News and Stories
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today - 5th December - is a very special day, not only for Scouting, but also for hundreds of millions of people who volunteer to help make the world a better place. Today is the International Volunteer Day. On this...
It is much more than an ASEAN Scout Jamboree with the participation of National Scout Organizations from 16 countries including the host – Thailand. Over 5,000 Scouts took part in the Jamboree at the Vajiravudh Scout Camp in Chonburi Province.
On 1st December at State House Garden, Nairobi, Kenya's President, His Excellency Mr Uhuru Kenyatta was conferred as the new Kenya Scouts Association Patron by the Chief Commissioner, Charles Ray and the Chief Scout Francis Ole Kaparo during the...
Yesterday afternoon, the official Facebook page for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan in 2015 was launched. Check it out regularly for important news and updates related to the major youth event organised by the World Organization of the Scout...
A suitcase packed by Deutscher Bundesjugendring, the National Youth Council in Germany beautifully illustrates the richness and diversity of its member associations. Prominently visible is the national Scout scarf of the Ring deutscher...
From putting up library centers and inviting children and young people read them, BOOKBRIDGE is now linking people around the world. Since its start as a pilot project in 2009 in Mongolia, the World Organization of the Scout Movement has been helping...
COP19/CMP9 - Jörn Becker, Ana Ferreira and Nhattan Nguyen, members of the World Scouting delegation, got an opportunity to meet with UN Secretary-General's Envoy of Youth Mr Ahmad Alhendawi at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP19 taking...
22-24 November, 500 Scouts from over 100 countries and territories will gather in Hong Kong for the 1st World Scout Education Congress. For three days, participants and experts will share, discuss and debate their experiences and expertise in...
(SP-FS/Helsinki) - Smiling faces, clapping hands and other expressions of joy and emotion filled the hall the other day when UNICEF Finland honoured Suomen Partiolaiset-Finlands Scouter (SP-FS), the National Scout Organisation of the World...
After super typhoon Haiyan left massive destruction over the Visayas region of the Philippines, Regional Director Mr Jose Rizal C Pangilinan sends an appeal for help from friends and colleagues in the international community of Scouting. Here is the...
(Tel-Aviv/IBGSF) - A recent article on the website of Israel 21, a national non-profit education foundation in Israel praises the inter-cultural leadership training run by the Israel Boy and Girl Scouts Federation. Over many years Scouts and Guides...
"I am really excited to be sharing the leadership of Sgowtiaid Cymru ( Scouts Wales) with Jim Hopkins (31)", says Gareth Watson (32, photo). The two Leaders will jointly assume the role of Chief Commissioner of The Scout Association in Wales....
(PPÖ/Linz) - Members of the different federal working groups of Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs (PPÖ), the National Scout Organisation (NSO) in Austria, met during the first November weekend for their regular autumn sessions. During the...
Ang European Region ng World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) ay kasali ng mga Scouts mula sa buong mundo sa pagpapahayag ng simpatya sa mga pamilya at mga kaibigan na biktima ng kahila-hilakbot na bagyo na sinalanta ang malaking bahagi ng...
From the 4th - 8th November 2013, the Africa Scout Region held a "Managing For Outcomes: a tool for quality assurance" workshop at the AACC Desmond Tutu Ecumenical Centre. The workshop was being facilitated by Robert M. Penna, Ph.D., renowned author...