Youth Engagement
Thinking of a simple way to care for the environment and involve Scouts from around the world, Lucas Guilherme a Scout from the Rattlesnake Scout Group in Brazil had the idea to use the Internet as a tool (social networks, email and websites) to...
At 8.30 PM (local time) on Saturday 26 March 2011, lights will be switched off around the globe for Earth Hour. Every household of the over 31 million Scouts in the 161 member countries of WOSM all over the world, can set a global record by coming...
From the 25th-27th March, the new World Scout Committee met for the first time , since six new members (out of the twelve voting members) were elected during the World Scout Conference in Brazil. The meeting was the opportunity for the new members to...
South African Scouts mobilised quickly to support over two hundred fire-fighters and conservation staff during this weekend’s devastating wild fires on the Helderberg mountain that saw eleven houses and a hotel burned to the ground. Scouts, adult...
On the weekend of 30 April – 01 May 2011, the ICMYO Task Force met at the World Scout Bureau in Geneva, Switzerland. The members of the Task Force are a group of organisations of ICMYO who volunteer their efforts in service to ICMYO to plan the...
At the Regional Scout Committee (RSC) meeting in Singapore on 27th to 28th February 2010, Chairman Jejomar Binay reported to the committee his attendance at the World Scout Committee meeting in September last year following the suggested practise for...
All the Greek gods were gathered yesterday in Athens to launch with us the beginning of “The Academy 2010”. This edition will gather 150 participants, 17 facilitators, 26 different sessions and the European staging of the Regional Communication Forum...
The Scout Association of The Bahamas played host to the Caribbean Chief Commissioner's Conference held at SuperClubs Bahamas ( Breezes) when 26 senior Leaders of Caribbean Scouting where in attendance. Leaders from Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidad & tobago...
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - May 25, 2010. It is with a great sense of loss and dismay that the World Organization of the Scout Movement receives the news of the murder of Pedro González (21) and Alejandro Ruiz (18), both distinguished Rover Scouts of the...
The 24th Interamerican Scout Conference was held from 14th to August 19th at the premises of the Convention Center of the City of Knowledge, Panama.