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Experiences turned memories turned inspiration – The adventure of a lifetime has ended, but the Scouting journey continues…. It’s been more than a month since the #WSJ2015 ended and almost everyone has returned home. Yet every second, every moment of...
Good Morning Conference! How nice it is to be with you here today. It is doubly exciting for me personally as this is my first visit to an Africa Regional Scout Conference and my first visit to the country of Uganda as well. I extend my sincere...
From 24 to 27 August 2015, a historic event took place in the Africa Scout region. A record number of Scouts, some 380 from 24 countries across the region took part in the 7th Africa Scout Youth Forum in the Ggaba National Seminary just outside...
SW Award Project – Peace Rafael Carvalho Simões, a Portugal Scout, completed a team project called Monitoring of older people living alone for his SW Award. The project aimed to combat social exclusion and loneliness of old age by meeting with the...
UNESCO and WOSM agreed to co-operate accordingly to achieve common goals through World Scouting – UNESCO World Heritage Recognition. This initiative consists of a badge and certificate, jointly recognized by UNESCO and WOSM, to be called Patrimonito...
Wa! Let’s try that again...WA! Honourable Minister of Education for Japan, Hakubun Shimomura san; UN Secretary General’s Youth Envoy, Ahmad Alhendawi; Camp Chief of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree, Takayasu Okushima san; Distinguished Guests; Brother...
“The whole intention of the Boy Scouts training is for peaceful citizenship.” – Baden-Powell Since its inception in 1907, the Scout Movement has inspired billions of its members to work towards a better and more peaceful world. Through its Messengers...
On 6 August, some 150 Scouts from the National Scout Organizations (NSOs) participating in the 23rd World Scout Jamboree here will be taking part in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony. This year also marks the 70th anniversary of the nuclear...
On the occasion of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree, the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) today launched the global Scouts Go Solar project, labelled #scoutsgosolar. Aimed at raising awareness on climate change and sustainability...
Good morning Jamboree! What a joy and delight it is to be here with you this morning. We have come from every corner of the globe, crossing over every ocean on our planet to get to the 23rd World Scout Jamboree. We come here energised by the promise...
The 23rd World Scout Jamboree was honoured by the visit of a member of the Saudi Arabian royal family. HRH Prince Bandr bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, came to have an insight into the activities taking place at the Jamboree. HRH took some time...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Centre today launched the World Scouting – UNESCO World Heritage Recognition initiative at the 23rd...
Have you completed your SW Award? Come join us and your fellow awardees at 5pm in the Better World Tent on Friday the 31st of July (tomorrow). Have your badge on your Uniform to gain entry. Cant wait to see you all there and hear more about your SW...
In less than three weeks, thousands of us will be making our way to Japan. And for 12 days, from 28 July to 8 August, we will be living together in a 286-hectare tented city in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, site of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree. Our host...
For the first time, The Scout Association of Mongolia (TSAM) will host the 31st Asia-Pacific Scout Jamboree in 2017. In preparation for this work, TSAM is taking a very important step of providing safe environment for young people. TSAM organized the...