Scouting and Humanitarian Action
As families fled the escalating violence in Ukraine, young Scouts like 25-year-old Raluca were among the first responders at the borders of neighbouring countries, offering urgent support like food, accommodation and access to information to help the...
Helping every person, in every circumstance, is part of what we do as Scouts. Since the war in Ukraine began, Scouts from all over have reached out to support their peers and help with the humanitarian response. World Scouting immediately launched a...
GENEVA/BRUSSELS, 7 April 2022 – UNICEF and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) today launched a regional cooperation agreement to provide critical care and support to children and families fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Around 300 Scout Health Guard programme volunteers in Hong Kong assisted in packing more than 30,000 anti-epidemic kit on 26 March.
The tropical cyclones Ana and Batsirai which started in late January 2022 have brought with them great devastation across parts of Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. From massive flooding to the destruction of homes and crop fields and...
Scouts of Greece have been on the front line to alleviate as much as possible the environmental and human repercussions of the ongoing wildfires. Over the last two months only, over 500 fires have erupted in Greece, causing the destruction of more...
Typhooon Ulysses unleashed powerful winds and heavy rains that destroyed low-lying areas of the Municipality of San Mateo in the Phil- ippines. The most affected places are sectors located in the lower side of two communities in the town. To support...
As heavy rains continued with rising sea level and causing water to be released into the rivers, Rover Scouts supported local authorities in helping flood victims live at temporary settlements in Kuching, Sarawak. Severe flooding went on for two...
Making people happy does not have to be expensive. Most of the time, it only takes a sincere heart and a helping hand to see it happen. Children of indigenous communities living in far-flung areas and coastlines received a decent pair of slippers as...
In May 2020, Myanmar Scouts organized the Project Oasis intended for people who are living in slum areas in Yangon. At the same time, thie project supported Rover Scouts who volunteered at government quarantine centres. A total of 150 households...