Partnerships
September is the month to celebrate the International Day of Peace (www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/) and we, as Scouts and Messengers of Peace, have a vital role to play in extending and strengthening the culture of peace. Our founder, Baden-Powell...
In August 2015, Uganda Scouts Association with support from the Government of the Republic of Uganda successfully hosted the 16th Africa Scout Conference and the 7th Africa Scout Youth Forum. The Africa Scout Conference is the governing organ of the...
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is my pleasure to join this special gathering of scouts drawn from across the continent for the 16th Africa Scout Conference as well as the centenary celebrations of the Uganda Scouts Association. I have...
Some 170 delegates from 29 National Scout Organizations from the Africa Scout Region convened at the Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo in Kampala, Uganda for the 16th Africa Scout Conference. The four-day conference, from 28 to 31 August, is hosted by the...
From 24 to 27 August 2015, a historic event took place in the Africa Scout region. A record number of Scouts, some 380 from 24 countries across the region took part in the 7th Africa Scout Youth Forum in the Ggaba National Seminary just outside...
I am delighted to send warm greetings to brother and sister Scouts from all over the world. Congratulations on your 2015 World Scout Jamboree in Japan. I thank the organizers, 10,000 adult volunteers and Scout leaders from around the world for making...
In about two weeks, over 200 Scouts and Scouters – young people and adults from 38 countries in Sub Saharan Africa and beyond will converge in Kampala, Uganda for the 7th Africa Scout Youth Forum and the 16th Africa Scout Conference that will be held...
The United Nations (UN) Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, honoured the Scouts with a two-day visit to the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan. The UN is an important partner of the global Scout Movement...
Young people from 150 countries joined hundreds of Nagasaki students at the International Youth Peace Forum that commemorated the 70-year anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing that turned Nagasaki into a wasteland. The forum was a special programme...
The United Nations Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, began a two-day official visit to the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan today. He likened the Jamboree to the Olympics. “First, it happens every four...