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29th October, Toronto - Young people in Canada had the chance to make a real difference in the world at The Global Development Village (GDV), which ran last Thursday and Saturday in Toronto as part of Scouts Canada's Centenary celebrations. The free...
7th August 2007, Chelmsford, UK- Tonight, 12 adventurous days after the Duke of Kent and Prince William opened the 21st World Scout Jamboree at Hylands Park in Essex, 40,000 Scouts will watch the sun set on the closing ceremony before beginning their...
Arianna Corradi travelled more than 1200 km on her horse to get from Italy to the 21st World Scout Jamboree in the UK. Following a dream from her childhood, Arianna, 29, an Italian Scout, left her home town, Susa (near Torino, Italy), two months ago...
As a young Scout at 12 with the 75th Kowloon Scout Group in Hong Kong, Herman Hui knew he would be a Scout for the rest of his life. Forty-five years later, he is now chairman of the World Scout Committee. The job involves him being away from his...
Scouts from across the world have linked live to the International Space Station at a World Scout Jamboree. “Scouts helped me to learn a lot about myself and to take care of myself in a harsh environment like the woods, or the space station.” These...
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the president of Iceland together with his wife, enjoyed a full day of activities at the World Scout Jamboree taking place in the United Kingdom. The president was welcomed at Hylands Park by representatives of the Icelandic...
Hylands Park, Chelmsford, UK – August 3, 2007 – During 2 days, the former president of Poland, Lech Walesa, visited the World Scout Jamboree. Joined by members of the polish contingent, he toured around the site to see many of the Jamboree activities...
People used to speak always about children and young people as the good hope of the future if we bring them up properly, educate them and if we put into their minds new concepts of love of peace and hate of war and provide them with modern science so...
Scouts learn, discuss and understand the critical needs of young people worldwide. At the heart of the World Scout Centre is the display and exhibition area for Scouting around the world. World Scouting presents broad themes encompassing a culture of...
Taking advantage of the wonderful weather outside, the president of the World Scout Parliamentary Union (WSPU), Mr. Abdourahmane Sow responded to the invitation of the Secretary General of World Scouting, Dr. Eduardo Missoni and visited the Jamboree...
In June 2007 Alcoa Foundation and the World Organization of the Scout Movement decided to launch a joint programme promoting sustainability awareness. It will be initially rolled out in five European countries and will be funded by a two-year $205...
The 96 year old Milos Miovic is the oldest person camped at the 21st World Scout Jamboree. He is from Slovenia and this is the second World Jamboree he is enjoying. This Wednesday, the Jamboree general manager, Aidan Jones, went to the Slovenian tent...
I salute the Scouts of Romania and Scouts from all over the world on the special occasion of celebrating 100 years of Scouting. 100 years ago, in England, a group of young people were initiating a new educational method. And only a few years later...
Message from Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary General Message to 21st World Scout Jamboree - Chelmsford, 1 August 2007 Dear young friends, As scouts from all over the globe taking part in this world jamboree, you have much in common with the...
The BBC's daily interactive discussion programme 'World Have Your Say' arrives at the World Scout Jamboree on 3rd August. Broadcasting to the globe on the BBC World Service radio station, we'll let young people from all corners of the world set the...