The 96 year old Milos Miovic is the oldest person camped at the 21st World Scout Jamboree. He is from Slovenia and this is the second World Jamboree he is enjoying.

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Amongst the many new faces at the Sunrise ceremony, one man with a familiar name came out to join the celebrations. Lord Robert Baden Powell, grandson of our founder was there to see the lasting legacy of his namesake. (more…)

Hylands Park – July 27, 2007 – From today until the 8th of August 40’000 Scouts from over 160 countries from all across the world are gathering at Hylands Park near the city of Chelmsford, UK, 30 kilometers northeast of London. For the next 12 days they will participate in the 21st World Scout Jamboree and celebrate 100 years of Scouting. Tomorrow, the 28th of July, the official opening ceremony will take place, with a special visit from Prince William and the Duke of Kent from the UK Royal Family. (more…)

Carrie Gibson form Greenock, Scotland has accomplished the ultimate challenge – reaching the top of Mount Everest. Carrie reached the summit at approximately 1am BST on Wednesday 16 May and she is only the fifth Scottish woman ever to do so.

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KATHMANDU, April 30 (PR) – Chief Commissar of Nepal Scout Shree Ram Lamichhane has been awarded with first class of Boys Scout citation medal of Thailand. (more…)

The Scout Association of Japan now opens registration for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference to be held in Tokyo on 18-23 October 2007.

This year’s conference targets the participation of around 700 Scout leaders and young adults. (more…)

World Health Day on 7 April marks an occasion to raise awareness of key global health issues and is celebrated on this date as it is the founding day of the World Health Organization (WHO). This year’s theme is international health security. The aim of the Day is to urge governments, organizations and businesses to “Invest in health, build a safer future”.

World Scouting’s ventures with WHO encompass (more…)

The project, called Sky High, has taken over six years of planning and has taken the team to the Swiss Alps, Alaska and Tibet. Leaders, fellow members of Hampshire Scouting Expeditions and the Chief Scout, Peter Duncan, were at their leaving ceremony on 23 March to wish the team a safe and successful adventure. After some emotional farewells, the team re-weighed and checked the large quantities of equipment they will be transporting to Everest. (more…)

SINGAPORE: Don’t be surprised if you see a scout knocking on your door, offering to clean your room.
Starting on Saturday March 10, more than 10,000 scouts will scour the island for jobs, in return for cash donations. Job Week is an annual affair to raise funds for the Singapore Scout Association. The launch ceremony saw scout members performing a series of household chores at the Istana compound(it is an official residence of the President). And for the first time, girls in scouting will be joining their male counterparts in the job hunt.

President SR Nathan, who is also the Chief Scout of Singapore, signed the first donation card on 6th March.

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JOB WEEK 2007

10 MARCH - 16 MARCH
Scouts from all over Singapore will begin their Job Week which commences on 10 March and continue till 16 March. (more…)

Rover Scouts in Mexico are working to develop their community and promote cooperation with others to create a better world.

These Rovers belong to the ‘Red Ambiental Nayarit’ (Nayarit Environmental Network), a group of volunteers who work to support social development, protection of the environment and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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Scouts from the rover section of La Colombe group, in Musaga, Bujumbura in Burundi, decided to support one of their local inhabitants and her family as their Gift for Peace.
The Rovers got to know a blind lady living with her grandchildren in their town. The roof on her home was full of holes, there was no toilet for the family to use, and she was not receiving any support from the local administration. (more…)

Kenya, 22 February 2007 – Today in Nyeri, Kenya, several thousand Scouts gathered at the grave of Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, to light a flame which will cross Africa and Europe, as part of the Movement’s Centenary celebrations.

