Ocean

Scouts across the world are lending their voices in the fight against climate change. From the Arctic Circle to small island states, to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, climate change is impacting upon traditional Scouting activities. The World...

Mrs Elzette Balgobin, the Unit Manager for the Indian Ocean sub region, arrived in Seychelles on the 27th February 2009 to look into ways of strengthening cooperation between the Regional office, and the Seychelles Scouts Association (SSA). The...

The King of Sweden, honorary chairman of the World Scout Foundation, received a contribution of USD3 million from Prince Faisal, Saudi Arabia’s minister of education on behalf of King Abdullah. The gift was presented in May 2009 in Boston, in the...

Maldivian president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom escaped assassination in his Indian Ocean archipelago thanks to a teenage boy Scout who wrestled back a knife-wielding attacker, officials said. Mr. Gayoom, who was unharmed in the incident, paid tribute to...

A campaigning project to rescue and revive an endangered and environmentally-sensitive urban park in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod has won the 2008 Volvo Adventure and the US$10,000 first prize. The five students of the 'Green Sail' team, beat...

Scouts learn, discuss and understand the critical needs of young people worldwide. At the heart of the World Scout Centre is the display and exhibition area for Scouting around the world. World Scouting presents broad themes encompassing a culture of...