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Experts from 18 National Scout Organizations (NSOs) recently participated in a workshop on disaster mitigation, preparedness and response in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Held from 9 to 11 October 2016, the workshop was organised by the World Organization of...
Opening ceremony of the APR Workshop on Strengthening Internal and External Communications in Bangkok, Thailand with representatives from 17 countries in the Asia-Pacific Region.
"We need to make sure that our initiatives are reaching all girls: girls in extreme poverty; girls in isolated rural areas; girls living with disabilities; girls in indigenous communities; girls who are refugees or displaced within their own...
SAVE YOUR SPOT! JOTA-JOTI 2016 campfires are now confirmed and registrations are OPEN! There are four campfires you can join, and each of them will be full of amazing conversations! SAVE YOUR SPOT now to get on board. The conversations will be about...
[GONE HOME] Sad and heartbreaking news reached us this weekend: Our friend Χάρης, whose courageous fight against a terrible illness many of us have been following ever since his family and his Cub and Scout friends from the Scouts of Corfu (Πρόσκοποι...
On 4 October 2016, Haiti was struck by Hurricane Matthew, which the United Nations confirmed is the country’s worst disaster since its 2010 earthquake. So far, hundreds of lives have been lost and the numbers continue to rise. In the southern part of...
In the past years, several countries in the Asia-Pacific Region were hit by natural disasters such as tsunami, earthquake, forest fire, typhoon and others almost every year. And in any disaster, Scouts are always there to help. Living out the Scout...
In the period 30 september-3 October, in Armenia, took place the traditional youth engagement project for Eurasia- Excelscout. It was a very special edition since it was the 10th anniversary, but also because this year the participants to Excelscout...
Last month, Eurosea13, the 13th European Sea Scout Seminar, was held in Puck, Poland. Every two years, this event brings together Sea Scout Leaders from across Europe, whose common interest is to network, exchange latest programme developments and...
On behalf of the outgoing Europe Committee WAGGGS and the European Scout Committee 2013-2016, we are pleased to provide the report of the 15th European Guide and Scout Conference held in Norway in June. – Joint Report of the 15th European Guide and...
“Pravda a láska musí zvítězit nad lží a nenávistí!” (Truth and love must prevail over lies and hatred!) Yesterday would have been his 80th birthday. Václav Havel. Scout chronicler, dissident, playwright, essayist, and first President of the Czech...
2 DAYS LEFT - OPEN CALL Following the announcement by Scott Teare of his retirement from the position of Secretary General, the World Scout Committee has started to work on the process to select a new person for this important position. In a recent...
The European Scout Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) is pleased to share with you the Report of the 22nd European Scout Conference which took place earlier this year in conjunction with the 15th European Guide and Scout...
The European Scout Region of the World Oragization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) has launched an open a call to recruit a Regional Treasurer to complete the members of the legal entity under which it operates, the World Scout Bureau – European...
"Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” 4 October is the day when Catholic Christians remember the life and works of Francesco d'Assisi. It was he who Robert Baden-Powell chose as patron for Cub Scouting...