Interamerica News

Celebrations of the 90 years of Scouting in Israel were integrated with the celebrations of the centenary of Tel Aviv. 40 Scouts, aged from 16 to 18, built a model of Israel on the roof of the Azrieli Towers over a period of 2 days. The model...

Giuseppe Porcaro of AGESCI, Italy is appointed as Secretary-General of the platform. European Scouting made again a significant contribution in strengthening the cooperation of European youth organisations in shaping policies. The membership of the...

Participants from Delegates from 18 countries met in Sweden last week to work on the relationship between the European and Arab Regions. The aim of the meeting was to share ideas, develop partnerships and increase understanding between the Regions...

Citizens of the European Union will vote between 4 and 7 June 2009 for the next European Parliament. We believe that following the work achieved, the contribution of Scouting to Europe but also the needs of Scouting, it is time to make sure that our...

In June, the Motivation and Promotion Unit met in Slovenia and worked on some interesting materials. A Euro.Scout.Doc was completed on Motivation in Scouting and this will soon be available on scout.org. The document discusses what motivation is and...

European Voluntary Service (EVS) is a fantastic opportunity for young people. Through the Youth in Action Programme they can experience a volunteering period in a country other than their own. The Region will now open a position for one young person...

Le Service Volontaire Européen (SVE) représente une fantastique opportunité pour un jeune. Par le biais du Programme Jeunesse en Action, le jeune peut vivre une expérience en tant que volontaire pendant une certaine période dans un pays étranger. La...

Deadline extended The Organization of Bulgarian Scouts is looking for 2 volunteers who are Scouts and would like to commit themselves for the development of Scouting in Bulgaria, working in the YOUTH INFORMATIONAL VOLUNTARY CENTER in Varna. The...

Over 3,000 participants participated in a vibrant Opening Ceremony, with brass bands, a few short speeches, noteably from the Camp Chief, the Chief Scout of Iceland and the representatives of the European Scout Committee and Europe Committee WAGGGS...

At the conclusion of a very successful European event, we are pleased to recommend the Roverway site - www.roverway.is - for continuing information about the event.

CNGEI Scouts involved in the rescue of valuable collection of books from earthquake damaged University Library The first stage of the work of recovery of the books in the University of L'Aquila Faculty of Arts Library was completed on 24 June 09. The...

On Monday 3 August 2009 at 18:10, 13 Scouts and 2 Leaders of the 1st Lerapetra Scout Group were injured in the region of Koutsouras, South-East Crete. The Scouts were victims of a road accident involving a car and a motorbike, when the car driver...

“Let’s Slogo!”: The official competition for a logo and slogan for the European Year of Volunteering 2011 launched. The Alliance has launched today the “Let’s Slogo!” competition on www.eyv2011.eu to call for proposals for logos and slogans. This...

The European Committee has just published its Annual Review for the year July 2008 till July 2009. This is the second such report which reflects the achievements made and the challenges faced. Continuing the spirit of openness which was evident last...

The official competition for a logo and slogan for the European Year of Volunteering 2011 is getting to the “crucial phase”: you can vote on www.eyv2011.eu your favourite Logo/Slogan! Public online voting on proposals will be opened from 1st to 16th...