Interamerica News

Like many, I was shocked to hear that my dear friend Dr. Azrul had passed away. For ten years, this gentle man of such compassion for young people served as Chairman of the Scout Association of Indonesia. There are few men that I have met that reach...

KENYA - Rovering is a very significant section of Scouting in that it provides the last educational offer that Scouting offers to young People. It provides an ideal platform for preparing the youth in Scouting into becoming Responsible Citizens. To...

BRUSSELS - It was pomp and glamour as the Unguvu project, which is a joint flagship project of the Africa and European Scout Regions, was awarded as one of the three distinguished projects that have exhibited great impact among young people at an...

Gathered in the Scout Camp, near Panama City, leaders scouts gathered for the National Assembly of the National Scout Association of Panama on 6 April 2014. The environment surrounded by nature was ideal for the realization of the National Assembly...

Inside In the midst of war, Scouts bring hope Chief Scout appointed peace mediator 25 young leaders promote peace WOSM project feted Rovering as intended, Rover’s guidebook launched Behind the war lines, comes relief Events

From April 2-6 the Scouts of Dominica hosted the Level 1 Course (Training of Trainers) for the Caribbean. During four intensive days, 19 participants from 7 different countries “learned by doing” and with group discussions, about different topics...

A new name, a new constitution, a new national leadership, registration of boy AND girls and men AND women with the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM), and work on Junák’s new Strategy 2022: more than 450 delegates representing 50000...

Over 20 MoP Coordinators from 20 National Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific Region are now in Cibubur Scout Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia for the 2nd APR MoP NSO Coordinators Gathering. The first gathering was in 2013, Philippines. Gerakan...

At the end of this week it will be fifty days that I started my work in the Brussels Office of the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). This is because my National Scout Organisation - Junák – svaz skautů a skautek...

For second consecutive year the workshops of the National Management Team were approved. All the schedules for the weekend were conducted correctly. A National Assembly of Peace, with records in different aspects and full of enthusiasm with their 78...

“As a good leader, you must be able to command respect and love; when to apply wisdom, courage and commitment; and must think where you stand.” This was the remark of Prof. Nimal De Silva, Sri Lanka Scout Association (SLSA) Chief Commissioner, during...

The first day of April 2014 turned out to be a day of mourning as World Scouting lost one of its great leaders. Dr Azrul Azwar, member of Regional Scout Committee (2009-2012; 2012-2015) and former Chief Commisioner/ Chairman of Gerakan Pramuka...

Over the last weekend in March 2014, some fifty Scout and Guide Leaders from nine different National Scout Organisations of WOSM and Member Organisations of WAGGGS came together in Milan in northern Italy at the Spring meeting of the "Lisbon Group"...

During March 22 - 24, near the city of Ibagué (Colombia), was held the 51st National Assembly of the Scouts of Colombia Association. All Scout Regions were present, as well as other guests, among them the World Scout Bureau – Interamerican Region...

Since 30 March 2014 and throughout a full year, Luxembourgers and their guests from abroad can trace back the first one hundred years of Scouting in Luxembourg in general and of Fédération Nationale des Eclaireurs et Eclaireuses du Luxembourg FNEL in...