Africa News

It may have been raining in Brussels last week but this didn’t dampen the spirits of the Guide and Scout volunteers taking part in the European Youth Forum Convention on Volunteering, taking place between 7 and 10 September in the European Economic...

The Honorary Protector for Roverway 2012 is the Prime Minister of Finland, Jyrki Katainen. Last summer, Prime Minister Katainen visited the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Rinkaby, Sweden, with his colleagues Fredrik Reinfeldt of Sweden and Lars Lökke...

For the first time, the Asia Pacific Regional Scout Committee and the Europe Regional Scout Committee members attending the 22nd World Scout Jamboree met informally on 30th July at a breakfast meeting. The meeting initiates a dialogue between the two...

Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, received a motion for improving the social position of young people throughout the world. Ban-Ki Moon was visiting Pori, Finland on Friday July 15th to attend a seminar on global sustainability...

My name is Alexandru Iambroszki and I have come from Romania to experience working in another European situation as an intern at the Brussels office of WOSM. I am a proud Scout and a lucky one I could say! I got the opportunity to work in the...

On June 11 and 12, 1200 Scouts from all around Croatia gathered in Bistra to draw attention to the contribution made by volunteers to society. The activity was organised by Savez Izvidaca Hrvatske (Scout Association of Croatia), the Municipality of...

The meeting was held in Algiers from 24 to 28 May, with arrivals from 23 May and some departures on 29 May. In total there were 23 participants from the Arab Region: Algeria, Kuwait, Qatar, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Sudan, Palestine, Tunisia...

The 9th Euro-Arab meeting was officially opened in the Algerian capital of Algiers. Participants from 21 different countries meet to share their ideas about the development of youth empowerment and active citizenship and the important role Scouting...

Scouting Ireland is organising seminar is to share experiences in relation to the development and the implementation of Scouting Ireland's new youth programme for all age Sections (6- 21 year olds) and how the Woodbadge Training Scheme was changed to...

The Unguvu Project has now fully entered the implementation stage. Unguvu, which means “strength through unity,” aims to strengthen existing and create new Europe-Africa partnerships. It is the first multilateral project of its kind between the...

The President of the Federal Republic of Austria, H.E. Heinz Fischer, and representatives of the country’s federal and provincial governments recently met with Austrian Scouts and Guides who were amongst a large group of volunteers celebrating the...

What kind of messages do we want to spread to external audience about Scouting? What is advocacy and what should we advocate for? Why and how NSOs should look for funding? These are only few of the several questions which 19 participants from 10...

Two Conferences, held in Budapest, marked start of the European Year of Volunteering. Many events, exhibitions, live demonstrations and other activities will be taking place throughout Europe during the year. Hungary took over presidency of the...

During the first Regional Meeting at the 39th World Scout Conference, the European Scout Committee took the opportunity to update NSOs from across Europe, on the progress made since the 20th European Scout Conference held in July 2010. The meeting...

The young girl Tatiana Cuadra Bermúdez received the recognition of "Scouts of the World" she is the first Scout to achieve this recognition in Central America for their commitment to the environment develop. Cuadra Bermudez was released thanks to her...