All World Scouting News

Start applying for a Messengers of Peace Grant

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:02:35 GMT

We are pleased to inform you that the revised set of documents, MoP Support Fund : FORMS and GUIDELINES, required for submitting a grant application is now available online .

NSOs are invited to consult these documents, which offer guidance through the grant application process as well as the evaluation process that has been put in place in each Region.

By using these documents, you will be able to present your project in a manner that meets the requirements laid down under the Support Fund aspect of the Messengers of Peace initiative.

80 countries share their experiences of integrating the handicapped and those with special needs, Sharjah.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:49:31 GMT

Under a patronage and sponsorship of H.E. Shaik Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad El- Qasemmi, member of the supreme council and the governor of Sharjah, UAE, the 5th International Gathering has been launched.

For more information on the different scheduled activities, please follow up the daily circular that is issued in Arabic, English & French.

Filipino Scouts join ShelterBox supporting typhoon survivors

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:06:33 GMT

Scouts joined in the massive rescue and relief operations after the deadly typhoon Washi ravaged northern Mindanao, a southern island in the Philippines, particularly Cagayan De Oro and Iligan cities early morning of 17th December 2011, sweeping away nearly 50,000 homes and affecting hundreds of people.

Черноморский Бал

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:30:42 GMT

В чудо городе Львове, Украина, 18 февраля 2012 г. состоится Черноморский Бал!
Окунитесь в мир классической музыки, изысканной атмосферы, прекрасного отдыха, и все это – в ритме вальса.

Scouts lend ShelterBox a helpful hand in Brazil

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:32:28 GMT

Scouts from three different Brazilian states travelled great distances to assist a ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) in setting up camps, providing emergency shelter to families made homeless by recent floods and mudslides in eastern Brazil.
For the third time in two years, Brazilian scouts were prepared to help ShelterBox deliver aid to displaced people in need of shelter, even if it meant travelling long distances through the night. Thirty scouts from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais joined forces with the SRT and local volunteers to help put up ShelterBox tents in the devastated areas of Japamapará and Além Paraíba. In two swelteringly hot days, tents became homes for around 70 families.

United Nations Global Survey on Violence Against Children

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:30:04 GMT

WOSM has been invited to participate in the latest UN Violence Studies’ global survey. This survey was launched in the end of last year and at the conclusion of the survey, a report will be presented to the UN General Assembly later this year.

The United Nations launched their Study on Violence Against Children in 2006. At that time WOSM was involved in preparing the activity guides for children to understand and appreciate issues surrounding Violence Against Children, which was published as part of the study. World Scouting also contributed to the case studies featuring Scout projects from Egypt, Namibia and El Salvador. Further in the same year, WOSM participated in the writing and field-testing of the child friendly versions of the Study, which is since being widely used.

King of Sweden visits largest Scouting nation

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:19:40 GMT

Two prominent personalities – His Majesty the King of Sweden and the President of the Republic of Indonesia are meeting in Jakarta, for the benefit of young people in Indonesia. Both personalities are strong advocates of Scouting.

Interamerican Scout Committee visits the Regional Office in the City of Knowledge

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:45:06 GMT

On January 21st Chairman Michael Bradshaw, two Vicechairmen Fernando Brodeschi and Kent Clayburn and members of the Interamerican Scout Committee Rafe Lucado, Gilberto Mendoza and Steve Kent visited the Regional Office for the first meeting with the new team of Directors.

WSPU Youth Exchange Programme welcomes Scouts from Africa

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:42:52 GMT

From 12th- 21st January 2012, Scouts from Ethiopia and Kenya joined by Korean Scouts, had the experience of a lifetime by taking part in the 2nd World Scout Parliamentary Union’s (WSPU) Youth Exchange Programme (YEP). This aim was to give the opportunity to Scouts from member countries of WSPU/WOSM to travel to a different country (often for the first time), meet Scouts from other countries and have the chance to share their culture and traditions including their Scout activities and experiences. The programme also included group discussions on youth participation in decision-making and debating on the role of young people in today’s society in the context of the challenges that they face everyday.

Risk management policy for quality Scouting

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:23:14 GMT

“It is high time for NSOs to develop a risk management policy to strengthen public confidence in what we do and how we do it.”

Sri Lanka's integration camps dispel differences, bridge similarities

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:44:52 GMT

A significant element of Scouting is peace, but for many years in Sri Lanka, this has been denied. Sri Lanka Scout Association is seeking to renew this hope by joining the Messengers of Peace project, to help young people overcome the longer effects of conflict, like prejudice, through a post-war integration camp among Singhalese and Tamil Scouts.

Australia and Timor Leste enjoy a special bond in Scouting

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:02:41 GMT

As part of its strategy of supporting the growth and development of Scouting in Timor Leste, Scouts Australia continues to assist in various ways including sponsorship of young people from that country to international events.

Major Rana, prime mover of Nepal's community Scouting passed away

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:23:58 GMT

Rabi Samser JB Rana, former Chief Commissioner and considered to be the prime mover of Community Scouting in Nepal Scouts died on Friday, 13th January 2012 in Kathmandu.

Action learning in practice

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:34:35 GMT

Training Commissioners, 40 of them from 20 countries and 23 national Scout and Guide associations met for the third time from 13 to 15 January 2011. The aim of the Meeting was to offer a motivating and informative opportunity for experts in the field of volunteering and youth leaders training to share experiences and learn from each other.

For Rovers, by Rovers – ‘Agora’ opens up to the other Regions in 2012

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:58:14 GMT

From 17-22 April 2012, the former European Rover Scout gathering ‘Agora’ goes global by extending participation to Rovers from all other Scout Regions of WOSM. The 1st Inter-Regional Agora will be held at the picturesque Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) in Switzerland.

The educational programme for the Agora event uses the Scout Method to reach the educational objectives for the Rover age section with a special emphasis on youth empowerment. What makes an Agora special is that it is an event run for Rover Scouts, by Rover Scouts.

12 Всероссийский рождественский фестиваль

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:38:38 GMT

3-8 января 2012 в городе Павловске, на родине российского Скаутинга прошел 12 Всероссийский рождественский фестиваль.
В фестивале, по приглашение организаторов фестиваля - ОРЮР, приняли участие скауты Санкт-Петербурга, Егорьевска, Павловска, Москвы, Чувашии, Воронежа, Курска, Ногинска. Около трети участников представляли Российскую Ассоциацию Навигаторов/Скаутов (РАН/С).
Программа фестиваля была наполнена множеством интересных мероприятий, которые не оставили никого равнодушным.

Армения - Скаутская школа лидерства

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:04:51 GMT

2-4 декабря 2011 года в курортном поселке Агавнадзор, Армения состоялся последний тренинг из серии программ «Школа лидерства» НСО Армении.

President of East Timor reaffirms Scouting contribution to peace

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:08:41 GMT

East Timor President José Ramos-Horta was invested as the Patron of Uniao Nacional dos Escuteiros de Timor-Leste (UNE-TL) on 12th January 2012 at the President Palacio in Nicolau Lobato, Timor Leste. Ramos-Horta is the second President of East Timor since independence and was a co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize.

Theoretical Seminar of instruction of future Scout leaders

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:59:51 GMT

In the period in between 9 and 11 December 2011, in the headquarters of the Moldova Scout office from Chisinau took place the first activity in the framework of the project “Messengers of Peace”.

Seeing beyond: An inside story of Scouting

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:36:12 GMT

In one rare opportunity, Oliver Lim, a Young Adult Member Group of APR, visited Manila and spent time with Scouts under the Ticket to Life troop discover about the unique things in their way of life.