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September is the month to celebrate the International Day of Peace (www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/) and we, as Scouts and Messengers of Peace, have a vital role to play in extending and strengthening the culture of peace. Our founder, Baden-Powell...
Experiences turned memories turned inspiration – The adventure of a lifetime has ended, but the Scouting journey continues…. It’s been more than a month since the #WSJ2015 ended and almost everyone has returned home. Yet every second, every moment of...
During the Summer months a number of Regional Circulars have been dispatched to National Scout Organisations (NSOs) and National Scout Associations (NSAs) in the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Here is an...
We are pleased to invite key decision makers of National Scout Organisations (NSOs) and National Scout Associations (NSAs) in the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) to the 6th European Scout Symposium. The...
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is my pleasure to join this special gathering of scouts drawn from across the continent for the 16th Africa Scout Conference as well as the centenary celebrations of the Uganda Scouts Association. I have...
The 16th Africa Scout Conference elected in four new members to the Africa Regional Scout Committee for the 2015-2018 triennium. The newly elected members are • Mathias Ochuna Wanyela (Kenya Scouts Association) • Sanda Manohisoa Rasoamahenina (Scout...
The Africa Elephant Award is the highest Scout award in the Africa Scout region. It is presented to top Scouters in recognition of their outstanding service in supporting the continued growth ad development of the Scout Movement in the region. The...
Good Morning Conference! How nice it is to be with you here today. It is doubly exciting for me personally as this is my first visit to an Africa Regional Scout Conference and my first visit to the country of Uganda as well. I extend my sincere...
Some 170 delegates from 29 National Scout Organizations from the Africa Scout Region convened at the Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo in Kampala, Uganda for the 16th Africa Scout Conference. The four-day conference, from 28 to 31 August, is hosted by the...
From 24 to 27 August 2015, a historic event took place in the Africa Scout region. A record number of Scouts, some 380 from 24 countries across the region took part in the 7th Africa Scout Youth Forum in the Ggaba National Seminary just outside...
SW Award Project – Peace Rafael Carvalho Simões, a Portugal Scout, completed a team project called Monitoring of older people living alone for his SW Award. The project aimed to combat social exclusion and loneliness of old age by meeting with the...
Este sábado 22 de Agosto, Los Scouts de Nicaragua tuvimos el placer de recibir y darle la bienvenida al cantante y compositor venezolano Franco de Vita; quien se presentó en el Estadio Nacional de Fútbol como parte de su gira "Vuelve en Primera Fila...
UNESCO and WOSM agreed to co-operate accordingly to achieve common goals through World Scouting – UNESCO World Heritage Recognition. This initiative consists of a badge and certificate, jointly recognized by UNESCO and WOSM, to be called Patrimonito...
In conjunction with Singapore’s 50 years of nationhood, Singapore Scout Association will be organizing the SG50 International Jamboree from the 17 to the 22 November 2015.
You were among the 8000 volunteers supporting the recent 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan? Then you may share some of the personal reflections of Harald, responsible unit leader of Troop 2 "Stein P. Aasheim" of the Norwegian Contigent! Today I...