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![1st Africa Scout Interreligious Symposium in Bangui, Central African Republic](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2023-03/africa_scout_interreligious_symposium_20230319_cworld_scout_bureau_inc.-leo_batier-3.jpg?h=6996adc7&itok=IMnXgSqj)
The three-day first Africa Scout Interreligious Symposium held in Bangui, Central Africa Republic from 17-19 March 2023 brought together 57 Scout leaders, government representatives and partners of Scouting from 8 countries with a call for unity and...
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Since its launch in December 2020, the Global Youth Mobilization has financed projects directly engaging over 600, 000 young people in developing and implementing activities reaching over 3.63 million community beneficiaries.
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Earlier this week, the world’s leading scientists released a sobering report via the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). While World Scouting is increasing efforts to advocate, educate and act to help put the planet on a path to...
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Scouts of Madagascar working in collaboration with the State and humanitarian NGOs are providing the much-needed support. They established and deployed a First Aid Brigade of 100 Scouts in the city of Antananarivo in collaboration with the Fire...
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Hundreds of Scouts from 20 countries from Africa and Europe joined by a host of guests and partners gathered to celebrate the Scout Movement’s efforts in the areas of education and moulding of young people, training of adults and implementation of...
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Celebrations to mark 100 years of the Kandersteg International Scout Centre have gotten off to an incredible start with almost 200 Scouts and Guides from 53 different countries attending events in the lead up to a summer of festivities.
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Les Scouts have taken the lead in human rights education. As part of their #IMPACT plan in 2019, the organisation initiated a campaign to raise awareness about human rights, in collaboration with UNICEF Belgium, Amnesty International Belgique, and...
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Building on our commitment at the European Scout Conference to promote and strengthen peace education for young people in Europe, we are happy to announce this call for participants for a training opportunity on Peace Education in Scouting held in...
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Between 24 and 28 April 2023, the European Scout Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) will welcome 20 young advocates for a better world to Brussels, Belgium, for two days of advocacy training and a “youth takeover” of the...
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WOSM highlighted the importance of non-formal education in promoting good health and wellbeing at the inaugural meeting of the World Health Organization’s Youth Council in Geneva, Switzerland.