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This four-day workshop on community-based Scouting is organized to achieve Objective No. 3 of Young People Strategic Priority, which is to support national Scout organizations in expanding Scouting in communities.
Spirit of Unity It was a place called Kirara Kama, in Yamaguchi, Japan, where more than 33,000 Scouts from 150 countries, gathered to celebrate the 23rd World Scout Jamboree. The motto of this Jamboree was “Spirit of Unity”. This would appear to be...
This is to forward to you the attached Proposals Regional Triennial Plan for consideration by your respective NSO. The propositions are expected to be adopted at the 16th Africa Scout Conference to guide the work of the region in the course of the...
Wooh #wsj2015 is over for now but we can't wait for the 24th World Scout Jamboree in America in 2019. What a fantastic time we had and it was soo great to meet so many future SW Awardees. Keep up the good work to make a #BetterWorld!! #...
The 23rd World Scout Jamboree closed with a colourful and vibrant ceremony on 7 August 2015 where over 33000 Scouts said their goodbyes to newfound friends and started to make their way home after a good 12-day experience of a lifetime. We’ve had an...
Join us as we mark the end of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree today, 7 August 2015 in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan! Watch the closing ceremony and pre-show live on scout.org/wsj2015/live from 18:40 JST (GMT+9 hours).
Participating in a World Scout Jamboree is the lifelong dream of every Scout. However, it is a dream many cannot afford. That’s where Operation Kirara comes in. The solidarity programme has enabled some 452 Scouts and leaders from 85 less...
Young people from 150 countries joined hundreds of Nagasaki students at the International Youth Peace Forum that commemorated the 70-year anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing that turned Nagasaki into a wasteland. The forum was a special programme...
The United Nations (UN) Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, honoured the Scouts with a two-day visit to the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan. The UN is an important partner of the global Scout Movement...
I am delighted to send warm greetings to brother and sister Scouts from all over the world. Congratulations on your 2015 World Scout Jamboree in Japan. I thank the organizers, 10,000 adult volunteers and Scout leaders from around the world for making...
Wa! Let’s try that again...WA! Honourable Minister of Education for Japan, Hakubun Shimomura san; UN Secretary General’s Youth Envoy, Ahmad Alhendawi; Camp Chief of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree, Takayasu Okushima san; Distinguished Guests; Brother...
In about two weeks, over 200 Scouts and Scouters – young people and adults from 38 countries in Sub Saharan Africa and beyond will converge in Kampala, Uganda for the 7th Africa Scout Youth Forum and the 16th Africa Scout Conference that will be held...
What does peace mean to you? What does the Spirit of Unity mean to you? Are they one and the same? Similar, perhaps; a cause-effect combination. To have peace, there needs to be unity; and when there is unity, there will be peace. In essence, unity...
The United Nations Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, began a two-day official visit to the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan today. He likened the Jamboree to the Olympics. “First, it happens every four...
“The whole intention of the Boy Scouts training is for peaceful citizenship.” – Baden-Powell Since its inception in 1907, the Scout Movement has inspired billions of its members to work towards a better and more peaceful world. Through its Messengers...