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Two Scouts from the Scout Association of Maldives saved a 16-year old boy from drowning while spearfishing. Ahmed Ahunaf of Raa Atoll Inguraidhoo was spearfishing near the island’s shore when he chased a grouper and got separated from his friends...

By now, you will have already heard about how the World Organization of Scout Movement (WOSM) has signed up to help the United Nations (UN) make the world a better place for everyone through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Scouts are...

The Boy Scouts of the Philippines and the International Labour Organization has launched two new merit badges on Occupational Safety and Health for the more than 2.6 million Scouts in the Philippines. The launch was conducted during the 59 thAnnual...

The 2019 Safer Internet Day (SID) celebrations took place on Tuesday, 5 February 2019 at the Rowallan Scouts Camp in Nairobi. The campaign's slogan, "Together for a better internet", is a call to action for all stakeholders to join together and play...

Towards achieving scouting mission, vision and goals, the Arab Scout committee for strategic planning meeting has been held from the 28 th of January till the 1 st of February at the Arab scout support center. During his welcome message, the Director...

The 4 th Regional Dialogue for Peace Training was held on 21-23 December 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. A total of 27 participants attended from; Kenya, Seychelles, Mauritius, Burundi, Madagascar, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, DR Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. There...

On Sunday, 13 January, Mr Pawel Adamowicz, who served as the Mayor of Gdańsk in Poland, was violently attacked at a charity event and died shortly thereafter from injuries. This unimaginable act of violence was a shock to members of the Scout...

World Scouting today welcomed Pathfinder Scouts Vietnam as its 170 th member, marking a historic moment as Vietnam formally rejoins the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) after 44 years. The move comes following a period of collaboration...

Scouts Australia is partnering with fellow not-for-profit SolarBuddy.org, to deliver an environmental and socially responsible activity for 2,000 Scouts and Leaders at the 25th Australian Scout Jamboree taking place at Tailem Bend in South Australia...

Over three hundred Rover Scouts from seven countries gathered in Berakas, Brunei Darussalam from the 12 thto the 17 thof December 2018 for the 1 stASEAN Rover Moot. Participating countries included host country Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia...

JAKARTA, Indonesia – President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia and Chief Scout of Gerakan Pramuka led the inauguration of its new set of commissioners at the Presidential Place Complex in Jakarta on Thursday, December 27. The Chief Scout...

Scouts Australia is partnering with fellow not-for-profit SolarBuddy.org, to deliver an environmental and socially responsible activity for 2,000 Scouts and Leaders at the 25th Australian Scout Jamboree taking place at Tailem Bend in South Australia...

The European Scout Region held an interactive workshop as part of the Lifelong Learning Week to celebrate International Volunteer Day on December 5, 2018 and to highlight the promising work that the My Europe My Say project is currently undertaking...

Over 170 Scouts from the European, Africa, Arab and Inter-America Regions of World Scouting gathered in Brussels from 7 to 10 December 2018 to reiterate their relentless commitment to the cause of refugees and migrants. Through a wide range of...

On December 2 nd,2018 during the launch of the COP24 summit, the biggest demonstration for the climate in the history of Belgium took place in Brussels. Several non-profit organisations initiated it, including the 5 Scout and Guide associations of...