Africa News

KABUL, Afghanistan – United States Ambassador to Afghanistan John R. Bass received a couple of Scouts from the Afghanistan National Scout Organization who came to visit the US Embassy in Kabul on April 12 to promote peace and to celebrate the support...

Over 8,000 Cubs from Sri Lanka, Maldives and India gathered for the 12 th National Cubboree of the Sri Lanka Scout Association held on 6-8 April 2019 in Siyane National College of Education, Veyangoda, Gampha District. The Cubboree is Sri Lanka’s...

Environment education has been a key thrust for World Scouting and continues to play an important role in the Scout Movement since it was founded. With most of the Scout programmes and activities focused on environment education and its flagship...

When Cyclone Idai struck on March 15, 2019, it left parts of Southern Africa to bear catastrophic consequences. Considered one of the worst weather-related catastrophes in the history of Africa, Cyclone Idai affected at least 500,000 people, leaving...

The World Organization of the Scout Movement is saddened by the news this past Easter weekend when on Sunday, April 21, 2019 a series of coordinated attacks were carried out at several hotels and churches in Colombo, Negombo and Batticaloa in Sri...

Fung Hiu Lam, more fondly called as Helen, is the chairlady of the National Rover Scout Council of Scout Association of Hong Kong. During her term, she focused on organising a service project aiming to promote a more integrated community for ethnic...

Copenhagen will be hosting the Global Goals World Cup on 14 May 2019. The Danish Scouts (KFUM-Spejderne) and their Tunisian partners Les Scouts Tunisiens will be represented. Their partnership project Future Leaders has qualified for the tournament...

The prestigious Effie awards, which celebrate the effectiveness of marketing communications, were once again awarded at the Days of Communication in Rovinj. These awards are bestowed on the best agencies and advertisers for outstanding market...

It was a buzz of activities at the Monrovia Vocational Training Centre (MVTC) from 28 th March to 4 th April 2019 with a series of activities targeting different Scout Leaders from Liberia Scouts Association within the framework of capacity...

The members of the General Commission, the National Committee and Auditors of Scoutisme Beninois benefitted from a three-day capacity building workshop held in Cotonou. This is in line with good governance and best management practices of World...

“We will come back and replace this temporary bridge that we’ve built with a sturdy, more permanent bridge for the children and the village.” This was the promise made by the community-based Scouts from the Bhutanese district of Tsirang when they...

Dozens of children in Vanuatu are thrilled with their bright and shiny life-changing packages after the first delivery of solar lights made by compassionate Scouts from Australia through an exciting new collaboration with charity SolarBuddy. Scouts...

“If we can give our young people interesting, exciting and relevant Scouting programmes, then we can say that we have done our job,” said Prof Dato' Dr. Mohd Zin Bidin, National Chief Scout Commissioner of Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia (PPM), as he...

Between February 16 th to 22 nd,2019 United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) had the chance to join more than a 100 young Scouts from all over Europe at two different Youth Events in France organized by Éclaireuses et Éclaireurs de France...

Scouting Ireland is a Member Organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) with a total membership of 50,000, approximately 10 per cent of whom are adult volunteers. Scouting Ireland supports the growth and development of young...