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Kaprálův mlýn is a Scout environmental education centre in the Czech Republic that operates with minimal carbon footprint. A former mill, the centre is located in a unique karst landscape with many different habitats nearby, including caves. This...

This Earth Hour, we’re calling on all Scouts to shine a light on climate action and help #changeclimatechange. Put your skills, time and resources to good use and make a positive difference for the environment. Here are some suggestions: 1. Start a...

Design a logo for JOTA-JOTI, the largest annual Scouting event in the World! JOTA-JOTI 2016. JOTA-JOTI allows and encourages Scouts from all over the world to communicate with one another via amateur radio and the internet, providing a fun and...

This year’s All Africa Scout Day celebrations will be held between 9 - 13 March 2016 in Ghana; hosted by the Ghana Scouts Association. The event will bring together Scouts, aged 14 years and above, from different countries in Africa and beyond for a...

The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) welcomes Scouting Antiano and Scouting Aruba as new members, and congratulates the Palestinian Scout Association for acquiring full voting rights. The announcement was made by the Secretary General...

Del 19 al 21 de febrero de 2016 se realizó en las instalaciones de la Oficina Scout Mundial – Centro de Apoyo Interamérica, la reunión de trabajo sobre la Red de Jóvenes. A esta reunión asistieron Iliëne Corsen y Tiago Lacerda, miembros de la...

To celebrate Founder’s Day, The Scout Association of Macau (TSAM) held a two-day celebration at the Headquarters on 20-21 February 2016 gathering about 400 Scouts. They enjoyed watching video clips about BP’s biography, World Scout Jamboree...

The Africa Scout Region is saddened by the news of the untimely death of Mr. Steve Kanene, the National Executive Commissioner of The Scout Association of Malawi which occurred on Thursday, February 25, 2016 after a short illness. Until his demise...

[MEETING POSTPONED] It is with regret that we have to inform you that the 10th Radio Scouting and Internet Seminar, which had been scheduled to take place in Tallinn (EE) in May 2016, has been postponed. We will share the new dates as soon as they...

Linda Rainbow from Vancouver, Canada, has recently joined the World Scout Bureau Global Support Centre, Kuala Lumpur as the Intern for Governance and Institutional Support. Having spent six years as a volunteer for Scouts Canada on the council and...

Not just since last summer the Guides and Scouts in Austria had become more and more involved in refugee and migrant support activities in their local communities. Reason enough for Geo, a member of the social-media team of the Pfadfinder und...

Founder's Day and World Thinking Day greetings from WOSM Secretary General and WAGGGS Chief Executive Officer. "Hi, I’m Anita Tiessen, I’m the Chief Executive of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. My name is Scott Teare, I’m the...

In November 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan swept through the villages in Tacloban City and the nearby towns in southern Philippines. Due to the impact of storm surge, the Leyte Council Scout House of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) was completely...