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The WAGGGS-WOSM consultative committee met for its annual face-to-face meeting in Geneva on 15 May 2016. Building on the very positive discussions started last year, João Armando Gonçalves (WOSM Chair), Nicola Grinstead (WAGGGS Chair), Scott Teare...
In coincidence with the Europe-Eurasia Leadership Training & Partnership Meeting and with the Eurasia Scout Committee meeting on the 15th of May 2016 in Tbilisi (Georgia) the European and the Eurasian Scout Regions signed an important partnership...
The 2nd bulletin of the 7th Africa Scout Jamboree to be held from 1 - 10 August 2016 in Cote d'Ivoire is out. In this issue you will find information relating to: 1. Online registration of Contingent Staff, International Service Team members and...
The Organizing Committee of the third Regional Youth Forum met in Tbilisi, Georgia on 13th of May, just before the Regional Scout Committee meeting. The agenda of the meeting included: -mainstreaming the theme “Intergenerational Dialogue” through all...
The waiting is finally over. Scouts Australia’s Elisha Pettit is the Gold Prize winner for this year’s 14th APR Scout Photo Contest with the entry ‘Kickin’ up the dust’. Silver Prize winners are Chen Po Hung, Scouts of China and Zhen De Lam of...
Korea Scout Association invites National Scout Organizations to send Scouts and leaders to the 14th Korea National Jamboree. An estimated 10,000 Scouts and leaders from all over the country including overseas participants will participate. Date 3-9...
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our brother in Scouting, Daniel Vasquez. Daniel was a member of the National Executive Committee and the Director for Adults in Scouting in Scouts de Argentina A.C. He was actively involved in...
Marek Fukas from Bratislava, Slovakia, has recently joined the World Scout Bureau Global Support Centre as a Project Manager, Social Funding. Marek has a solid experience in project management, gained from 15 years of delivering projects in ICT...
Last and final Disaster Risk Reduction Management Training Course happening now in Oroqueta City, Philippines. The training will run until 27 April 2016 providing Scouts with knowledge on how to respond to emergency situation such as emergency rescue...
The ultimate goal is to connect 40 million Scouts engaged as Messengers of Peace participating in creative and innovative social entrepreneur activities, with relevant impact in their local, national or regional community. The Bharat Scouts and...
Over 100 members of the Asia-Pacific Regional Sub-Committees and other Scouting leaders gathered in Jakarta for a two-day orientation and training on 11-12 April 2016. In relation to the Asia-Pacific Region’s strategic 3-year plan, sub-committee...
“We are linked to one vision, we may have different plans but we are linked with the World Organization of the Scout Movement and we are one team.” These words were echoed by Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee Chairman Paul Parkinson during the...
Skautský svět (The Scout World) features the World Scout Committee Chairperson, João Armando Gonçalves in its February-March 2016 issue. The bi-monthly magazine by Junák – Czech Scouting covers João Armando’s visit to Prague, Czech Republic last year...
The Scouts of the Nation Award is the highest achievement for youth members of Σώμα Ελλήνων Προσκόπων (Scouts of Greece, the National Scout Organisation of WOSM – the World Organization of the Scout Movement in Greece) and is presented to the...
ACCRA, GHANA: On 10 March 2016 during the Africa Scout Day celebrations, Scouts got an invitation by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation to appear on the Ghana Television Breakfast Show. On set were Nelson Opany, Communications and Public Relations...