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Chief Scout of Singapore, President Tony Tan Keng Yam spent time with the Scouts during the launch of the Annual Job Week on 10th March 2015 at the Istana, the official residence and office of the President of Singapore. -- The Singapore Scout...
BACKGROUND Luzira is a suburb of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. Luzira lies in Nakawa Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It is located approximately 12 kilometres, by road, southeast of the central business district of...
“The future of Africa, and indeed the entire world, to a great extent, depends on the efforts it deploys to promote and develop its human resources, particularly its youth. Young people will be called upon to assume various responsibilities in their...
A message from the Africa Scout Regional Director to all National Scout Organizations in the Africa Region on the occassion of marking the 2015 Africa Scout Day Download the Speech (in English and French) below:
Chief Commissioner Hussain Abdullah and five national commissioners joined 80 Scouts and 50 volunteers in cleaning up the entire beach area in G.Dh Thinadhoo, south of Maldives. This was the first time that "Founders Day" was celebrated nationally...
Twelve Scout leaders from Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Philippines and Scouts of China, participated in the first ever APR Scout Shop Management: Leaders Meet on 5-8 March 2015 at Yangmingshan Scout Camp, Taipei, Taiwan. Several...
We were glad to have Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, delivered a valuable seminar on nature conservation to members of the Scout Association of Hong Kong during her visit to Hong Kong in November 2014. Dr. Goodall shared with us her road to the success in the...
Dear Friends, It is with sadness that we have learned the death of Dr. Emmanuel Gasakure, a former Chairperson of the Board of Rwanda Scout Association who was also actively involved in Scouting until 2008. He was instrumental in the Association...
It doesn’t take much for you, a Scout leader, to have a profound impact on the life of a young person. Put another way: “The smallest gesture can spark a life.” In the case of Cub Scout leader and Nashville singer-songwriter Dean Madonia, that leader...
U-report that was developed by UNICEF in collaboration with Uganda Scouts Association has won a prestigious global award on mobile innovation in the m-Government and participation category. U-report was honoured with the global UN-based World Summit...
FREETOWN - Sierra Leone Scouts Association in partnership with St. George Foundation and with support from the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children Affairs are constructing an Isolation Centre at the Grafton National Scouts Camp. The camp...
At the beginning of February 2015, the European Scouts and Guides ICT Network held its annual meeting in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. 31 participants from National Scout Organizations (NSOs) and Member Organisations (MOs) from across the...
After years of planning, brainstorming and consulting all levels of Scouting, WOSM’s updated policies on Youth Programme and Youth Involvement are finally ready! Why? What? How? To find out what’s in store for you, check out updated World Scout Youth...
As part of their public debate "Skills for Life: Scouting and Guiding - a cost effective answer" on 25 February 2015, the European Regions of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and the World Organization of the Scout...