Asia-Pacific News

(Corfu/Ελληνικός Προσκοπισμός) - A touching story has reached us from the Πρόσκοποι Κέρκυρας - Scouts of Corfu demonstrating the huge impact a small post on social media can have. Earlier this year the family of Χάρης (Harry), who is 11 years old and...

You may think being able to tie knots and light fire in the forest may bring some fun and a few badges on the scout uniform. These may also keep a child from drug. Yet how many of you know that it can fast track you to a successful career? 11 out of...

Marek Fukas from Bratislava, Slovakia, has recently joined the World Scout Bureau Global Support Centre as a Project Manager, Social Funding. Marek has a solid experience in project management, gained from 15 years of delivering projects in ICT...

Last and final Disaster Risk Reduction Management Training Course happening now in Oroqueta City, Philippines. The training will run until 27 April 2016 providing Scouts with knowledge on how to respond to emergency situation such as emergency rescue...

The ultimate goal is to connect 40 million Scouts engaged as Messengers of Peace participating in creative and innovative social entrepreneur activities, with relevant impact in their local, national or regional community. The Bharat Scouts and...

As centennial cub Scouting worldwide is celebrated this year, several countries are preparing for something special, and Brunei Darussalam Scouts Association is one of them. At the 4th Brunei Darussalam Cubboree on 18-23 March 2016, over 600 cub...

(Bucharest/ONCR) – Earlier this week, Teo and Andrei were part of a group of 13 Scouts meeting His Excellency Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, in the gardens of Cotroceni Palace, the Presidential Palace in Bucharest. Joining them were Sabin...

Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (45): a story from Vienna in Austria. “What are pancakes?” – “Come, let’s cook them together!” This is the kind of dialogue you may have heard last...

Over 100 members of the Asia-Pacific Regional Sub-Committees and other Scouting leaders gathered in Jakarta for a two-day orientation and training on 11-12 April 2016. In relation to the Asia-Pacific Region’s strategic 3-year plan, sub-committee...

Diversity must not be perceived as a problem, but as a challenge and an opportunity to improve one of Scouting’s most important goals: Scouting open for all. All people. Including People with disabilities. People with a capital P, not a capital D...

‪Scouts‬ are always there to help. "On my honour, I will do my best!" is their code of conduct and "Duty to Others" becomes their call to action. Last week, parts of ‪Japan‬ and ‪‎Ecuador‬ were ravaged by earthquakes. Our Scouts responded swiftly and...

“We are linked to one vision, we may have different plans but we are linked with the World Organization of the Scout Movement and we are one team.” These words were echoed by Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee Chairman Paul Parkinson during the...

Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (44): a story from Ullerslev in Denmark, first published in the Danish daily Politiken. No need to know Danish to understand the “peppermint game”: is...

Skautský svět (The Scout World) features the World Scout Committee Chairperson, João Armando Gonçalves in its February-March 2016 issue. The bi-monthly magazine by Junák – Czech Scouting covers João Armando’s visit to Prague, Czech Republic last year...

The Scouts of the Nation Award is the highest achievement for youth members of Σώμα Ελλήνων Προσκόπων (Scouts of Greece, the National Scout Organisation of WOSM – the World Organization of the Scout Movement in Greece) and is presented to the...