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Dear Friends, We are happy to share with you the November Issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter. You can read directly online by clicking www.scout.org/kudumail43 Enjoy your reading. ---------------------------------------------------...

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Earlier this month, Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, accompanied by Yiannis Mouzalas, Greek Alternate Minister for Migration Policy, and Nikos Xydakis, Greek Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited the Galatsi Olympic...

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11 November 2015, Nairobi, Kenya: The Network of International Youth Organizations in Africa (NIYOA) is conducting a Training of Trainers Course on Global Education in the framework of the 7th African University on Youth and Development, that is...

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10 November 2015, Nairobi, Kenya: The 7th African University on Youth and Development kicked-off on 9th November at the Sportsview Hotel Kasarani in Nairobi Kenya. The week long event brings together over 100 young people form Africa and Europe for...

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Let's do a quick review of our membership numbers. We are currently at 40 million members. Our Vision 2023 is to increase our membership to 100 million. How do we make this happen? Firstly, we must maintain our membership figures and understand...

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The 25th Asia-Pacific Region Scout Conference happening at the Kimdaejung Convention Center from 3-8 November 2015 in Gwanju City shows Korea’s rich experience in hosting world and regional Scouting events.

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Last August, the 7th Africa Scout Youth Forum elected six new Youth Advisors to represent the voice of African Scouts – Pamela Akplogan Monbolade Urchelle (Benin), Solomon Idopise Etim (Nigeria), Christa Anita Sophie Marie (Seychelles), Jean Cedric...

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“Dialogue doesn’t have the pressure (of having) to solve a problem. It is (about) the willingness to learn from another person or party. It is part of conflict resolution and peacebuilding,” said Anas Alabbadi, Programmes Officer and trainer with the...

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Meeting with staff in the World Scout Bureau Geneva Support Centre, Geneva, Derek Pollard, Chairperson of the Eric Frank Trust, recalled how Hans Eric Frank, born in Austria in 1921 was sent at age 17 to England as a refugee where he became both a...

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Right before the National Conference of the National Scout Association of Moldova (NSA Moldova), on the 29-30 October, took place at Vadul lui Voda, Moldova- the national seminar “The Essential Characteristics of Scouting”. Viorica Harea, responsible...

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Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (28): a training course offered by IICoS in France Nadine Lyamouri-Bajja, from IICoS and one of the workshop facilitators at the upcoming...

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The 9th UNESCO Youth Forum, themed “Young Global Citizens for a Sustainable Planet”, convened in Paris on 26 October. The three-day forum gathered more than 500 young men and women from around the world. The World Organization of the Scout Movement...

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This morning, the "Network Meeting of Scout and Guide Representatives in National Youth Councils" of the European Regions of the World Organization of the Scout Movement - WOSM and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)...

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Dear Friends, We are happy to share with you the September Issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter. You can read directly online by clicking www.scout.org/kudumail42 Enjoy your reading. --------------------------------------------------...

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Earlier this year, the European Scout Committee decided to conduct a mid-term review, to be undertaken under the lead of an external consultant, of its work and share the results in full transparency with the National Scout Organisations and National...

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