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Scouts in Cameroon turning waste into new products

After the Tide Turners Plastic Challenge was launched in Cameroon in March 2021, some 30,000 Scouts, Scout Leaders, beneficiaries, and members of the public eagerly attended training to learn more about how the global youth initiative could address...

Scouts on stage after a successful events about Scouts for SDGs at the SDG Hub at COP27 in Egypt

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Scouts joined thousands of civil society organisations at COP27 to call on world leaders, climate negotiators, and business leaders to take urgent action on climate change.

Scouts in Mexico pose in front of their clean up efforts

Greater Mexico City, a megalopolis with over 22 million residents, produces almost 13,000 tonnes of garbage every day. Despite a ban on single-use plastics in 2020, implementation was slowed by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Scouts Grecia and Kazi speak with a reporter during COP26

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This week, Scouts are headed to the United Nations’ largest annual climate change conference, COP27, and we have a lot to tell the political and business leaders we’ll be meeting.

This project brought fun and beauty to the city of Coro, while raising awareness for environmental conservation and plastic pollution.

This you have to see. A Scout Leader in Coro, Venezuela led a project to build a beautiful “sustainable wall” out of… bottle caps!

Scouts in Libya joined together to take part in the Jamboree On The Internet (@Joma.Tarua.n.sasi)

World Scout Bureau

Millions of young people connected from more than 150 countries across the globe this weekend, 14-16 October 2022, during World Scouting’s annual digital and radio jamboree. For many Scouts, JOTA-JOTI 2022 was particularly important as they reconnect...

World Scouting announced today that it will launch its first non-fungible token (NFT) badge to commemorate the experience of being part of this year’s JOTA-JOTI, the largest Scouting event for young people taking place online and over the airwaves...

German Scouts sit at their computers during JOTA-JOTI 2021

World Scout Bureau

Here's all you need to navigate JOTA-JOTI this weekend! It's on now - join us for the BIGGEST Scout event of the year!

Scouts gather around a computer during the Jamboree On The Internet JOTA-JOTI

World Scout Bureau

Ready for JOTA-JOTI? Here are three top tips to help you make the best of a weekend dedicated to building international friendships!

Scouts in Sao Paolo of União dos Escoteiros do Brasil pose in front of a colourful gate while working on a project to help the environment and easing poverty

World Scout Bureau

Earlier this year, World Scouting partnered with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to run an exciting contest called Project for the Planet. Let’s find out who the winners are!

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