At yesterday’s gathering of Award participants in Nairobi’s Langata High Security Women’s Prison, the keynote speech was delivered by an exceptional young inmate, who, for…
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I am struck by the extent to which I have become inured to stories of violence and knife crime in the UK. This morning’s pictures…
Comments closedPeople often say to me that I must have one of the most rewarding jobs in the world. They’re right. Today I began work by…
Leave a CommentTonight I was chuffed to bits to have been able to welcome the latest intake of young international Scout volunteers to their staff induction training,…
1 CommentI wrote this article for the May issue of World Student Magazine Have you ever pushed yourself to your absolute limit? So far outside…
Leave a CommentToday, the UK Scout Association held its annual Day of Celebration and Achievement. The event dates back nearly 80 years and recognises the outstanding…
Leave a CommentMany years ago, I worked as a volunteer in a refugee camp on the border between Uganda and Rwanda. The experience changed my perspective…
1 CommentIn France they know it as a ‘foulard’; in German it’s a ‘halstuch’. In Mexico and the Spanish speaking word it’s a ‘pañoleta’. But where…
2 CommentsUp at 4:00 and on the bus to the airport with a team of very sleepy teenagers at 4:30am. Finding the entrance to the domestic terminal…
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