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(WSBERO/Chios) - “The scale of the refugee tragedy is incredible. Hundreds if not thousands of people – a third of them children - arrive daily on this small but beautiful Greek island having fled atrocities of war hoping for a better future...
At the concluding series of disaster and risk reduction training, since it started in 2014 by the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP), 30 Scouts and 29 Scout leaders from different provinces in southern Philippines (Mindanao), are learning skills in...
In an interview held in conjunction with the 30th International Volunteer Day, WOSM Secretary General, Scott Teare shares about the volunteer who inspired him, his experience as a volunteer and volunteering in Scouting. 1. You joined the Scout...
Today, on International Volunteer Day, six volunteers share about their passion to serve and to nurture the growth of young people through Scouting. Maina Kiranga, Kenya 1. How long have you been volunteering? I started my Scouting journey at Fahari...
Tomorrow, watch João Armando Gonçalves, World Scout Committee Chairperson as he speaks to Rover Scouts and Adult Volunteers at the International Volunteer Day celebrations in Prague, Czech Republic. You can view it here at 10:00 CET (GMT +1 hour) -...
(WSBERO/Skopje) - This morning, the 6th European Scout Symposium started in Skopje (MK) with more than 120 representatives of National Scout Organisations (NSOs) and National Scout Associations (NSAs) of the European Region of the World Organization...
Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe: What’s next after the #RefugeeResponseSeminar During the last weekend in November, Guides and Scouts from 27 countries gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark...
Rafe Lucado, 2nd. Vice-Chairman of the Interamerican Scout Committee; Ralf Dillmann, Director of the Adults in Scouting and Raul Sanchez Vaca, Regional Director World Scout Bureau Interamerican Region, met Tuesday December 1st at the Regional Office...
The first set of Conference Circulars for the 22nd European Scout Conference, held in the framework of the 15th European Guide and Scout Conference has now been released and is available in the intranet section of this website.
This week, nearly 150 world leaders from over 195 countries are gathered at COP21, in Paris, to talk about the environment and address climate change issues. Relevant and important decisions are being discussed and some are progressing, but the most...
World Scouting highly appreciates the time, energy and skills that volunteers have dedicated to the Scout Movement. What are some of the values that you appreciate most in your local Scout volunteers?
The 24th World Scout Jamboree will gather the world’s youth from more than 160 Scouting organizations. IRVING, TEXAS — November 24, 2015 — Martin “Marty” Walsh has been chosen as the executive director of the 2019 World Scout Jamboree. The 24th World...
The Conference of Youth (COY) and the Conference of Parties (COP) is currently taking place in Paris this week. Since 2009, World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) has been actively participating in the conferences on climate change issues...
20 November marks the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 1989. Scouting has always been taking responsibility to provide children...
The Jamboree includes a wide and varied programme based on the theme of “Leap into Adventure”. AJ 2016 will feature both onsite and offsite social and physical activities which will provide a chance for Scouts and Leaders to explore the numerous...