News and Stories
Despite the current circumstances in Kabul, Afghanistan and its surrounding areas, efforts are being made from different sources to advance Scouting even to other provinces. From 9 to 15 November, 31 participants with six female members coming from...
Once again Scouting in Afghanistan witnesses a series of activities in Kabul, one of them is the Basic Unit Leaders Training course with 26 participants for both male and female members coming from Kabul and Jalalabad. The Asia Pacific Regional...
After an extremely powerful earthquake hit the Tohoku Region on 11 March 2011, triggering several meter high tsunami waves that caused massive loss of lives and properties in areas along the Pacific coast of eastern Japan, especially in Miyagi, Iwate...
Scouts Australia has been named as the winner of the 2010 savewater! Awards Community Groups section, for the ‘100 Year Water Tank Project.’ The award was accepted by National Chairman David Jones, at a gala awards ceremony in Sydney late last year...
Scouting activity is continuously increasing in different parts of Vanuatu with much help from Scouts Australia. In mid August last year, the Scout Association of Vanuatu (SAV) welcomed the Australian Youth Ambassador for Development for the six...
The 54th Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) and the 15th Jamboree On The Internet (JOTI) are taking place 15th and 16th October this year. These are two very special days when Scouts and Guides across the world can talk to each other from an Amateur Radio...
Again, the leaders of Scouting in Central America met to hold its summit. The World Scout Bureau, Interamerican Region, served as the venue for this important summit brought together leaders of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and...
October 16-17, Scouts from all corners of the world joined together to participate in the annual JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree On The Air-Jamboree On The Internet). This was the 53rd iteration of the JOTA and the 14th for the JOTI. As a Scout event this is one...
Nearly one billion people around the world go hungry on a daily basis. In UN Millenium Development Goal 1, the target is to reduce the cases of extreme hunger by half by 2015, but sadly this target will not be met. The United Nations Food and...
In the mid of devastating floods in Pakistan, Rovers including leaders are taking part in the rescue and recovery efforts in the nearest relief camps in the affected areas. Presently, Rovers and Scout Leaders assist in relief efforts by collecting...
In the past few years there has been a growing awakening to the need to preserve our environment, our natural habitat. Arguably some of these notions might be attributed to the mainstreaming of climate change and climate-related issues. However, this...
Four months after the earthquake, here is some news from our Haitian friends. For the past few weeks they have been working on defining their actions in the context of their country's reconstruction phase. In partnership with the State, local and...
In January, 2010, Ten Young men and women from all over the country gathered for two weekends for the first time in Costa Rica to explore, respond and take action within the Scouts of the World Award. The Iztarú National Scout Centre, permanent...
You might expect to see Wilner Ulysse helping a little old lady cross the street. That’s the classic image of a dutiful Scout. But Wilner, age 23, has a much more important good deed for today. He is one of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides...
Scouting has many strong examples of youth-led environment projects from around the world which demonstrate how Scouts are contributing in practical ways to 'Creating a Better World'. Volvo Adventure recognises environmental projects conducted by 13...