News and Stories
The European Scout Region held an interactive workshop as part of the Lifelong Learning Week to celebrate International Volunteer Day on December 5, 2018 and to highlight the promising work that the My Europe My Say project is currently undertaking...
Over 170 Scouts from the European, Africa, Arab and Inter-America Regions of World Scouting gathered in Brussels from 7 to 10 December 2018 to reiterate their relentless commitment to the cause of refugees and migrants. Through a wide range of...
A BackStage Story by the Scout Donation Platform I decided it was time to take action back in 2012 when I first discovered how girls drop out of school because they can’t afford sanitary towels, are forced to marry as young as 9 years old, or run...
A Scout house is a place where Scouts should feel safe, not only allowing them to continue their activities but also shielding them from the harsh weather conditions. Hi, I am George Theocharis from Athens, Greece. I’m 36 years old and this is our...
Hundreds of Scouts from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and hosts Burundi have gathered in Gitega for the annual East Africa zonal Scout activities. The series of activities include Scout Competitions (for Junior, Senior and...
The fourth edition of the International Leadership Training (ILT) for the Africa Scout Region is being held from 13 th to 16 th December 2018 in Bujumbura, Burundi. This is the last regional ILT in the first phase of ILT implementation in the region...
It’s been a year of firsts for World Scouting, let’s take a look back on some our favourite moments from 2018. How many of these new initiatives have you been a part of? 1. Rovers turn 100! 2017 was a huge milestone for Rover Scouting. From sailing...
Hello friends, today I'm going to tell you what is happening in the 6th Interamerican Youth Scout. First of all, the organizing team has everything well-planned. From the delivery of the kits to the schedule of the sessions... excellent! With the...
Five Rover Scouts from Singapore Scout Association sailed for over four days and three nights for one mission – to commemorate the centenary of Rover Scouting. They sailed from the 9th until the 12th of August 2018. Calling their team, #R100SE, short...
On November 10th and 11 th 2018, 800 leaders from 14-17 years old (Ventures-Guides) gathered in Jambville for the launch of the "Welcome" year! What does "Welcome" mean ? It is a welcoming approach, launched as a challenge to the leaders of 14-17...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) today unveiled Scout for SDGs, an unprecedented mobilisation of 50 million Scouts to make the world’s largest coordinated youth contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), at the...
16 November 2018, New York: Millions of young people around the world know Bear Grylls as a Global adventurer, TV host, and best-selling author with a passion for Scouting. Now, as the new Chief Ambassador for the entire global Scout Movement, Bear...
Bear Grylls has been appointed as the first Chief Ambassador of the Scout Movement. Hugely talented and popularly known to millions of people around the world as a global adventurer, inspirational speaker, TV host, and author, Bear is a natural fit...
We sat down for a conversation with Sandrine Nikuze, the Deputy Chief Commissioner of Rwanda Scouts association. At the 22 years, she is possibly the youngest holder of that position in Africa. Here is her story! Sandrine Nikuze describes herself as...
Volunteers are willing to take part in Scouting in various ways, not only as leaders, but also as journalists or creating multimedia content. We show you here how Scouts of Spain (ASDE España) have developed their own reporters team across the...