On July 31st 2007 (the eve of Scouting’s Sunrise) it will arrive on Brownsea Island (UK), which is the place where the very first Scout camp was held one hundred years ago. (more…)

13 July 2006 Kar Mei Lee, Director, Asia Pacific Region, visited the Nepal Scouts in early July. Mei was welcomed by Miss Pushpa Bhatarrai, Joint Chief Commissioner Girls Section, and Mrs Sunita Gurung, International Commissioner Girls Section, who accompanied her on her visits. Mei attended and conducted some trainings at a Trainers’ Seminar; she was delighted to learn that Nepal scouts were holding had a trekking train and have named a peak in Nepal Lord BP Peak. A soft launch for the Lord BP peak will be held in September 2006 where sign posts will be affix at the different points leading to the peak. Thereafter, a full launch with trekking programme will take place in September 2007 in conjunction with WOSM Centenary. Shree Ram invites WAGGGS APR to both the launches and informs that the centenary launch is open to all members of WOSM and WAGGGS. Mei visited the Kakani International Training Centre initiated to involve scouts from Nepal and all over the World. It is located in Kakani Village Development Community, Nuwakott District. It is about 25 km from Katmandu, NorthWest, at an altitude of 2000 meters above see level. The centre covers 32 hectares of land and was given by the government in the 199Os. Since its opening in 2003, there is now a nursery, a plantation, camp site, seminar halls, dormitories and it is still expanding. The latest addition is an Alternative Energy House. One can either enjoy the view from the picnic spots or spend a night camping. Toilet facilities, water access, kitchen equipments, dining hall, restaurant services and security are guaranteed on the site. Kakani International Training Center organizes many activities such as environmental, adventure, Team Building or computer workshops opened to all ages participants.

The World Scout Parliamentary Union (WSPU) is an international organisation that unites the National Scout Parliamentary Associations (NSPAs) which exist in almost 100 countries world-wide and their members are Members of national Parliaments, Deputies or Senators. Its object is to strengthen National Scout Organisations and World Scouting through the influence of parliamentarians who believe that Scouting is an effective educational method.

Each NSPA decides independently on the membership and organizational form of a given NSPA. In some countries this structure is formalized; in others it is quite casual; some even include members of Regional Parliaments. In all cases, however, a fundamental principle of balanced political representation must be – and is – ensured: an NSPA’s membership scheme should never be in favour of one party.

The catalyst for the creation of WSPU was the opportunity to use the untapped support that existed in parliaments and governments for World Scouting. WSPU also allowed the participating Parliamentarians to broaden their perspective on Scouting and realize its full potential. As a result, WSPU is an important tool that allows World Scouting to inform Parliamentarians of Scouting’s current agenda. When Parliamentarians return to their home countries, they are better equipped to draft youth policies that are beneficial to the youth movement in general and Scouting in particular. Furthermore, as a consequence of WSPU, awareness of Scouting’s involvement in issues like peace, environment and health, has increased not only on a national level but a global one as well.

For more info visit:www.wspu.net

AUSTRALIA
On October 5, 2006, Mr. Jason Thompson, Baton Coordinator of Scouts Australia together with 45 Scouts from Australia handed over the Peace Baton to His Excellency Sir Nathaniel Waena, Chief Scout and Governor-General of Solomon Island (SI). From there, the Baton relayed to the main road of Honiara and was greeted by Scouts and cheered by the people besides the streets. After the relay, a program was held in SMI Complex with Prime Minister of Solomon Island, Hon.Manasseh Sogavare as the Guest Speaker.

The Peace Baton also spent time with Australia and SI Scouts during the S106 project, wherein Scouts from Australia are working to improve Scouting in Solomon Islands and community facilities.

Besides the dignitaries mentioned above, the Peace Baton was also handed over to the following dignitaries of Australia and Solomon Island namely, Joe Billy Oge, SI Scout Association Chief Commissioner; Mr. Alex Wang, Chairman of SI Association; and Ms. Heidi Bootle, Acting Australian High Commissioner in Solomon Islands.

After the relay in Solomon Island, the Peace Baton will go back to Australia and will be send by postal in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on November 6, 2006.