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WOSM's new Secretary General - An interview! How do you feel having been selected as the new Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement? Wow! What an honor. Absolutely thrilled and honored. Can you tell us about what inspired...

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Bangladesh Scouts and the CJK – which stands for Scouts of China, Japan, Korea – jointly agreed to launch a new six-year project based in Bangladesh from 2014 to 2019. A pre-inspection team of CJK Rover Scouts visited the project sites in Kalapara...

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On May 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2013 was held the Regional Senior Sections Seminar (the senior sections includes the venturers and rover community units, or the equivalent in each NSO for ages between 15 to 21 years). The Scout School Camp "Mezitla"...

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From February 15th to 17th a national workshop of Youth Programme was held in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. The aim of this workshop was to unify criteria on Youth Programme relevant themes, identify the aspects that...

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From the 8 to the 10 of february in the World Scout Office, Interamerican Region, located in the City of Knowledge, Panama, Adults and youths from Colombia, Honduras, Argentina, Guatemala, México, Panamá, Curacao and Brasil that in some moment have...

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On last 26 and 27th of January, the regional authorities of 14 out of 16 Regions gathered in Colombia’s capital city, Bogotá. All together, with the members of the National Court of Honor, the National Scout Council, and some key-members from the...

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On last October 30, representatives from the Dominican Scout Association (ASDI) met with Vice Minister of Education of the Dominican Republic, Minerva Vincent, and some of her staff members. Miguel Fersobe (Executive Director of ASDI) and Ricado...

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On October 12 was launched the first meeting of the Environment Network in the Interamerican Region. The Scout Association of Mexico was the host National Scout Organization of this important event. The meeting started in the premises of the CONAFOR...

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On last 31 of August and 1-2 September, 19 adults from 8 NSOs met in Costa Rica during the Regional Educational Methods Seminar, specifically to work on topics related to Adults in Scouting. During the seminar, joint work between Youth Programme...

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During 12 to 17 September, in Bangkok (Thailand), WOSMs Educational Methods Staff (at regional and world level) gathered to discuss topics related with the four priority areas (Youth for Change; 21st century leadership; Global support; Our Strategic...

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On last 29-30 of September and 1 October, the Scout Association of Guyana hosted the Regional Educational Methods Seminar for English speaking NSOs. By this way, 11 adults out of different countries met, among others, to review and discuss the...

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From 28 to 30 September was held the Educational Methods Seminar in the area of Youth Programme aimed at English-speaking associations. With this seminar conclude successfully the meetings scheduled for this year, whose central aim was to know what...

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From August 31 to September 2, 33 participants representing eight National Scout Organizations (NSOs) of the Interamerican Scout Region met at Iztarú Camp School, of the Association of Guides and Scouts of Costa Rica, to carry out the Regional...

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