World Scouting
Bangladesh Scouts mobilized Rovers and Leaders in finding survivors after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh on 24th April 2013 which claimed over 300 lives and severely injured hundreds of others. Death toll is expected to rise...
In agreement with the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee, Scott Teare, Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, has appointed Mr. J. Rizal Pangilinan, 50 years old, from Morong, Rizal, Philippines, as the new Regional...
Sir William Garth Morrison, former member of the World Scout Committee, passed away on 24 May 2013 after a brief period of illness. Garth was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 8 April 1943. He was Chief Scout of The Scout Association (United Kingdom)...
The first meeting of new-elected national committee of ASA was held on 15 January 2013. Ilyas Ismayilli, Abbas Fatullayev, Rufat Valizada, Farid Dargahzada and Aleksandr Metreveli, current members of the National Committee took part in the meeting...
From the 16 to 22 December 2012, Unit Leaders and Commissioners from all corners of Lesotho participated in a course for assistant leader trainers at the Mineworkers of Lesotho conference centre just outside Maseru Berea District. Lesotho Scout...
Meet Eroolt is a 9-year old Cub Scout who participated in one of Mongolia’s largest boxing contests and was awarded with the “Promising Athlete.” Also, he joined Mongolia’s Taekwondo National Championship Contest and got the bronze medal. His...
In the city of Santa Ana, El Salvador, the Catholic Diocese organised a walk for peace, whereby all city parishes, institutions and associations marched through the city, asking for peace for their country and their city; Together, they sang and...
Each Scout, Patrol, Group and Troop are encouraged to register their local service or peace projects on the Messengers of Peace Platform: scoutmessengers.org. The Platform is a virtual hub of global Scout activity that creates an inter-connected...
Youth Empowerment is a key strategic priority of WOSM. One of its main goals is the empowerment of young people in order to promote their autonomy and decision-making in aspects related to natural changes that take place during its development as...
“Give me oil in my lamp, give me peace in my heart” were the words a congregation of nearly one thousand Scouts and Guides from more than twenty associations across Europe and from overseas sang. They did so as their representatives prepared their...