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Following their recent appointment, the members of the new Leadership Training Fund Team of the European Regions of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) came together in...

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Starts Friday May 1st. at 8:00 am local time Panama. Stay tuned! Follow it step by step here scout.org/interamerica and in our social networks: facebook.com/ScoutIAR and twitter: @ScoutIAR #ScoutIAR

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Singapore Scouts of the World Award Descovery in Malaysia Project Orion IV (Rovering with Turtles) is the fourth project in the series of annual project collaborations with the host organization, World Wide Fund for Nature – Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia)...

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The implementation of competencies in Adults Management Systems is first objective for the Adults Area of the Triennial Plan for the Region 2014-2016 “Combining Efforts, Multiplying Results”. “Just 6% of the National Scout Organizations in the Region...

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The Scouting community expresses deep concern for the people of Nepal especially those affected by the massive earthquake. Our fellow Scouts in Nepal need our help to fast track their relief and rehabilitation efforts. Whether short, medium or long...

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Within 24 hours of its launch, World Scouting’s #ScoutAid for #Nepal fund has received individual donations amounting to some US$28,000. The Messengers of Peace Support Fund will issue an emergency grant of US$10,000 as add-on to the collection...

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English World Scouting is deeply saddened by the tragic death of a 15-year-old Scout, KOMEZAMAHORO Jean Népomuscène, of Burundi Scouts Association. By way of this mail, we wish to expresses our deepest condolences to his family and the entire Burundi...

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Last week Scouts of the World Award team met in Paris with UNESCO World Heratige Education department. Together WOSM and UNESCO developed a badge that you can get along side the SW Award called the Patrimonito Scout Badge, if you complete your...

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“All the tents we have, we have given to the people in need. We are helping them in every way we can,” said Shrijan Amatya, a Rover Scout from Nepal. “The situation here is not good,” he hurriedly said before abandoning the call as they just had yet...

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Any Scout or NSO Interested in coordinate efforts with Nepal Scouts please contact Nepal NSO at: Nepal Scouts. Lainchour, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel No : +977 1 4419001, 4425762, 4419097 Fax : 977-1-4413369 e-mail: nepalscouts@mail.com.np Chief Scout...

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If you are preparing some supplies resources to support Nepal relief efforts, please use this as a reference. Food & cooking supplies: • Drinking water • Packed dried rice • Canned food (pork or chicken flavoured food, NO BEEF) • Canned or dried fish...

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Dear Friends, We are happy to share with you the April 2015 Issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter. Enjoy your reading! .............................................................................................. Cher/Chère amis...

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Good morning Scout Brothers and friends of the Interamerican Region. I am very pleased to introduce you to Susana "Susy" Salguero, who joined the team of the World Scout Bureau - Interamerican Region as Executive for Operations Support, for whom I...

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Dear Brother and Sister Scouts, Yesterday, the people of Nepal experienced the country’s worst earthquake in more than 80 years. Within minutes, the powerful 7.9-magnitude quake devastated the entire nation, particularly the populous Kathmandu Valley...

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By: Rafe Lucado Interamerican Scout Committee Member rlucado@scout.org In the Scout Movement the good turn, as little or as big as each one has done it, is a spontaneous voluntary action taken up as the need or situation arises. This is very similar...

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