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By: Grecia Barcena and Kazi Zubair Hossain, WOSM Youth Representatives Scouting was born in nature. So much of what we do and learn is about understanding and caring for the world around us, but our planet is reaching the point of no return due to...
Scout units in Vietnam are doing several activities that highlight the love for nature. Their collective effort endeavors to protect and restore natural ecosystems focusing on the achievement of SDG 6: Water and Sanitation, SDG 13: Climate Action...
Fiji Scout Association has adapted the principles of diversity and inclusion to meet the evolving needs, expectations, and aspirations of youth in different social contexts. At the Lautoka School for Special Education in Fiji, over 100 students...
Boy Scouts of the Philippines Cabanatuan City Council organised a series of community service projects to engage Scouts in reaching out to communities affected by the pandemic. Various projects were introduced related to Green the Earth, Quarantanim...
At the 41st World Scout Conference, the Scout Movement pledged to support UN Women’s HeForShe initiative by inspiring millions of Scouts to work towards creating a better, gender-equal world. Since then, Scouts from all over the world have responded...
The 5.9-magnitude earthquake that hit southern Pakistan left many homes and infrastructure destroyed on 7 October in Harnai, Balochistan. Houses of locals built of mud made them vulnerable to earthquakes. Many people were injured and died...
The successful signing of the Framework Agreement Between the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (APR-WOSM) and the Open Mapping Hub - Asia Pacific (OMH-AP) was held on 17 October 2021. The focus of the framework...
Hundreds of Scouts in the United Arab Emirates and around the world are learning how to code thanks to an innovative workshop being run as part of this year’s JOTA-JOTI programme. The educational activity is one of the many exciting new elements...
Wouldn't it be amazing to meet some of the 57 million Scouts around the world? With world events, like the annual Jamboree On The Air - Jamboree On The Internet, known as JOTA-JOTI, you can! We have some ideas to help get a great conversation going...
Young people from around the world will begin tuning in online and over the airwaves today for the start of Scouting’s largest digital event, JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree-on-the-Air and Jamboree-on-the-Internet). Taking place from 15-17 October, JOTA-JOTI...
Fiji Scout Association has adapted diversity and inclusion to meet the evolving needs, expectations, and aspirations of youth in different social contexts over the past years. At the Lautoka School for Special Education in Fiji, over 100 students...
The Community Services Department of The Scout Association of Macau (TSAM) recently joined the Macau Second and Third Mass Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) Drive by the Macau Special Administrative Region Government. TSAM took action mobilising and...
This week during a virtual event on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, WOSM, together with the Big 6 Youth Organizations, joined some of the world’s largest and most far-reaching youth-led and youth-focused...
Accessibility and inclusion matter to Scouts because they're integral to creating a better world! The 4th Crosby Beaver Scouts in the United Kingdom are committed to making their group and community more accessible to people of various needs. Earlier...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) welcomes Our Common Agenda, a report of the United Nations Secretary General released today with timely recommendations to respond to current and future challenges. As the report states clearly, we...