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This Earth Hour, we’re calling on all Scouts to shine a light on climate action and help #changeclimatechange. Put your skills, time and resources to good use and make a positive difference for the environment. Here are some suggestions: 1. Start a...

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Design a logo for JOTA-JOTI, the largest annual Scouting event in the World! JOTA-JOTI 2016. JOTA-JOTI allows and encourages Scouts from all over the world to communicate with one another via amateur radio and the internet, providing a fun and...

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The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) welcomes Scouting Antiano and Scouting Aruba as new members, and congratulates the Palestinian Scout Association for acquiring full voting rights. The announcement was made by the Secretary General...

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Linda Rainbow from Vancouver, Canada, has recently joined the World Scout Bureau Global Support Centre, Kuala Lumpur as the Intern for Governance and Institutional Support. Having spent six years as a volunteer for Scouts Canada on the council and...

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In November 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan swept through the villages in Tacloban City and the nearby towns in southern Philippines. Due to the impact of storm surge, the Leyte Council Scout House of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) was completely...

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Founder's Day and World Thinking Day greetings from WOSM Secretary General and WAGGGS Chief Executive Officer. "Hi, I’m Anita Tiessen, I’m the Chief Executive of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. My name is Scott Teare, I’m the...

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Join the #happybirthdayBP celebration and feature B-P on your Facebook page this Founder’s Day. Select from our Facebook covers, which are available in Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish (choose the language of your choice) and download one...

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In Baden-Powell’s last message to Scouters and Guiders, released after his death in 1941, in describing the purpose of Scouting and Guiding he wrote “Its aim is to produce healthy, happy, helpful citizens, of both sexes, to eradicate the prevailing...

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Roger M. Schrimp was an admired and respected Scout leader. From a dedicated young Scout, he carried out all his Scouting experience throughout his life and career. He was an outstanding Scout. An Eagle Scout, a member of the Order of the Arrow, as...

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WOSM Secretary General, Scott Teare, welcomes fellow members to the meeting of The Alliance of Youth CEOs in Kuala Lumpur. They are: - Anita Tiessen (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) - Johan Vilhelm Eltvik (The Young Men's Christian...

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