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11 March 2017, Arusha-Tanzania:The Arusha International Conference Centre in Tanzania hosted over 800 Scouts and Scouters, who gathered to mark this year’s Africa Scout Day celebrations. The occasion was graced Hon. Prof. Joyce Ndalichako, Minister...

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9 March 2017, Arusha-Tanzania: This year’s Africa Scout Day celebrations have been officially opened in Tanzania at Kisongo in Arusha from 8-11 March 2017 where Scouts from different countries in and out of Africa are attending including; Angola...

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Today, the world commemorates International Women’s Day to acknowledge the important roles and achievements of women in their respective communities. For over a century, since the first National Women’s Day was observed in 1909, along with the...

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8 March 2017, Arusha - Tanzania: Scouts from different countries in and out of Africa are streaming into Arusha for this year’s Africa Scout Day celebrations. The event which takes place at the Magereza Grounds in Kisongo will feature a 3-days...

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A message by Frederic Tutu Kama-Kama, Africa Regional Director of the World Organization of the Scout Movement at the Founders Day Celebrations held on Sunday, 19th February 20167 at Baden Powell Historical Gardens in Nyeri, Kenya. Indeed, today is a...

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As part of the ongoing process to make it as easy as possible for you to learn about Scouts and the great things that are happening in scouting around the world a new, free mobile app is being developed for IOS and Android! The app will be fully...

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We will be filling the Twittersphere with our latest developments and events. With our Twitter feed, we can keep you up-to-date with the work of Scouts in the Asia-Pacific Region, as fast as we can. If you have a Twitter account, please visit our...

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Additional places are now available for booking for the 2nd World Scout Education Congress, which is being held from the 11-15 May 2017 at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre, Switzerland. The congress will be a great opportunity to learn new...

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A Scout delegation attended the recent Economic and Social Council (EcoSoc) Youth Forum, which was held in New York, USA from 30 - 31 January 2017. The delegation, along with other members of the UN Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY) and...

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From the 9 - 12 January 2017, the Secretary General designate, representatives from World and Regional Scout Committees, World and Regional Youth Advisors and World Scout Bureau staff gathered at the Global Support Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

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In the preparation of the 13th World Scout Youth Forum, the World Scout Bureau (WSB) notifies all National Scout Organizations (NSOs) of the status of each existing Voting Member of the World Scout Committee (WSC) and Youth Advisor, and call for the...

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Rover Scouts from different areas of Taiwan gathered in National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) Taichung for the National Rover Conference(NRC) on 3-8 February 2017. 209 Rovers and staff from Scouts of China and 17 overseas rovers from Japan, Korea...

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WOSM's Good Governance and Triennial Planning Workshop started today In Kuala Lumpur, at the Global Support Centre. The Eurasia Region is represented by: Iurie Emilian (Regional Director), Sergiu Chirica ( Eurasia Committee Chairperson), Aleksandre...

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Over 70 participants from Scouts, Venture Scouts, Rover Scouts, Scout Leaders and Commissioners joined Messengers of Peace (MoP) Open Day on 3 February 2017 to explain what is MoP and how a Scout project that brings a positive change in the area of...

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National coordinators of Ticket to Life project (TTL) gathered at Yellow Ribbon Hotel in Bangkok from 31st January until 3rd of February for a planning workshop. This year’s workshop was conducted to develop a long-term strategic plan for three years...

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