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Vienna - Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), invited religious leaders to join Scouting's peace building efforts at a forum organised this week by the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International...
With a heavy heart, we inform you that our great friend Dick Burdick died on February 25, 2018. Richard L. “Dick” Burdick passed away peacefully at home with his family after a brief illness at the age of 88. He came to Scouting (Boy Scouts of...
A hand-carved wooden plaque – a symbolic gift to Namibian President Hage Geingob commemorating the Centenary of Scouting in Namibia – was handed over to newly appointed Vice President Nangolo Mbumba by Scouts of Namibia (SoN) at the Old State House...
Our Founder's birthday is an occasion for Scouts everywhere to celebrate. Today, 22 February, we recall our Scouting adventures, meet our Scouting friends, proudly wear our scarves and celebrate the great diversity of our worldwide Movement. Today is...
It’s Founder’s Day when Scouts around the world celebrate the birthday of the Movement’s founder Robert Baden-Powell, or B-P. Creating a better world is at the very heart of the Scout movement so we’re making this Founder’s Day a Day of Action, in...
We are happy to share with you the January 2018 issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter. You can read directly online by clicking https://www.scout.org/kudumail65en. In case you missed the previous issue you can access it at https://www...
The incoming president of Harvard, one of the most prestigious universities in the US, was a Boy Scout. Lawrence Bacow, whose appointment was announced on Sunday, has credited Scouting with making him the man he is today. The son of East European...
As the Messenger of Peace (MoP) initiative goes global, Myanmar Scout, for the first time, organized a training for its members to promote the peace network in local communities and in the long run inspire and engage young people across the country...
World Scouting and UN Environment are renewing their partnership on the environment, in recognition of the enormous challenges facing our planet, and the important role of young people in creating a more sustainable world. The partnership comes as...
We are happy to share with you the December 2017 issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter. You can read directly online by clicking https://www.scout.org/kudumail64en. In case you missed the previous issue you can access it at https:/...
This is one of the themes of the refresher course now happening at Bangladesh Scouts. Over 40 participants in Bangladesh and Nepal are taking part in a 7-day program using the framework of World Adult Resources Handbook. Course leader Md. Kalam Azad...
This year 2018 began with the One World Scout Bureau meeting, taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that gathered around 90 professionals from all support centres around the world. Discussions touched upon our core values, working methods, our...
The inspired team of Asia-Pacific Support Centre on the first working Monday of 2018 – ready to take on WOSM’s new Service Model and gearing up for an action-filled conference year!
Several Scouting activities are being introduced in Thailand and a major initiative last 24th December was the “Walk for A Cause Rally”, organised under the Ticket to Life (TTL) project which had a high turn-out of over 4,000 Thai Scouts and leaders...
We are happy to share with you the November 2017 issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter in both English and French. You can read directly online by clicking https://www.scout.org/kudumail63en and https://www.scout.org/kudumail63fr. In...