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GLEN JEAN, WV, July 24, 2019 - 45,000 young people got an extraordinary thrill when Chief Ambassador of World Scouting Bear Grylls made a surprise appearance at the 24th World Scout Jamboree. Bear arrived at the 10,000-acre Summit Bechtel Reserve in...
A special firefighting team from the government of Bhutan demonstrated to 125 Scouts the basic firefighting techniques during the 12th Leadership Camp. Firefighting is just one of the life skills that Scouts learn from well-experienced leaders. His...
Fifty Years After NASA Astronaut and Eagle Scout Neil Armstrong Set Foot on the Moon NASA Astronaut and Assistant Scoutmaster Drew Morgan and Fellow Crew Members to Speak to Scouts at the 24th World Scout Jamboree Directly from the International...
A WOSM study has found that Scouting makes a difference in the lives of young people. Surveys and interviews looked at the effect on Scouting on the development of young people in France, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Saudi Arabia.
Today, World Scouting unveiled the Discovering the SDGs Action Kit, the latest in a series of tools and resources that are being developed to engage over 50 million Scouts in making the world’s largest coordinated youth contribution to the...
Scouts and Scout Leaders from Navotas City Council of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines bring the message of peace to the next level. This time, Messengers of Peace in this part of the country are taking on a greater challenge - environmental...
Scouts together with Girl Guides, University Students and Junior Achievement Club joined UN- Environment and the Clean Seas Campaign to share their progress on the implementation of the Plastic Tide Turners Challenge Badge programme since the launch...
Scouts were among the 46 indigenous youth leaders from Africa, who came together to take part in the 1 st WWF Africa Youth Conference that took place on 22 nd -24 th May 2019 at the Africa Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in Nairobi, Kenya. The participants...
Thousands of students volunteered to make about 178,900 enzymatic mudballs to aid the river restoration project of a big university in Malaysia. The enzymatic balls, made by hands, will be thrown directly into the now polluted Damansara river located...
When Cyclone Idai struck on March 15, 2019, it left parts of Southern Africa to bear catastrophic consequences. Considered one of the worst weather-related catastrophes in the history of Africa, Cyclone Idai affected at least 500,000 people, leaving...
Copenhagen will be hosting the Global Goals World Cup on 14 May 2019. The Danish Scouts (KFUM-Spejderne) and their Tunisian partners Les Scouts Tunisiens will be represented. Their partnership project Future Leaders has qualified for the tournament...
Between February 16 th to 22 nd,2019 United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) had the chance to join more than a 100 young Scouts from all over Europe at two different Youth Events in France organized by Éclaireuses et Éclaireurs de France...
Over the last weekend (9-10 February 2019) in Oltarzew near Warsaw, Poland , special task force of ZHP (Polish Scouting and Guiding Association) volunteers held a meeting to make progress in their endeavour on the way to review and update the...
Botswana Scouts Association has embarked on a process of expanding Scouting in schools and registering new Scouts to meet its growth target commitments. 11 February 2019 saw the welcoming of over 400 new Scouts at Believers Destiny Academy in...
The 4 th Regional Dialogue for Peace Training was held on 21-23 December 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. A total of 27 participants attended from; Kenya, Seychelles, Mauritius, Burundi, Madagascar, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, DR Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. There...