Africa News

Over 70 participants from Scouts, Venture Scouts, Rover Scouts, Scout Leaders and Commissioners joined Messengers of Peace (MoP) Open Day on 3 February 2017 to explain what is MoP and how a Scout project that brings a positive change in the area of...

National coordinators of Ticket to Life project (TTL) gathered at Yellow Ribbon Hotel in Bangkok from 31st January until 3rd of February for a planning workshop. This year’s workshop was conducted to develop a long-term strategic plan for three years...

At a ceremony on 1 February 2017 at the Estonian Ministry of Education and Science, H.E. Chris Holtby, formerly Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Estonia and patron of the Eesti Skautide Ühing (Estonian Scouts Association) from 2013 to 2016 was awarded the...

The 5th World Scout Interreligious Symposium (WSIS) was held from the 27th to 29th of January 2017 at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York. It is organised by members of the Boy Scouts of America's Religious Relationships...

At the inauguration of the 11th National Rover Moot held on 25-31 January 2017 at Gopalganj district, Bangladesh Prime Minister HE Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for expansion of Scouting in every school from primary to secondary level. She...

1 February 2017, Nairobi: The World Scout Bureau Africa Support Centre has released a circular through the International Commissioners inviting all National Scout Organizations to this year's Africa Scout Day celebrations which will take place from 8...

Five years after the Boy Scouts of the Philippines adopted the World Scout Environment Programme (WSEP), a total of 649 applications for the WSEP badge has been approved for 2016 alone. WSEP is based on a set of environmental principles and aims that...

We are happy to share with you the December 2016 issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region e-newsletter.

2017 started for the National Scout Association of Moldova with brio, working intensely for a period of two days on the early stages of a program that will contribute to the formation of responsible citizens. Thus, in the context of the strategic...

Spiritual development is an important part of Scouting. It helps young people in Scouting to become who they are and shapes their characters. The World Organization of the Scout Movement is looking at how spiritual development flourishes on...

Asia Philanthropy Awards(APA) seeks hidden individuals and NPOs, working to enhance philanthropy in Asia. APA is an award system with no discrimination against a religion, philosophy, field, and size of organization. We believe, there are many hidden...

18 January 2017, Nairobi - Kenya: 20 National Messengers of Peace (MoP) Coordinators from different National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in the Africa Region have gathered in Nairobi for the Regional MoP workshop. The main goal of the workshop is to...

Nairobi - Kenya: 20 National Messengers of Peace (MoP) Coordinators from different National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in the Africa Region have gathered in Nairobi for the Regional MoP workshop. The main goal of the workshop is to build capacity of...

The European Scout Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) joins Scouts and Guides of Junák - český skaut, the National Scout Organisation of Czechia, and from around the world in remembering Czech Scouting’s Vice President Jiří...

The 2nd World Scout Education Congress will take place from 11 - 15 May 2017 at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC). Participants can expect for the congress to assist NSOs in building capacity in the areas of Youth Programme and Adults...