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16 October 2020, World Food Day: On 16 October every year the world marks the World Food Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness on the issues behind poverty and food security such as; hunger, obesity, environmental degradation, loss of agro...
Nairobi, 16 October 2020 – More than 400 young Africans were today honoured for their leadership in addressing plastic pollution in their communities as part of the Tide Turners Plastic Challenge. At a high-level event, political leaders, senior UN...
On this year’s International Day of Peace, we celebrate one of our Messengers of Peace Heroes, who is not only a young advocate for peacebuilding through dialogue, but has done an outstanding job at introducing and mainstreaming this concept across...
TANZANIA SCOUTS ASSOCIATION EARLIER ON SATURDAY 19TH SEPT 2020 CELEBRATED THE COMMEMORATION OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY HELD AT DAR ES SALAAM.
Mao is a 10 year-old Cub Scout from Nuevo León, Mexico. She loves nature, learning new things through Scouting but most importantly she believes that every child should have access to quality education. With the support of her family, Scout Leader...
Croatian Scouts are more ready than ever to save their forests and help wildlife regenerate. In the past two years, more than 6.200 Scouts and volunteers planted over 65.000 trees across the country with the help of Croatian Forests in Dalmatia...
One year ago today, 45,000 young people gathered in West Virginia to unlock a new world and begin a journey of growth, friendships and global citizenship. Three participants jointly reflect on their experience of a lifetime at the 24th World Scout...
The Boy Scouts of Bahrain has been keen on paying great attention to raise awareness of the disabled on the risks and preventive measures of the novel Coronavirus using sign language in both Arabic and English, since the outbreak of this global...
Since 2019, a group of Mongolian Scouts has initiated a project called Zero Waste through Scouting in a campaign that encourages everyone, especially young people, to buy and consume only what they need and to reduce and manage their waste. This...
In celebration of the 6th anniversary of Brunei Scout Tree planting on 1 June 2020, Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam (PPNBD) had a tree planting activity at the Belait District, replacing dead trees with Agathis Borneensis, a conifer...
“Moved by love of nature and preserving the beaches for the next generation to enjoy,” were the words of Zainuddin Ishak of Brunei Darussalam as 60 Scouts organised a beach clean-up. They collected over 35 kilos of plastic bottles and 20 kilos of non...
The Sustainable Development Goals could be sometimes perceived as an out-of-touch topic for young people. That is why It is crucial to constantly establish a meaningful link between these global goals and the reality of local communities. Youth...
As Turkey starts easing down the Coronavirus restrictions across the country, The Turkish Scouts continue offering their support to the community by ensuring a safe return of students and teachers to schools, to wrap up the end-of-year exams. Ever...
Today we are excited to announce a major milestone with the launch of the Earth Tribe - a new initiative for environmental education that will engage young people, both Scouts and non-Scouts, in a global movement for environmental action. The Earth...
World Scouting today announced the launch of the Earth Tribe, a new educational initiative that unites young people in a global youth movement for environmental action. The new initiative focuses on developing the key competencies needed to enable...