Asia-Pacific News

11-22 November, World Scouting will be taking part in the United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP 19 in Warsaw, Poland. The Conference will gather participants from nations and organisations from all over the world to discuss how the global...

(PPÖ/Linz) - Members of the different federal working groups of Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs (PPÖ), the National Scout Organisation (NSO) in Austria, met during the first November weekend for their regular autumn sessions. During the...

On the way to Brussels airport after the autumn meeting of the European Scout Committee we met at least three different Cub Scout and Scout Units from Les Scouts, one of the National Scout Associations (NSAs) in Belgium at the Gare du Midi...

Ang European Region ng World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) ay kasali ng mga Scouts mula sa buong mundo sa pagpapahayag ng simpatya sa mga pamilya at mga kaibigan na biktima ng kahila-hilakbot na bagyo na sinalanta ang malaking bahagi ng...

From the 4th - 8th November 2013, the Africa Scout Region held a "Managing For Outcomes: a tool for quality assurance" workshop at the AACC Desmond Tutu Ecumenical Centre. The workshop was being facilitated by Robert M. Penna, Ph.D., renowned author...

Kenya – During the 56th Jamboree On The Air and 17th Jamboree On The Internet an exciting challenge, the Global Torch Race was held. The Global Torch Race was about creating the fastest-growing gathering of Scouts globally and with a goal of...

The 56th Jamboree On The Air and 17th Jamboree On The Internet took place on 19th and 20th October 2013. Scouts from the Africa Region were not left out in this fun-filled event, which is held every year in the 3rd weekend of October. With the theme...

Every year the Arab Scout Region holds an International Youth Gathering with the objective of Strengthening ties of friendship and brotherhood among the participants from all over the world, Capacity building of the participants and encouraging them...

(SP-FS/Helsinki) - Partionuoret Lauri Koistinen ja Milla Kajala veivät jouluterveisiä Mäntyniemeen partiolaisten adventtikalenterien muodossa. Adventtikalenterit vastaanottivat Tasavallan presidentti Sauli Niinistö ja hänen puolisonsa Jenni Haukio...

Uganda - Uganda Scouts Association this year welcomed 17 Canadian Scouts (4 Leaders and 13 Rovers) from the 1st Wartford Scout Group from Toronto. They came to Uganda under the church called Pentecostal Assemblies of God – they wanted to work with...

Kenya - On 21st September, Alshabab terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack on the Westgate Mall in the West of Nairobi. During the terror attack, 67 people lost their lives and more than 200 victims were badly injured. Scouts and other...

Kenya - Kenya Scouts Association participated in a peace walk dubbed, “Education for Peace: Peace Begins with me”. The Walk was an initiative by the Peace Ambassadors Kenya, a national initiative of youths drawn from various institutions of higher...

South Africa - Buntu Tsotsobe, Assistant Troop Scouter for 1st Liwa Scout Troop in Guguletu, was flown to Paris on a trip where he surprised King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on his 60th Birthday. In 2007 Buntu met King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during...

An innovative partnership between The Scout Association (UK) and the nationwide Bright Sparks Project has resulted in a record number of contributions from across the United Kingdom and saw a Scout Leader from Sutton Coldfield win this nationwide...

South Africa - South African Scout Johan Harzon (16) from the 1st Pinelands Scout Troop was the first youth from the Western Cape to receive the LEAD SA Youth Hero Recognition, for his service to others and leading by example. “I feel humbled and...