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European Scout Committee

Annual Review 2010-2011

European Scout Comittee Annual Report 2010-2011

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AnnualReview2010‐2011

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AnnualReview2010‐2011

Content

1 Content ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... page3

2 Chairman’sWelcome ................................................................................................................................................................................................... page4

3 WorldScoutConferenceFollowUp........................................................................................................................................................................ page5

4.1 AndreaDemarmels ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... page6

4.2 ChristianLosteRamos................................................................................................................................................................................................. page7

4.3 ChristosHatzidiamandis ............................................................................................................................................................................................ page8

4.4 CraigTurpie ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... page9

4.5 HernikSöderman........................................................................................................................................................................................................ page10

4.6 Petr‘Permi’Vanek...................................................................................................................................................................................................... page11

5 WorkingGroups .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... page12

5.1 Volunteering ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. page12

5.2 GrowththroughQuality........................................................................................................................................................................................... page12

5.3 EmbracingChange ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... page13

5.4 YouthEmpowerment................................................................................................................................................................................................ page14

5.5 PartnershipswithotherRegions......................................................................................................................................................................... page14

6 CoreGroups .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. page16

6.1 EducationalMethods ................................................................................................................................................................................................ page16

6.2 OrganisationalDevelopment................................................................................................................................................................................. page16

6.3 ExternalRelationsandFunding ........................................................................................................................................................................... page17

7 Finances .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... page18

8 EuropeanScoutFoundation ................................................................................................................................................................................... page19

9 WorldScoutBureau–EuropeanRegionalOffice ......................................................................................................................................... page20

10 Resolutionsadoptedbythe20thEuropeanScoutConference .............................................................................................................. page21

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AnnualReview2010‐2011

Chairman’sWelcome

ItisapleasuretointroducethisAnnualReportoftheEuropeanScoutCommittee’sworkcoveringtheperiodJuly2010toJuly2011.Inthereport,welookbackattheprogressmadesincethe20thEuropeanScoutConferenceinBrussels,Belgium,coveringboththesuccessesandchallenges.

AswellasprovidingperspectivesfromtheEuropeanScoutCommittee,theEuropeanRegionalOfficeandtheEuropeanScoutFoundation,forthefirsttimewearealsoincludingupdatesfromourfiveWorkingGroupsandthreeCoreGroups.

TheyearunderreviewhasseensteadyprogressintheimplementationoftheRegionalScoutPlan,whichwaspresentedatthefirstRegionalMeetingduringthe39thWorldScoutConferenceinCuritiba,Brazil.

DuringthislastyeartheEuropeanScoutCommitteehasagreedtoimplementadditionalmeasurestoimprovetransparencyandreporting,bysharingwithNSOs/NSAs,thereportsreceivedbytheEuropeanScoutCommitteefromitsfiveWorkingGroupsandthreeCoreGroups.ThishasallowedforthepublicationofanupdatedversionoftheRegionalScoutPlanfollowingeachmeetingoftheEuropeanScoutCommittee.

Wetrustthatthesemeasures,alongsideinitiativeslikeeuroscoutinfo.comandeuropak‐online.net,areofinteresttoNSOs/NSAs.HopefullythemeasuresallowNSOs/NSAstofollowmorecloselywhatyourEuropeanScoutCommitteeisdoing,andhowtheimplementationoftheRegionalScoutPlanisimpactingonthedevelopmentandgrowthofScoutingacrossEurope.

Ourmostrecentanalysisofmembershipdatahasindicatedthatwearecloseto1.7millionmembers,whichisadramaticincreasefromthelowpointin2006of1.39millionmembers.

Thismembershipinformation,togetherwiththeanalysisofthe‘NeedsandStrengths’exercisethatwasinitiatedfollowingthe20thEuropeanScoutConference,hasprovidedvaluabledataonwherebesttotargetsupportandconsultancytoNSOs/NSAs.Theconsultancymodel,basedonourpreviousexperienceswithtailoredsupport,hasbeen

expanded,withallWorkingGroupsandCoreGroupsnowempoweredtosupportNSOs/NSAsontheareasofworkthattheycover.WecontinuetoplayourpartinensuringthatoureffortsinEuropecancontributetothe‘GlobalSupport’offeringthatisbeingrolledoutatworldlevel.

