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Group picture of the volunteers and staff at Hotel Rakša.

©Skautský institut

After the start of the war in Ukraine, over 450,000 Ukrainian refugees sought temporary protection in Czechia.

©ASDE Scouts de España

I had my first contact with Scouting at age 10, while participating in my local Scout group's open doors day. Having the opportunity to learn something normally conducted indoors outdoors intrigued me.

Scouts in Moldova collecting first need supplies.

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.

Pierre, Antonin and Florian stand next to their bikes.

La Cyclodyssée

Joining the 25th World Scout Jamboree 2023 without taking a plane. This is the goal of the project La Cyclodyssée.

Scouts from Slovakia pass the Peacelight to Scouts from Ukraine.

For over 20 years, every December, Scouts in Europe have passed the Peace Light across Europe as a symbol of peace, hope and unity for everyone. The Peace Light is a continuously-burning flame originating from the Grotto at the Church of the Nativity...

ZHP received the EESC Civil Society Prize 2022.

EU 2022 - source EESC

The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association has been awarded the Civil Society Prize 2022 by the European Economic and Social Committee. ZHP was recognised for humanitarian aid provided across the country: at 6 border crossings and in 147 local aid...

Marci created the “Friendship Book”, a child-friendly activity book that the National Scout Organization (NSO) in Hungary has published and distributed to over 100 Ukrainian young people for the booklet’s reflective and peacebuilding nature.

©Europe Support Centre/Farah Sayegh

Marci Hajdu, 26-years old, is a Scout leader in Hungary, who was among the first responders at a railway station, assisting newly arrived refugee families from Ukraine. Marci holds a degree in psychology and has been actively involved in the UAct...

WOSM Secretary General Ahmad Alhendawi visits Poland, where Scouts & Guides are welcoming and helping refugees arriving from Ukraine.

Over the last six months, Scouts in Europe have provided humanitarian assistance to more than 800,000 Ukrainian refugees, of which 270,000 are children and adolescents, according to a report recently published by UNICEF and the Scout Movement.

World Scout Bureau - Júlia Pérez Lema

From brainstorming the shape of the European Network of Communication to support volunteers and staff of NSOs and NSAs in the field of communications to opening spaces for sharing practices on merchandise, Scout magazines and communication channels

The first European Sustainability Forum concluded on Sunday, 23 October with the creation of a new European network of representatives from National Scout Organizations (NSOs), National Scout Associations (NSAs) and other partners to strengthen...

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