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The World Scout Bureau was honored to receive a visit from Hon. Vice President Steven Kalonzo Musyoka of Kenya on the 17th of June 2009. Vice President Musyoka is the Chief Commissioner of the Kenya Scout Association and was attending some meetings...

A team of Mexican children and youth have been recognised for their inspirational project that has helped to protect a local wetland, engage children in environmental education and develop a sustainable aquaculture business to help pay for their...

On Saturday 30th of May 2009 the Kander-Lodge, the new accommodation building, was opened by Mark Knippenberg, the KISC Director, together with KISC-staff from all Scout Regions in the World. There where speeches from Marc Lombard, president of the...

SCOUTS New Zealand, the new name of the Scout Association in New Zealand, have recently launched their new web site which has been completely rebranded with their new logo. SCOUTS New Zealand is now their official new logo. This colourful and modern...

5th June 2009. On World Environment Day, Scouts have again demonstrated their commitment to working together to take positive action for the environment. The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) have partnered with the United Nations...

The World Organization of the Scout Movement and Clean Up the World are pleased to share with you the 2008 Clean Up the World Activity Report launched today, the 5th of June, in line with World Environment Day. Scouts feature heavily in this report...

The King of Sweden, honorary chairman of the World Scout Foundation, received a contribution of USD3 million from Prince Faisal, Saudi Arabia’s minister of education on behalf of King Abdullah. The gift was presented in May 2009 in Boston, in the...

From 9 to 12 March 2009, with the support of the Ministry of Health and Family Planning, the Bangladesh Scouts have organised health camps for patrol leaders in 479 upzillas, 64 zillas and 4 metropolitan zillas, in order to raise the awareness of...

On 18th May 2009, The Scout Association announced Bear Grylls’ appointement as the tenth and youngest Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories. Bear is one of the UK’s great outdoor adventurers; he is also a strong supporter of...

After the high expectations created during the 1st Panamerican Scout Moot in January, 50 Rover Scouts from all over Bolivia gathered at the 5th Scouts of the World Discovery, held in the city of Cochabamba. This discovery was held during the Easter...

The Catholic Scout Movement in Spain has launched their new web 2.0 site, which incorporates new technologies, and focuses on multimedia content such as images and videos. scouts.es is a platform containing information about scout activities, but...

World Scouting is pleased to announce the launch of new SCENES Guidelines for Scout Centres of Excellence for Nature and Environment as part of the World Scout Environment Programme. "Scout Centres of Excellence for Nature and the Environment are...

Scouts around the world switched off for Earth Hour on the 28th of March 2009 in a worldwide demonstration of a commitment to take action for the environment. Scouts in at least 45 countries participated in Earth Hour, engaging with their family...

Two training seminars are being offered to European National Scout Associations, free of charge with thanks to the support of the Alcoa Foundation, to support adults in Scouting with the delivery of the World Scout Environment Programme, using...

On the night of 6 April an earthquake has shaken a central region of Italy called Abruzzo. It was a real catastrophe: more than 250 people were killed, 1000 injured and about 25000 are now without a home. AGESCI and CNGEI (the two NSAs in Italy part...