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This “sort, reduce, recycle” project aimed to reduce pollution by emphasising on the importance of sorting out and recycling waste, and how the community can play an important role in sustainable development. It also promoted partnerships between the...
The Asia-Pacific Regional Course for Leader Trainers 2015 officially kicked off at Suncheon Asia-Pacific Scout Centre in Suncheon, Korea. There are 13 NSOs with 33 participants (including 9 female members) and 13 training team members from Australia...
The 9th UNESCO Youth Forum, themed “Young Global Citizens for a Sustainable Planet”, convened in Paris on 26 October. The three-day forum gathered more than 500 young men and women from around the world. The World Organization of the Scout Movement...
This morning, the "Network Meeting of Scout and Guide Representatives in National Youth Councils" of the European Regions of the World Organization of the Scout Movement - WOSM and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)...
October 22 2015, Astana, Kazakhstan, at the Library of the First President of Kazakhstan - Leader of the Nation, Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan (OSMK) presented our Project to develop a Non-formal Education Program for children and...
I had the opportunity to help organise a round-table on LGBTI in Scouting in the beginning of summer. We had a great event with a number of very knowledgeable and inspiring people, both participants and invited guests. The work we did will really...
The Hsinchu City Ke-Yuan Community Scout troop from Taiwan recently organised a one-day cleanup at a local beach. By the end of the activity, they collected a total of 75 kg of trash. Find out more at www.scout.org/node/115841. Like the Hsinchu City...
Since the Messengers of Peace initiative started in 2011, thousands of Scouts in many countries have been inspired to take actions for peace in their communities. It is now time to evaluate these projects, analyse the outcomes and tell their success...
This year, nearly 600 000 refugees and migrants fleeing war or seeking new lives have reached Europe and the European Union (EU) by sea. Countries hardest hit by the economic crisis, like Greece and Italy, have also served as the main points of entry...
The European Scout Region’s Youth Empowerment Study Session (YESS), which took place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from 2 to 6 September 2015, brought together over thirty participants and youth workers from all around Europe, including six participants...
Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (23): a story from Xanten, Germany Last month, an unused building the city of Xanten, in Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany, had decided to open for...
Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (22): a story from the Galatsi Olympic Centre in Athens, Greece With a number of friends from Ελληνικός Προσκοπισμός (the scouts of Greece, members of...
Early October 2015, Josephie Zana represented some 1,6 million Scouts of the 40 National Scout Orgnisations in the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) at the “International Conference for a Green and Inclusive...
Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (20): a story from Rotterdam, in the Netherlands "Okay. Let's go to the park and play!" - that’s what Scouts from Brownseagroep "66 in Rotterdam...
Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (21): a story from Uedem, Germany Uedem? Where is Uedem? Many refugees might have wondered where this town was situated on the map of Germany where...