NEWS FROM THE FSE
Almost 800 scouts and guides, ready to join the WYD!
The International Union of Guides and Scouts of Europe (UIGSE) is proud to announce its active participation in this year’s highly anticipated World Youth Days (WYD) set to take place in the vibrant city of Lisbon, Portugal. Bringing together nearly 800 dedicated volunteers and members hailing from 15 diverse countries, the UIGSE camp, located on the outskirts of Lisbon, promises to be an extraordinary and unifying event.
Ukraine: 10 German rovers help to build new accomodations for families!
On Pentecost, ten German and Austrian rovers went to support families impacted by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. In collaboration with the Greek Catholic Archdiocese of Kiev, they went to build wooden extensions for two families who lost their homes during...
Federal Council 2022 in Belgium
On Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd October 2022, 54 participants from 17 different associations (Albania , Belgium, Canada-USA FNE, Switzerland, Germany KPE, Spain, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine and UK) met in...
12-star camp 2022 in Assisi!
After 2 years of postponement because of the Covid, the 12-star camp 2022 finally took place ! In the beautiful city of Assisi, in the footsteps of one the great saints of scouting, St Francis of Assisi, and of his spiritual sister St Clare of Assisi. 18 participants...
Scout Promise of Father Pedro Viana in Brazil
On May 23, 2022, the Meeting of Families of Nossa Senhora da Conceição Parish took place in Conceição do Araguaia, in the state of Pará, northern Brazil. During the meeting, Father Pedro Viana, parish priest of Nossa Senhora da Conceição Parish in Conceição do...
National pilgrimage in Germany!
National pilgrimage to Ellwangen and Schönenberg 2,400 sausages, 95 kg of meat loaf, 2,750 rolls and 50 kg of bread, 2,500 bottles of drink: that is the balance of the KPE National Pilgrimage 2022, at least from the point of view of the kitchen team. Happy songs...
Interview of the Federal Commissioner by the Lithuanian Association
At the end of March, all commissioners from all the different countries gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania for an Extraordinary Council. We couldn’t miss this opportunity to talk with our organisation’s federal commissioner Nathalie Flama. We were intrigued to hear more...
Be ready for the World Youth Days 2023 in Lisbon!
As announced by the Pope Francis at the last World Youth Days 2019 in Panama, the next World Youth Days will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1st to 6th August 2023! Our Rovers and Wayfarers are all invited to come and serve in uniform, as Guides and Scouts of...
Semper Parati – YES, WE SERVE!
In order to coordinate the UIGSE's help provided to Ukrainian refugees in this war context, a team, supervised by Renaud Lannoy, Assistant to the Federal Commissioner, has been set up in March 2022. A website dedicated to this project has been created:...