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ETHIOPIA – For a week, 11th to 16th March 2013, Addis Ababa became the capital of Africa Scouting, as Scouts and Scouts leaders from across the continent converged at the Addis Ababa University College of Development Studies for events around the All...

As it has been the tradition, 13th March is celebrated across the region as Africa Scout Day and this is a reminder and call to your respective NSOs to make necessary preparations for the celebrations of Africa Scout Day 2013. In 1995, the Council of...

KENYA- 16 Rovers came together to form the Masaku Rover group that is located in Machakos, at the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. With the theme ‘Youth, crime and Drugs’, the rovers in conjunction with volunteers from the Ministry of youth organized a...

GITEGA - From 28th July to 5th August 2012, Scouts from over thirty countries gathered at the Bungere Scout camp in Gitega, Burundi for the 6th Africa Scout Jamboree. The opening ceremony was graced by His Excellency, Gervais Rufyikiri, the Second...

LUANDA - From 6th to 9th June 2012 participants from various corners of the world attended the 15th Africa Scout Conference which was successfully hosted by the Angola Scout Association. The event took place at the Futungo de Belas Centre. 29 African...

The experience of the gathering for this year is considered a successful one. We heard a lot about the Omani hospitality and uniqueness, but it was a real for us during the different activities of the event, we surprised and impressed with the warm...

Under the patronage of his Excellency and his honored attendance of the event Mr. Moncef Al- Marzuki, Tunisia President; the 19th Arab Scout Moot was inaugurated in the international training and camping centre, Borj Cedria- Tunisia. The event which...

As a consequence of its success, the Arab Scout Region would like to extend the cordial invitation of The 16th International Scout Gathering for Cultural Exchange which will be organized for 2013 by Oman Scouts & Guides in cooperation with the Arab...

As it was a new approach of this type of gatherings and it could not be considered as a gathering or a workshop in its traditional aspect. Moreover, it was full of joy and pleasure, where you can touch a high scouting spirit and a great intention -...

Twenty eight young scout leaders representing 21 state associations gathered at the National Headquarters, in New Delhi, for the “Team India - Messenger of Peace Gathering" from 25th to 29th September 2013. These leaders are well-oriented and...

The 50th Anniversary of Venturing both in New Zealand and the world kicked off in the month of July, with several celebrations taking place around the country. One event was held in Wellington over the weekend of 5 to 7 July 2013 where the Lower...

His Excellency the President, Abdul Hamid, took oath as the Chief Scout of Bangladesh on 30th July 2013 at a ceremony at Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban in Dhaka. High public officials as well as Bangladesh Scouts leaders including awardees joined the...

Imagine having Scouting songs, yells, skits, prayers straight from your phone or iPad sitting round the campfire? In the recent initiative of Scouts Australia, it all so easy as Scouts Australia has launched its first two e-books: the Australian...

It has been a busy 3 years for the Region with a plethora of events contributing to the growth in membership in the Region, refinement of tailored support into Global Support, many support visits undertaken, financial and human resources contributing...

From 18 to 22 June 2013 in Guadarrama (Spain) 20 participants from 7 different European NSOs/NSAs met for the official kick-off meeting of the project: "Safe from Harm! Creating a safe environment for children and young people in Europe". The project...