Youth Empowerment
Scouts Australia successfully hosted the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Youth Involvement inspiring the participants to engage more young people in decision-making at national, local and institutional levels. The workshop was held during the...
The Bangladesh Scouts is rallying Scouts and Scout Leaders to contribute to nation building, by becoming more involved in various Scouting activities and community development projects and services. Speaking during the Agreement Signing Ceremony for...
After marathon talks at the EU summit last week in Brussels, which heavily focused on migration, a collective agreement on reforming the EU asylum policy is still missing. In fact, the European Union is still struggling to strike a balance between...
Nairobi, Kenya: A total of 20 selected participants from 19 National Scout Organizations across the Africa Scout Region have gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for the 2018 Regional Messengers of Peace Workshop. They include selected MoP coordinators...
The Asia-Pacific Region, the largest Scout region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, has successfully rolled out the promotion of diversity and inclusion, convening key Scout Leaders in Manila for a 5-day workshop to establish a common...
A total of thirty-one Scout Leaders across Asia met in South Korea for the APR Seminar on Disaster Management to address and to identify the best preventive methods in disaster management, and to equip each National Scout Organization on how to best...
Rob McArthur and Poldy van Lyden swam the English Channel on Sunday, clearing a major hurdle in their Arch2Arctic expedition to raise £100,000 for UK Scouts. McArthur completed the swim in 12 hours and 40 minutes, while van Lyden took 18 ½ hours...
Most people spend their summer holidays lounging on the beach. Rob McArthur and Poldy van Lynden will spend theirs running, swimming, cycling and rowing nearly 5,000 kilometres from the heart of London to the edge of Arctic to raise money for UK...
Growing up was not always easy for Hedvig Mio Ahlström as the young Swede struggled with society’s views on sexuality and gender. But there was always one place that felt safe: the local Scout group. It was there that Ahlström, now 22 and a Rover...
This month, three Scouts, battling wind and snow, reached the summit of Mount Everest to fly the flags of Scouting from the top of the world’s highest mountain. Having completed the ascent from Everest’s south side two years ago, becoming the first...