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WOSM is recognised with a Consultative Status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), making us an Observer organization and allowing us to participate in key global events such as international conferences, UN consultations and...
National Programme and World Programmes Commissioners, Messengers of Peace team members, collaborators and Scout leaders working on related areas are invited to attend the World Scout Seminar on Messengers of Peace (MoP), from 12–16 October 2016, at...
Thirty Junior Scouts across Brunei Darussalam, including Scouts with special needs, participated in the 7th National Patrol Leaders Course at the National Scout Training and Activity Centre in Gadong from 27-29 May 2016. The training was jointly...
Do you have a great community service idea but lack the funding to turn it into a reality? Then you mustn’t miss this opportunity to apply for the Global Youth Empowerment Fund. A partnership of JCI and the SDG Action Campaign (formerly the UN...
Good Morning! It is an honour for me to be here with you today and share a few thoughts about Scouting and the impact it has on young people and the communities where they live. Let me begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to the Guides and Scouts...
Emmanuella Ayisi-Lartey (Ella) from Ghana has joined the World Scout Bureau Africa Support Centre on a two-months internship period from 7th June to 29th July 2016, on her own initiative. She is a student at Zenith University - Ghana pursuing a...
The Asia-Pacific Region in collaboration with the General Association of the Scouts of China is organizing the APR Workshop on revisiting The Scout Method. This is to contribute to achieve the targets under “Innovating Scouting” of the WOSM’s global...
Purpose The World Scout Bureau Africa Support Centre of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) hosted an exhibition at the 2nd United Nations Environmental Assembly that was held at the United Nations Office in Nairobi from Monday 23 to...
To celebrate 100 years of Cubs, Scouts New Zealand provided a challenge for Cubs throughout the country to hold campfires. The Mahurangi Zone (Auckland) Cub Leaders decided to hold a Zone Campfire and the Cubs were to make and wear a Campfire scarf...
Did you know that we are over 40 million Scouts today? If we took one another by the hand, we could circle the globe! Messengers of Peace is a global programme that invites Scouts worldwide to action, to support their communities and other people. A...
Scouting is a global youth movement whose purpose is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members...
The World Scout Foundation Annual Report for 2015 is out! The report highlights some of the most amazing and inspiring stories of Scouts around the world who have embraced the essence of Scouting and the Messengers of Peace Initiative and are...
Scouts around the world, let's "Go Wild for Life" this 5 June 2016! In commemorating the World Environment Day (WED) this year -- the United Nations' campaign to raise awareness globally and encourage actions to help safeguard and support...
Sherman Sheng Hsiao Ming from Scouts of China (Taiwan) was part of the World Scout Bureau Global Support Centre, Kuala Lumpur from July 2015 until April 2016. During this time, he supported the Communications team and the Office of Secretary General...
A Scouts Go Solar Workshop was organised on 22 May at the Kaprálův mlýn SCENES Centre, Czech Republic, right after the recently concluded World Scout Seminar on Environmental Education. The workshop highlighted the importance of renewable energy and...