Africa
The 2019 Safer Internet Day (SID) celebrations took place on Tuesday, 5 February 2019 at the Rowallan Scouts Camp in Nairobi. The campaign's slogan, "Together for a better internet", is a call to action for all stakeholders to join together and play...
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As we are about to transition into a new year, we are coming to you to celebrate 2018, which has been an incredible year for Scouting in Africa, in every aspect. 2018 has been a year of empowerment with many training courses, workshops and capacity...
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Hundreds of Scouts from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and hosts Burundi have gathered in Gitega for the annual East Africa zonal Scout activities. The series of activities include Scout Competitions (for Junior, Senior and...
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Burundi Scouts Association has embarked on a process to review its Youth Programme that was developed in 2002. Fresh from the Regional Youth Programme Developers workshop held in Nairobi in September 2018, the Programme Commissioner in close...
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The fourth edition of the International Leadership Training (ILT) for the Africa Scout Region is being held from 13 th to 16 th December 2018 in Bujumbura, Burundi. This is the last regional ILT in the first phase of ILT implementation in the region...
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17 Scout Leaders from Burundi and Tanzania gathered at the Suédois Centre, Kibenga in the Burundian capital Bujumbura to take part in the Zonal Assistant Leader Trainers Course. Facilitated by Leader Trainers from Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, DR Congo...
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We sat down for a conversation with Sandrine Nikuze, the Deputy Chief Commissioner of Rwanda Scouts association. At the 22 years, she is possibly the youngest holder of that position in Africa. Here is her story! Sandrine Nikuze describes herself as...
Nairobi – Kenya: For the first time in 23 years the Africa Scout Foundation has launched its own website. Previously hosted on the scout.org/africascoutfoundation, news, stories, projects and other information about the foundation will from 1 st...
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1 November 2018, Nairobi - Kenya: November 1 st is Africa Youth Day – Thank you African Union for recognizing the youth as key agents for social change, economic growth and sustainable development in all areas of African society. Today, we celebrate...
Only about half the population of South Sudan’s capital has access to safe, clean water leaving thousands of people vulnerable to outbreaks of dangerous waterborne diseases like diarrhoea and cholera. After visiting a primary school in Juba and...