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©Egor Andronov Scouts of Ukraine

One year ago, the full-scale war in Ukraine forced millions to leave their lives behind in search of safety elsewhere. Over 8 million refugees have now fled Ukraine, and an additional 6 million people have been internally displaced within the country...

Ugandan Scout wearing a t-shirt that in yellow color reads: No Missed School Days.

Afra Murungi

In Uganda, girls do not enjoy the same level of freedom and equity as boys. UNESCO estimates that one in ten girls in Sub-Saharan Africa misses a week of school every month due to their periods, fuelling inequity between girls and boys both at school...

Two Scouts plant a tree in an area burned by wildfires in North Macedonia.

Scouts of North Macedonia

Forests play an essential role in combating climate change and biodiversity loss. Our forests serve as carbon sinks and help reduce the effects of climate change.

A group of young Scouts make a circle and show small pieces of paper.

Cercetașii României

The level of information, responsibility, and active participation (both at the community level and during the decision-making process) towards stopping global warming and reducing its effects is currently insufficient in Romania.

Lana, 20-year-old Scout smiles at the camera.

Barbara Ribič

Lana is a 20-year-old Scout (tabornica) from Slovenia. At the age of 16, she became the leader of the organising team for ZOT (Zimsko Orientacijsko Tekmovanje), a Slovenian national Scout competition held annually on the last weekend of January...

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...

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