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It was in the year 1987 that I began my work as an adult volunteer serving the Scout Movement. Then began a long journey as a scout leader, a road full of challenges, a lot of learning, acquiring a very strong commitment to contribute to the...
“The school deteriorated because of the intrusion of terrorists and outlaws who destroyed the garden in the school yard and demolished the wall surrounding the school. This allowed undisciplined students to leave the school without permission and go...
The Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan is pleased to invite you to take part in “Wonderland Azerbaijan 2015”, an international camp that will be held in the Gadabay district of the Republic of Azerbaijan from 11 – 19 July 2015. The first Wonderland...
Blå spejder (Det Danske Spejderkorps, or the Blue Scouts, one of the National Scout Associations in Denmark) created a buzz on social and classical media yesterday when they annonced that they had bought (thanks to contributions from several...
Instituted in 1973, the Basic Management Course in the Asia-Pacific Region marks its 50th series this year. The 50th APR Basic Management Course for Scout Executives is being held at the State Training Centre in Kolkata, India, from 4 to 14 February...
NAIROBI - The Africa Regional Office of the World Scout Bureau, in collaboration with members of the Network of International Youth Organizations in Africa (NIYOA), jointly hosted the 6th African University on Youth and Development in Nairobi, Kenya...
ADDIS ABABA - February 11, 2015 will be the day for the official launching of a two-year long project in partnership with SIDA: Initiative Africa. The launch of the project titled ‘SCOUTS: Building a Lifetime of Skills and Confidence’ will be hosted...
ANTANANARIVO - According to the latest report from the BNGRC (National Office for Risk Disaster and Risk Management), the cyclone Chedza in Madagascar from 16 to 18 January 2015 left 51 people dead and nearly 130,857 victims in the big Island nation...
FREETOWN - As the Ebola Virus Disease continues to ravage the nation, Sierra Leone Scouts Association supported by the Chinese Center for Disease Control in Sierra Leone has trained 300 Scout Volunteers in Freetown as Messengers of Peace/Change...
On Thursday 15th January 2015, leaders of Sierra Leone Scouts Association held a meeting with the UNICEF country representative, Mr. Shane O’Connor at his office in Freetown. The essence of the meeting was to discuss the rolling our of the U-Report...
“As Scouts and Scout Leaders from the Africa Region, We say thank you to a true Scout in heart, spirit and action. He believed in us and entrusted us with the obligation to enhance world peace as "Messengers of Peace". We promise to keep his dream of...
“Not all heroes wear a cape, some wear a Scout scarf” Liberia – The Liberia Scout Association, with its increasing effort to help apprise the menace of Ebola virus, will launch a nationwide Ebola Prevention and Eradication Project. About 75 Scouts...
Dear brother and sister Scouts, Late December last year, Malaysia experienced one of its worst floods in decades. Severe weather brought heavy rains, and floodwaters ravaged parts of the northern and southern regions as well as East Malaysia. Most...
From Scouts to NGO volunteers, everyone is working hard to allay fear by increasing public awareness through community engagement. The World Health Organization says that in West Africa, the Ebola virus is spreading faster than the efforts deployed...
What makes Scouting fun? Not so long ago, we used printed maps to find our way and depended on charts to identify stars and constellations. And, did you also carry all those birds, trees and survival guides in your backpack? Must have been quite a...