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Issue No. 2 of the Africa Scout Day Bulletin, for March 10, 2016 Contents: 1. Africa Scout Day Activities on Ghanaian Media 2. International Youth Camp Opens at Efua Sutherland Children’s Park 3. Africa Scout Committee Concludes its Meeting 4...

The different activities taking place in the framework of the Africa Scout Day received media attention today. The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation offered a slot on the GTV Breakfast show where Gregory Manful - the Chief Commissioner of Ghana, Nelson...

As part of the camp programme, Scouts today visited 2 children’s homes. One is a correctional facility for home for minors and the other, Dzorwulu Home, is for kids with disability. During the visit the Scouts interacted with the children and made...

The Better World Exhibition today was abuzz of activities as Scouts attending the camp flocked in to learn and interact with the staff, volunteers and other Scouts. Among the thematic areas addressed at the exhibition include diversity and inclusion...

The two-day meeting of the Africa Scout Committee concluded today at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons.

The morning began with the opening ceremony of the International Youth Camp at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park where over 200 scout from different countries in Africa are camping for the next three days. The opening ceremony was presided over by...

The two-day training on youth engagement for good governance kicked-off today at Efua Sutherland Children’s Park. It is being attended by about thirty Scout leaders and young people from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania...

The work of the Scouts over the years have been made possible by the generous donations of friends and supporters who ascribe to the belief that nothing gives more happiness and fulfilment like contributing to worthy causes aimed at transforming...

The Scout shop exists to provide Scouts with quality scouting merchandise that they can use with pride. The items stocked at the shop include include; clothes, badges, branded souvenirs and gift items. These items when worn help to promote and...

Over the next one week, a lot of focus will be on Ghana as Scouts arrive from all parts of the Africa and the world for the All Africa Scout Day (ASD) celebrations. This follows the nomination of the Ghana Scouts Association to host this year’s...

The Africa Scout Committee (2015-2018) convened at the Orchid Hotel in Accra, Ghana for its second statutory meeting since election in August 2015. Present at the meeting are all members. They are also joined by the the Vice Chairperson of the World...

At the heart of the Global Development Village at the International Youth Camp that is taking place at Efua Sutherland Children’s Park, there will be the World Scouting’s Better World Exhibition. The Better World Framework brings together the...

Issue No 1 of the 2016 Africa Scout Day Celebrations in Accra, Ghana

On the occasion of #IWD2016, World Scout Committee (WSC) Chairperson, João Armando Gonçalves, and WOSM Secretary General, Scott Teare share their thoughts on gender equality and how Scouting is making a difference by encouraging both genders to...

It’s International Women’s Day, and we took the opportunity to ask Scouts across the world “What is gender equality? How can you #StepItUp4Gender as a Scouts?”. Here are some of the responses we got: Grace Wanja, Rover Scout, Kenyatta University...