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Photo: The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Secretary General John May and WOSM Secretary General Scott Teare signing the joint statement The World Organization of the Scout Movement and The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award...

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“Scouts, be ready at all times” was the message of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina before the crowd of about 9,000 Scouts from the South Asian countries for the First South Asia National Scout Organizations (SANSO) Jamboree, held in Mouchak...

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The Spring is awakening in Europe and many Scout Groups are returning outside for their weekly activities. It is also the start of the new hiking season in many countries in our Region. And in Ireland it is the period when many Scouts review their...

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KENYA - Rovering is a very significant section of Scouting in that it provides the last educational offer that Scouting offers to young People. It provides an ideal platform for preparing the youth in Scouting into becoming Responsible Citizens. To...

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BRUSSELS - It was pomp and glamour as the Unguvu project, which is a joint flagship project of the Africa and European Scout Regions, was awarded as one of the three distinguished projects that have exhibited great impact among young people at an...

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Inside In the midst of war, Scouts bring hope Chief Scout appointed peace mediator 25 young leaders promote peace WOSM project feted Rovering as intended, Rover’s guidebook launched Behind the war lines, comes relief Events

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A new name, a new constitution, a new national leadership, registration of boy AND girls and men AND women with the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM), and work on Junák’s new Strategy 2022: more than 450 delegates representing 50000...

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At the end of this week it will be fifty days that I started my work in the Brussels Office of the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). This is because my National Scout Organisation - Junák – svaz skautů a skautek...

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Over the last weekend in March 2014, some fifty Scout and Guide Leaders from nine different National Scout Organisations of WOSM and Member Organisations of WAGGGS came together in Milan in northern Italy at the Spring meeting of the "Lisbon Group"...

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During March 22 - 24, near the city of Ibagué (Colombia), was held the 51st National Assembly of the Scouts of Colombia Association. All Scout Regions were present, as well as other guests, among them the World Scout Bureau – Interamerican Region...

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Since 30 March 2014 and throughout a full year, Luxembourgers and their guests from abroad can trace back the first one hundred years of Scouting in Luxembourg in general and of Fédération Nationale des Eclaireurs et Eclaireuses du Luxembourg FNEL in...

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On March 29, 2014 in the capital of Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of cooperation between Organisation of Scout Movement of Kazakhstan and Scout Organization of Malaysia whose leaders have participated in the international conference «The Scout...

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SOUTH SUDAN – Amid the violence in South Sudan, Scouts in the country are giving hope to the war ravaged citizens of their country despite the risks involved. The humanitarian crisis is beyond words yet the Scouts choose to spread the Message of...

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At the Cabinet sitting of March 27, the Government made a decision on granting permanently and free of charge 3 hektares of land in Yerevan to the National Scout Movement of Armenia “HASK”. “We should express that we are pleased with this...

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NAIROBI - On 5th February 2014, His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed former Speaker of the National Assembly and Chief Scout of Kenya Hon. Francis Ole Kaparo and Garissa County Senator Yusuf Haji to mediate between warring communities in...

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