Peace
5 December - International Volunteer Day is an opportunity to thank the volunteers from around the world that support World Scouting through donating their time and talents in a whole variety of ways. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers strive to...
29th October, Toronto - Young people in Canada had the chance to make a real difference in the world at The Global Development Village (GDV), which ran last Thursday and Saturday in Toronto as part of Scouts Canada's Centenary celebrations. The free...
Norwegian Scouts and Guides took part in the Gifts for Peace by making an enormous peace quilt. Each patch in the peace quilt was made by a group of 5-10 Scouts and Guides. They decorated these with their wishes for the future, and the majority chose...
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...
Hylands Park, Chelmsford, UK – August 3, 2007 – During 2 days, the former president of Poland, Lech Walesa, visited the World Scout Jamboree. Joined by members of the polish contingent, he toured around the site to see many of the Jamboree activities...
Thank you to all of the Cubs, Scouts and Rover Scouts who entered the Gifts for Peace competition, sharing their photos, videos and sound clips, and their truly inspirational stories. Entries were received from Australia, Burundi, Japan, Mexico...
The sun is rising on a new century of Scouting. When joining millions of other Scouts in the renewal of the Promise let us thank all those who made it possible for us to live the unique, exciting and involving experience of Scouting, starting with...
For the eighth year in a row, thousands of Scouts travelled to the central plaza of Mexico City to 'draw' the fleur-de-lys (the emblem of World Scouting) in aluminium cans. The Scouts collect these cans throughout the year and need to spend around 2...
Cub Scouts in Greece are this year celebrating two major occasions: The Centenary of Scouting and the 75th anniversary of Cub Scouting in Greece. Working in partnership with UNICEF Hellas and SOS Children's Villages, numerous projects have already...
Le Mouvement des Eclaireuses Eclaireurs de France (EEDF) will celebrate the Centenary of Scouting through a special Peace Caravans journey. A project based on the promotion of peace, communication between young people from the North and the South...