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A group of Scouts and leaders took extra miles to serve their community, largely in the slum areas, during this unusual times. They undertook activities to help the most vulnerable and worst-affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Since April, Scouts...

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Since the onset of the COVID-19 disease, the Georgian Scouts in Samegrelo Region have been actively involved in the fight against the virus through cooperation they have with the Red Cross Society of Georgia.

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As Turkey starts easing down the Coronavirus restrictions across the country, The Turkish Scouts continue offering their support to the community by ensuring a safe return of students and teachers to schools, to wrap up the end-of-year exams. Ever...

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To complement the measures taken by the government in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, the Association des Scouts du Niger, in partnership with UNICEF, launched a public awareness campaign dubbed "Niger's Youth Taking Action Against COVID-19", at an...

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The halt in economic activity due to the global pandemic has caused many households to suffer from food insecurity across Guyana. Scouts in Guyana started the project with a great idea that was later founded by the Hand in Hand Mutual Fire and Life...

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The Scouts of Armenian Armavir Region commissioned a newly built youth centre that will serve as a unification and empowerment space for young people in the region. The centre will undoubtedly make a significant contribution to the strengthening of...

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The European Scout Region organised an energetic and dynamic series of online gatherings throughout the month of May 2020. A group of regional volunteers, committee and WSB staff members co-created a compelling calendar of events. The calendar...

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While still in a fight against covid-19, families living in Gopalgani District, in Dhaka, suffered another blow after cyclone Amphan hit the coastal towns and cities of India and Bangladesh. But Rovers living in the areas came to the rescue and...

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The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, is spreading around the world, and the peak of the epidemic has yet to come to its end, the Scout Association of Hong Kong (SAHK) suspended all Scouting activities including group meetings, and training, until the...

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India has a large population of migrant workers, who moved from villages and cities across the country for work in its major cities. When the government of India announced a nationwide lockdown to limit the spread of Covid-19, it impacted every...

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Scouts in Bhutan help fight the spread of Covid-19. Some distribute food and health kits. Others volunteer at quarantine facilities and do house-to-house visit. The rest patrol at night. Scouts are inspired by the televised speech of King Jigme...

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Due to some loss of jobs in many families, Dominican Scouts helped raise more than $75,000 USD to a local campaign, #YoMeQuedoEnCasaRD (#IstayhomeDR), through GoFundMe.com, in which they partnered with local photographer and filmmaker Jochy Fersobe...

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The Brong Ahafo Regional Scout Council in Ghana has rolled out a four-months project to help rural communities fight against COVID-19. The project emphasises on proper handwashing practices, the need to observe social distancing as well as making...

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Boy Scouts of the Philippines through its “BSP Humanitarian Assistance: Oplan Taal” donated clothing, toiletries, and food to the communities after the eruption of Taal Volcano on 12 January 2020. Two days after the eruption, the campaign was created...

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Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, Scouts as is their nature sprang into action with numerous initiatives aimed at helping their communities to cope with the effects of the disease. The situation was further compounded by the...

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