News and Stories
In early November, the Government of Sierra Leone and its partners announced the official end of the Ebola outbreak which had gripped the country for over 18 months. The Scouts of Sierra Leone are among the actors who have played a key role in this...
The Africa Scout Committee held its first official meeting of the 2015-2018 triennium on 14-15 December 2015 in Nairobi. This is the first time the committee elected at the 16th Africa Scout Conference held in Uganda in August was officially meeting...
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...
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...
During past 16 and 17 December, Rafe Lucado (2nd Vice Chair of Interamerican Scout Committee) and Ralf Dillmann (Director Adults in Scouting) gathered with the authorities of Scouts of Panama to provide feedback and recommendations on their Adults in...
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...
Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (36): a story from Kratigos Beach south of Mytilene on Lesbos (GR) Scouts from the 2nd Mytilene Scout Group and the 3rd Mytilene Sea Scout Group, both...
Regional Chairman Paul Parkinson is visiting the APR Support Centre this week to meet the APR executives and know more about regional operations. "My goal is to advance this region which has the great potential, to meet the WOSM membership goal. I...
A group of Afghan Scouts comprised of Scout Masters and staff of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Services for Afghanistan (PARSA) paid a visit to the new Minister of Education and the Deputy Minister of Youth, Dr. Kamal on 30 November 2015 to...
The Parliamentary Scout Union of Sweden and The Guides and Scouts of Sweden are hosting the 8th General Assembly of the World Scout Parliamentary Union in Stockholm, Sweden, at the end of next summer, from 31 August to 2 September 2016. The World...
"Peace in me - peace with you" - was the central theme of this year's ecumenical service organised by the Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs in Vienna, Austria, yesterday afternoon. During the ceremony, Niklas, this year's Peace Light Child...
Scott Teare, Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), announced on behalf of the 40 million Scouts worldwide that the Movement will intensify its efforts in making the world a better place during the COP21 event on 9...
Organisation calls for stronger involvement of young people in combating environmental issues and climate change. 9 December 2015, Paris, France: Today, Scott Teare, Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), announced...
The Conference of Parties (COP), an annual conference of all countries that want to take action and address climate change, continues this week in Paris with further meetings and discussions. The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) has...