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She comfortably reclined in her chair and put on a big smile. She seemed to know very well what a positive reaction a big smile can produce in others. What better way to begin an interview than in a cheerful mood. My interviewee has worn many hats...
Imagine finding yourself in a completely war-torn town, seeing the fulfilment of your most basic needs swiftly diminish, leaving you between a rock and a hard place: staying with no guarantee of survival or risking your life to be on the mercy of...
Our partnership and communication intern Sonia Abbondio is about to take off to new adventures. Her time at the WOSM Support Centre, Brussels has been marked by the unique experience of representing the Scout Movement at the AU-EU (African Union...
We are happy to share with you the December 2017 issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter. You can read directly online by clicking https://www.scout.org/kudumail64en. In case you missed the previous issue you can access it at https:/...
Join the 16th Asia-Pacific Region Scout Photo Contest with this year’s theme Rover Scouting, a pursuit for life in celebration of the Rover Centenary. We look forward to receiving entries capturing shared experiences in Rovering. For complete details...
This is one of the themes of the refresher course now happening at Bangladesh Scouts. Over 40 participants in Bangladesh and Nepal are taking part in a 7-day program using the framework of World Adult Resources Handbook. Course leader Md. Kalam Azad...
"Youth Involvement is a capacity-building process, based on enabling young people to actively share responsibility with adults for making decisions that affect their lives, and the lives of others in their community” – World Youth Involvement Policy...
Do you want to celebrate with us the Rover Centenary? Do you want to experience the magic of Permanent Mini Jamboree with Rovers from all around the world? And do you want to make friends that will last a lifetime, have fun in an incredible Alpine...
Hello, my name is Alina (RU) and I’m a short-term staff for the winter season 2018 here at KISC. It’s was my day off when I decided to participate in the KISC academy, which is a 3-days theoretical/practical training for staff from KISC and from...
Several Scouting activities are being introduced in Thailand and a major initiative last 24th December was the “Walk for A Cause Rally”, organised under the Ticket to Life (TTL) project which had a high turn-out of over 4,000 Thai Scouts and leaders...
Creating a common understanding of the educational purpose of Scouting is the primary purpose of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Youth Forum (EduFor) now happening at the National Scout Training Centre in Mouchak, Bangladesh. This Forum, a...
We’ve heard of the touching stories of Omar and Saad, or Abas and his family, refugees from Syria. But did you know that both Saborn Va who is from Cambodia and more recently, Ayham who is from Syria, were also inspired to start over again through...
Last Friday, more than 30 people from all over the world arrived in Malaysia to attend the Messenger of Peace Heroes ceremony which was held on 3 December 2017 at the World Scout Bureau Global Support Centre in Kuala Lumpur. Throughout the weekend...
Imagine being forced to leave everything behind and embark on a treacherous journey to flee war and violence, to a foreign land where you will start over – if you get there. It’s daunting, even for adults, to say the least for young people left to...