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South African Scouts mobilised quickly to support over two hundred fire-fighters and conservation staff during this weekend’s devastating wild fires on the Helderberg mountain that saw eleven houses and a hotel burned to the ground. Scouts, adult...
Like many Angolans, Pedro Fernandez, a 26-year-old Scout, oozes an aura of patience and stoicism. His buoyant demeanour can almost make you forget that when he was born, a deadly civil war had engulfed his country. Worse still, when he was 3-years...
GAUTENG: On the 13th March 2011, Gauteng Scouts participated for the first time in Africa Scout Day. The focus of the event -- held at Delta Park and Delta Park scout Camp -- was on the environment. 110 Scouts and three commissioners participated...
Under the Messengers of Peace initiative, a special integration camp was organized between Rovers of Pakistan and India from 16th to 20th November 2011 at the National Youth Complex, in Gadpuri, Haryana where about 300 Rovers, Rangers, including...
The fruits of many years of hard work in revising the youth programme package for all sections finally became evident on 2nd October during the BP Award ceremony in Malaysia. The BP Award, the first in Malaysian Rover Scouting, was presented to 37...
18 September, Tokyo – Two seasoned resource persons in the Asia-Pacific Region conducted an extensive orientation on World Adults In Scouting Policy (WASP) and on selected elements of the Life Cycle of an Adult. The special orientation, organized by...
The Sri Lanka Scouts Association organized the 1st Scout Integration Camp on 18th to 21st August 2011 at the Scout Training & Development Centre, in Pallekette, Kandy, an ideal camping site for its lush and green countryside. A total of 72 Scouts...
The 24th APR Scout Conference Organization Committee (COC) held its 3rd Preparatory Meeting at the Bangladesh National Headquarters in Dhaka on 10th September. The COC Chairman and Vice President of Bangladesh Scouts welcomed all members including...
For the first time, the Asia Pacific Regional Scout Committee and the Europe Regional Scout Committee members attending the 22nd World Scout Jamboree met informally on 30th July at a breakfast meeting. The meeting initiates a dialogue between the two...
To commemorate Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia’s 50th anniversary, the Scout association will plant one million tree seedlings throughout the country. During the launch of this massive tree planting on 23rd July 2011 in Sentul, Bogor, West Java Province...
The Regional Scout Committee met in Makati City, Philippines on 16-17 April 2011 and tackled numerous issues of regional interest. One of them is the approval of the new implementing guidelines for recognizing youth events, in particular, the Asia...
The 2nd preparatory meeting for the 24th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference was held at the Bangladesh Scouts National Training Center in Mouchak on 17th March 2011 under the chairmanship of Habibul Alam of the Host Organizing Committee (HOC)...
The Committee NSO Visit (CNV) that began in Cambodia on 14th March 2011 is a significant occasion to enhance awareness and understanding of the current needs of Cambodia Scouts in its work to develop Scouting in the country. The three-day mission...
Two Rovers from Adelaide, Australia, are undertaking an adventure of epic proportions. Adam and Stephen are currently part way through their World Trike Expedition, which will see them ride from Adelaide, in South Australia, to Rinkaby, Sweden, in...
To keep Scouting active in Afghanistan, 33 Scouts from an orphanage-based troop in Ghor Province had the 1st Orientation Unit Leaders Training Course from 22 September to 2 October 2010. This shows that Scouting in Afghanistan is very much alive...