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06 July 2016, Nairobi-Kenya: Scout leaders drawn from over 21 National Scout Organizations in the Africa Region are converging in Nairobi for a Global Support Assessment Tool (GSAT) regional facilitators training. The key objectives of the training...
National Programme and World Programmes Commissioners, Messengers of Peace team members, collaborators and Scout leaders working on related areas are invited to attend the World Scout Seminar on Messengers of Peace (MoP), from 12–16 October 2016, at...
Good Morning! It is an honour for me to be here with you today and share a few thoughts about Scouting and the impact it has on young people and the communities where they live. Let me begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to the Guides and Scouts...
Purpose The World Scout Bureau Africa Support Centre of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) hosted an exhibition at the 2nd United Nations Environmental Assembly that was held at the United Nations Office in Nairobi from Monday 23 to...
Did you know that we are over 40 million Scouts today? If we took one another by the hand, we could circle the globe! Messengers of Peace is a global programme that invites Scouts worldwide to action, to support their communities and other people. A...
The World Scout Foundation Annual Report for 2015 is out! The report highlights some of the most amazing and inspiring stories of Scouts around the world who have embraced the essence of Scouting and the Messengers of Peace Initiative and are...
A Scouts Go Solar Workshop was organised on 22 May at the Kaprálův mlýn SCENES Centre, Czech Republic, right after the recently concluded World Scout Seminar on Environmental Education. The workshop highlighted the importance of renewable energy and...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is hosting an exhibition at the ongoing 2nd United Nations Environmental Assembly that is taking place at the United nations Office at Nairobi. The exhibition titled, “youth-led environmental conservation...
On 25 April last year, Nepal was devastated by 7.9-magnitude earthquake. It was the second massive quake to hit the country since the 1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquake, which registered 8.1 on the Richter scale. More than 8,000 perished and no less than 21...
More than 330,000 people or 100,000 families have been affected by severe floods and landslides caused by continuous heavy rain in Sri Lanka since Monday, 16 May. According to official reports, the death toll has risen to more than 58. Another 36...
The World Scout Seminar on Environmental Education is being held at the the Kaprálův mlýn SCENES Centre in Brno, the Czech Republic. Thirty-seven participants representing 25 countries and 10 SCENES centres, four guests, six organising team members...
Well-known for its great nature environment, Scouts of China invites Wood Badge holders from Asia-Pacific and full time executives working for community Scouting and environmental program to participate in the Leave No Trace Master Educator Training...
The ultimate goal is to connect 40 million Scouts engaged as Messengers of Peace participating in creative and innovative social entrepreneur activities, with relevant impact in their local, national or regional community. The Bharat Scouts and...
For this year, Earth Hour focused on climate change, and Scouts from different parts of the world echoed their commitment to create change for a better world. The Singapore Scout Association (SSA) joined other Southeast Asian countries in...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) is deeply saddened by the news on the bomb blasts that took place in Brussels yesterday. Our deepest condolences and sympathies go to the family and relatives of those affected by the attacks. We...