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"In reality, I had no group in which I could grow," says Morlaye Soumah, National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of Guinea, on his 6-year-old self. The Scouts "allowed me to be in a group... allowed me to have friends, brothers." From Ebola to the...

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Scouts of Cambodia shook hands with Chief Scout and Prime Minister Hun Sen, Kingdom of Cambodia, as they joined the celebration of Cambodia’s historical victory against the Khmer Rouge regime on 7 January 2016. Scouts joined representatives from the...

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After thousands of kilometres on the road, in dinghies and boats, in busses and overloaded trains, frequently moving form one means of transport to another, and often walking for days, refugees and migrants "finally" arrive at the border crossing in...

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Each year, the Minyons Escoltes i Guies de Catalunya (MEG), one of the member associations of the Federació Catalana d’Escoltisme i Guiatge (FCEG), donates about 1% of its internal annual revenues in support of a specific cause. This year, following...

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There may be lousy weather in Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesvos, where local Scouts have been very actively involved in refugee and migrant support activities for more than a year now: on the beaches and shores, on the streets and squares of...

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“Cool. Fun and Happy” is the theme of Indonesia’s upcoming 10th National Scout Jamboree on 14-21 August 2016. Cibubur Scout Camp in Jakarta will house an estimated of 25,000 Scouts and leaders from 34 provinces of Indonesia and around 1,000 overseas...

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A phantastic moment of public recognition for tens of thousands of ‪Cub Scout Leaders‬ and other ‪‎Adults in Scouting‬ in The Scout Association (United Kingdom, a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in the ‪European Scout Region‬)...

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On behalf of its Youth Empowerment Priority Project Group (YEPPG), the European Scout Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) launches the #PassItOn Campaign! Within the #PassItOn Campaign we want to take youth empowerment far...

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At the Annual Global Cristal Awards held in Courchevel, France in December 2015, the SCOUTS South Africa advert ‘Learn It Young. Remember It Forever.’ won a Gold Award in the Film category. The film, which currently has over 3.9 million views on You...

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From 7th to 11th December, Scout from the East Africa countries converged in Kenya for the annual zonal Scout activities. NSO leaders, Junior, Senior and Rover Scouts came together for various events. The adults converged at the Embu Scout Centre for...

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Between On 9 – 10 November 2015, UNICEF hosted the “Start-up to Scale-up: Global Innovations for Children and Youth Summit” in Helsinki, Finland. There are many great innovations and solutions emerging in our newly connected world for accelerating...

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On Sunday 3 January 2016, over 10,000 Scouts and leaders from around the world gathered at Cataract Scout Park as Scouts cheered the countdown to 7pm when two Melbourne Rovers and gang show veterans Mitch Groves and Ryan Leggett landed their...

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To mark Founder's Day in 1955, the anniversary of Robert Baden-Powell, the Founder of Scouting, Scouts and Sea Scouts from different Groups of Ελληνικός Προσκοπισμός, the Scouts of Greece, decided to plant trees in the area surrounding the Temple of...

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The 13th New Zealand Venture offered fun and excitement to Venturers from New Zealand and Australia as well as new experiences and lifelong memories. The event provides the perfect blend of responsibility and freedom where participants get to choose...

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The 14th APR Scout Photo Contest for 2016 will be held in early March and we are encouraging all National Scout Organizations to promote this annual contest among Scouts and adult members. For this cycle, the theme is “Growth of Scouting”. The...

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