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Over 700 young leaders representing 163 National Scout Organizations will gather for the 14th World Scout Youth Forum which is taking place virtually from 18-22 August for the first time in the Scout Movement’s history. The event will be the largest...

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The first 2020 Messengers of Peace Taiwan-Local Coordinators Training was held on 29 August 2020 by The General Association of the Scouts of China in cooperation with the Hualien Scout Council. Leading the event was MoP NSO Coordinator Sherman Sheng...

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Scouting around the world is experiencing an unprecedented challenge and heightened uncertainty caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Today, more than ever, we need to work together in supporting the continued growth of Scouting to engage more...

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The European Scout Region organised an energetic and dynamic series of online gatherings throughout the month of May 2020. A group of regional volunteers, committee and WSB staff members co-created a compelling calendar of events. The calendar...

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Manila, Philippines, 2 May 2020 - The Ten Outstanding Boy Scouts of the Philippines Association (TOBSPA) has officially launched the applications for the very first TOBSPA Online Youth Parliament on Friday, May 1. The TOBSPA Online Youth Parliament...

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4 October 2019, Nairobi: Scout Leaders from the National Scout Organisations (NSOs) of Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe are undergoing a four-day Capacity Strengthening workshop that aims to equip them with the...

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A special firefighting team from the government of Bhutan demonstrated to 125 Scouts the basic firefighting techniques during the 12th Leadership Camp. Firefighting is just one of the life skills that Scouts learn from well-experienced leaders. His...

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More than 100 National Scout Organizations have now used World Scouting’s quality standard - GSAT, to assess themselves against international best practices in good governance and quality Scouting.

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The Scout Association of Hong Kong formally inaugurated its centennial building on April 20. Officially called the “Hong Kong Scout Centennial Building,” the structure is a 21-storey building that was redeveloped from the former 5-storey Tang Shiu...

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More than 550 teachers, community leaders and Scout leaders attended the 6-day Basic Unit Leaders Training of Nepal Scouts. This is an interesting development for the Scout Movement in Nepal where local government units in Province No. 1 sent their...

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It was a buzz of activities at the Monrovia Vocational Training Centre (MVTC) from 28 th March to 4 th April 2019 with a series of activities targeting different Scout Leaders from Liberia Scouts Association within the framework of capacity...

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The members of the General Commission, the National Committee and Auditors of Scoutisme Beninois benefitted from a three-day capacity building workshop held in Cotonou. This is in line with good governance and best management practices of World...

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“If we can give our young people interesting, exciting and relevant Scouting programmes, then we can say that we have done our job,” said Prof Dato' Dr. Mohd Zin Bidin, National Chief Scout Commissioner of Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia (PPM), as he...

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Towards achieving scouting mission, vision and goals, the Arab Scout committee for strategic planning meeting has been held from the 28 th of January till the 1 st of February at the Arab scout support center. During his welcome message, the Director...

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JAKARTA, Indonesia – President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia and Chief Scout of Gerakan Pramuka led the inauguration of its new set of commissioners at the Presidential Place Complex in Jakarta on Thursday, December 27. The Chief Scout...

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