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“The whole intention of the Boy Scouts training is for peaceful citizenship.” – Baden-Powell Since its inception in 1907, the Scout Movement has inspired billions of its members to work towards a better and more peaceful world. Through its Messengers of Peace programme, Scouts have been…

Wearing the Scout uniform as Patron, Nepali Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai pointed out that honesty and discipline are important elements in nation building that Scouting embodies in its principles. He added that Scouts are largely contributing in the process of peacekeeping and even writing…

Under the Motto,"Scouting for all"; in close cooperation with the Egyptian Federation for Scouts & Girl Guides; the Arab Scout Regional Office is going to organize the 29th Arab Scout Jamboree (the 29th ASJ) from 15 to 24 July 2010. Some 1500 scouts & senior scouts representing 18…

This year as a part of the annual JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree on the Air - Jamboree on the Internet), taking place on the 16th & 17th of October, WOSM will be partnering with UNICEF to develop a platform for young people to express their views. Capitalizing on the tremendous popularity of JOTA-JOTI,…

Version française plus bas Jean-Luc Bertrand’s professional career in Scouting commenced in 1987 with FSC (now Les Scouts) in Belgium, where he introduced the theme of development as a core component in youth programme, and inspired the Kigali Charter, a formal agreement established between 23…

SWAZILAND: Emavulandlela Swaziland Scouts Association (ESSA) are using the storytelling technique in the dissemination of information on HIV/AIDS and life skills regarding the challenges life is throwing at us every day with the aim to reduce HIV infections. This has been made possible through a…

“Scouts, be ready at all times” was the message of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina before the crowd of about 9,000 Scouts from the South Asian countries for the First South Asia National Scout Organizations (SANSO) Jamboree, held in Mouchak, Gazipur on 5 April 2014. She also cited the…

By now, you will have already heard about how the World Organization of Scout Movement (WOSM) has signed up to help the United Nations (UN) make the world a better place for everyone through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Scouts are actively making a contribution to the SDGs through…

For the first time, The Scout Association of Mongolia (TSAM) will host the 31st Asia-Pacific Scout Jamboree in 2017. In preparation for this work, TSAM is taking a very important step of providing safe environment for young people. TSAM organized the National Risk Management Workshop at the…

(Bucharest/ONCR) – Earlier this week, Teo and Andrei were part of a group of 13 Scouts meeting His Excellency Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, in the gardens of Cotroceni Palace, the Presidential Palace in Bucharest. Joining them were Sabin Mureșan, President of the Romanian Scout Organisation…

As part of World Scouting’s ongoing commitment to child and youth protection, Secretary General Ahmad Alhendawi signed a Letter of Agreement this week with Najat Maalla M’jid, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children.  The…