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Bastien (22 years old) and Mélanie (24 years old) are brother and sister. She likes thrills and travels, he likes mechanics and music. They are both Scout Leaders of the French Scouts and Guides Association (SGDF) in Sallanches (France). They had been looking for some time to participate in a humanitarian project in the spirit of Scouting. So when they inherited the mythical Renault 4L car from their grandfather, it was very natural for them to decide to take part in the 4L Trophy Raid to fulfill their dream and promote their values.

LUANDA - On 21 February 2008 The Scout Association of Angola held the first meeting of Area Commissioners. The event which brought together fifteen of the eighteen senior leaders at Area level, analyzed the state of preparedness ahead of the Second National Scout Camp, to be held from 28 August to 5 September 2009 in the town of Brovil, Kwanza Sul Province

Thailand hosted the 57th World Baden-Powell Fellowship Event on 17-18 February in Pattaya and Bangkok.

Geneva, February 20th 2009 – The members of the World Scout Bureau working in Geneva gathered this afternoon with Luc Panissod, Acting Secretary General, for a celebration of Founder's Day, two days early. A way for them to take a break, at the end of the week, inspired by the memory of he who said “First I had an idea. Then I saw an ideal. Now we have a Movement, and if some of you don't watch out we shall end up with just an organization”.

The second UK Scouts of the World Award Discovery was completed by eleven members from across the UK, over two weekends they learned loads about the world around them and became great friends.

Ms. Michele Jankanish, Director of the ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC ) and Mr. Luc Panissod, Acting Secretary-General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today, to extend their cooperation in the fight against child labour for a further 3 years.

The cooperation between the two organizations will be based on a shared vision in pursuing social justice and peace, the empowerment of young people, and promoting the social dimensions of globalization.

Would you like to join with other young people from around the world in Korea for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Youth Conference on the Environment?

You could share your Scouting and environment stories with other young people through UNEP's Tunza Magazine for youth.

The World Organization of the Scout Movement has partnered with UNEP to open up these opportunities for our members to show their commitment to respect and value the environment.

The Scouts of the World Base in Singapore conducted the 3rd Scouts of the World Award Discovery Workshop from the 12 to 14 December 2008! Attended by 7 participants, comprising of 3 from Singapore, 3 from Thailand and 1 from Malaysia, this was the pilot ASEAN SWA Discovery workshop!

UK Scouts are helping their country's so-called "digitally excluded" learn about computers and how to get online.

They have been trialling an Internet Buddy Guide designed to help anyone teach a technophobe how to use the Internet.

The 2nd Edition of Scout.Boom.Comm which contains updated information and new chapters is now available online for download. This new edition, which is available in English, French and Spanish, contains Communications Strategy recommendations proposed by the participants of the six Regional Communications Forums held between November 2006 and April 2008, and includes detailed information on the World Scouting Brand which was launched in late 2006.

Scout.Boom.Comm is a methodological tool to help leaders understand all the stages involved in implementing a branding strategy for the Scout Movement. It presents the concepts that are essential to understanding Scouting’s identity and the image that it reflects. It seeks to explain the link between image, key messages, Scout practices, and individual and collective behaviour.

At 8:30pm on 28 March 2009, towns and cities across the world will turn off their lights for one hour sending a powerful global message that it’s possible to take action on global warming.
There are many ways that the Scouts can support Earth Hour in 2009, from turning out the lights in buildings on the night through to spreading Earth Hour messaging and emissions targets to everyone in the community. An official letter from WOSM and WWF encouraging Scouts to be involved in Earth Hour and promotional materials are available for download.

Today we face all sorts of environmental problems, from global warming, destruction of the ozone layer and polluted rivers, to loss of biodiversity and piles of waste. Fortunately, however, there are products and services that makes a positive difference and actively help to inflict less damage in nature.

Since 1992, the "Flower" has become a European-wide symbol to help European consumers distinguish greener, more environmentally friendly products and services.

Kandersteg International Scout Centre works hard on being a leading scout centre in enviornmental issues since its beginnings. Our Environmental Policy sets our mission and methods regarding reaching this goal. A completely revised Environmental Poliy and a 5 year action plan will be published in January 2009. The Environmental Improvement Team within the Centre is working along strict ecological and performance criteria to follow our procedures in this topic.

