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Hello, my name is Alina (RU) and I’m a short-term staff for the winter season 2018 here at KISC. It’s was my day off when I decided to participate in the KISC academy, which is a 3-days theoretical/practical training for staff from KISC and from...
Creating a common understanding of the educational purpose of Scouting is the primary purpose of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Youth Forum (EduFor) now happening at the National Scout Training Centre in Mouchak, Bangladesh. This Forum, a...
There’s a hero in everyone just waiting to be inspired. In their quest to fulfil the Scout Promise, and by experiencing life-changing Scouting activities, generations of Scouts have been inspired to take positive actions. In fact, some have gone...
On World Children's Day, Scouts aged 10-15 years old from the Malaysian National Scout Organization reported for work at the World Scout Bureau today and took over some key leadership roles. Sofea, 10, took her seat at the Office of the Secretary...
Young people are our future. Today’s young people are tomorrow’s scientists, politicians, doctors, teachers and the list goes on. In the future, they will inherit everything that we possess and accomplish, and will be charged with protecting the weak...
The Bhutan Scouts Association (BSA) adopted the Messenger of Peace Initiatives of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) in 2012. In the last 3 years, BSA has been promoting the initiative, however gradually but with firm dedication. To...
The Singapore Scout Association hosted the action-packed Regional Scout Committee meeting last weekend – coinciding with the worldwide JOTA-JOTI and the launch of APR Scout Bazaar! What’s more? 100% attendance of Regional Scout Committee (RSC) led by...
Themed ‘Prepared - For a Changing World’, the 2nd World Scout Education Congress gathered Scout leaders from 98 National Scout Organizations from all World Scouting Regions at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre in Switzerland. From 11-15 May...
During the 4th Africa-Europe Youth Summit held between 9-11 October 2017 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, participants had the chance to share their own point of view, to speak up and let their voice be heard by Heads of States of the African Union and...
A hundred and twenty young people from Africa and Europe are gathering in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from 9-11 October 2017 to take part in the 4th Africa-Europe Youth Summit. The delegates drawn from National Youth Councils, youth organisations and the...
Scouts from 14 National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in the Asia-Pacific Scout Region (APR) gathered in Sri Lanka, the land of serendipity, from 29 September-3 October 2017 for the APR Workshop on Environmental Education in Scouting. Held in Yapahua...
Did you know that at least 200 astronauts worldwide have been identified as having been Scouts or active in Scouting? The Scout Association recently announced that European Space Agency astronaut, Major Tim Peake has been appointed as its newest...
HONG KONG - The Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Foundation (APRSF), in collaboration with the Scout of Association of Hong Kong, marks another milestone after holding another successful fundraising dinner on 23 September 2017 at BP International House...
Diana Carrillo, Julius Kramer and Amal Ridène, three of the six young people who were elected at the recently concluded 13th World Scout Youth Forum in Azerbaijan, are now in New York as representatives of the Scout Movement at the 72nd session of...
Riding the waves of online shopping, APR “Scout Bazaar”, an interactive platform for online shopping of Scout products in the Asia-Pacific Region will start midnight of 21st October this year. Excited for another milestone in Asia-Pacific, seven...