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It was my immense pleasure to visit the Lebanese Messengers of Peace project ‘Rebirth of the Phoenix’ to support Syrian Refugees in the country. National leaders in Lebanon joined a visiting World Scouting team to praise Scouts in Lebanon for their...
GHANA - The Ghana Scout Association, as a youth movement with a structured training programme is committed to ensure that, every Scout must understand and be able to apply the principles of map reading and first aid. With this in mind, the Ghana...
KENYA - When the Finnish Voluntary Programme ETVO was searching for a volunteer to the World Scout Bureau - African Regional Office in Nairobi, I saw my chance had come to work and live in Kenya which has been my dream for a long time. Over one year...
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...
Kenya - On 21st September, Alshabab terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack on the Westgate Mall in the West of Nairobi. During the terror attack, 67 people lost their lives and more than 200 victims were badly injured. Scouts and other...
Street children living in four towns in Karachi, Pakistan, are now receiving basic education after joining Scout troops under the Asia-Pacific Region Ticket-to-Life Project. Since mid-February last year, these Scout troops in Karachi have created a...
Carin Grundberg-Sandell is one of two prizewinners of Children’s Welfare Foundation Sweden’s Grand Prize for 2013. She is currently the project manager for Safe from Harm at the Guides and Scouts of Sweden. Carin was one of the key persons supporting...
From 16th to 18th of August, in the city of Comayagua, the Scout Association of Honduras developed a Level 2 Course for Adult Leaders and Trainers. Sixteen participants, coming from all over the country, attended the course to develop their skills in...
To combat food scarcity in Africa, Scout groups in this continent had initiated the Food For Life project to help the population produce enough food for their family and generate income as well. The aim is to equip Scouts and young people with...
The adventure is on for over 14,000 Scouts from 53 countries as the 30th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree/16th Nippon Jamboree is on-going in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan. The regional jamboree started on 1st of August and will run until the 7th...
On May 29 and 30 audit was held at the Headquarters of the National Scout Movement of Armenia It was accomplished by Mr. Robert Jourdain from SGS Aid. Oscar Palmquist was the observer from WOSM. Audit was held successfully and after consecutive...
Very good attendance and productive discussions concluded the first formal meeting of the Programme Sub-Committee held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Dr Ie Bin Lian chaired the meeting. Among the attendees were Mr Wendel Avisado as adviser, incoming Regional...
Scouts around the world are joining hands together this week to strengthen global forces against the number one cause of death for young people, road accidents. Annually, over 1.2 million people die on roads in a cause that can easily be tackled with...
“Give me oil in my lamp, give me peace in my heart” were the words a congregation of nearly one thousand Scouts and Guides from more than twenty associations across Europe and from overseas sang. They did so as their representatives prepared their...
Results of the first evaluation on the level of self-sufficiency of National Youth Programme Teams in the Interamerican Region In July 2012, a questionnaire to assess the level of sustainability of National Youth Programme Teams was sent to the 34...