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The post-admission capacity building and support visit to Scoutisme Congolais focused on assessing the status of Scouting in the country and exploring how to better support the growth and development of the movement while ensuring compliance with...
While European youth are essential to our society, their political representation often falls short of reflecting their numbers and concerns. Even though one in five Europeans is between 18 and 35, only 6% of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)...
The project had a profound effect, reaching over 422,500 children, adolescents, and vulnerable women in the targeted districts. It fostered an increased awareness about healthy eating habits and the nutritional value of local foods, setting a...
ExpoPro 2024 brought together young leaders from 12 countries in the Interamerican region to present 50 innovative community projects in areas such as health and wellbeing, environment and sustainability, peace and community and life skills.
Scouts in Malawi, Ghana, and Uganda, with the support of UK Scouts, have been purchasing and distributing insecticide treated bed nets to vulnerable people in their countries, and engaging communities in malaria prevention awareness through the...
The 15th WOSM Agora, held at the Göransborg Scout Centre in Sweden from April 3-7, 2024, brought together over 56 Rovers from 22 countries for a unique event driven by the motto "for Rovers, by Rovers."
For the last nine years, as the Muslim holy month approaches, the Scouts and Guides of Mali meet to organize the food distribution through their Opération Ramadan Charity (ORACHA) initiative with the help of over 200 Scouts and Guides are deployed...
Scouts of Panama gathered at the National Youth Forum under the slogan "Youth that involves and gets involved". This event promotes dialogue, active participation and civic engagement among the country's youth.
Inês Ferreira Rodrigues has been a Scout in Portugal for as long as she can remember. Over the past three years, she has served as the External Representative for the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, where she focuses...
Boy Scouts of the Philippines and the Philippine Youth Network for Interfaith Dialogue funded through the Scout Donation Platform an innovative project empowering youth leaders to combat plastic pollution through interfaith collaboration and...
Venezuela leads the implementation of the Interreligious Dialogue Challenge! Aimed at young people aged 15 to 20, the Interreligious Dialogue Challenge promotes understanding and friendship among diverse religions, contributing to peace, unity and...
Elisaveta Lukanovska is a dynamic force driving positive change as the International Commissioner for Sojuz na Izvidnici na Makedonija, North Macedonia's National Scout Organization.
Jill Pitcher Farrell is the first woman in Scouting Ireland to have been elected Chief Scout. Her journey within scouting began at the age of 10, evolving into a passionate commitment as she transitioned from Scout to Rover Scout and later as an...
HRH Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg has been awarded the Bronze Wolf, World Scouting’s highest honour, in recognition of his extraordinary commitment and invaluable contributions to the Scout Movement.
This week, the final negotiations on the WHO Pandemic Accord started with Member States gathered to adopt a proposal that will be delivered at the 77th World Health Assembly in May 2024.