Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (2): a story from Salzburg, Austria.

“The provincial authorities of Salzburg approached them a couple of days ago as members of the provincial youth council: a few phone calls later the Salzburger Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen (one of the nine provincial Scout and Guide Assocations of Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs, member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement – WOSM) had launched the “Children’s Area Project”: Scouts and Guides volunteer on a daily basis and do what they know best: spend some time with children and young people in the refugee centre set up in the public parking area below Salzburg’s central train station: playing, drawing, paper work and games are a welcome activity to pass the long day!”

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Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (1): a story from Vienna, Austria

“When Scout and Guide Leaders launched an appeal the other day among the Wiener Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen (Scouts and Guides of Vienna, one of nine regional associations of Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs, member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement – WOSM) using existing social media networks, it took only a couple of hours to gather a number solid storage tents to replace inadequate shelters for the many donated goods at the main refugee support centre outside Vienna’s Central Train Station: five different local Scout and Guide Groups brought tents and the volunteers necessary to put them up. And more would have been available if there had been a need.”

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