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ADDIS ABABA - February 11, 2015 will be the day for the official launching of a two-year long project in partnership with SIDA: Initiative Africa. The launch of the project titled ‘SCOUTS: Building a Lifetime of Skills and Confidence’ will be hosted...
On Thursday 15th January 2015, leaders of Sierra Leone Scouts Association held a meeting with the UNICEF country representative, Mr. Shane O’Connor at his office in Freetown. The essence of the meeting was to discuss the rolling our of the U-Report...
“Not all heroes wear a cape, some wear a Scout scarf” Liberia – The Liberia Scout Association, with its increasing effort to help apprise the menace of Ebola virus, will launch a nationwide Ebola Prevention and Eradication Project. About 75 Scouts...
From Scouts to NGO volunteers, everyone is working hard to allay fear by increasing public awareness through community engagement. The World Health Organization says that in West Africa, the Ebola virus is spreading faster than the efforts deployed...
“Citizenship is not about having a birth certificate or a passport, that’s just about identity. Citizenship is about engaging and being involved in the development process - of themselves, of the community and of the nation that they come from.” – Dr...
"We need to educate young people to be resourceful, open-minded, and community-oriented. We must do everything to provide them with job opportunities which are the basis of stability, security, and development." - Lech Walesa, Former President of...
What makes Scouting fun? Not so long ago, we used printed maps to find our way and depended on charts to identify stars and constellations. And, did you also carry all those birds, trees and survival guides in your backpack? Must have been quite a...
NIGERIA - As part of building our Scouting Capacity within the Nigeria National Scout Organization, no fewer than 80 young Sea Scouts and their Leaders attended a Capacity building Workshop organized by the National Unit of the Nigeria Scout...
Inside WOSM and UNICEF Collaborate to Establish Global Communications Network through the U-report Scouts Embark on Ebola Awareness Campaign Walk for Peace Scouts and Red Cross Volunteers say no to Ebola Africa Scout Foundation Member Chief Addy...
18 November 2014, Kuala Lumpur: The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the UNICEF Global Innovation Centre have entered into an agreement aimed at establishing a global communications network through the U-report. The signing of the...
It is with great sadness that we share the sad news of the demise of Chief Addy Isaac Newton. He was the immediate former Chief Commissioner who also played several vital roles in the Ghana Scout Association even after the end of his term. He will be...
UGANDA - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has flagged off the National Organising Committee for the Uganda Scouts Centenary Jamboree 2015 that is expected to take place at Kaazi National Scout Site from October 18 - 28. The event is expected to...
WOSM participated in the first Global Forum on Youth Policies (GFYP) that was co‐convened by the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Youth, UNDP, UNESCO and the Council of Europe. The event took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 28 to...
WOSM’s Secretary General, Scott Teare, and Member of the World Scout Committee, Mari Nakano, met with UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, at his office in New York on 21 October 2014. During the 20-minute meeting, Scott extended an invitation to Ban...
We have an exciting announcement for you - did you know that Youth Wall (scout.org and Facebook) is in the hands of the six Youth Advisors who have been elected to the Forum of the World Scout Youth in Slovenia in August? This means that we will be...