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The World Organization of the Scout Movement has been awarded the Charity in Hope medal from the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul International in recognition of Scouting’s contribution and service to humanity. The medal is the highest distinction...
Over the last seven years, Scouting has been providing life changing opportunities, hope and a sense of belonging to thousands of children and young people at the Dadaab refugee Camp in Garissa County, Kenya. The Scouting for Refugees programme run...
On the side-lines of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee meeting in Kagoshima, about 100 Scouts and Scout Leaders from Japan and some neighbouring countries gathered on 26 May 2019 for a fundraising event organised by the APR Scout Foundation...
For the world El Salvador is known for its daily problems of crime and high daily mortality rate. The difficult conditions of the country after a series of earthquakes in 2001 were the justification for extending the state of temporary protection to...
Scouts together with Girl Guides, University Students and Junior Achievement Club joined UN- Environment and the Clean Seas Campaign to share their progress on the implementation of the Plastic Tide Turners Challenge Badge programme since the launch...
June 8, 2019 – For World Ocean’s Day, World Scouting is teaming up with UN Environment to create a new movement for action in the battle against plastic pollution. Already, some 27,000 Scouts, Guides and university students have undertaken a new...
Scouts were among the 46 indigenous youth leaders from Africa, who came together to take part in the 1 st WWF Africa Youth Conference that took place on 22 nd -24 th May 2019 at the Africa Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in Nairobi, Kenya. The participants...
On June 2nd, in the Metropolitan Park Guangüiltagua, north of the capital, Scouts Ecuador together with representatives of the UN Environment, shared a spectacular message with more than 200 Scouts, among beneficiaries and leaders of the city of...
3 June 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: World Scouting today announced the launch of a global activation campaign named Scouts #MakeItHappen that will mobilise over 50 million Scouts for 50 days of community service, tackling pressing global challenges...
The Scout Association of Hong Kong formally inaugurated its centennial building on April 20. Officially called the “Hong Kong Scout Centennial Building,” the structure is a 21-storey building that was redeveloped from the former 5-storey Tang Shiu...
The Scout Donation Platform is challenging all Scouts working on a project for any of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and seeking funding. World Scouting is launching a worldwide competition as part of the larger Scouts #MakeItHappen digital...
26 May 2019, Nairobi: A delegation of World Scouting participated in the UN-Habitat Global Stakeholders Forum that took place on 25-26 May at United Nations Office in Nairobi ahead of the week-long 1 st UN-Habitat Assembly that kicks off on 27 May...
The Steering Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) visited Jordan, Israel and Palestine during 10-19 May 2019 to promote WOSM’s Vision 2023 and provide impetus for advancing growth plans for Scouting in the region. Through...
Nearly 100 Rovers and Scouts banded together in the early morning of May 1 to clean up a garbage-filled back street in downtown Yangoon. A civil society group, Clean Yangoon, spearheaded the activity in partnership with Myanmar Scouts and the Yangoon...
More than 550 teachers, community leaders and Scout leaders attended the 6-day Basic Unit Leaders Training of Nepal Scouts. This is an interesting development for the Scout Movement in Nepal where local government units in Province No. 1 sent their...