Blumenau (Brazil), February 5th 2010 – After a stop in Curitiba, four youth advisors of the World Scout Committee, arrived yesterday evening in Blumenau, where the 11th Youth Forum will take place.

Curitiba 5th February – Yesterday the World Scouting delegation continued their visit, in preparation of the upcoming World Scout Conference, by the evaluation of the conference center and all the lodging options. The afternoon allowed for some protocolary meetings that, show the important support that the Union of Scouts of Brazil enjoys with the municipal, regional and federal authorities.

The World Scout Environment Programme offers tools, resources and initiatives to help Scouts all around the world work together for the good of the local and global environment. This resource kit is now available in Spanish with special thanks to Marisol Mayorga of Costa Rica in particular for her support in translating the documents from English to Spanish.

Queremos agradecer a todos quienes participaron con tanto entusiasmo en esta iniciativa. Estamos tremendamente contentos de la respuesta que recibimos y esperamos que sigan participando en iniciativas de este tipo en el futuro.

La OIJ lanza el primer concurso audiovisual ¿Cuál es tu Plan con el PLAN? con el objetivo de que los Organismos Oficiales de Juventud, los Consejos y Plataformas Nacionales de Juventud, las Organizaciones Juveniles, artistas, músicos y diseñadores jóvenes de Iberoamérica den a conocer el Plan Iberoamericano de Cooperación e Integración de la Juventud.