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.

Geneva, 10 March 2010 -- On the 8th of March, the security service of the United Kingdom submitted to the National Archives three bundles of declassified documents covering a period extending from 1937 to 1944. The World Scout Bureau acquired these documents for examination. These were essentially notes from the police declaring the coming and going of members of the Hitler Youth in the UK. Other parts are under the heading of the Nazi youth movement.

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The official World Scout Shop has again managed to produce, in a limited supply, a special commemoration badge for the 52nd JOTA and 13th JOTI. The badge can be ordered directly form the Shop. If you place your order before 7 October, you will certainly receive the badge before the JOTA weekend.
Of course, you can always order them later or after the JOTA weekend too.

Also available for you in the shop is the offical Radio-Scouting / JOTA badge.

And the Radio Scouting / JOTA badge on a pin or a car badge.

How about the special JOTA T-shirt for your entire Scout troop?

The 50th JOTA Jubilee book "CQ Jamboree" has been sold out completely. "CQ Jamboree" describes the 50 years of JOTA history, from its very first idea to the latest edition. Authored by JOTA founder Les Mitchell, G3BHK and World JOTA Organizers Len Jarrett, VE3MYF and Richard Middelkoop, PA3BAR. Possibilities for a reprint are being investigated; if you signal your interest you will receive an email notification when a new print is available.

ISBN 978-90-812601-1-4.

Unfortunately there is a large amateur-radio competition in Germany during the JOTA weekend, called the WAG contest. However, we are pleased that the contest organisers have again arranged for frequencies that are kept free of contest traffic, so we can have a JOTA without interference. The following frequencies are the contest-free zone:
80m: CW: 3560 - 3800 kHz, SSB: 3650 – 3700 kHz
40m: SSB: 7080 – 7140 kHz
20m: CW: 14060 - 14350 kHz, SSB: 14100 – 14125 kHz and 14280 – 14350 kHz
15m: SSB: 21350 – 21450 kHz
10m: SSB: 28225 – 28400 kHz
This means that all World Scout Frequencies are in the clear.
Should you encounter contest stations on the above frequencies, please advise them of the contest-free zone. These are also mentioned on the web site of the contest organisers.

During the 14th World Jamboree in Norway in 1975 a one day Conference was organized for all radio amateurs on site.

This page will host some blogs to help you to follow WOSM action in various places.

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.

The second round of Regional Communication Fora is about to start. These fora are organised in parternship with WOSM’s Regions (Regional Offices) and with the hosting National Scout Organisations. The content is prepared by the World Scout Bureau’s team for External Relations and Marketing, and presented by a team of voluntary and professional trainers.

As a key outcome of the Centenary activities, WOSM launched a global project to build a "knowledge base" for people who engaged in a process of collective learning about Scouting. The first step of this project was the World Scientific Congress. The proceeding is the result of researchers, academics, UN and NGO representatives and of course Scout Leaders' contributions.

You can use the following images to apply the SCOUTS brand on your computer.

Images are available in 1600x1200px (4/3) or 1680x1050px (16/9).

If you don't know how to change the desktop background image on your computer, you can read the following pages depending on your operating system : Linux, Mac OS, Windows

The World Scout Committee members have chosen three actions to shape the dynamics of the 2008-2011 mandate. One of these actions is “Tell the story”. This invites us all to leave our isolation to make communication a priority action, both within the Movement as well as outside of it.

It isn't just enough to be seen in public. We must also learn to communicate. We must integrate training modules within the curriculum of scout leaders, that teach how to tell the story of what Scouting does.

List of WorldINFO newsletters published in 2010

List of WorldINFO newsletters published in 2009

List of WorldINFO newsletters published in 2008