World Scouting
Zoé de Soyres first came to public attention in January 2018 when she delivered a powerful speech on sexual violence that drew on her own experience of assault to win a prestigious public speaking competition for French high school students. One...
In Pauline Kagiri's community in Kenya, young women and girls have to contend with child marriage, abortion and FGM, so she decided to help educate them about their rights.
Surrounded by rolling fields not far from England's south coast, the small town of Henfield holds a special place in Scouting history as the home of the world's oldest Scout troop. Less well known is that the troop was established not by a man, but a...
Kuala Lumpur - Marie Mullet-Abrassart was elected President of Scouts et Guides de France (Scouts and Guides of France) last June, the Movement's youngest-ever leader and the first woman to hold the job. French Scouting is already the largest...
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Kuala Lumpur - Cathy Morcom became the first woman to take the top job at Scouts Australia when she was made National General Manager last June. Morcom joined Scouting after two decades in some of the world's top multinationals, and is leading Scouts...
Vienna - Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), invited religious leaders to join Scouting's peace building efforts at a forum organised this week by the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International...
Volunteer members of Indonesia’s Scout Task Force joined rescue efforts in central Java after a landslide triggered by heavy rain swept through the village of Pasir Panjang in Central Java, leaving at least seven people dead. The 200 Scouts, from the...
Our Founder's birthday is an occasion for Scouts everywhere to celebrate. Today, 22 February, we recall our Scouting adventures, meet our Scouting friends, proudly wear our scarves and celebrate the great diversity of our worldwide Movement. Today is...
In August last year, a fire ripped through one of the poorest districts of Malate in the capital of the Philippines, leaving two residents dead and 150 homes in ruins. People who had very little to begin with, found themselves with nothing at all...