News and Stories
NAIROBI, 9 July 2009 - The Scout fraternity today woke up to the saddest news of the passing of the former Regional Director for the World Scout Bureau, Africa Regional Office. Maj. (Rtd) Kinuthia Murugu passed away at 3.35 am [GMT +3] at Nairobi...
NAIROBI – The 2nd Africa Scout Summit ended in the evening of 20th April 2009, during a convivial and colourful closing ceremony. 119 people attended the meeting and all African NSOs (National Scout Organizations) but one were represented. The Summit...
On Friday 13 March 2009, under the banner, “Our Africa, Our Environment: Scouts Care”, the Scout fraternity commemorated Africa Scout Day with pomp. In Nairobi, where the regional office (ARO) is headquartered, that occasion was marked with an...
The Ag. Regional Director, Mr. Winston Adams and Jacques Sandrizi faciliated a multipurpose management workshop for the leaders of the Ethiopia Scouts Association, in Addis Ababa on 7 and 8 March 2009. The main goal of this training was to equip the...
Mrs Elzette Balgobin, the Unit Manager for the Indian Ocean sub region, arrived in Seychelles on the 27th February 2009 to look into ways of strengthening cooperation between the Regional office, and the Seychelles Scouts Association (SSA). The...
BANJUL - A Gambia Scout Project, based in The Gambia, has received a prestigious award for its Entrepreneurial education programmes in Africa. The Point Newspaper of 23 january 2009, has confirmed this. The projects are run by a UK based education...
The 26th Asia Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree activities has already begun for close to 700 Scout leaders and volunteers, serving as International Service Staff (ISTs), from 13 countries around the world took part in the IST orientation held in the...
16 November 2009, Jakarta -- The very first Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Disaster Management officially opened in Cibubur Scout Complex in Jakarta today which will run until 19th November 2009. Asia-Pacific Region lies in the "Ring of Fire”...
After the competition “What is great about Scouts?” was launched on November last year, out of the 41 entries received by the Asia-Pacific Regional Office, a panel of judges selected the winners for the four categories. Out of the seven National...
Bhutan Scouts Association mourned with the rest of Bhutanese after seven young boys aged 10 to 14 years of age, including three Scouts, died when a gush of water of Wangchu river washed them away on 26th July 2009. Scouts numbering to 198 and 4 Unit...
The Vice President of the Government of Maldives Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik has called upon Scouts to be active and to be more aware of global danger of climate change, environment and drug abuse as challenges for today’s youth. He made the...
Since its admission to the World Scouting last year, the National Association of Cambodian Scouts (NACS) continues to make a steady progress, credited to having a balance national team of volunteers, leaders and young adults who share commitment of...
Amidst the beautiful display of fireworks and aboriginal dance, Scouts of China's Cub Scouts choir inaugurated the first World Jamboree for Ethnic Chinese Scouts on 4th July 2009 at the scenic Wusanto Reservior in Tainan City, south of Taiwan...
Scouts from different districts of Nepal gathered at the national headquarters in Kathmandu on 3rd July 2009 celebrating Nepal Scouts' 57th anniversary. Participating Scouts were from the mid-western region from the district of Kalikot, Jajarkot...
The first day of July marks the most important day for Scouts in Thailand as Scouting in this country turns 98 this year. In a jovial mood, Scout members, both young and adults, renewed their Scout Promise and Law out loud, showing their commitment...