Interamerica News

Within 24 hours of its launch, World Scouting’s #ScoutAid for #Nepal fund has received individual donations amounting to some US$28,000. The Messengers of Peace Support Fund will issue an emergency grant of US$10,000 as add-on to the collection...

English World Scouting is deeply saddened by the tragic death of a 15-year-old Scout, KOMEZAMAHORO Jean Népomuscène, of Burundi Scouts Association. By way of this mail, we wish to expresses our deepest condolences to his family and the entire Burundi...

Last week Scouts of the World Award team met in Paris with UNESCO World Heratige Education department. Together WOSM and UNESCO developed a badge that you can get along side the SW Award called the Patrimonito Scout Badge, if you complete your...

“All the tents we have, we have given to the people in need. We are helping them in every way we can,” said Shrijan Amatya, a Rover Scout from Nepal. “The situation here is not good,” he hurriedly said before abandoning the call as they just had yet...

Any Scout or NSO Interested in coordinate efforts with Nepal Scouts please contact Nepal NSO at: Nepal Scouts. Lainchour, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel No : +977 1 4419001, 4425762, 4419097 Fax : 977-1-4413369 e-mail: nepalscouts@mail.com.np Chief Scout...

If you are preparing some supplies resources to support Nepal relief efforts, please use this as a reference. Food & cooking supplies: • Drinking water • Packed dried rice • Canned food (pork or chicken flavoured food, NO BEEF) • Canned or dried fish...

Dear Friends, We are happy to share with you the April 2015 Issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter. Enjoy your reading! .............................................................................................. Cher/Chère amis...

Good morning Scout Brothers and friends of the Interamerican Region. I am very pleased to introduce you to Susana "Susy" Salguero, who joined the team of the World Scout Bureau - Interamerican Region as Executive for Operations Support, for whom I...

Dear Brother and Sister Scouts, Yesterday, the people of Nepal experienced the country’s worst earthquake in more than 80 years. Within minutes, the powerful 7.9-magnitude quake devastated the entire nation, particularly the populous Kathmandu Valley...

By: Rafe Lucado Interamerican Scout Committee Member rlucado@scout.org In the Scout Movement the good turn, as little or as big as each one has done it, is a spontaneous voluntary action taken up as the need or situation arises. This is very similar...

As I travel and meet with Scouts and Scout Leaders, I observe that Scouting and the Messengers of Peace (MoP) Initiative are helping to create, what I refer to as, a "We" generation. Think back with me to the not-so-distant past before Facebook, cell...

Palayan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. The serene and picturesque mountain view from this northern province of the archipelago, specifically the BSP Camp, was the home for the 43 Senior and Rover Scouts ages 13 to 24 years old who participated in...

The team of EuroScoutInfo joins the European Scout Committee and the European Scout Office and wishes all Scouts a very Happy Saint George's Day!

On 10th April 2015, 9-year old Ahmed Shaiban was saved by Scout Ahmed Azuhad and his friend Mohamed Musrih. The incident happened at Baa Atoll Eydhafushi Island, where Shaiban was reported to have slipped from the jetty while taking a stroll alone...

Many of us have been horrified by the senseless violence that we have witnessed on our streets, on our televisions and in our country. As our late patron, Mr Nelson Mandela wrote: “No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his...