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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...
Scouts and leaders of Gerakan Pramuka (GP) partnered with the Indonesian government in launching rescue and relief operations for the people living in Jakarta affected by the flooding caused by days of heavy rain since 18 January 2013. During the...
With the presence of scouts leaders from the Scout Associations of: Anguilla, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Island, Tortola, Guyana, St. Vincent, St. Kitts and Neves, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Curaçao, as host, was held the...
Everything seemed happiness in 13th Wood Badge Advanced Course to be held in Belize Scout School Camp “Camp Oakley ". The 14 participants came together and soon began the sessions of the course, however the approach of Hurricane Ernesto made the...
During June 23-25 was held the subregional meeting of the Adults in Scouting Network of the Interamerican Region, in Arima (Trinidad & Tobago). 16 adults of 7 NSOs belonging to the Caribbean subregion attended the event and worked on the World Policy...
Between April 27 - 29 and May 18 - 20 were held the subregional meetings of the Adult Network of the Interamerican Region, in Venezuela and Argentina, respectively. By this way, 7 of the 10 NSOs belonging to the Andean and Southern Cone subregions...
KENYA - Kenya Scout Association embarked on reviving the Rover programme and badge system by holding the Chief Scout Award (CSA) badge camp held at Rowallan Camp from the 23rd to 25th August 2013. The camp, which was a big success, saw 35 Rovers...
SOUTH AFRICA - SCOUTS South Africa, in partnership with the German Scout Association DPSG, has been encouraging members to initiate community based environmental projects. Provinces, Districts and Groups received and successfully developed and...
Barely a month after Hurricane Sandy devastated Haiti, Cuba and the United States of America, and following a year full of storms, floods, droughts, earthquakes, forest fires, volcanic eruptions and every other natural disaster we can imagine...
Scouts Australia has reinforced their commitment to fight child abuse and welcomed a recent decision by their Federal Government to establish a national Royal Commission into institutional responses to instances and allegations of child abuse in...
Scouting’s non-formal educational programmes form a strong basis for its contribution to preventing violence among youth.
Luc Panissod, Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and Constance Thomas, Director of the ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...