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Wouldn't it be great if the whole world came together just one day to help and give back to others? Thats exactly what #GivingTuesday is all about. It’s a day when everyone comes together to give back in all forms and acts of kindness like gifting...

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Scouts are not afraid of difficulty, instead they turn them into opportunity to benefit others. That’s what Rovers and leaders of The Bharat Scouts and Guides demonstrated, as they provided a temporary place for people who were stranded when the...

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A rare hurricane-like storm swept across Greece, flooding streets and homes and cutting power in the last two weeks of September. In less than three months, the region of Karditsa, has faced another episode of heavy rainstorm, resulting in tremendous...

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The Scouts of Bolivia and the DPSG (German Scouts of San Jorge) have a long relationship of collaboration and international friendship that dates back to 1964, over the years they have developed several projects of cultural exchange and social...

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Sudanese Scouts promptly responded to combat the floods that hit the country recently. They are contributing with great efforts to help the state provide relief and assistance to people affected by this natural disaster. The Sudanese Scouts formed a...

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Wanting to help their community during the COVID-19 pandemic, 250 Scouts and their families cooperated with foodbanks in all the regions of Andalucía, Spain. They managed to collect and distribute more than 7100 kg of food, had invaluable...

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When COVID-19 hit Nepal, the government imposed a lock down. One community in Damak City at Jhapa district has been severely affected where hunger is a daily struggle. This community has 15-20 families where most men work as construction workers in a...

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Following the sudden and devastating explosion at the port of Beirut on 4 August 2020, the Scouts of Lebanon emerged quickly among the first responders supporting relief efforts. The explosion resulted in more than one hundred fatalities, thousands...

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CLICK HERE TO DONATE Following the sudden and devastating explosion at the port of Beirut on 4 August 2020, the Scouts of Lebanon emerged quickly among the first responders supporting relief efforts. The explosion resulted in more than one hundred...

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When COVID-19 struck in Ethiopia, the Ethiopia Scout Association immediately formed a National COVID-19 Response Taskforce to assess the situation and advise the NSO leadership on how Scouting in the country needed to respond. This led to the...

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Members of Madhya Howrah Bayam Samity Scout and Guide Group created a quick response team consisting of Rovers and Adult Leaders to assist affected communities hit by the AMPHAN cyclone last 20 May 2020. A total of 26 Scouts volunteered in providing...

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Scouts from Cote d’Ivoire have launched an entrepreneurship project dubbed Scouts in Action to contribute towards the COVID-19 response efforts. The project based in EPP BAD School in Adjamé involves sewing facemasks and making face shields for...

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The Scouts and Guides of Yemen facilitated the delivery of food assistance to displaced people sheltered in 80 centers while educating them on the precautionary measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Scouts worked in cooperation with...

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In Monkey Bay, about 39 0 km away from the city of Lilongwe , Scouts in Malawi are running a dual awareness campaign targeting to provide communities with information on COVID-19 and Malaria. This is as a result of reduced access to treated mosquito...

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On the request of the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in Cockeril, the Sierra Leone Scouts Association (SLSA) deployed a team of 25 Scout volunteers for a week-long Communication and Social Mobilization research exercise in the Commercial Business...

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