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As environment is central to Scouting, Scouts are given opportunities to experience and connect with nature. In the Asia-Pacific Region, National Scout Organization of Thailand (NSOT) hosted the APR Workshop on Environment Education in Scouting at...

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European International Scout Camps 2017 Most of you will only just have returned from your annual Summer Camp. Many will be in the middle of sorting out hundreds, if not thousands, of pictures capturing the different activities of your camp. Looking...

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The Tanzania Scouts Association & UK Hampshire scouts have entered into a partnership in which Hampshire scouts will volunteer to renovate the Tanzania Scout National Training Centre known as Bahati Camp located in Morogoro region. About 115 Scouts...

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More than 250 Scouts and leaders and their families across Brunei participated in a peace run, held at the Menteri Besar of Recreation Park, in Jalan Menteri Besar, joining the rest of the Scouts around the world celebrate the International Peace Day...

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A sunny sky, amazing alpine surroundings, a local music festival (Beiza Festival) and most importantly very committed Scouts: an ideal setting for another Global Support Assessment (GSAT). And a proof that GSAT works not only for big NSOs in Europe...

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Hosted by Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego (ZHP, the Guides and Scouts of Poland), the European Sea Scouting Seminar #Euroasea13 has started at the Polish Sea Scout Centre Harcerski Ośrodek Morski w Pucku in Puck on the Baltic coast. The event (which is...

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Thai Scouts Promotion Foundation formed the World Heritage Scout Troop to run important activities at the Ayutthaya World Heritage site located at the former capital of Thailand. The Scout Troop completed the training on Cultural World Heritage Sites...

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Scouts will be at the UN General Assembly between 16 and 26 September. The team of young people from across the world will be representing World Scouting at meetings in and around the UN Headquarters. Topics will range across sustainable development...

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Last week, Dominik Habsburg-Lothringen, President of Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs , the National Scout Organisation in Austria, joined representatives of the Österreichisches Rote Kreuz (Austrian Red Cross) and the Steirische Landjugend...

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September is the month to celebrate peace and each year the International Day of Peace (Peace Day) is observed around the world on 21 September. According to the United Nations, Peace Day provides a globally shared date for all humanity to commit to...

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Following the announcement by Scott Teare of his retirement from the position of Secretary General, the World Scout Committee has started to work on the process to select a new person for this important position. In a recent letter to National Scout...

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The European Scout Region would like to remind you of three deadlines for major events in the European Region this autumn: The Academy 2016 Larnaka (CY), 1-6 November 2016 -Further information: Event announcement - Event website - Event registration...

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The same as “proficiency” validates a high level of English language knowledge, to find that a person has been a Scout in a personal CV guarantees that the person has essential skills to deal with the current job market. These are the ten strengths...

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Dear friends, Brothers and sisters, The WSB Eurasia Support Center and the Eurasia Scout Committee regrets to report: 7th September 2016 has passed away a great man, our friend and colleague - FRANCISCO S. ROMAN, Member Emeritus of the BSP National...

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Managing risk is essential in any organization like Scouting. To highlight this, an APR Forum on Risk Management is currently held at the International Youth Centre in Kuala Lumpur, gathering 39 Scout Leaders from seven countries – Brunei Darussalam...

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