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![Scout from Ukraine smiling while taking a picture](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-09/kira_scout_from_ukraine.jpg?h=2394737d&itok=vWIwV1Cq)
Kira, 12-years-old, was forced to leave Ukraine in February and find safety in neighbouring Lithuania. As part of the UAct Project, carried out in partnership with UNICEF, Kira was able to join the Lithuanian Scouts’ summer camps and be invited to...
![Boy Scouts in Madagascar participate in the Jamboree On The Internet (JOTI)](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-09/scouts_madagascar.jpeg.jpg?h=170ba4b8&itok=ql2iH-qE)
Isn’t it amazing that Scout Groups, National Scout Organizations and World Scouting can host digital and hybrid events that are open to all, regardless of borders and timezones?
![Youth Representative Thaís Querioz speaks on a panel during the World Non-Formal Education Forum](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-09/el_wnfef_20191209_082.jpeg?h=2d875759&itok=nmnDCaeY)
Young people need modern, holistic education systems that fit the digital revolution we’ve undergone and equip them with skills for a life with dignity, including resilience, entrepreneurship, digital literacy, and intercultural communication. With a...
![Raymund Romeo Guzman showing a bucket full of dirty water](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-09/img20210626070829_1_0.jpg?h=a5eb5da0&itok=OrsmC1LZ)
When Raymund Romeo Guzman first heard about the water-borne diseases affecting families and children of indigenous communities in northern Philippines, he immediately wanted to be part of the solution.
![Queen Elizabeth receives a bouquet of flowers from young Scouts](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-09/20070422-gp2q2928_mmp.jpg?h=3fb4ddbc&itok=JOGpp1MZ)
The World Organization of the Scout Movement expresses its deepest sympathy at the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a dedicated supporter of Scouting and youth education.
![Scouts pose outside the UN headquarters in New York](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-09/el_mopheroesny_180920_042.jpg?h=6666c8c0&itok=d2A2L4Nq)
A new United Nations (UN) Youth Office, announced on Thursday, 8 September following the passing of a UN General Assembly Resolution, will integrate and expand on the work of the Envoys of the Secretary-General on Youth and advance engagement and...
![Nour Mahmoudi (left) poses with Generation Unlimited sign](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-09/fb_img_1661859727714.jpg?h=23c3596f&itok=ntLGsgW3)
At the age of seven, Nour Mahmoudi joined Scouting in Algeria and has been an active and outstanding Scout ever since, focusing her efforts on youth engagement and youth empowerment in her country.
![A group of Malaysian Scouts laugh in front of a laptop while they video chat with Scouts in another country](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-08/el_kl_jotajoti_20191019_05867.jpeg?h=34bbd072&itok=sVVBeX3K)
Have you ever met a friend from another country? It can be life-changing! As you discover new things about people and places around the globe, you can come to appreciate commonalities and differences, expand your perspectives, develop new skills, and...
![Participants at the 18th Africa Scout Conference](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-08/18asconf2022_day_1_c_world_scout_bureau_inc-2.jpg?h=d8102449&itok=vkISBME7)
Over 150 delegates from 37 National Scout Organizations in the Africa Region are meeting for the 18th Africa Scout Conference to shape the region’s policy and strategy for the next three years.
![New Scout.org homepage](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-08/screenshot_2022-08-01_at_9.34.04_am.png?h=5fca1325&itok=Y5e6TAXI)
Today World Scouting is excited to announce the launch of our new and improved website: scout.org!
![Group of Scouts from Tunisia](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-08/unnamed.jpeg?h=e5044d23&itok=KCTCOolw)
In February 2021, Scout Leader and primary school teacher Meriam Mechiri attended a Scout Group Leaders Forum in Gafsa, Tunisia. Hailing from a small village called Bir Thalathine in Tataouine, a city close to the country’s southern borders, she has...
Coordinators and interested parties of National Scout Organizations (NSOs) from Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal attended the Ticket to Life Workshop in the Eastern Region Headquarters of the Bharat Scouts and Guides in West Bengal, India.
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