December 25 - Every year the Incas Scout Group from Cochabamba, Bolivia celebrate Christmas in a very special way: they serve breakfast and give toys to the children in the marginal zones of the community and organise Scout games for them to play. This year, more than 700 children from the community of Bello Horizonte were able to enjoy these special gifts!

The first ever Scouts of the World Discovery in Ireland took place in October 2008, gathering 21 enthusiastic Venture Scouts and young leaders from across 11 Scout Counties and 4 Scout Provinces to the Scout Den & Museum of the 37th Cork (Togher) in Cork City.

Scouting Ireland's Venture Scout and International teams are carrying out this pilot to investigate how best to integrate the Scouts of the World Award programme into national programme. It also allows the assocation to put in place the necessary resources to facilitate young people from around the country in applying for the award.

The Scouts of the World Discovery is an adventure lasting several days, organised with a focus on environment, development or peace. This Discovery is part of the Scouts of the World Award scheme. The "Eclaireuses Eclaireurs de France" will set up three Scouts of the World Discoveries in 2009.

December 2008: Over 3 million pilgrims are now in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj, the pilgrimage every devout Muslim hopes to make at least once in a lifetime.

As in years past, more than 4,000 Scouts, from throughout the country are on hand to help with providing information, directions, helping lost children rejoin their parents, first-aid, etc. It is probably the single largest annual Scout service project in the world.

The Scouts volunteer their time for 15 days, and receive special training in first aid and communication skills.

The thank-you notes sent by pilgrims they have helped have one common theme: they were lost in a sea of literally millions of people, and then they saw a familiar sight – a young man in a Scout uniform, like they see at home, or like they were once themselves – and they knew they were safe.

During the first few months of 2008, fourteen local Scout Groups and Scout Centres from nine countries around the world were given the special task of testing the curriculum content and programme activities for the World Scout Environment Badge. These 550 Scouts from Algeria, Australia, Bolivia, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Palestinian Authority, South Africa and the United Kingdom gave valuable feedback that proved the environment is an important global issue and something that young people, wherever they are in the world, are concerned about and want to help make a difference.

The Scouts participated in a wide range of activities that included exploring their local environment, looking at the local air quality and water quality, analysing environmental issues in their country then engaging in debates and discussions, learning about natural disasters that could happen to their community, creating natural art pieces, tree planting, clean up activities, looking at their own carbon footprint and much more.

The first Scouts of the World Award exhibition in the Asia Pacific Region was held during the "Diamond Moot 2008", the 18th National Rover Moot of Thailand, Petchaburi, Thailand. 22-26 Oct 2008

‘Save the Earth, Serve the World’ – That’s the motto of the Thailand Rover Moot 2008.
To fit in the theme of the Moot and the buzz of the Scouts of the World Award (SWA) in the Asia Pacific Region (APR), a SWA exhibition was set up during the Moot. With the support of The National Scout Organization of Thailand (NSOT) in the Scouts of the World Award, The Singapore Scout Association (SSA) collaborated with The Rover Scout Association of Thailand (RSAT), Greenpeace and Kaengkrachan Riverside Scout Camp (KRSC) to set up the exhibition.

5 December - International Volunteer Day is an opportunity to thank the volunteers from around the world that support World Scouting through donating their time and talents in a whole variety of ways.

Hundreds of thousands of volunteers strive to help young people around the world with their Scouting programmes and activities on a daily basis. And on behalf of 28 million Scouts worldwide - each and every one of you is an asset to the Movement.

With the support of World Scouting, Australia Post has developed a special range of products celebrating 100 years of Scouting in Australia. Included in the range is a Baden-Powell stamp pack consisting of stamps from Australia, Portugal, Uruguay and Papua New Guinea, and a Scouts stamp and ingot set. Also included are a Centenary of Scouting in Australia stamp and coin cover and a Centenary of Scouting in Australia stamp pack.

Following its foundation the UK in 1907, news of Scouting reached Australia in early 1908. The movement developed during the second quarter of 1908, when patrols started to meet, and then formed into larger troops by the middle of the year. The popularity of Scouting in Australia was encouraged by Lord Baden-Powell’s visits in 1912, 1927, 1931 and by the first Australian Jamboree, held in Frankston, Victoria in 1934-35.