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By Emily Jones, Youth Representative - Gender, World Scouting  Gender-based violence is one of the world’s most pervasive human rights violations, with at least one in three women and girls experiencing it in their lifetimes - a statistic likely underestimated due to underreporting. To…

As the sun began to set over the Roverway 2024 campsite, a serene and reflective mood took hold. Participants and volunteers coming from 38 countries would be in front of the stage of the main campsite of Roverway 2024 for the last time.The closing ceremony commenced with presenters Hannah and…

Young, passionate, and giving, Anisia is a 24-year-old Scout in Moldova who plays a pivotal role in supporting the Ukrainian refugees who fled to her small village in Moldova since the start of the war in Ukraine. A medical school graduate, Anisia has previously helped families overcome the drastic…

It’s International Women’s Day, and we took the opportunity to ask Scouts across the world “What is gender equality? How can you #StepItUp4Gender as a Scouts?”. Here are some of the responses we got: Grace Wanja, Rover Scout, Kenyatta University,…

Since 2022, the Plastic Tide Turners Challenge Project in Madagascar has been encouraging over 4,500 young people to become aware of the issues that threaten our planet, among them plastic pollution, inspiring them to develop leadership and advocacy skills and engage in innovative and challenging…

As Scouts, we’re committed to creating a better world where there is peace, solidarity, dialogue, and understanding. Since we know that change starts with us, let’s work with our Scout groups to build a culture of peace in Scouting! That can include helping Scouts feel peaceful with themselves,…

1.0 Background 1.1 About the World Organization Scout Movement (WOSM) The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the world's leading educational youth movement with over 57 million people active through 173 National Scout Organizations in a 224 countries and territories worldwide. WOSM…