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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

(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...

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. To mark the 30th...

SCOUTS EVERY DAY A GLOBAL NETWORK SERVING TO PEACE There is no way to peace, peace is the way. -Mahatma Gandhi “Do as my dependent ...” is the phrase that resonates inside us for life, since we recite our first Scout promise and resonate each once we...

Inside Africa Scout Region at the World Scout Conference Track 4 Mandela 600 Cubs celebrate Independence Day Don Bosco Scout Group duty to others A lasting partnership between Africa and Arab Scout Region A space for the development of leadership and...

SOUTH AFRICA - 1st Strandfontein Scouts Group renovated and cleaned up the Ebenezer Old Age Home garden to honor their “recycled youths” on Mandela Day. “We decided to give back on Madiba’s birthday because of the valuable service he had given to all...