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World Scout Bureau Inc./ Nelson Opany
Africa
In the districts of Gasabo, Kicukiro, Musanze and Rusizi in Rwanda, Scouts are learning about the harmful effect of plastics on the environment and taking action to reduce plastic pollution in their communities - from community awareness campaigns to...
Over 500 Scouts from 15 countries around Africa and the world gathered in Bujumbura, Burundi for the 14th Africa Scout Day celebrations with calls for Scouts to embrace the future with openness and optimism; engage more young people for growth and...
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World Scouting/Angola
“Kamba do Peito”, or “Friends of the Heart,” is a sexual and reproductive health education programme by Associação de Escuteiros de Angola seeking to eliminate the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other STIs, improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy...
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World Scout Bureau Inc. / World Scouting
Ticket to Life initiative enables integration of vulnerable children and youth living in developing countries into society. It provides Scouting activities adapted to their needs to build knowledge and skills, which improves their quality of life...
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World Scout Bureau
Ethiopia is a country of 109 million people, more than 50% of whom are women and girls. Their developmental outcomes are significantly constrained by unequal gender power relations, and the Scouts have decided to stand in the gap and be counted as...
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World Scout Bureau
Just outside of Malawi’s bustling capital of Lilongwe, Scout leaders and the Scout Association of Malawi are working together to create a sense of community and offer Scouting activities to hundreds of children and youth living in the Dzaleka refugee...
“I recognize the importance of the Scout movement as a partner in advancing the development of young people. The movement is a social force that can be harnessed for good in areas such as peace and security, climate action and international...
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World scout Bureau inc./Madagascar
Scouts across Africa joined WWF in commemorating Earth Hour by organizing in-person and virtual awareness events, conducting marches for nature, planting trees, conducting environmental clean-ups, and doing the symbolic switch-off at 08:30 PM local...
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World Scout Bureau Inc./Leo Batier
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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World Scouting/Madagascar
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...