World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM) is happy to announce the launch of its latest publication, Guidelines on Spiritual and Religious Development.

These guidelines have been prepared to support Scout Associations in the development of the spiritual aspect of their members. It provides principles and guidance to support programme design rather more than a detailed discussion of the nature of spiritual development. It will take as the norm, the understanding of Spiritual Development articulated and reaffirmed by the World Scout Conference in its various Conference resolutions and documents.

Following an open process carried out in collaboration and agreement with the Interamerica Regional Scout Committee, Luc Panissod, Secretary General of World Scouting appointed Mr Raul Sanchez Vaca, from Mexico as the new Regional Director of the World Scout Bureau, Interamerican Regional Office.

It is with horror and dismay that we heard about the tragedy which struck Chile and it's people.

On-behalf of the World Scout Committee, the Word Scout Bureau and your 30 million brothers and sisters around the world, I wish to share with you the sorrow and dismay that we feel for the Chilean population, and especially for our friends of the Asociacion de Guias y Scouts de Chile who are in emotional and physical pain due to this catastrophe.

Del 4 al 11 de enero de 2010 en La Virginia, Risaralda, cerca de 5.000 jóvenes Scouts demostraron que sí es posible el sueño de construir “un Sólo Mundo un Sólo País”

Entre el 4 y el 11 de enero de 2010, La Asociación Scouts de Colombia efectuó el Jamboree Colombia 2010 “Una Aventura en la Naturaleza”, evento que contó con la participación de Lobatos, Scouts, Caminantes y Rovers provenientes de las 24 Regiones del país, así como con delegaciones de Ecuador, Venezuela, Costa Rica y Panamá.

El Jamboree se realizó en las 70 hectáreas de la Hacienda “El Tiempo”, ubicada en el valle del río Mapa en el municipio de La Virginia, Risaralda, siendo una experiencia llena de actividades donde grandes y chicos compartieron en un ambiente de hermandad, alegría, camaradería y sobre todo de Espíritu Scout.

The World Scout Environment Programme offers tools, resources and initiatives to help Scouts all around the world work together for the good of the local and global environment. This resource kit is now available in Spanish with special thanks to Marisol Mayorga of Costa Rica in particular for her support in translating the documents from English to Spanish.