World Scouting
World Scouting will at one of the most significant environmental events of the year this 18 April. Join WOSM Secretary General, the Boy Scouts of America and over 250,000 people at the Washington Monument Grounds in Washington, D.C., USA, as they...
Xenophobia is the unreasoned or irrational dislike or fear of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange. Xenophobia can manifest itself in many ways involving the relations and perceptions of a group of people towards another, including a fear...
The Scouts of the World Award was successfully relaunched in 2014 during the 40th World Scout Conference in Slovenia, and since then much have been achieved. Read the attached Circular to obtain the latest updates on the programme.
Caitlin Wood from Australia has recently been selected for a 6 months internship with the World Scout Bureau - Kuala Lumpur Office. Caitlin has been a member of Scouts Australia since she was 12 years old. As a Rover she has attended the Australian...
Famous and influencial people in history such as Albert Einstein and Marie Curie, and presently Woody Allen and Bill Gates, have all made incredible contributions to humanity. Just like them, Eagle Scout Michael Whary is also making a difference –...
Not everyone can make the trek to the World Scout Jamboree, nor can everyone attend his or her national Jamboree. But nearly everyone can participate in Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet (JOTA-JOTI). Through JOTA-JOTI, Scouts are...
The World Scout Committee met at the World Scout Bureau (WSB) office in Kuala Lumpur from 20 to 22 March 2015. The meeting was attended by Committee Members, Youth Advisors and some WSB Senior Management Members. The executive organ of WOSM made...
As active citizens and Messengers of Peace, Scouts in Africa continue to drive positive social impact and development in their continent. In their quest to create a better world, they have made a difference through their services and contributions...
The environmental problems facing mankind has today moved to centre stage. The awareness of the importance of keeping the environment clean and healthy, of not threatening the survival of habitats and species in order to satisfy the needs and "wants"...
Since the start of the big wave of the Ebola epidemic in March 2014, the World Health Organisation (WHO) figures showed that there were 22,000 officially recorded cases, with around 8,800 deaths in West Africa. When the Ebola pandemic first broke out...