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11 November 2015, Nairobi, Kenya: The Network of International Youth Organizations in Africa (NIYOA) is conducting a Training of Trainers Course on Global Education in the framework of the 7th African University on Youth and Development, that is...
10 November 2015, Nairobi, Kenya: The 7th African University on Youth and Development kicked-off on 9th November at the Sportsview Hotel Kasarani in Nairobi Kenya. The week long event brings together over 100 young people form Africa and Europe for...
As the main highlight of the 8th APR Scout Youth Forum was the election of new batch of the Young Adult Members Group (YAMG) for the period of 2015-2018. Youth forum participants elected six representatives of the YAMG: Mr. Mori CHENG Chi-Kin (Hong...
Last August, the 7th Africa Scout Youth Forum elected six new Youth Advisors to represent the voice of African Scouts – Pamela Akplogan Monbolade Urchelle (Benin), Solomon Idopise Etim (Nigeria), Christa Anita Sophie Marie (Seychelles), Jean Cedric...
“Dialogue doesn’t have the pressure (of having) to solve a problem. It is (about) the willingness to learn from another person or party. It is part of conflict resolution and peacebuilding,” said Anas Alabbadi, Programmes Officer and trainer with the...
Meeting with staff in the World Scout Bureau Geneva Support Centre, Geneva, Derek Pollard, Chairperson of the Eric Frank Trust, recalled how Hans Eric Frank, born in Austria in 1921 was sent at age 17 to England as a refugee where he became both a...
Right before the National Conference of the National Scout Association of Moldova (NSA Moldova), on the 29-30 October, took place at Vadul lui Voda, Moldova- the national seminar “The Essential Characteristics of Scouting”. Viorica Harea, responsible...
This “sort, reduce, recycle” project aimed to reduce pollution by emphasising on the importance of sorting out and recycling waste, and how the community can play an important role in sustainable development. It also promoted partnerships between the...
Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (28): a training course offered by IICoS in France Nadine Lyamouri-Bajja, from IICoS and one of the workshop facilitators at the upcoming...
The Asia-Pacific Regional Course for Leader Trainers 2015 officially kicked off at Suncheon Asia-Pacific Scout Centre in Suncheon, Korea. There are 13 NSOs with 33 participants (including 9 female members) and 13 training team members from Australia...
The 9th UNESCO Youth Forum, themed “Young Global Citizens for a Sustainable Planet”, convened in Paris on 26 October. The three-day forum gathered more than 500 young men and women from around the world. The World Organization of the Scout Movement...
This morning, the "Network Meeting of Scout and Guide Representatives in National Youth Councils" of the European Regions of the World Organization of the Scout Movement - WOSM and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)...
MT. MONADNOCK, N.H. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- Seven Boy Scouts from Weymouth’s Troop 9 are being recognised for rescuing an injured hiker on New Hampshire’s Mt. Monadnock on Saturday. The boys, all between the ages of 12 and 17, found injured hiker Linda...
October 22 2015, Astana, Kazakhstan, at the Library of the First President of Kazakhstan - Leader of the Nation, Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan (OSMK) presented our Project to develop a Non-formal Education Program for children and...