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Indonesia’s new Minister of Youth and Sports, Roy Suryo, chose Gerakan Pramuka as an advocate for drug prevention among youth The minister said during an official meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that Scouting activities will later be...
The inaugural weekend of the World Centennial of Catholic Scouts and Guides took place in Mouscron (Belgium) on 12 and 13 January. Situated close to Belgium’s border with France (Lille), Mouscron is the place where 100 years ago the first troop of...
Nepal Scouts is aspiring to achieve a membership of 60,000 by 2020. This goal is shared by 49 participants who represent 35 districts who are now at the National Headquarters in Kathmandu for the on-going National Strategic Plan Review. Hon. Member...
Nhattan Nguyen from Canada, a young representative of World Scouting and a Messengers of Peace young ambassador, has been elected with the backing of WOSM as a Coordinator of Children and Youth for the United Nations Environment Programme’s Major...
Under the Motto "Networking for development", the Arab Scout Regional Office launched a training workshop for Messengers of Peace Network Coordinators at the national level. The event is being held from 9 to 13 Feb. 2013 in Cairo International Scout...
The Second National Youth Forum of Guatemala organized by the Coordinating Committee of the Youth Network (YN), the event fulfilled all its expectations. Was held on May 11 and 12 at San Jorge Muxbal (Guatemala), with 39 participants young scouts...
In the city of Recife, Pernambuco, was held on 26, 27 and 28 of April, the XIX Congresso Escoteiro Nacional (National Assembly), attended by over 300 representatives from all regions of the country. The timing was propitious to review the...
On April 18 was held at the Convention Center of the City of Knowledge "Forum: Consultation on the Draft Law on Volunteerism in Panama" initiative supported by a broad and diverse coalition of organizations in Panama. During the forum, a panel of...
Twenty-one participants from 14 Scout Associations in the Caribbean attended a weekend Network meeting of Messengers of Peace. Venue for the meeting was Trinidad with representatives from– Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada...
On October 12 was launched the first meeting of the Environment Network in the Interamerican Region. The Scout Association of Mexico was the host National Scout Organization of this important event. The meeting started in the premises of the CONAFOR...
One more time the World Scout Bureau - Interamerican Region in the City of Knowledge, Panama, became the seat of an important event. On 26th , 27th and 28th of October a workshop to train the Coordinator Team of the Global Network of Messengers of...
The Interamerican Scout Committee made the decision to form the Interamerican Network Environment, which is added to the networks already established and working in the Interamerican Region. The Interamerican Scout Committee also agreed to hold the...
During 12 to 17 September, in Bangkok (Thailand), WOSMs Educational Methods Staff (at regional and world level) gathered to discuss topics related with the four priority areas (Youth for Change; 21st century leadership; Global support; Our Strategic...
The headquarters of the Scouts of Colombia in Bogotá, served as a meeting point for the Regional Meeting of the Communications Network, on 20, 21 and 22 July. Was attended by 14 countries of the Region: Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras...
The support that the Scout Association of Bolivia has been given for more than a decade to the education of the country it’s now official that several projects will be developed with the partnership of the Education Ministry as a result of an recent...