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From 7th to 11th of May Ronald Richardson and Jesus Arenas, Executives of the World Scout Bureau – Interamerican Region working with Scout Associations in the Caribbean visited St. Lucia. They met with scouts, members of the National Executive...
Incredible! That’s the word that best describes my recent visit to Kenya, Africa. I was at the Rowallan National Scout Camp in Nairobi, which hosts the World Scout Bureau (WSB) - Africa Regional Office, the headquarters of the Kenya Scouts...
Ticket to Life is a flagship project by the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Started in 2006, it is now in its ninth year of operation. The project involves street children, guided and mentored by young but...
As a change to the Scouts of the World Award format, you will now need to report back to WOSM on scout.org about your SW project to become part of the SW Network. Please notify any person who is finishing up or has just finished their project to use...
The President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, expressed appreciation of the Scout Movement’s efforts in nurturing a generation of dedicated, educated and value-oriented Armenians. He also cited the Messengers of Peace (MoP) initiative as an important...
In 2011the Australian Rovers were in Timor-Leste from the 4th of July to the 15th of July. The Timor-Leste (East Timor) Partnership Project 2011 was run by Rover Scouts from all around Australia. Much of this project was done with aid and assistance...
Last month, the 2nd Youth Work Convention, five years after the first, brought together some 500 participants active in the youth work field. The aim of the Convention - organised in the framework of the Belgian presidency of the Committee of...
ZIMBABWE: National Scout Organizations of the Southern Africa Zone held their 41st Zonal Conference and 12thZonal Youth Forum between 28th April and 3rd May 2015 in Harare, Zimbabwe; under the theme, “One Tree, Many Branches.” A total of 10 NSOs...
The 9th Eastern Africa Zonal Youth Forum was held in December 2015 at Ndera Minor Seminary in Kigali, Rwanda. The forum, among other things elected a new zonal youth committee led by Murtadhwa Rashid from Tanzania. While sharing the report of the...
In the week after the Easter holiday, WOSM Secretary General, Scott Teare visited the Africa Scout Regional Office at Rowallan National Scout Camp in Nairobi, Kenya. Accompanied by Abdullah Rasheed, Consultant and Special Advisor to the Secretary...
Six months before the 8th APR Scout Youth Forum in Korea, the Scout Association of Macau organized its 3rd Macau Scout Youth Forum on 1-2 May 2015 at the Scout Headquarters, in Taipa. Thirteen Venture Scouts joined the group discussions and came up...
This week, more than 150 Scouts from across Europe will gather in Antalya (Turkey) for the 8th European Scout Educational Methods Forum of the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement - WOSM. If you are not amongst those...
The successful candidate will lead a small team of professionals dedicated to improving the direct and logistical support provided to the 38 national member organizations which form the Africa Scout Region. The team's focus is to work with volunteers...
The welcoming was conducted by Mauricio Veayra, where young people are the heart of our Movement was reaffirmed. To this preceded the words of Leonardo Morales, Chairperson of Interamerican Scout Committee and Raul Arturo Sanchez Vaca, Regional...
On 29 April, the first Volunteer Management Regional Meeting was held as a joint initiative of the World Scout Bureau (WSB)-Interamerican Region and the Latin American Volunteer Centre (CELAV) with the sponsorship of the United Nations Volunteers and...