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The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), in partnership with PicHit.me, unveiled a new exciting experience on scout.org dedicated to visual storytelling: the Scout Photo Community. The Scout Photo Community is a place where Scouts and non...

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Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. To mark the 30th...

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SCOUTS EVERY DAY A GLOBAL NETWORK SERVING TO PEACE There is no way to peace, peace is the way. -Mahatma Gandhi “Do as my dependent ...” is the phrase that resonates inside us for life, since we recite our first Scout promise and resonate each once we...

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SOUTH AFRICA - 1st Strandfontein Scouts Group renovated and cleaned up the Ebenezer Old Age Home garden to honor their “recycled youths” on Mandela Day. “We decided to give back on Madiba’s birthday because of the valuable service he had given to all...

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Inside Africa Scout Region at the World Scout Conference Track 4 Mandela 600 Cubs celebrate Independence Day Don Bosco Scout Group duty to others A lasting partnership between Africa and Arab Scout Region A space for the development of leadership and...

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On the 6th of September 2014 over 1,400 Cubs and Scouts from the KZN Region are taking part in the Annual SCOUTS South Africa Rally. This year the event will take place from 08h00 to 15h00 at the Outdoor Centre in Ladysmith. Minister of Finance...

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SOUTH AFRICA - On the 6th of September 2014 over 1,400 Cubs and Scouts from the KZN Region are taking part in the Annual SCOUTS South Africa Rally. This year the event will take place from 08h00 to 15h00 at the Outdoor Centre in Ladysmith. Minister...

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On August 1 the National Strategic Team of the Scouts de Nicaragua held a virtual meeting with the Adults in Scouting Director of the World Scout Bureau-Interamerican Region in order to get acquainted with the new regional process in front of the...

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Like many other Scouts across the European Region, the Venture Scouts (Pioners i Caravelles) from Agrupament Escolta i Guia Jaume Caresmar i Maria Salvà, from Igualada, near Barcelona, have just returned from their Summer camp. But for the 26 Guides...

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#MyScoutCamp2014 Ventures from Pfadfinder Gloggnitz (Lower Austrian Gudies and Scouts, Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs) taking a refreshing mud bath during the recent International Scout Camp Wurzl'14 in Salzburg, Austria. To find out what...

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For some of the Venture Units in Portugal this is the busiest period in the summer: they are in the middle of final preparations of “Down River”, an impressive river rafting activity organised by local Scout Groups for the tenth time on the Albufeira...

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Today, the story behind the main design element of the logo of this year's Academy was disclosed! Check the event's website to find it out! On the same website you will also discover a lot about the programme of this major event for training, sharing...

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The final day of the 40th World Scout Conference started with the recognition of three individuals, Mario Diaz Martinez, Derek Twine, and M. Georges El-Ghorayeb who received the Bronze Wolf Award for outstanding service to Scouting. Following a...

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(WSBERO/Ljubljana) – While delegates assembled at the 40th World Scout Conference in Ljubljana are in the middle of discussing draft resolutions, amendments and counter amendments addressing a number of matters which will impact the work of the World...

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In 2013, the National Organization of Romanian Scouts (Cercetasii României) launched a Messengers of Peace project to celebrate the centenary of Scouting in the country under the theme “100 years of Scouting, 100 years of education, hundreds of...

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