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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! -...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Yamoussoukro, August 1, 2016: Scouts from all over Africa have began streaming into Lycee Moderne Bad in Yamoussoukro, the venue for the 7th Africa Scout Jamboree, which kicks off today until the 10th August in Cote d’Ivoire. The Jamboree opens...

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The World Scout Bureau (WSB) Global Support Centre, Kuala Lumpur welcomes Sebastian Tay who commenced work as the Finance Manager on 2 August 2016. Sebastian holds a degree in Accounting from the University of Otago, New Zealand and brings with him...

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The International Training of Trainers (ITT) in Jambville, France welcomed 34 participants from 23 member countries last Sunday. For the past week, they have been engaged in various sessions on training systems, the assessment of their effectiveness...

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30 July 2016, Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire: In two days time, over thousands of Scouts from all over Africa and beyond will converge in a tented city in Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire for the Africa Scout Jamboree that will be held from 1 - 10 August...

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The European Scout Region of WOSM and the Europe Region WAGGGS call for participants for The Academy 2016, scheduled to take place in Larnaca, Cyprus, from 1 to 6 November 2016. What is The Academy? The Academy is the European Scout Region's and the...

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Want to attend a Scout Jamboree without travel? Want to attend every year instead of waiting four years? Try JOTA-JOTI, which is active every year, the third weekend of October, and involves over 150 countries and typically one million Scouts. It...

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The Secretary General of WOSM, Scott Teare will retire from his position later this year. For the past four years, Scott has played a pivotal role in the restructuring and management of the WSB throughout the six Scout regions. Scouting continues to...

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