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A suitcase packed by Deutscher Bundesjugendring, the National Youth Council in Germany beautifully illustrates the richness and diversity of its member associations. Prominently visible is the national Scout scarf of the Ring deutscher...

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BANGON ILOILO - A relief operation organized by the Boy Scouts of the Philippines Iloilo (Confesor) Council and ESOP-ILOILO Chapter - was organized to help the victims of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda in Northern Iloilo. On 16th November 2013 the first wave...

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From putting up library centers and inviting children and young people read them, BOOKBRIDGE is now linking people around the world. Since its start as a pilot project in 2009 in Mongolia, the World Organization of the Scout Movement has been helping...

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(SP-FS/Helsinki) - Partiolaisten - Finlands Scouter, the National Scout Organisation in Finalnd, received a second special honour following the UNICEF Award presented to Partio last week (see our story). Young members from the association were...

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22-24 November, 500 Scouts from over 100 countries and territories will gather in Hong Kong for the 1st World Scout Education Congress. For three days, participants and experts will share, discuss and debate their experiences and expertise in...

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(SP-FS/Helsinki) - Smiling faces, clapping hands and other expressions of joy and emotion filled the hall the other day when UNICEF Finland honoured Suomen Partiolaiset-Finlands Scouter (SP-FS), the National Scout Organisation of the World...

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(Tel-Aviv/IBGSF) - A recent article on the website of Israel 21, a national non-profit education foundation in Israel praises the inter-cultural leadership training run by the Israel Boy and Girl Scouts Federation. Over many years Scouts and Guides...

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"I am really excited to be sharing the leadership of Sgowtiaid Cymru ( Scouts Wales) with Jim Hopkins (31)", says Gareth Watson (32, photo). The two Leaders will jointly assume the role of Chief Commissioner of The Scout Association in Wales....

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(PPÖ/Linz) - Members of the different federal working groups of Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs (PPÖ), the National Scout Organisation (NSO) in Austria, met during the first November weekend for their regular autumn sessions. During the...

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On the way to Brussels airport after the autumn meeting of the European Scout Committee we met at least three different Cub Scout and Scout Units from Les Scouts, one of the National Scout Associations (NSAs) in Belgium at the Gare du Midi...

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Ang European Region ng World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) ay kasali ng mga Scouts mula sa buong mundo sa pagpapahayag ng simpatya sa mga pamilya at mga kaibigan na biktima ng kahila-hilakbot na bagyo na sinalanta ang malaking bahagi ng...

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From the 4th - 8th November 2013, the Africa Scout Region held a "Managing For Outcomes: a tool for quality assurance" workshop at the AACC Desmond Tutu Ecumenical Centre. The workshop was being facilitated by Robert M. Penna, Ph.D., renowned author...

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Kenya – During the 56th Jamboree On The Air and 17th Jamboree On The Internet an exciting challenge, the Global Torch Race was held. The Global Torch Race was about creating the fastest-growing gathering of Scouts globally and with a goal of...

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The 56th Jamboree On The Air and 17th Jamboree On The Internet took place on 19th and 20th October 2013. Scouts from the Africa Region were not left out in this fun-filled event, which is held every year in the 3rd weekend of October. With the theme...

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Every year the Arab Scout Region holds an International Youth Gathering with the objective of Strengthening ties of friendship and brotherhood among the participants from all over the world, Capacity building of the participants and encouraging them...

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