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Dr Gustavo J. Vollmer Herrera was the co-founder and former chairman of the World Scout Foundation. A prominent member the Vollmer business clan in Venezuela, he had a deep interest in the field of education and promoted numerous social development initiatives in his lifetime. He joined the…

The third week of July next year will turn the French city of Strasbourg into a sea of red, when some 15000 Pionniers & Caravelles (young people aged 14 to 17 years) will come together for the National Jamboree “You’re Up!”. Are you up for it, too? “Scouts et Guides de France (SGdF) contributes…

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 taking part in the Wood Badge Course…

Geneva, Switzerland - As the sun rises on 1 August 2007, in every time zone, 28 million Scouts worldwide, girls and boys, women and men, will celebrate the dawn of a new century of Scouting and reflect on the spirit of friendship and peace. Scouting’s Sunrise takes place exactly one hundred years…

Kandersteg International Scout (KISC) is excited to have launched its refreshed visual identity. Over the last decade the digital world has been changing and we have been adapting. We took a big step into a new chapter of the Centre by refreshing its visual identity. Refreshing means staying true…

The idea of freedom is at the heart of Scouting in Latvia, a Baltic nation bordering Russia that was for decades under the control of the Soviet Union. Scouting was first established in the country in 1917, and – despite the political situation - generations of young people grew up with a…

At the Closing Session of the 41st World Scout Conference, the Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), Ahmad Alhendawi, called on the Conference/Member Organizations to drive further growth and deepen impact. “Vision 2023 is not something owned only by some…

Scout memorabilia collectors in Singapore welcomed the establishment of the Singapore Scout Collectors Club (SSCC) on 6 June 2015, at the national headquarters, with full support of the Singapore Scout Association (SSA). In a special ceremony held at SSA National Headquarters, Guest of Honour Mr…

Very good attendance and productive discussions concluded the first formal meeting of the Programme Sub-Committee held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Dr Ie Bin Lian chaired the meeting. Among the attendees were Mr Wendel Avisado as adviser, incoming Regional Director JR Pangilinan and outgoing RD Abdullah…

NAIROBI – On Monday 20 June 2011, a group of 11 Ugandan Scouts arrived at the World Scout Bureau, Africa Regional Office on bicycles. They left Uganda on Tuesday 14 June 2011. They were on transit to Sweden, in order to be part of the 22nd World Scout Jamboree. “We will fly to Italy…