Peace
13 November 2015, Nairobi, Kenya: The 11th Africa-Europe Training Course for Youth Organizations is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya in the framework of the 7th African University on youth and Development. The course is organized in co-operation with...
10 November 2015, Nairobi, Kenya: The 7th African University on Youth and Development kicked-off on 9th November at the Sportsview Hotel Kasarani in Nairobi Kenya. The week long event brings together over 100 young people form Africa and Europe for...
Last August, the 7th Africa Scout Youth Forum elected six new Youth Advisors to represent the voice of African Scouts – Pamela Akplogan Monbolade Urchelle (Benin), Solomon Idopise Etim (Nigeria), Christa Anita Sophie Marie (Seychelles), Jean Cedric...
Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (28): a training course offered by IICoS in France Nadine Lyamouri-Bajja, from IICoS and one of the workshop facilitators at the upcoming...
Since the Messengers of Peace initiative started in 2011, thousands of Scouts in many countries have been inspired to take actions for peace in their communities. It is now time to evaluate these projects, analyse the outcomes and tell their success...
All 40 million Scouts worldwide were today honoured with a “Youth Leadership Award for the Environment” for their dedication to environmental protection at the Green Cross International Conference for a Green and Inclusive Economy. Six Scouts...
The Ukrainian Scouts celebrated the International Day of Peace with the achievement of 1 million service hours on scout.org. Last year was a very difficult year for Ukraine and for Ukrainian Scouting. However, Scouts of the National Organization of...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) congratulates the United Nations and its member states for the decision to adopt the new framework, Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This is indeed a historic...
An exhibition by Green Cross International has caught the attention of Scouts from Troop 130 in Geneva. The Scouts visited the exhibition and were inspired by the efforts of their friends and colleagues all over the world. Bryce, 16, said, "I feel so...
“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” – Albert Einstein Peace. A simple word yet filled with complexity and meaning. In a common dictionary, it is defined as freedom from disturbance; freedom from or the cessation...