News and Stories
To celebrate 105 years of Hong Kong Scouting, a jamboree will be held from 23 to 27 December 2016 at Penny’s Bay in north-eastern Lantau Island. Scout Association of Hong Kong is preparing a wide range of activities for all campers. Short excursions...
Korea Scout Association invites National Scout Organizations to send Scouts and leaders to the 14th Korea National Jamboree. An estimated 10,000 Scouts and leaders from all over the country including overseas participants will participate. Date 3-9...
(Corfu/Ελληνικός Προσκοπισμός) - A touching story has reached us from the Πρόσκοποι Κέρκυρας - Scouts of Corfu demonstrating the huge impact a small post on social media can have. Earlier this year the family of Χάρης (Harry), who is 11 years old and...
You may think being able to tie knots and light fire in the forest may bring some fun and a few badges on the scout uniform. These may also keep a child from drug. Yet how many of you know that it can fast track you to a successful career? 11 out of...
Last and final Disaster Risk Reduction Management Training Course happening now in Oroqueta City, Philippines. The training will run until 27 April 2016 providing Scouts with knowledge on how to respond to emergency situation such as emergency rescue...
As centennial cub Scouting worldwide is celebrated this year, several countries are preparing for something special, and Brunei Darussalam Scouts Association is one of them. At the 4th Brunei Darussalam Cubboree on 18-23 March 2016, over 600 cub...
(Bucharest/ONCR) – Earlier this week, Teo and Andrei were part of a group of 13 Scouts meeting His Excellency Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, in the gardens of Cotroceni Palace, the Presidential Palace in Bucharest. Joining them were Sabin...
Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (45): a story from Vienna in Austria. “What are pancakes?” – “Come, let’s cook them together!” This is the kind of dialogue you may have heard last...
Diversity must not be perceived as a problem, but as a challenge and an opportunity to improve one of Scouting’s most important goals: Scouting open for all. All people. Including People with disabilities. People with a capital P, not a capital D...
Scouts are always there to help. "On my honour, I will do my best!" is their code of conduct and "Duty to Others" becomes their call to action. Last week, parts of Japan and Ecuador were ravaged by earthquakes. Our Scouts responded swiftly and...
Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (44): a story from Ullerslev in Denmark, first published in the Danish daily Politiken. No need to know Danish to understand the “peppermint game”: is...
The Scouts of the Nation Award is the highest achievement for youth members of Σώμα Ελλήνων Προσκόπων (Scouts of Greece, the National Scout Organisation of WOSM – the World Organization of the Scout Movement in Greece) and is presented to the...
The word on Youth Empowerment is out and we are beginning to see how it is causing an impact in the associations. In 2015, Romania organized its first Rover Forum. We asked Cristi Stavarache, from the planning team, to tell us this story of youth...
For this year, Earth Hour focused on climate change, and Scouts from different parts of the world echoed their commitment to create change for a better world. The Singapore Scout Association (SSA) joined other Southeast Asian countries in...
ACCRA, GHANA: On 10 March 2016 during the Africa Scout Day celebrations, Scouts got an invitation by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation to appear on the Ghana Television Breakfast Show. On set were Nelson Opany, Communications and Public Relations...