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We are happy to share with you the January 2016 issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter. You can read directly online by clicking www.scout.org/kudumail45 Enjoy your reading.

As part of its strategy towards Youth Involvement in decision-making, the Ghana Scout Association (GSA) in collaboration with the Africa Regional Team organized its maiden National Scout Youth Forum. The objective of this forum is to provide an...

On Monday, 04 January 2016 the Association of Catholic Scouts of Côte d'Ivoire was among the four organizations that received a 4x4 vehicle from UNICEF. Other beneficiaries were the Ministry of Health and the Fight Against AIDS (National Health...

On Saturday 16 January 2016, the Scouts of Senegal (one of the NSAs that make the Senegalese Scout Confederation) officially opened their renovated centre with the compound of the Cathedral. The two-storey building of a total surface of 216 m2 was...

On Saturday 30 January 2016, The Scout Association of Nigeria held an extraordinary general meeting at Merit House in the Federal Capital Abuja to address issues the association is currently faced with. Dr. Wayne A. Davis, Chairperson of the Africa...

5th December was the International Volunteer Day. In celebrating all the volunteers who support Scouting at different levels we featured several volunteers. Here are the stories of Maina Kiranga, an adult from Kenya and Saloum Diouf, a young person...

The Africa Scout Foundation was established in 1995 to provide Africa Scout Region with financial support needed for the growth and development of Scouting. Its mission is to promote the growth of Scouting and support more young people in Africa to...

Some fifty Regional Volunteers, Committee members and members of the staff of the World Scout Bureau Europe Support Centres of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) spent a long weekend at the European Youth Centre Budapest. On the busy...

32 Scout leaders made a “look up” pose at the Rangzhikhar Gonpa during a spiritual hike as part of the ALT training in Bhutan. (Photo credit: Bhutan Scouts Association)

WOSM Secretary General, Scott Teare, welcomes fellow members to the meeting of The Alliance of Youth CEOs in Kuala Lumpur. They are: - Anita Tiessen (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) - Johan Vilhelm Eltvik (The Young Men's Christian...

After the launch of several “Erasmus-Scout” initiatives by National Scout Organisations (NSOs) and National Scout Associations (NSA) in the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) over recent years, the delegates...

the 7th Africa Scout Jamboree will be held in from 1st – 10th August 2016 in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire. The event, organized by the Africa Scout Region and hosted by Fédération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme, is expected to attract over 6, 000...

Just right after National Strategic Planning Workshop, Myannmar Scouts is now holding a Workshop on Youth Program Development still in Yangon, from 31 January to 5 February 2016. At the opening ceremony, Mayor of Yangon region government, U Hla Myint...

On 2nd February, Kenya Scouts Association (KSA) began a process of undergoing a mock audit of the Global Support Assessment Tool (GSAT) conducted by the staff of the World Scout Bureau Africa Support Centre. The primary focus of this mock audit...

If you know Scouts with special needs, or young people and leaders in your Scout association helping in this area, Scout Association of Japan is inviting them to be part of the 12th Nippon Agoonoree, happening on 12-16 August 2016. The event will...