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“Peace cannot be kept by force, it can only be achieved by understanding” – Albert Einstein NEPAL – In cooperation with Asia-Pacific Support Centre, Nepal Scouts is taking a step forward in implementing the Messengers of Peace (MoP) Initiative at the...
Scouting is more than fun and exciting activities. Rovers of Bangladesh Scouts are helping in a pediatric and oncology unit is a perfect example of this. A total of 40 Rovers spend 2-3 hours a day, 3 days a week, working on a rotation basis --...
Highlights For its third regular meeting in the current triennium the European Scout Committee met in Venice, Italy. The Coordinators of the Areas of Operation were present, too, and joined the Committee for discussion of parts of the meeting’s...
The Bharat Scouts and Guides is holding State Messengers of Peace (MoP) Coordinators Gathering on 5-9 June 2017 in Himachal Pradesh, India. This gathering of leaders has been instrumental in promoting MoP; serving as platform in receiving feedback on...
You would have by now received the sad news of the Natural Disaster situation faced by Sri Lanka in the last one week. As at present more than 600,000 people are internally displaced and one-fourth of that number have lost all their belongings and...
Continuing the work of strengthening the local Messenger of Peace (MoP) network and training them how to effectively implement the MoP across the country, Pakistan Boy Scout Association (PBSA) is holding the MoP Team Pakistan Gathering Phase II in...
At the beginning of May, the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) attended the “Youth and Their Social Impact” Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. WOSM was represented by a delegation of young people, led by Secretary General Ahmad Alhendawi...
It was a great day for these seven teenagers from Lesvos: ten days ago the group of Ventures from Lesvos (Scouts aged 15 to 18) received World Scouting’s “Messengers of Peace Hero Award” on behalf of Σώμα Ελλήνων Προσκόπων (the Scouts of Greece) for...
Fiji Scouts Association (FSA) successfully commenced its 1st Messengers of Peace Local Coordinators Training Workshop on 1st May at Trans International Hotel in Nadi, gathering 25 participants and 12 staff members to build an MoP network in the...
8 March 2017, Arusha - Tanzania: Scouts from different countries in and out of Africa are streaming into Arusha for this year’s Africa Scout Day celebrations. The event which takes place at the Magereza Grounds in Kisongo will feature a 3-days...
On the afternoon of 3 March 2017, President Tsai Ing-wen met with a delegation of Scouts led by Chief Commissioner of Scouts of China, Lin Yu-Chang, to present the national Scout scarf and the Chief Scout letter of appointment. During the ceremony...
As a way to celebrate BP day on 22 February, Sri Lanka Scout Association and Habitat for Humanity formally agreed to organize a Scout Build – a voluntary event to build homes for victims of landslides in Aranayake, Sri Lanka. This event will be held...
A message by Frederic Tutu Kama-Kama, Africa Regional Director of the World Organization of the Scout Movement at the Founders Day Celebrations held on Sunday, 19th February 20167 at Baden Powell Historical Gardens in Nyeri, Kenya. Indeed, today is a...
Over 70 participants from Scouts, Venture Scouts, Rover Scouts, Scout Leaders and Commissioners joined Messengers of Peace (MoP) Open Day on 3 February 2017 to explain what is MoP and how a Scout project that brings a positive change in the area of...
The 5th World Scout Interreligious Symposium (WSIS) was held from the 27th to 29th of January 2017 at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York. It is organised by members of the Boy Scouts of America's Religious Relationships...