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Scouting and Peace-2 essential things that are found not only in the scout principles, but in the grand great project "Messengers of Peace" launched worldwide. NSAM is one of many associations that through this project is making a step in solving...

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One of many activities from the project "Together in Scouting, Together for Peace", part of "Messengers of Peace" project is realized by National Scout Association of Moldova (NSAM) is "Together with parents life is better"- essays, poems and...

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Bhutan Scout Association (BSA) reiterates its commitment to enhance Adults in Scouting as the consultancy meeting continues in Thimphu from 11th to 17th October 2012. As part of the Committee NSO Visit recommendations held last year, two areas were...

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One of many activities from the project "Together in Scouting, Together for Peace", part of "Messengers of Peace" project is realized by National Scout Association of Moldova (NSAM) is "Together with parents life is better"- essays, poems and...

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Twenty two members of staff from the World Scout Bureau - Central Office and the 6 Regions -joined by João Armando and Mari Nakano, members of the World Scout Committee supporting Educational Methods, met in Thailand from 12 to 16 September to...

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The Messengers of Peace global initiative, which started in 2011, has nominated Hero Awards to five people in 2012. The Heroes of Messengers of Peace Awards were presented on Sunday 23rd September 2012 during the National Scout Celebrations of the...

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On 21 September 2012 Messengers of Peace ran a fun online activity to get 10,000 Scouts to “like” our Peace Challenge. Please help us by “liking” our International Peace Day Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ScoutChallenge2012MessengersofPeace...

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Scouts from over thirty countries gathered at the Bungere Scout camp in Gitega, Burundi from 28th July to 5th August 2012 for the 6th Africa Scout Jamboree. 29 African countries and 6 European countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, Finland, Italy and...

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The International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21st September each year. In the context of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development that took place in June this year, the UN General Assembly declared that the...

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Over 50 people took part in the Messengers of Peace (MoP) Global Network’s Community Leaders Training that was held in Alexandria, Egypt from 26 to 31 August 2012 in the backdrop of the 30th Arab Scout Jamboree. Participating youth were Scouts (14–17...

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“Scouts Promoting Non-Violence among the Youth” is a Peace project being implemented by the Scouts of Georgia in the framework of the Messengers of Peace Programme. The project is targeting youth aged 13-16 years old to help raise awareness and build...

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“Scouts Promoting Non-Violence among the Youth” is a Peace project being implemented by the Scouts of Georgia in the framework of the Messengers of Peace Programme. The project is targeting youth aged 13-16 years old, to help raise awareness and...

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For the first time, nine Scout associations in the South Pacific are participating in the 1st Wood Badge Course at the Jean Murray National Training Center of Fiji Scout Association in Suva. Twenty-one unit leaders represented Fiji, Kiribati, New...

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World Scout Foundation Director John Geoghegan visited one of the Messengers of Peace (MoP) projects at the Mashudi Scout Campsite, West Java, around 150 kilometers from Jakarta, on 11th July 2012. He was welcomed by the Vice Governor of West Java...

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Regardless of age, every Scout is actually a Messenger of Peace (MoP). Over the years, Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia and other national scout organizations have been playing this role. Through MoP projects, some completed, others are ongoing, World...

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