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5th June 2012: The launching of the World Environment day was marked today amidst many of the key Scout Leaders coming from 12 National Scout Organizations (NSOs) across the Asia-Pacific Region who had gathered for the second consecutive year for the...
True to its commitment to safe Scouting, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines organized its 1st Risk and Safety Management Workshop in Davao City, Philippines from 21st to 24th February 2012, participated by 120 Scout Leaders from different parts of the...
An update on progress made and challenges encountered by the Working Groups and Core Groups and a review of the budgetary process were major points on the agenda of the recent meeting of the European Regional Scout Committee at Gilwell Park, the...
Committed to reinforce the role of leader trainers and provide them with the latest training techniques, Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia (GPI) is co-hosting the Course for the Leader Trainers (CLT) from 24 to 30 November 2011 along with the Asia-Pacific...
Regional Training Course “Excelscout 2011 – RELOAD” was conducted October 11-16, 2011 at the Eurasia Regional Scout center Krasnokamenka, Ukraine. 24 rovers from 8 NSOs of the Eurasia Region (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova...
The World Scout Centre at the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Sweden is a buzz of activity. It is the place where World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), its National Scout Organizations and key partners showcase their current work, recent...
25 May 2011 - Today, Mt Makiling, the favorite campsite and training hub of Scouts, is once again the training ground for the second batch of Vietnamese Scout Leaders. A total of 40 leaders with three facilitators from different parts of Vietnam are...
Rarely before has the Scout motto "Be prepared" been so timely. Just one week after the JOTA-JOTI, a 7.2 earthquake struck Eastern Turkey. It was the most powerful earthquake to hit the country in ten years. One of the themes of this year's JOTA-JOTI...
The thirteenth of October is UN International Day for Disaster Reduction. Its theme for this year is “Making Children and Young People Partners for Disaster Risk Reduction”. From its inception, Scouting around the world has engaged itself in helping...
An Extended Executive Director Meeting is taking place in Kandersteg from 16 to 21 May 2011. 58 Executives of the World Scout Bureau Central Office and it's six Regional Offices are meeting in the wonderful setting of the Kandersteg International...
A letter from the International Commissioner of the Scout Association of Japan was recently received by the World Scout Bureau. In the letter, Mr. Kume provided some important update on the current situation of our brother and sister Scouts in Japan...
Adults in Scouting: is a systematic programme of adult resources management, to improve the effectiveness, commitment and motivation of the leadership in order to produce better programmes for young people and a more effective and efficient...
After 4 days of sound contribution through inputs, workshops, open forum deliberations and exhibitions, the 11th World Scout Youth Forum concluded on the evening of 6th January and sessions were officially closed when the gong resounded. Participants...
Today at 8:30 AM, marked the opening of the 11th World Scout Youth Forum in Blumenau, Brazil. Attended by over 160 participants representing more than 60, at present, countries this long awaited event is the first important institutional event in the...
15th Africa Scout Conference The theme Scouting, a vehicle for the development in Africa Venue: The event will be held at Futungo de Belas in Luanda, Angola. Dates: From 06 to 09 June 2012. Participation fee: 150 USD More details here: Conference Web...