News and Stories
Last week, I had the fantastic opportunity to experience the world of AIESEC, a worldwide organisation focused on developing the leadership potential of young people through experiential learning, volunteer experiences and professional internships...
Earlier last week, a select group of Scouts, Scout leaders and teams from around the world received the coveted Messengers of Peace Hero Award, an accolade bestowed by the government of Saudi Arabia on behalf of His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz...
On 23 November 2016, a select group of Scouts, Scout leaders and teams from around the world received the coveted Messengers of Peace Hero Award, an accolade bestowed by the government of Saudi Arabia on behalf of His Majesty King Salman bin...
Regional Director J. Rizal C. Pangilinan meets with the President of the Republic of Fiji His Excellency Jioji Konrote, who is also the Chief Scout of Fiji Scouts Association. A regional team is in South Pacific visiting Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon...
The large hall of the Podgorica Culture and Art Centre was not big enough for the hundreds of Scouts and other guests who had travelled from all over the country and beyond to Montenegro’s capital city earlier this month to celebrate the first sixty...
PREPARED: FOR A CHANGING WORLD The 2nd World Scout Education Congress (WSEC) will take place at Kandersteg International Scout Centre, Switzerland, from 11-15 May 2017. This second edition of the event will focus on the core business of Scouting. It...
It is our absolute pleasure to announce the appointment of our Mr Ahmad Alhendawi as the next Secretary General of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Mr Ahmad Alhendawi will start in March of 2017 after completing his term as the...
Dear Friends, We are happy to share with you the September 2016 issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter. Enjoy your reading! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Dear Friends, We are happy to share with you the October 2016 issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter. Enjoy your reading! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
On 28 and 29 September 2016, the Kenya Scouts Association (KSA) underwent a second round of 3rd party GSAT assessment after having failed the initial assessment in early 2012. This time round the NSO attained an overwhelming score of 91%. This comes...
Tanzania Scouts Association will from 8-11 March 2017 host the All Africa Scout Day celebrations in Arusha, Tanzania. Arrivals and departures will be on 8th and 11th March, respectively. All participants will pay a participation fee of sixty-five...
Guy-Omer Bansadja Banafai left the World Scout Bureau on 11 November 2016 to take up a new job with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. Guy joined the WSB Africa in May 2007 as an Administration and Finance Manager. He rose to the...
Being a Scout or Girl Guide helps to lower the risk of mental illness later in life, according to researchers from Edinburgh and Glasgow universities. From their study of 10,000 people from across the United Kingdom who were born in 1958, they...
The European Scout Committee is pleased to share with you the initial elaboration of the Regional Scout Plan 2016-2019. Following the Regional Conference in June the Committee has been engaged in a number of training opportunities, and was in...
A Delegation of six Scouts will represent WOSM at the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UNFCCC, from 7-18 November 2016, Marrakech, Morocco. So Scouting will have a strong voice during the United Nations Conference on...