Interamerica News

Several Scouting activities are being introduced in Thailand and a major initiative last 24th December was the “Walk for A Cause Rally”, organised under the Ticket to Life (TTL) project which had a high turn-out of over 4,000 Thai Scouts and leaders...

The newly elected Youth Advisors to the World Scout Committee have been working hard since their election in August. Have a look at their first update!

We are happy to share with you the November 2017 issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter in both English and French. You can read directly online by clicking https://www.scout.org/kudumail63en and https://www.scout.org/kudumail63fr. In...

Amidst the holiday rush, Scouts took time to help in repacking relief goods and segregating food items, toiletries and clothing for the victims of Typhoon Urduja in the Philippines. Text and photo credit: Dexter C. Villa, Boy Scouts of the...

Creating a common understanding of the educational purpose of Scouting is the primary purpose of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Youth Forum (EduFor) now happening at the National Scout Training Centre in Mouchak, Bangladesh. This Forum, a...

We’ve heard of the touching stories of Omar and Saad, or Abas and his family, refugees from Syria. But did you know that both Saborn Va who is from Cambodia and more recently, Ayham who is from Syria, were also inspired to start over again through...

Dear friends! On 5 of December the whole world celebrates the International Volunteer Day! We are proud to celebrate with our minds and hearts today, and daily, the great noble input of all scout leaders-volunteers of the Eurasia Scout Region in the...

The Scout Movement forged new partnership with UN Women’s HeForShe initiative at the 41st World Scout Conference in Azerbaijan, inspiring millions of Scouts all over the world to strive for a more gender-equal world. During the 6th ASEAN Scout...

The Asia-Pacific Support Centre invites applications under APR Internship/Executive Attachment Program for the following positions: Support Assistant, to the Asia-Pacific Scout Foundation The successful candidate will support in the AP Scout...

Last Friday, more than 30 people from all over the world arrived in Malaysia to attend the Messenger of Peace Heroes ceremony which was held on 3 December 2017 at the World Scout Bureau Global Support Centre in Kuala Lumpur. Throughout the weekend...

The 1st of December is dedicated to people living with HIV. This day is an opportunity to educate the world's population about the HIV virus, and to encourage everyone, including Scouts, to engage in activities that can help infected inviduals to...

There’s a hero in everyone just waiting to be inspired. In their quest to fulfil the Scout Promise, and by experiencing life-changing Scouting activities, generations of Scouts have been inspired to take positive actions. In fact, some have gone...

The President of Colombia and recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, Juan Manuel Santos, was named Honorary Ambassador of the Messenger of Peace Programme by the Scouts of Colombia and the World Scout Bureau - Interamerican Regional Support Centre...

Imagine being forced to leave everything behind and embark on a treacherous journey to flee war and violence, to a foreign land where you will start over – if you get there. It’s daunting, even for adults, to say the least for young people left to...