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Byamukama Rogers of Buganda Road Primary School had always had the compelling desire to acquire a Scout uniform to be smart like his fellow Scouts and participate in activities like hoisting the flag and even public duties which would ordinarily...

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It is with great sadness that SCOUTS South Africa announces the passing away on Monday 1/9/2014 of Cecil Reddy whom for many years gave his time and expertise to the South African Scouting Movement. Mr Reddy was the Chief Executive of MacDonald...

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Did you know this? The 1,7 million members of the 41 National Scout Organisations in the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) use some 35 different languages on a daily basis. To mark today's European Day of...

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Members of the 1st Hillcrest Scout Group changed the lives of taxi commuters in their areas by cleaning up the Hillcrest taxi rank and planting nine indigenous trees. The youths decided to give back to their community and to lead by example as they...

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Arrowe Park in Benoni is one of the many SCOUTS South Africa Camp sites in our country. Peter Le Roux, Arrowe Park Committee member and Gauteng Rover Advisory Council Chair took the initiative and ,together with 1st and 6th Benoni Cub Packs...

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Scouts and Rovers embarked on a two day project to renovate 5 family homes in the Hazy View district in Mpumalanga . The project, led by Mxolisi Gininda, involved 45 Rovers and Scouts and local professional brick layer Sipho Hlatshwayo. During the...

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The second in a series of training events for European National Scout Organisations (NSOs) on diversity and inclusion was recently held at Kapralův Mlyn, the International Scout Centre near Brno in the Czech Republic. We have asked some participants...

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Are you passionate about Scouting? Would you like to contribute with your time, commitment and competence as a volunteer on World level? Then here is your opportunity! At the World Scout Conference in August 2014, representatives from National Scout...

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Q&A with Simone Bazos by Pauline Eiferman All kinds of troops walk around the city of Goma. The military, the police, UN peacekeepers and soldiers. And then there are the Scouts. Brought in from South Africa in the early 1900s, the institution of Boy...

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Dear Brother & Sister Scouts Every year, 21 September is dedicated to strengthening the ideals of peace. It is a good reminder, especially as we are living in an age and time that is perilous yet opportune. Wars, famine, extreme poverty, hunger...

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(JUNAK/Praha) – On their way home from the recent World Scout Conference some leaders of Junák, the National Scout Organization in the Czech Republic, were discussing different aspects of youth empowerment within Scouting. Earlier this year a new...

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The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), in partnership with PicHit.me, unveiled a new exciting experience on scout.org dedicated to visual storytelling: the Scout Photo Community. The Scout Photo Community is a place where Scouts and non...

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