News and Stories
A warm welcome to Jacob Murray who has joined the Organisational Development Global Team as its Director of Project Management. Jacob is originally from Canada but has been working for the last 10 years in the non-profit and development field...
Powerful duo from Scouts New Zealand Nicholas Gardiner and Nick Williams won the prestigious William I Koch International Sea Scout Cup in Long Beach, California. The Kiwis became the first international team to win the William I Koch International...
Revisiting the Scout Method is a way to encourage National Scout Organizations re-emphasise in their activities and projects the implementation of the World Youth Programme Policy, taking into consideration the outcomes of the 1st World Scout...
Delivered by Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth I am pleased to send warm greetings to brother and sister Scouts gathered today at Roverway 2016 in France. Congratulations to the 5,000 young people taking part, and thank you to...
More than 1,200 Scouts from 14 African and 2 non-African nations have converged on Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire for the 7th African Scouts Jamboree (#7ASJ2016). The biggest Scout event on the continent in 2016, the Jamboree aims to further empower...
Linda Rainbow from Vancouver, Canada, joined the World Scout Bureau (WSB) Global Support Centre, Kuala Lumpur, as the Intern for Governance and Institutional Support in February 2016. During her time in Kuala Lumpur, Linda contributed heavily to the...
We are in the middle of the European summer - the traditional period of Scout Camps in our Region. Here is just a short list of some of the many national and regional Jamborees taking place in Europe this summer (some have already finished while...
Yamoussoukro, 4 August 2016: The 1st issue of the Jamboree Newsletter is out. Look our for daily issues from today onwards. Enjoy reading!
The 2nd day of the Jamboree began with a panel discussion about peace that was held at the Mayor’s Place opposite the John Paul II Place. The cornerstone of prolific Scouting is based on a foundation of excellent peace around the world. Scouting is a...
Yamoussoukro, 4 August 2016: The Young Correspondents and Spokespersons programme workshop kicked off within the framework of the Jamboree with 46 participants attending to learn and discuss about telling the Scouting story and how to represent...
Cub Scouts in the Asia-Pacific Region celebrate 100 Years of Cub Scouting with campfires, picnics, cultural performances, and other special activities. Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam and New Zealand had their celebrations! NSOs are...
Roverway 2016 #RW2016 starts today! This is the main event for Rovers and Rangers in the European Regions of WOSM and WAGGGS and all partcipants are now #OnTheRoad! Follow the event on the event's website and download the new #RoverwayApp! -...
Yamoussoukro, August 2, 2016: The 7th Africa Scout Jamboree opened with a colourful ceremony held at the John Paul II Place in the heart of Yamoussuokro. Over 1,000 Scouts drawn from 17 countries gathered to share in this occasion that set the...
The theme for this Jamboree is "empowered youth in an emerging Africa." That is what Scouting wants to do - to help you to be better persons and to play an active role in the development of this continent. All of you can do that - in your home, in...
109 years ago today, B-P brought together 20 boys for the first-ever Scout camp on Brownsea Island. Despite coming from different social backgrounds, the boys had an edifying and exhilarating time, learning vital practical skills using techniques...