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Kamba do peito participants
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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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Ticket to Life at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi
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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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Scouts in Ethiopia gather around a table to discuss gender equality
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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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Young refugees in Malawi participate in Scouting
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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...

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1st Africa Rover Moot 2023

“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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Scouts commemorating Earth Hour in Africa
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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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1st Africa Scout Interreligious Symposium in Bangui, Central African Republic
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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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Scouts Mobilize to Support Cyclone Freddy Emergency Response
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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...

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Africa Scout Day celebrations at the Univeristy of Nairobi on 11 March 2023
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World Scout Bureau

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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Africa partnerships and resource mobilization workshop
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© World Scout Bureau / Nelson Opany

National Scout Organisations need to diversify their resources by utilising the available national funding opportunities and exploring national partnerships to support Scouting while documenting and sharing their impact to enhance their credibility...

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