News and Stories
Every day all around the world Scouts are working together to Create a Better World. Come down to the Better World tent at #wsj2015 and play our memory game which has some fantastic stories of what your fellow Scouts have been doing. #SWAward
Welcome! It is hard to believe, but the moment we have been preparing for so long is finally here. We are gathered together to live an extraordinary experience: the 23rd World Scout Jamboree! A World Scout Jamboree is a unique opportunity for you to...
This morning, the #wsj2015 Media Centre was set abuzz by about 100 ISTs who turned up for the Marketing and Communications Department training. Head of the Media Centre, Yorimasa Matsudaira, and World Scout Committee member, Karin Ahlbäck, welcomed...
The WSB team are very busy setting up for your arrival at #wsj2015. We can't wait to see you all. When you have some free time come say hi to the #SWAward team at the #ActiveCitizen station in the #BetterWorld tent and get your own #SWAward ribbon.
UPDATE at 22:00, July 26: The weather forecast has changed and it will NOT be as windy tonight as earlier predicted. The forecast is that the wind will now not become any worse than it is now. Original text: Strong winds of 30-40 km/hour and gust of...
The WSB team are all traveling this week to Yamaguchi City, Japan for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree to set up. Will you be at the Jamboree? Come say hi to the #SWAward team at the #ActiveCitizen station in the #BetterWorld tent. #wsj2015
Teaching the good values of giving and sharing through educational interests, interaction and cultural experience, South Area Rovers and leaders of The Singapore Scout Association (SSA) teamed up with Rovers of Cambodia Scouts through its Project...
Over 33000 Scouts from around the world will travel to Japan for an experience of a lifetime – the 23rd World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) that will be taking place in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi from 28 July to 8 August. Included in this picture are close to...
In less than three weeks, thousands of us will be making our way to Japan. And for 12 days, from 28 July to 8 August, we will be living together in a 286-hectare tented city in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, site of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree. Our host...
John Findlay (Jack) McCracken was a former member of the International Relations Committee, Scouts Canada. He was instrumental in getting Canadian Scouting actively involved in supporting the development of the Movement in other countries. Jack...
We are pleased to inform you that the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) will be organising the World Scout Seminar on the Scouts of the World Award that will be hosted by Scouts et Guides de France, from 13 - 15 November 2015 in Paris...
Do you want to learn something cool? Here’s one that is not to be missed at the upcoming Jamboree… There will be a soft launch of the Scouts Go Solar (SGS) programme at the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan. It is a project that has been developed...
When Scouts meet, swapping is usually on the agenda. Badges/patches, scarves, pins, t-shirts, belts, cultural items and even Scout uniforms are the popular items. The gathering of some 30 000 plus Scouts at the upcoming 23rd World Scout Jamboree in...
The Scouts of Saudi Arabia have been working tirelessly in Mecca and Medinah, the two holiest sites in Islam, in support of the record number of visitors during the holy month of Ramadan. Visiting the 3000 Scouts on duty, Minister of Education Dr...