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In the early morning on 6 February 2023, powerful earthquakes shook southeast Türkiye and northern Syria resulting in thousands of casualties and injuries after the earthquake levelled buildings and devastated communities.

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.

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...

As a passionate advocate for nature and the outdoors, Bianca Iloaia, a Scout from Romania, is leading efforts to raise awareness on climate change and sustainability within her Scout group and local communities.

Today, World Scouting is proud to honour 12 incredible young people with this year’s Messengers of Peace Heroes Award for their outstanding service and contributions towards building peace and promoting sustainable development in their communities.

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.

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...

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