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For four years Majd Elewi was a member of the Scouts in his hometown of Homs. Their Scout hut was like a second home; a place to hang out at the weekend, the walls decorated with the group’s collection of scarves and photos of their adventures. But...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) has launched a new platform to structure and streamline the support available to its 169 National Scout Organizations (NSOs), to improve their capacity to deliver a better Scouting experience to...
Most people spend their summer holidays lounging on the beach. Rob McArthur and Poldy van Lynden will spend theirs running, swimming, cycling and rowing nearly 5,000 kilometres from the heart of London to the edge of Arctic to raise money for UK...
Scouts in Guatemala have been hard at work helping people who fled their homes on the slopes of Mount Fuego after the volcano erupted for the first time in more than 40 years, sending a scalding mixture of gas and volcanic rocks hurtling through...
In the middle of April, the snow still covers the highest peaks of the mountains surrounding Kandersteg and apart from the lowing of cattle and the occasional tractor, the Swiss village seems almost deserted. But at the Kandersteg International Scout...
Reconnecting to earth. Slowing down and fully taking in the moment. As Scouts we aim to be aware of our surroundings and of the magic that we find within it. But also, we are simply normal people who get caught up with daily tasks, fall into our...
Since it was launched in the Africa Scout Region, a total of 26 NSOs have interacted with the Global Support Assessment Tool (GSAT) standard in one or more of its three different versions; GSAT Self-Assessment, WOSM Global Support Assessment and GSAT...
Growing up was not always easy for Hedvig Mio Ahlström as the young Swede struggled with society’s views on sexuality and gender. But there was always one place that felt safe: the local Scout group. It was there that Ahlström, now 22 and a Rover...
On Singapore’s north western coast, overlooking the limpid waters of the Straits of Johor, Sarimbun has been the location for the city-state’s main Scout camp for 50 years. Sarimbun has hosted some of the Singapore Scout Association’s most important...
A BackStage Story by the Scout Donation Platform Safidy is a young man tackling one of Madagascar’s biggest taboos – menstrual hygiene. It hasn’t been easy for him to talk about the subject openly, especially as the young Scout is breaking a taboo by...
This month, three Scouts, battling wind and snow, reached the summit of Mount Everest to fly the flags of Scouting from the top of the world’s highest mountain. Having completed the ascent from Everest’s south side two years ago, becoming the first...
A BackStage Story by the Scout Donation Platform Camilo Ayala knows what it’s like to live without hope, so he decided to do his part to try and help other young people caught up in gang violence in Colombia with the “Heroes of the Future” project...
In commemoration of the 93rd Anniversary of Children Organisations and Movements, the Scout Association of Mongolia conducted their annual Great Challenge at Batsumber Scout Eco Camp in Tuv Province on 5-6 May 2018. The Great Challenge is a...
After a totalitarian regime came to power in Czechoslovakia in 1948, with the backing of the then Soviet Union, it cracked down on civil society and government critics, and jailed its opponents. The next year, in Prague, a small group of army...
The UK Scout Association has launched its strategy for growth over the next five years, with the aim of equipping young people with the skills they need for life, and adding 50,000 more young people to its membership. Skills for Life – details the...