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Nairobi - Kenya: 20 National Messengers of Peace (MoP) Coordinators from different National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in the Africa Region have gathered in Nairobi for the Regional MoP workshop. The main goal of the workshop is to build capacity of...
The European Scout Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) joins Scouts and Guides of Junák - český skaut, the National Scout Organisation of Czechia, and from around the world in remembering Czech Scouting’s Vice President Jiří...
The 2nd World Scout Education Congress will take place from 11 - 15 May 2017 at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC). Participants can expect for the congress to assist NSOs in building capacity in the areas of Youth Programme and Adults...
The European Scout Region joins members of the Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs and Scouts around the world in remembering Austria’s former Chief Scout Walter Weissenstein who has Gone Home earlier this month in his 97th year. Walter had...
While Scouting reached Lithuania as early as 1909 it was not before another ten years that the first proper Scout Association was founded in Lithuania in 1918. No wonder therefore that all members of Lietuvos skautija, today’s National Scout...
Myanmar Scout celebrated 100 years of Scouting in the country on 23 December 2016. Scouts and key leaders of Myanmar were joined by Regional Scout Committee member Dr. Pattaroj Kamonrojsiri in a special ceremony. Republic of the Union of Myanmar...
Dili, Timor-Leste, 21 December 2016 – A high-level team from the APR Asia Pacific Region (APR) of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) comprised of Regional Chairman Paul Parkinson, Regional Director Jose Rizal Pangilinan and Chief...
The World Scout Bureau Asia-Pacific Centre, Makati City invites applications for Attachment/Internship. The attachment is made to help build the capacity of an individual, who, in turn will go back to his/her NSO with strengthened capability in the...
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Join the World Scout Bureau Team! We are looking for a Junior manager who will support the Organisational Development global team's roll-out of WOSM's Global Support System and delivery of the World Scout Conference. Interested? Apply by 21 January...
Have you ever dreamt of joining the World Scout Bureau team? Here's your chance. We're looking for an intern to support our work on increasing the Social Impact of Scouting and to measure our impact at global and local levels. Interested? Apply by 21...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) congratulates The Seychelles Scouts Association (TSSA), the National Scout Organization (NSO) of the Republic of Seychelles, which was declared a full member of WOSM on 14 December 2016. It had been...
Scouts and leaders from different parts of Thailand, with guests from France, Korea and Japan enjoyed the adventure of 8th Ratanakosin (Catholic) Scout Jamboree in Thailand from 5–9 December 2016. Total participants went up to 2,821. Participants...
A team from the APR Support Centre – Regional Director JR C. Pangilinan and the Director for Development Support and desk Director for Oceania Sub-Region, S. Prassanna Shrivastava, completed their chain of visits to five National Scout Organizations...
Highlights For its first regular meeting in the current triennium the European Scout Committee met in the Netherlands, home of the chairperson of the Europe Committee WAGGGS, with which a joint meeting was held at the same occasion. This meeting...