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This week’s feature story by Bryan DG “You should take pride on who you are today, your courage and resilience have made you a better person. You are one of the best examples of Scouts because despite of difficult life circumstances, you chose to be...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the International Dialogue Centre ( KAICIID) had recently completed an extensive survey on the role of “Spiritual Development in Scouting”. The survey, which poled feedback from 116 National...
Dear friends, During the past three years, the leadership of WAGGGS and WOSM have been undertaking a fruitful dialogue and collaboration. Following the good discussions held in the WAGGGS-WOSM Consultative Committee, there have been many...
On 1 – 3 July 2017, the Chairperson of the World Scout Committee, João Armando Gonçalves, representing the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), and Nicola Grinstead, the World Board Chair of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl...
Scouting is more than fun and exciting activities. Rovers of Bangladesh Scouts are helping in a pediatric and oncology unit is a perfect example of this. A total of 40 Rovers spend 2-3 hours a day, 3 days a week, working on a rotation basis --...
The Scout Association in Tunisia, Les Scouts Tunisiens, will receive several special guests this weekend. The Chairperson of the World Scout Committee, João Armando Gonçalves, representing the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), will be...
Highlights For its third regular meeting in the current triennium the European Scout Committee met in Venice, Italy. The Coordinators of the Areas of Operation were present, too, and joined the Committee for discussion of parts of the meeting’s...
Big win for Scout Association of Hong Kong (SAHK) for being the 1st runner-up in Hong Kong’s Youth Award Scheme Kayaking on 18 June 2017. Young leader Chung Tsz-kin and Rover Tsang Sze Wai represented HKSA in this competition participated by 222...
The European Scout Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the Europe Region of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) is pleased to call for participants for The Academy 2017, which is scheduled to...
“Well done, Scouts!” titled the newspaper earlier this summer, when it featured the local Scout and Guide Group’s volunteer engagement in their home town. Not only does the Group of Telfs ( Pfadfinder Telfs, in Tirol, Austria) celebrate its 90th...
On World Refugee Day, we reflect on the story of Omar and Saad, #Scouts who were serving the refugees when the Syrian civil war broke out, before they themselves became refugees. In 2014, they were forced to flee Syria with their family for fear of...
Around 50 Rovers and Scouters of Khagrachori and Rangamati are working with the district disaster team on rescue and relief operations on a shift basis, after a series of landslides hit three districts of Bangladesh. In another location at Kaptai...
On World Refugee Day 2017, WOSM launches its new project “Time to be Welcome”. This event is run in collaboration with the European Youth Forum, and implemented thanks to the European Union and the Council of Europe partnership on youth affairs. This...
The adventure of West Java Scout Jamboree 2017 will soon roll as it opens on 31 July – 8 August 2017. An estimated of more than 12,000 local Scouts and leaders from 34 provinces are coming and around 100 overseas are expected to join.
Scouting started in 1907 with what is now known as the Scout section, which was followed by the establishment of the Cub Scout section (Cub Scouts) in 1916. During World War I, the need for a Scouting Programme for young adults arose, leading to the...