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South African Scouts mobilised quickly to support over two hundred fire-fighters and conservation staff during this weekend’s devastating wild fires on the Helderberg mountain that saw eleven houses and a hotel burned to the ground. Scouts, adult...
Like many Angolans, Pedro Fernandez, a 26-year-old Scout, oozes an aura of patience and stoicism. His buoyant demeanour can almost make you forget that when he was born, a deadly civil war had engulfed his country. Worse still, when he was 3-years...
The Mauritius Scout Association (MSA) recently held an annual general meeting. During this meeting, the Chief Commissioner, Danielo Ramsamy, presented his report, balance sheet, highlighting several achievements at different levels. The Minister of...
Fifty scout leaders from European and Arab Scout Organizations met in the Algerian capital during the period 24-28/5/2011 to participate in the 9th Euro-Arab Gathering. Twenty one European and Arab Scout Organizations were represented in the...
The Arab Scout Regional Office, in cooperation with Al Ahram Establishment which issues a magazine called "the language of the age" (one of the widest prevalent Arab magazines in the area of the Internet), organized the 2nd meeting of the...
Governor General of Papua New Guinea His Excellency Micheal Ogio is now the Chief Scout of The Scout Association of Papua New Guinea after being invested at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the National Scout Council on 19th November 2011. Right...
As part of global support, APR Office is carrying out a consultancy visit in Papua New Guinea (PNG) from 14th to 25th November 2011. This is to support the Scout Association of PNG in capacity building and to overcome challenging issues as agreed...
The joint strategic planning forum of all sub-committees of the Asia Pacific Region took place at Sriracha, Chonburi Province in Thailand, from October 20-21, 2011. First Vice-Chairman of the APR Scout Committee, Dr. Mohammed Mukhyuddin bin Sarwani...
Chief Executive of Macau Dr Chui Sai On watched on as Scouts gathered at the Workers Stadium and do their annual parade on 9th October 2011. With him at the ceremony was Ms Xu Ting, the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Culture and...
The Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Partnership and Fundraising inaugurated on 15th October 2011 at the Seoul Olympic Parktel, Korea. The workshop looks into the crucial role that partnership and fundraising play in the development of a Scout...
18 September, Tokyo – Two seasoned resource persons in the Asia-Pacific Region conducted an extensive orientation on World Adults In Scouting Policy (WASP) and on selected elements of the Life Cycle of an Adult. The special orientation, organized by...
The Sri Lanka Scouts Association organized the 1st Scout Integration Camp on 18th to 21st August 2011 at the Scout Training & Development Centre, in Pallekette, Kandy, an ideal camping site for its lush and green countryside. A total of 72 Scouts...
The 24th APR Scout Conference Organization Committee (COC) held its 3rd Preparatory Meeting at the Bangladesh National Headquarters in Dhaka on 10th September. The COC Chairman and Vice President of Bangladesh Scouts welcomed all members including...
The Woodhouse Scout Centre in Adelaide gathered representatives from 11 National Scout Organizations including Bangladesh, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore and Sri Lanka with the special participation of...
A team of dedicated volunteers and professionals has begun their three-day Asia-Pacific Regional Management Meeting from 25th to 27th August 2011 in Makati City, Philippines. The management meeting is a regular annual event held at the regional...