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Geneva, Switzerland - As the sun rises on 1 August 2007, in every time zone, 28 million Scouts worldwide, girls and boys, women and men, will celebrate the dawn of a new century of Scouting and reflect on the spirit of friendship and peace. Scouting...

As part of their World Centenary celebrations, Scouts Australia is running a competition called Fly the Flag where Scouts display the World Scout emblem as creatively and widely as possible. The winner will be chosen based on a combination of...

Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the Centenary of Scouting in his service on Sunday at the Vatican in Rome as the Scout and Guide Spirit Flame passed through the Italian capital. Addressing the crowd of thousands in St. Peter's square, the Pope...

Minyons Escoltes i Guies de Catalunya are celebrating the Centenary with a Gift for Peace they have called “Hands for Peace”. The cardboard hands, simulating the shape of a dove, were designed so that Scouts in the region could write down their hopes...

Throughout the last 100 years Scouting has been running in unusual places but last week it went right to the top, as Britain's most famous street was turned into a Scout adventure centre. One hundred Scouts were invited to Downing Street by the...

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...

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...

The Scouts and Guides of France from the Savoie districts have challenged themselves for the celebration of the Scouting Centenary: they have decided to renew their promise at the top of the Mont-Blanc. They have planned to get there on the 1st of...

Starting on Brownsea on 1st August, the New Centenary Camp is a unique opportunity for Scouts aged 13-18 from around the world. It brings together young people from many different backgrounds for 72 hours of Adventure, Scouting, and Community. One...

Débutant le 1er Août à Brownsea, le Camp du Nouveau Centenaire est une occasion unique pour les Scouts du monde entier entre 13 et 18 ans. Ce camp rassemblera des jeunes de différents horizons pour 72 heures d'aventures, de Scoutisme et d'esprit...

Over 200 youth and adults joined in the fun at the Waiapu Zone Centennial Scout Camp at Puketapu Domain, near Taradale, last weekend. The camp, marking 100 years of scouting worldwide, saw seven Scout groups from around Hawkes Bay, camp out for two...

This year, the Palestinian Scout Association is not only celebrating the Centenary of Scouting, but also the 95th Anniversary of Scouting in Palestine. To commemorate the occasion, a workshop was held in the North Gaza District, with various Scout...

On the banks of the Nile in Khartoum, Sudan, the national celebrations of Scouting's Centenary were launched. “Today we celebrated Founder's Day by hosting a great festival. Scout members went in a big procession to the centre of Khartoum singing...

Scouting has been a part of the history of the Town of Whitby, Ontario, Canada for almost 100 years. In this Centennial year of World Scouting the Scouts of Whitby area thought it is only fitting that they give something back to the town to mark this...

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...