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The 5th World Scout Interreligious Symposium (WSIS) was held from the 27th to 29th of January 2017 at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York. It is organised by members of the Boy Scouts of America's Religious Relationships...
18 January 2017, Nairobi - Kenya: 20 National Messengers of Peace (MoP) Coordinators from different National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in the Africa Region have gathered in Nairobi for the Regional MoP workshop. The main goal of the workshop is to...
Nairobi - Kenya: 20 National Messengers of Peace (MoP) Coordinators from different National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in the Africa Region have gathered in Nairobi for the Regional MoP workshop. The main goal of the workshop is to build capacity of...
The 2nd World Scout Education Congress will take place from 11 - 15 May 2017 at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC). Participants can expect for the congress to assist NSOs in building capacity in the areas of Youth Programme and Adults...
Starting the year 2017, the 17th National Jamboree echoed the value of unity for a promising future, using the theme “Together for Better Tomorrow”. The national Jamboree was held on 29 December 2016 - 4 January 2017 at Mysuru, Karnataka State, with...
TSA HOSTED EASTERN AFRICAN ZONAL SCOUTS COMPETITION Tanzania Scouts Association hosted Eastern Africa Zonal Scouts competition held at Arusha northern part of Tanzania. Three (3) major activities took part in a 3 different venues as from 11th till...
The World Scout Bureau Asia-Pacific Centre, Makati City invites applications for Attachment/Internship. The attachment is made to help build the capacity of an individual, who, in turn will go back to his/her NSO with strengthened capability in the...
Version française plus bas Jean-Luc Bertrand’s professional career in Scouting commenced in 1987 with FSC (now Les Scouts) in Belgium, where he introduced the theme of development as a core component in youth programme, and inspired the Kigali...
(Vienna/PPÖ) - Hundreds of Scouts and Guides from associations in more than 25 countries across Europe and from overseas had gathered in the Syriac-Orthodox Church and listened to this verse from the Beatitudes and the reflections around this year’s...
A team from the APR Support Centre – Regional Director JR C. Pangilinan and the Director for Development Support and desk Director for Oceania Sub-Region, S. Prassanna Shrivastava, completed their chain of visits to five National Scout Organizations...
Highlights For its first regular meeting in the current triennium the European Scout Committee met in the Netherlands, home of the chairperson of the Europe Committee WAGGGS, with which a joint meeting was held at the same occasion. This meeting...
Last week, I had the fantastic opportunity to experience the world of AIESEC, a worldwide organisation focused on developing the leadership potential of young people through experiential learning, volunteer experiences and professional internships...
Greetings from COP22 - WOSM Youth Delegates Saleh, Quintin and Samuel. The second week of COP22 went so fast! We worked hard to promote Scouts' view on environmental issues, met a lot of people, had new experiences and also some fun. While Quintin...
PREPARED: FOR A CHANGING WORLD The 2nd World Scout Education Congress (WSEC) will take place at Kandersteg International Scout Centre, Switzerland, from 11-15 May 2017. This second edition of the event will focus on the core business of Scouting. It...
It is our absolute pleasure to announce the appointment of our Mr Ahmad Alhendawi as the next Secretary General of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Mr Ahmad Alhendawi will start in March of 2017 after completing his term as the...