ISGF launched a grant out of the International Development Fund for projects in the regions. Some members of Guild 1, Joinville (Santa Catarina) of the Central Branch group “Asociacao Brasileira de Amigos, Escoteros e Bandeirantes” (ABAEB) started to work on a project.
The Vice Chairman of the ISGF World Committee, Datin Seri Zalillah Mohd Taib, pictured with some Trefoil Guild members after presenting attendance certificates to the participants at the Asia Pacific Region Trefoil Guild gathering “Bridging Guilds 2019”.
The Greater Mumbay local Scout and Guide Fellowship of India organized a tree planting drive on 5 July 2019 together with the Scouts and Guides of a nearby High School.
The Adult Scout and Guide Fellowship in Uruguay (FASGU) commemorated this Grandparents day by collecting pairs of used glasses.
Jean Vandervelden, founder of the International Ambassadors Guild (IAG) and ex World Committee member died on 7 July 2019 at the age of 87.
The Malvern branch of the Baden-Powell Guild of Great Britain has been supporting the fundraising efforts of the seven local Scouts who have been chosen to attend the World Scout Jamboree in the USA in August this year. They are part of the Hereford & Worcester Scout County contingent, Unit 81.
Contents: Central Branch Newsletter 1, 2019
1. News from individuals/groups/(sub)regions
2. Upcoming events
3. News from World Bureau
4. Fee payments
5. Annual reports
6. Update Central Branch membership
pdf CB Newsletter 1, 2019 (474 KB)
On Saturday, 1st of June 2019, some members of San Jorge Guild, one of the existing guilds in Chile, were present at an activity of the Guides/Scouts of Chile.
Held on the theme: “Discovering the Potentials in Africa” the 3rd Africa Regional Conference took place in the city of Accra from 30 April – 5 May 2019. Participants from Africa National Scout and Guide Fellowships were present but also from Central Branch countries. They came from: Benin, Cape Verde, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Uganda and Zambia. Outside the Africa Region there were participants from Libya, Netherlands, Portugal and altogether 59 participants.
The 9th Conference of the Arab Union of Scout and Guides Pioneers, Arab Region of ISGF, was held, as planned, in Cairo, Egypt, from 20 to 24 April 2019, for the first time in 35 years without the presence, the founder of the Union, its Secretary General, Mr Dandan, who died in January 2019. The 12 NSGF members took part in the Conference, as well as, as observers, 2 other future National Fellowships (Palestine and Oman) and representatives of Regional and International Organizations (130 participants in total).
