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16 October 2020, World Food Day: On 16 October every year the world marks the World Food Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness on the issues behind poverty and food security such as; hunger, obesity, environmental degradation, loss of agro...

Nairobi, 16 October 2020 – More than 400 young Africans were today honoured for their leadership in addressing plastic pollution in their communities as part of the Tide Turners Plastic Challenge. At a high-level event, political leaders, senior UN...

Marking the International Day of the Girl on 11 October 2020, Abeer Hamed Baalousha, a female Scout Leader from Saudi Arabia shares her experience with Scouting and the impact it is having on young women and girls in her country: We know that women...

World Scouting and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme signed a new global partnership agreement today, set to increase collaboration between the UN’s special programme for volunteers and one of the world’s largest volunteer movements. In...

A rare hurricane-like storm swept across Greece, flooding streets and homes and cutting power in the last two weeks of September. In less than three months, the region of Karditsa, has faced another episode of heavy rainstorm, resulting in tremendous...

On this year’s International Day of Peace, we celebrate one of our Messengers of Peace Heroes, who is not only a young advocate for peacebuilding through dialogue, but has done an outstanding job at introducing and mainstreaming this concept across...

The Scouts of Bolivia and the DPSG (German Scouts of San Jorge) have a long relationship of collaboration and international friendship that dates back to 1964, over the years they have developed several projects of cultural exchange and social...

TANZANIA SCOUTS ASSOCIATION EARLIER ON SATURDAY 19TH SEPT 2020 CELEBRATED THE COMMEMORATION OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY HELD AT DAR ES SALAAM.

Sudanese Scouts promptly responded to combat the floods that hit the country recently. They are contributing with great efforts to help the state provide relief and assistance to people affected by this natural disaster. The Sudanese Scouts formed a...

Wanting to help their community during the COVID-19 pandemic, 250 Scouts and their families cooperated with foodbanks in all the regions of Andalucía, Spain. They managed to collect and distribute more than 7100 kg of food, had invaluable...

When COVID-19 hit Nepal, the government imposed a lock down. One community in Damak City at Jhapa district has been severely affected where hunger is a daily struggle. This community has 15-20 families where most men work as construction workers in a...

Mao is a 10 year-old Cub Scout from Nuevo León, Mexico. She loves nature, learning new things through Scouting but most importantly she believes that every child should have access to quality education. With the support of her family, Scout Leader...

The Africa Scout Region has partnered with Goodwall to launch BetterTogether, a n inclusive, global online programme to help the next generation navigate the pandemic-stricken job market and positively impact society through the development of...

Did you know that there are more than 57 million Scouts around the globe? Our Movement is present in over 170 countries! Let's learn how you can connect with Scouts around the world.

Following the sudden and devastating explosion at the port of Beirut on 4 August 2020, the Scouts of Lebanon emerged quickly among the first responders supporting relief efforts. The explosion resulted in more than one hundred fatalities, thousands...