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Hundreds of Scouts from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and hosts Burundi have gathered in Gitega for the annual East Africa zonal Scout activities. The series of activities include Scout Competitions (for Junior, Senior and...

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17 Scout Leaders from Burundi and Tanzania gathered at the Suédois Centre, Kibenga in the Burundian capital Bujumbura to take part in the Zonal Assistant Leader Trainers Course. Facilitated by Leader Trainers from Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, DR Congo...

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Burundi Scouts Association has embarked on a process to review its Youth Programme that was developed in 2002. Fresh from the Regional Youth Programme Developers workshop held in Nairobi in September 2018, the Programme Commissioner in close...

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The 6th Interamerican Scout Youth forum will be held on 24th, 25th, and 26th of November 2018 in the Radisson Decapolis Hotel in Panama City. This sixth edition of the Forum was organized by the Interamerican Scout Committee in the collaboration of...

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Five Rover Scouts from Singapore Scout Association sailed for over four days and three nights for one mission – to commemorate the centenary of Rover Scouting. They sailed from the 9th until the 12th of August 2018. Calling their team, #R100SE, short...

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Volunteers are willing to take part in Scouting in various ways, not only as leaders, but also as journalists or creating multimedia content. We show you here how Scouts of Spain (ASDE España) have developed their own reporters team across the...

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Has visiting KISC been on your bucket list for some while already? Does it seem like a hard-to-reach goal and you are not sure on how to achieve it? One thing is for sure - your journey to KISC is not as scary as a windy mountain ride but a fast lane...

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Myanmar Scouts has successfully organised a flood relief project for those who were affected by the flood. The project lasted for fifteen days, from the 5th to the 19th of August 2018 at the Kayin and Mon states. Myanmar has been experiencing...

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A BackStage Story by the Scout Donation Platform Ana has spent nearly her entire summer break collecting and shining over 200 pair of shoes in her community in Mexicali in Baja California. In her BackStage Story, she shares with us her motivation...

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World Scouting’s very first film festival culminated in a colourful award ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday. Crowds cheered on as the spotlight shone on the winning filmmakers who were specially flown in for the event. Organised to mark...

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1 November 2018, Nairobi - Kenya: November 1 st is Africa Youth Day – Thank you African Union for recognizing the youth as key agents for social change, economic growth and sustainable development in all areas of African society. Today, we celebrate...

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Kandersteg International Scout (KISC) is excited to have launched its refreshed visual identity. Over the last decade the digital world has been changing and we have been adapting. We took a big step into a new chapter of the Centre by refreshing its...

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Only about half the population of South Sudan’s capital has access to safe, clean water leaving thousands of people vulnerable to outbreaks of dangerous waterborne diseases like diarrhoea and cholera. After visiting a primary school in Juba and...

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The 9th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Youth Forum held from 9 to 12 October in Tagaytay City was a tremendous success. The forum, attended by 125 young adult delegates and observers from 27 NSOs broke the record as the biggest in attendance in the...

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19 October 2018, Kuala Lumpur:Two million young people from around the world are expected to take part in this year’s Jamboree-On-The-Air-Jamboree-On-The-Internet(JOTA-JOTI),the world’s biggest Scouting event. During JOTA-JOTI, which takes place this...

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