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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...
We’ve heard of the touching stories of Omar and Saad, or Abas and his family, refugees from Syria. But did you know that both Saborn Va who is from Cambodia and more recently, Ayham who is from Syria, were also inspired to start over again through...
Dear friends! On 5 of December the whole world celebrates the International Volunteer Day! We are proud to celebrate with our minds and hearts today, and daily, the great noble input of all scout leaders-volunteers of the Eurasia Scout Region in the...
The Scout Movement forged new partnership with UN Women’s HeForShe initiative at the 41st World Scout Conference in Azerbaijan, inspiring millions of Scouts all over the world to strive for a more gender-equal world. During the 6th ASEAN Scout...
The Asia-Pacific Support Centre invites applications under APR Internship/Executive Attachment Program for the following positions: Support Assistant, to the Asia-Pacific Scout Foundation The successful candidate will support in the AP Scout...
Last Friday, more than 30 people from all over the world arrived in Malaysia to attend the Messenger of Peace Heroes ceremony which was held on 3 December 2017 at the World Scout Bureau Global Support Centre in Kuala Lumpur. Throughout the weekend...
The 1st of December is dedicated to people living with HIV. This day is an opportunity to educate the world's population about the HIV virus, and to encourage everyone, including Scouts, to engage in activities that can help infected inviduals to...
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...
The President of Colombia and recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, Juan Manuel Santos, was named Honorary Ambassador of the Messenger of Peace Programme by the Scouts of Colombia and the World Scout Bureau - Interamerican Regional Support Centre...
Imagine being forced to leave everything behind and embark on a treacherous journey to flee war and violence, to a foreign land where you will start over – if you get there. It’s daunting, even for adults, to say the least for young people left to...
The IX Interamerican Scout Summit began in the city of Cusco, Peru. Presidents, National Directors, National Scout Chiefs and International Commissioners of the 25 out of the 34 National Scout Organizations of the Region will be congregated for the...
After 14 days of discussions, negotiations, actions and meetings, the COP23 in Bonn is over. It was an exceptional time for the city, as well as for the participants. We, the three Scout delegates tried to be as active as possible in the second week...
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 Africa Scout Foundation is an international non-profit organization, incorporated under Kenyan law. It was established in 1995 to provide the Africa Scout Region with financial support needed for the growth and development of Scouting. With the...