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Javier Elias, 24 from Peru took part in a video contest organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary. For the contest, the participants were invited to create a short video...

117 different logos were submitted on the Facebook page for the JOTA-JOTI 2011 logo contest. One of the logos submitted received more than 300 votes, four had more than 200 fans and about ten had over 100 votes. The designs that received the most...

On the weekend of 30 April – 01 May 2011, the ICMYO Task Force met at the World Scout Bureau in Geneva, Switzerland. The members of the Task Force are a group of organisations of ICMYO who volunteer their efforts in service to ICMYO to plan the...

The JOTA-JOTI Logo Contest will be ending this Saturday. It has been incredibly popular with more than 100 designs submitted in only one month. We were very impressed with the wonderful diversity, quality and professionalism of the designs that were...

South African Scouts mobilised quickly to support over two hundred fire-fighters and conservation staff during this weekend’s devastating wild fires on the Helderberg mountain that saw eleven houses and a hotel burned to the ground. Scouts, adult...

Some 3,000 American Boy Scouts paraded on Omaha Beach on Saturday April 16th, forming the phrase, "Normandie, Land of Liberty". Omaha Beach is one the five landing beaches of Normandy. The goal of the operation was to provide support to have these...

The World Organization of the Scout Movement is hosting a contest to design the Logo of this year’s edition of the Jamboree-On-The-Air and Jamboree-On-The-Internet (JOTA - JOTI) Scouts around the world are invited to submit their design. This logo...

From the 25th-27th March, the new World Scout Committee met for the first time , since six new members (out of the twelve voting members) were elected during the World Scout Conference in Brazil. The meeting was the opportunity for the new members to...

A letter from the International Commissioner of the Scout Association of Japan was recently received by the World Scout Bureau. In the letter, Mr. Kume provided some important update on the current situation of our brother and sister Scouts in Japan...

At 8.30 PM (local time) on Saturday 26 March 2011, lights will be switched off around the globe for Earth Hour. Every household of the over 31 million Scouts in the 161 member countries of WOSM all over the world, can set a global record by coming...

It is with great concern that we are following Japan’s situation since Friday March 11th 2011 following the natural disasters that hit the northeast coast of the country. The World Organization of the Scout Movement contacted the Scout Association of...

Jennifer Lowe had two thoughts after she and other BSA delegates met President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House. Thought one: Delivering the BSA’s annual Report to the Nation to the President of the United States was an incredible...

The fighting taking place in Libya has pushed thousands to flee the country into Tunisia and Egypt. At the borders, thousands are queuing up, often tired, hungry and thirsty from their journey. Along with several other humanitarian organisations and...

Thinking of a simple way to care for the environment and involve Scouts from around the world, Lucas Guilherme a Scout from the Rattlesnake Scout Group in Brazil had the idea to use the Internet as a tool (social networks, email and websites) to...

Adults in Scouting: is a systematic programme of adult resources management, to improve the effectiveness, commitment and motivation of the leadership in order to produce better programmes for young people and a more effective and efficient...