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The 22nd of February is an important day for Scouts worldwide. Today, we celebrate Lord Baden–Powell and Lady Olave birthdays also known as Founders Day, we also remember that the Scout Movement was founded by Lord Baden-Powell over one hundred years...

Scout Association of Japan has been participating in “Challenge 25 Campaign”, the campaign against climate change promoted by the Ministry of the Environment. Scouts of all over Japan participate in various activities for reducing greenhouse gas...

The members of the World Scout Committee had chosen three themes to shape the dynamic of their 2008-2011 mandate. One of these themes was “Tell the Story”. Of course, one main element of this process is to take advantage of the new Web 2.0 medias...

More than 2000 rovers along with another 500 foreign rovers, representing more than 20 countries, have already registered to be part of Paris d'Avenir. Sign up to take part in the event NOW ! Paris d'Avenir is an international event for rovers...

The World Scout Conference, which takes place once every 3 years and which was held this year in Brazil comes to a close. This 39th iteration of the World Organization of the Scout Movement’s (WOSM) international event gathered 952 participants...

As is custom during the World Scout Conference, NSO’s bid to host the next major World Scout events. This years contenders were vying to host the next, World Scout Conference in 2014, World Scout Moot in 2017and the next World Scout Jamboree in 2019...

With only 48 hours left of the 39th World Scout Conference, World Scouting undergoes changes that will define its leadership for the next 3 years. After the elections of 6 new World Scout Committee members on Wednesday, this morning, Rick Cronk...

Today the World Scout Conference elected six new members for the World Scout Committee. These members will replace the outgoing members who will finish their term at the end of the 39th Conference. View the Video The new members of the World Scout...

The 39th World Scout Conference has officially begun. Attended by 918 participants from NSOs and NSA’s around the world, the event promises to be an exciting one. The opening session began on a somber note as the Conference observed a moment of...

The World Scout Conference preparations have reached reaching their final stages, participants are confirmed and the União dos Escoteiros do Brasil (UEB, Union of Brazilian Scouts hosts of the 39th World Scout Conference and the World Scouting staff...

During the World Scout Conference held in Korea, 2008, a small team from The Web of Hope carried out a professional analysis of the carbon footprint of this event. Two technical reports have been received and a third report has recently been written...

After 4 days of sound contribution through inputs, workshops, open forum deliberations and exhibitions, the 11th World Scout Youth Forum concluded on the evening of 6th January and sessions were officially closed when the gong resounded. Participants...

The World Scout Youth Forum continues at full steam, with workshops and activities designed to engage and challenge the participants on the day’s topic or thematic focus. Today the participants explored the concept of life skills, what they are and...

As soon as they reached Blumenau, participants got ready to kick-off the long-awaited event, the 11th World Scout Youth Forum. Among various happenings, delegations of about 21 NSOs were busy displaying experiences or good practices extracted from...

As the World Scout Youth Forum (WSYF) progresses, the participants tackle more delicate issues. The two main over arching themes of this Forum are Youth Empowerment and Scouting as a World Wide Movement. Emphasis on this second day was put on Youth...