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As we commemorate World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June, we would like to share various actions that Scouts in the Africa Region are taking to raise awareness against child labour, promote child protection as well as champion the cause of quality...
The Kenya Scouts Association is working on an ambitious programme to revive and boost Air Scouting activities in the country. Spearheaded by the passionate Captain Mercy Makau from the Kenya School of Flying, the programme will see many more young...
The aim of our Scouts of the World Award project was to prevent flooding in the local school and improve the classrooms to create a better learning environment for the children.
ZIMBABWE: National Scout Organizations of the Southern Africa Zone held their 41st Zonal Conference and 12thZonal Youth Forum between 28th April and 3rd May 2015 in Harare, Zimbabwe; under the theme, “One Tree, Many Branches.” A total of 10 NSOs...
Cambodia Scouts (CS) created another milestone as 30 Scout Leaders were trained in the first Assistant Leader Trainers ever to be held in Cambodia. The course ran from 27 April to 3 May 2015 in Siem Reap. In addition to local participants, there were...
This week, more than 150 Scouts from across Europe will gather in Antalya (Turkey) for the 8th European Scout Educational Methods Forum of the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement - WOSM. If you are not amongst those...
The welcoming was conducted by Mauricio Veayra, where young people are the heart of our Movement was reaffirmed. To this preceded the words of Leonardo Morales, Chairperson of Interamerican Scout Committee and Raul Arturo Sanchez Vaca, Regional...
Last week Scouts of the World Award team met in Paris with UNESCO World Heratige Education department. Together WOSM and UNESCO developed a badge that you can get along side the SW Award called the Patrimonito Scout Badge, if you complete your...
By: Rafe Lucado Interamerican Scout Committee Member rlucado@scout.org In the Scout Movement the good turn, as little or as big as each one has done it, is a spontaneous voluntary action taken up as the need or situation arises. This is very similar...
On 10th April 2015, 9-year old Ahmed Shaiban was saved by Scout Ahmed Azuhad and his friend Mohamed Musrih. The incident happened at Baa Atoll Eydhafushi Island, where Shaiban was reported to have slipped from the jetty while taking a stroll alone...