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A BackStage Story by the Scout Donation Platform Camilo Ayala knows what it’s like to live without hope, so he decided to do his part to try and help other young people caught up in gang violence in Colombia with the “Heroes of the Future” project...
In commemoration of the 93rd Anniversary of Children Organisations and Movements, the Scout Association of Mongolia conducted their annual Great Challenge at Batsumber Scout Eco Camp in Tuv Province on 5-6 May 2018. The Great Challenge is a...
After a totalitarian regime came to power in Czechoslovakia in 1948, with the backing of the then Soviet Union, it cracked down on civil society and government critics, and jailed its opponents. The next year, in Prague, a small group of army...
The UK Scout Association has launched its strategy for growth over the next five years, with the aim of equipping young people with the skills they need for life, and adding 50,000 more young people to its membership. Skills for Life – details the...
Scouting in the Czech Republic was banned three times under the country’s authoritarian regimes, and many of its leaders sacked from their jobs or even thrown in jail, but 30 years after the collapse of Communism, young Czechs are queuing up to...
Robert is a serial offender. Jailed in the sprawling Murchison Bay Prison in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, he faces two more years behind bars. But a year ago he joined the Scouts, and now he’s a Patrol Leader in his block. It’s changed his life....
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Dženis Skopljak is the Scout who raised money to get his unit of 21 new uniforms, scarves and unit badges through the Scout Donation Platform, and still had enough left over to help two other projects. Do you remember the first time you wore your...
Latest data from the UK Scout Association shows the number of Scouts in the country rose for the 13th year in a row - the longest period of sustained expansion since the 1930s – with Scouting attracting more adult volunteers than ever before. The...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The Asia-Pacific Support Centre of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) is presently holding the APR Workshop on Creating Impact through Brand Positioning and Advocacy to address prevalent challenges being...
With the Rover Centenary in full swing we spoke to NRAC Chairperson Ubayd Ali Bapoo. Ubayd is also a Crew member of the Constantiaberg Rover Crew in Cape Town. Ubayd is a fan of technology, innovation, programming, coffee, entrepreneurship and “of...
The idea of freedom is at the heart of Scouting in Latvia, a Baltic nation bordering Russia that was for decades under the control of the Soviet Union. Scouting was first established in the country in 1917, and – despite the political situation -...
MANILA, Philippines – Thirty regional leaders meet in the Philippine capital Manila for a 3-day meeting of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee (APRSC) on 28 to 30 April 2018. The Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee, the region’s policy-making...
A group of Senior and Rover Scouts from Rizal Province in the Philippines, south of capital Manila, spearheaded a gift-giving project for 146 kids in a far-flung school in the province. The Scouts had to hike for several hours and cross two rivers to...
The UK Scout Association held a ceremony at Windsor Castle over the weekend to present more than 300 young people with the Queen’s Scout Award, the organisation’s highest honour. Princess Beatrice of York, representing the Queen, and UK Chief Scout...