organizations and National Youth Councils met about the same number of governmental and institutional delegates and discussed together how the dramatic situation of youth un-employment in Europe can be tackled...

Ever since its inception, The Academy has grown in many perspectives, with the edition just held having more than 200 participants and many learning opportunities delivered through 25 different sessions. Looking at this 3rd edition of The Academy...

Paramaribo capital city of Suriname hosted the first instance of the Regional Communications Forums. With the participation of leaders from scouts of Guyana, Grenada, Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. The forums will be held in the different...

NAIROBI, 9 July 2009 - The Scout fraternity today woke up to the saddest news of the passing of the former Regional Director for the World Scout Bureau, Africa Regional Office. Maj. (Rtd) Kinuthia Murugu passed away at 3.35 am [GMT +3] at Nairobi...

LILONGWE, May 1, 2009 — African NSOs (National Scout Organizations) from the Southern Zone today started their zonal conference, at the Korea Garden Lodge in Lilongwe, Malawi. The Malawian Principal Secretary (P.S.) in the Ministry for Youth, Sports...

Cairo, Egypt -19 march 2009 60 Web masters and web editors came from 19 Arab countries to gather in Cairo from 17 to 23 march 2009, to evaluate the usage of the internet in scouting, comparing the websites of all the participants to define the...

NIAMEY – In the wake of the destruction of the town of Agadez by floods, 40 Scouts left Niamey, destination: Agadez, with a mission of helping the floods victims. Their response was swift and generous. Upon arrival, they put up several tents for the...

NAIROBI - In the annals of Scouting in Africa, the period 2005 - 2008 has perhaps been one of the most eventful eras. Whilst there was no shortage of challenges, as you read this report you will be pleased to learn that significant progress was made...

Mr. Aly Badra L. COULIBALY, the Assistant National Commissioner in charge of Administration and Communication (FIS/EEDCI - Côte d’Ivoire) is taking part in a summer School organized by the International organization of the Francophonie (OIF). The...

NAIROBI, 9 July 2009 - The Scout fraternity today woke up to the saddest news of the passing of the former Regional Director for the World Scout Bureau, Africa Regional Office. Maj. (Rtd) Kinuthia Murugu passed away at 3.35 am [GMT +3] at Nairobi...