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The first Scout of the World Discovery took place at St. Andrew Scout Centre in Athens on the 13-15 November 2009 and was organized by the Scouts of Greece (Soma Hellinon Proskopon). Thirteen (13) young leaders and members of Scout Networks from all...

The Africa Scout Day, established following a 1995 resolution (CM/Res.1607 (LXII)) by the then Organisation of African Unity (OAU) now the Africa Union (AU), seeks to recognize the past and ongoing contribution of Scouts in the development of Africa...

NIAMEY - From 17 to 25 July 2011, an international solidarity camp will be held at Kouri, Niger, under the aegis of the Association des Scouts du Niger. The event will bring together 300 young people aged from 18 to 25 years from various countries...

NAIROBI – The Kenya Scouts Association (KSA) celebrated its centenary on 24th November 2010. To mark this milestone, KSA conducted numerous activities both at the National and Local levels. The activities included a national blood donation drive...

NAIROBI - They say, “disability is not inability”, and this was epitomized by a group of Kenyan Scouts during the recently ended Kenya National Super Inter-patrol Competitions. The event was held at the Rowallan Camp in Nairobi from 13th to 18th...

CAPE VERDE - The African University on Youth and Development (AUYD) took place from 4th yo 12th July in Cape Verde and brought together approximately 150 Youth Leaders, mainly from Africa and Europe. Scouts and Guides organized two and participated...

NAIROBI – Hot on the heels of the 13th World Scout Moot, the Africa Regional Office held a staff management conference from Monday 9th to Friday 13th August 2010. The week-long meeting was held at the Regional Office in Nairobi. Some of the issues...

NAIROBI, 16 June 2010 - During a press conference hosted by His Excellency the Vice President of Kenya, Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka at the Hilton Hotel, local and foreign journalists were invited to tell the story of the 13 World Scout Moot. Apart from the...

MANZINI - From 20 to 23 May 2010, the second in a series of communication forums was held in the Kingdom of Swaziland. This training that targeted anglophone National Scout Organizations (NSOs) brought together all NSOs of the southern region of...

From 19 – 23 May 2010, the Swaziland Scout Association will host a Regional Communication Forum for Anglophone NSOs (National Scout Organizations). The same NSO will also host a zonal conference for the Southern Africa sub-region. This programme aims...

PORTO-NOVO - The capital city of Benin, hosted, on Saturday March 13, 2010, the biggest Scout gathering in the country to celebrate Africa Scout Day. This event brought together over 1,500 Scouts. The celebration was marked by several activities such...

NAIROBI – At the end of a meeting that brought together all World Scout Bureau executives in Kandersteg, Switzerland, the Africa Regional Office (ARO) executives – who were at the meeting – seized this moment to conduct a planning meeting from 17 to...

ACCRA – On 13th March 2010, the Africa Scout Day was marked nationally in Ghana through three main activities: A talk show on Scouting, the signing of a partnership between the Ghana Scout Association (GSA), The Ghana Girl Guides Association (GGGA)...

LOME - As part of the celebrations of the Africa Scout Day on 13 March 2010, under thetheme "Join Scouts in Creating a Better Africa", the Scouts from the University of Lome (GSUL) with the support of Atchali Awadi, national Administration...

NIAMEY – In a bid to mark the Africa Scout Day on 13 March 2010, the Niger Scout Association, like other countries in the Africa region, organized several activities including a conference, distribution of clothes and a fair. The event was covered by...