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Scouts have opportunity transforming lives, giving hope, advocating peace, saving nature and reaching out to underserved sectors of society. These are just some of the acts of volunteerism and service that Scouts do, demonstrating that when Scouts...
After an extremely powerful earthquake hit the Tohoku Region on 11 March 2011, triggering several meter high tsunami waves that caused massive loss of lives and properties in areas along the Pacific coast of eastern Japan, especially in Miyagi, Iwate...
Minister of Environment of the Republic of Indonesia, Prof.Dr. Gusti Muhammad Hatta, officially opened the International Seminar on Environment Education and Biodiversity at the National Scout Complex in Cibubur, Jakarta on 4th June 2011. The event...
Coming from all areas and community-based troops across Korea, 365 Scout leaders met in Incheon for the 2011 Korea Scout Leaders’ Gathering from 25th to 27th February – a gathering that is peppered with series of discussions and colorful events. The...
The 54th Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) and the 15th Jamboree On The Internet (JOTI) are taking place 15th and 16th October this year. These are two very special days when Scouts and Guides across the world can talk to each other from an Amateur Radio...
The meeting was held in Algiers from 24 to 28 May, with arrivals from 23 May and some departures on 29 May. In total there were 23 participants from the Arab Region: Algeria, Kuwait, Qatar, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Sudan, Palestine, Tunisia...
The young girl Tatiana Cuadra Bermúdez received the recognition of "Scouts of the World" she is the first Scout to achieve this recognition in Central America for their commitment to the environment develop. Cuadra Bermudez was released thanks to her...
Scouting was at the centre of the National Day celebrations recently in Saudi Arabia when the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrated its 80th anniversary. The key celebration took place in Nejran Region and the Scouts were honoured by the presence of His...
The Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides has run 3 Scouts of the World Discoveries in 3 Environment protected areas. These discoveries was through 3 years (2008 – 2010) as part of the Egyptian trial for the Scouts of the World Programme...
In January, 2010, Ten Young men and women from all over the country gathered for two weekends for the first time in Costa Rica to explore, respond and take action within the Scouts of the World Award. The Iztarú National Scout Centre, permanent...
A seminar for the SCENES Centres (Scout Centres of Excellence for Nature and Environment), will be organized from the 18th to the 23nd May 2010, in Kandersteg International Scout Centre, Switzerland. The aim of the seminar is to bring together...
Over an extended weekend the Lëtzebuerger Guiden a Scouten (LGS) held their first SWA Discovery at the end of November 2009 at their national training centre and Scout of the World Base in Neihaischen. The LGS have a 20 year history with development...
The last Scouts of the World Discovery Workshop in 2009 saw new partners and participants for the Singapore base. In order to better accommodate the participants, the workshop was held at a new venue – the National Community Leadership Institute...
The first Scout of the World Discovery took place at St. Andrew Scout Centre in Athens on the 13-15 November 2009 and was organized by the Scouts of Greece (Soma Hellinon Proskopon). Thirteen (13) young leaders and members of Scout Networks from all...
Large banners signaled the arrival of 1,200 Rovers to the small city of Maasin in southern Philippines. They came from nearby and distant provinces from all over the country, like Tawi-Tawi province traveling for five days. Their sole destination is...