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The 9th Africa Scout Youth Forum will take place from 21-23 August 2022 while the 18th Africa Scout Conference will take place from 25–28 in Nairobi, Kenya. The actual venues will be announced as soon as they are confirmed. Youth Forum participants...
The Jamboree On The Air - Jamboree On The Internet ( JOTA-JOTI) is the largest annual digital & radio Scout event in the world! It’s an opportunity for young people to come together - from home or from Scout gatherings - to meet Scouts around the...
This year World Scouting is recognising 25 young people for their outstanding service and contributions towards building peace and promoting sustainable development in their communities. Today the young leaders will be named Messengers of Peace...
By: Grecia Barcena and Kazi Zubair Hossain, WOSM Youth Representatives Scouting was born in nature. So much of what we do and learn is about understanding and caring for the world around us, but our planet is reaching the point of no return due to...
Scout units in Vietnam are doing several activities that highlight the love for nature. Their collective effort endeavors to protect and restore natural ecosystems focusing on the achievement of SDG 6: Water and Sanitation, SDG 13: Climate Action...
Boy Scouts of the Philippines Cabanatuan City Council organised a series of community service projects to engage Scouts in reaching out to communities affected by the pandemic. Various projects were introduced related to Green the Earth, Quarantanim...
4 August 2021, Nairobi, Kenya: The virtual 8 th Africa Scout Jamboree closed on 3 rd August after six days of engaging, fun and learning activities delivered by the Uganda Scouts Association with the support of the World Scout Bureau Africa Support...
It's an honour for me and the Africa Scout Committee members to witness this first-of-its-kind Africa Scout Jamboree.
The Africa Scout Jamboree is the largest regular event organised by the Africa Scout Region, every four years gathering thousands of young people from all over Africa and the world.
Nature, the environment and spending time outdoors have been foundational in Scouting for over a century. Through Scouting, young people are given unique opportunities to connect with nature and become active citizens in protecting and preserving it...
The Afghanistan Scout Association (ASA) rejoined the World Organization of the Scout Movement in January 2020, marking a the resurgence of Scouting in Afghanistan following a period of reconstruction and reunification that has been supported by local...
UNICEF and The Scout Association of Mongolia successfully implemented the WASH project under the theme “Children and Youth Together for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene”. With the COVID-19 pandemic, clean water, good hygiene, and sanitation practices...
Scout volunteers (Pramuka Peduli) formed the Pramuka Emergency Kitchen to assist affected communities in South Jakarta on 8 February 2021. A total of 25 Scouts facilitated the emergency kitchen by working in two shifts. According to DKI Jakarta Scout...
Proper hygiene and health sanitation is not something we can buy but something we can share. A willing heart, armed with the proper knowledge is the only thing one need to make it happen. A total of 14 Scouts, along with non-Scout members of Project...
Nairo bi, Kenya (23 March 2021)-One hundred youth from 23 countries in Africa have been recognised today as the top youth leaders in conservation in the continent. This is the first ever Top 100 young African conservation leaders list, a...