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This past weekend, from 12 to 14 February 2016, some 80 participants from a number of German speaking Scout and Guide Associations in the European Regions of the World Organizations of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the World Associations of Girl...
No! There are not just male ICT experts in Scouting and Guiding. And: no! They don't all were squareshaped spectales. Need a proof? Here is the traditional Family Photo taken during the annual meeting of the informal Communication and...
Roger M. Schrimp was an admired and respected Scout leader. From a dedicated young Scout, he carried out all his Scouting experience throughout his life and career. He was an outstanding Scout. An Eagle Scout, a member of the Order of the Arrow, as...
In Baden-Powell’s last message to Scouters and Guiders, released after his death in 1941, in describing the purpose of Scouting and Guiding he wrote “Its aim is to produce healthy, happy, helpful citizens, of both sexes, to eradicate the prevailing...
(Leusden, Scouting Nederland) - The best results in publicity for Scouting are achieved when Scouts tell their friends and peers what Scouting is about. We all know this and statistics seem to proof it. Scouting Nederland, the National Scout...
The Africa Scout Foundation Report for the three year period from 2012 to 2015. The report has been compiled in both English and French. We welcome all those who wish to join and contribute to the foundation to get in touch with us for more details...
We are happy to share with you the January 2016 issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter. You can read directly online by clicking www.scout.org/kudumail45 Enjoy your reading.
On Monday, 04 January 2016 the Association of Catholic Scouts of Côte d'Ivoire was among the four organizations that received a 4x4 vehicle from UNICEF. Other beneficiaries were the Ministry of Health and the Fight Against AIDS (National Health...
On Saturday 16 January 2016, the Scouts of Senegal (one of the NSAs that make the Senegalese Scout Confederation) officially opened their renovated centre with the compound of the Cathedral. The two-storey building of a total surface of 216 m2 was...
On Saturday 30 January 2016, The Scout Association of Nigeria held an extraordinary general meeting at Merit House in the Federal Capital Abuja to address issues the association is currently faced with. Dr. Wayne A. Davis, Chairperson of the Africa...
5th December was the International Volunteer Day. In celebrating all the volunteers who support Scouting at different levels we featured several volunteers. Here are the stories of Maina Kiranga, an adult from Kenya and Saloum Diouf, a young person...
The Africa Scout Foundation was established in 1995 to provide Africa Scout Region with financial support needed for the growth and development of Scouting. Its mission is to promote the growth of Scouting and support more young people in Africa to...
Some fifty Regional Volunteers, Committee members and members of the staff of the World Scout Bureau Europe Support Centres of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) spent a long weekend at the European Youth Centre Budapest. On the busy...
WOSM Secretary General, Scott Teare, welcomes fellow members to the meeting of The Alliance of Youth CEOs in Kuala Lumpur. They are: - Anita Tiessen (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) - Johan Vilhelm Eltvik (The Young Men's Christian...