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Enhancing the synergy of youth programme and Adults In Scouting, are what the 62 key leaders from 10 National Scout Organizations (NSOs) aimed to achieve as they gathered at the National Office of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) in Manila...
What is the role of the World Organization of the Scout Movement - WOSM? What are the responsibilities of the World Scout Bureau? What is the purpose of the European Scout Region? How many Scouts are there in Europe and around the world? What...
'A picture is worth a thousand words.' ~ Fred R. Barnard Have you completed a Scouts of the World Award project? Share you pictures here with Scouts around the world on the Scout Photo Community. Global citizens are those who become active in their...
The Kenya Scouts Association is working on an ambitious programme to revive and boost Air Scouting activities in the country. Spearheaded by the passionate Captain Mercy Makau from the Kenya School of Flying, the programme will see many more young...
The Bhutan Scouts Association (BSA) has introduced mushroom cultivation to the Shaba community in Paro, southwest of Bhutan, with the support of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Foundation. The initial stage of the project included the construction of...
The aim of our Scouts of the World Award project was to prevent flooding in the local school and improve the classrooms to create a better learning environment for the children.
Kenya Scouts Association (KSA), the national Scouting organisation of Kenya, prides itself in the community involvement of its members. One of the key thematic areas is environmental conservation, where Scouts in the country commit to take care of...
Incredible! That’s the word that best describes my recent visit to Kenya, Africa. I was at the Rowallan National Scout Camp in Nairobi, which hosts the World Scout Bureau (WSB) - Africa Regional Office, the headquarters of the Kenya Scouts...
Ticket to Life is a flagship project by the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Started in 2006, it is now in its ninth year of operation. The project involves street children, guided and mentored by young but...
As a change to the Scouts of the World Award format, you will now need to report back to WOSM on scout.org about your SW project to become part of the SW Network. Please notify any person who is finishing up or has just finished their project to use...
“In Scouting, we are One, one Family, one World!” A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the western part of Nepal on Tuesday, less than three weeks after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook and claimed 8,000 lives in the Himalayan nation. Several...
In 2011the Australian Rovers were in Timor-Leste from the 4th of July to the 15th of July. The Timor-Leste (East Timor) Partnership Project 2011 was run by Rover Scouts from all around Australia. Much of this project was done with aid and assistance...
As an initiative under the Messengers of Peace project, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines continues to equip Scouts in different parts of the country, training them what to do in times of emergency and disaster. Two recent trainings were conducted...
Last month, the 2nd Youth Work Convention, five years after the first, brought together some 500 participants active in the youth work field. The aim of the Convention - organised in the framework of the Belgian presidency of the Committee of...
The Interamerican Youth Involvement Policy, adopted in the 24th Interamerican Scout conference in 2013, says: “Youth are valued for their capacity to contribute new and fresh perspectives to the traditional ways of operating. When youth area excluded...