News and Stories
Some 3,000 American Boy Scouts paraded on Omaha Beach on Saturday April 16th, forming the phrase, "Normandie, Land of Liberty". Omaha Beach is one the five landing beaches of Normandy. The goal of the operation was to provide support to have these...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is hosting a contest to design the Logo of this year’s edition of the Jamboree-On-The-Air and Jamboree-On-The-Internet (JOTA - JOTI) Scouts around the world are invited to submit their design. This logo...
From the 25th-27th March, the new World Scout Committee met for the first time , since six new members (out of the twelve voting members) were elected during the World Scout Conference in Brazil. The meeting was the opportunity for the new members to...
A letter from the International Commissioner of the Scout Association of Japan was recently received by the World Scout Bureau. In the letter, Mr. Kume provided some important update on the current situation of our brother and sister Scouts in Japan...
At 8.30 PM (local time) on Saturday 26 March 2011, lights will be switched off around the globe for Earth Hour. Every household of the over 31 million Scouts in the 161 member countries of WOSM all over the world, can set a global record by coming...
It is with great concern that we are following Japan’s situation since Friday March 11th 2011 following the natural disasters that hit the northeast coast of the country. The World Organization of the Scout Movement contacted the Scout Association of...
Jennifer Lowe had two thoughts after she and other BSA delegates met President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House. Thought one: Delivering the BSA’s annual Report to the Nation to the President of the United States was an incredible...
The fighting taking place in Libya has pushed thousands to flee the country into Tunisia and Egypt. At the borders, thousands are queuing up, often tired, hungry and thirsty from their journey. Along with several other humanitarian organisations and...
Thinking of a simple way to care for the environment and involve Scouts from around the world, Lucas Guilherme a Scout from the Rattlesnake Scout Group in Brazil had the idea to use the Internet as a tool (social networks, email and websites) to...
Adults in Scouting: is a systematic programme of adult resources management, to improve the effectiveness, commitment and motivation of the leadership in order to produce better programmes for young people and a more effective and efficient...
The 22nd of February is an important day for Scouts worldwide. Today, we celebrate Lord Baden–Powell and Lady Olave birthdays also known as Founders Day, we also remember that the Scout Movement was founded by Lord Baden-Powell over one hundred years...
Scout Association of Japan has been participating in “Challenge 25 Campaign”, the campaign against climate change promoted by the Ministry of the Environment. Scouts of all over Japan participate in various activities for reducing greenhouse gas...
The members of the World Scout Committee had chosen three themes to shape the dynamic of their 2008-2011 mandate. One of these themes was “Tell the Story”. Of course, one main element of this process is to take advantage of the new Web 2.0 medias...
More than 2000 rovers along with another 500 foreign rovers, representing more than 20 countries, have already registered to be part of Paris d'Avenir. Sign up to take part in the event NOW ! Paris d'Avenir is an international event for rovers...
The World Scout Conference, which takes place once every 3 years and which was held this year in Brazil comes to a close. This 39th iteration of the World Organization of the Scout Movement’s (WOSM) international event gathered 952 participants...