Asyouwillrecall,2011hasbeenparticularlybusyinrelationtothe‘volunteering’agendawithWOSMworkingcloselywithWAGGGSintheEuropeanYearofVolunteeringAlliance.Astheyeardrawstoaclose,considerationisalreadybeinggiventohowwecapitaliseonwhathasbeenachieved.Muchmoreonthis,andourotherstrategicobjectives,canbefoundlaterinthisreport.

During2010/2011wehavealsohadseveralimportantworldeventsincludingtheWorldScoutMoot,WorldScoutYouthForumandWorldScoutConference,aswellasthe22ndWorldScoutJamboree.AllofthemhavebeenwellsupportedbyNSOs/NSAsfromEurope.

Turningtofinance,despiteourbesteffortstoprotectourselvesfromtheimpactoftheglobaleconomicdownturn,ourresourceshavebeenimpactedconsiderably.Weforecastthatthecomingyearswillbechallenging.Nevertheless,wearedoingourbesttomaintainstronglevelsofserviceandsupporttowardsNSOs/NSAswhilstatthesametimecontinuingoureffortstodiversifyincome,particularlybypartneringwithNSOs/NSAstosecureexternalfunding.

IspeakfortheentireEuropeanScoutCommitteewhenIsaythatwearealldeeplyappreciativeofyoursupportsincethe20thEuropeanScoutConferenceinBrussels.ItisonlybyworkinginpartnershipwithNSOs/NSAsacrossEuropethatwecanachieveourambitionof‘supportinggrowthinchangingtimes’.

CraigTurpieChairmanEuropeanScoutCommittee

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WorldScoutConferenceFollowUp

Ashasbeennotedelsewhereinthisreport,themembersoftheEuropeanScoutCommitteeparticipatedintheWorldScoutConferenceinCuritiba,Brazil,January2011.

Thisprovedavaluableopportunityforface‐to‐facemeetingswithamajorityoftheNSOsintheRegion.

TwoRegionalmeetingswerefacilitated,thefirstatthebeginningoftheconferenceandthesecondattheend.Whileshortintime,alotwasaccomplished.TherewastheimportantlaunchoftheRegionalScoutPlanatthefirstmeeting,whichenabledadirectpresentationoftheObjectives,ActionsandKeyPerformanceIndicatorsoftheplanandtheschedulingoftheactionsacrossthetriennium.EmphasisingtheinvolvementofAssociations,shortinputsweremadetoensurethatthePlanisnotjustaplanfortheCommittee,butaPlanfortheentireRegion.

Atthesamemeeting,euroscoutinfo.comwasofficiallylaunchedtopromotemoredirectcommunicationwithintheRegion.

TwosuccessfulcontactmeetingswiththeAfricaRegionandtheEurasiaRegionwerereportedfullyoneuroscoutinfo.comandscout.org/europe.

FollowingthesecontactmeetingsandaplanningmeetingwiththeArabRegion,thefollowinghasbeenachieved:

• ProgressonadatabaseofprojectsbetweenNSOsinEuropeandAfrica

• ContactpointsbetweentheEuropeanRegionWorkingGroupsandtheEurasiaRegionestablished

• ProgressontheUnguvuProjectbetweenNSOsinEuropeandAfrica

• Acontactmeetingheldduringthe22ndWorldScoutJamboreeonfutureinitiativesbetweenEuropeandAfrica

• ProgressonadatabaseofprojectsbetweenNSOsinEuropeandEurasia

• AstudysessionsponsoredbytheCouncilofEuropeon“Tellingthestory”fortheEurasiaRegionandanumberofEuropeanNSOs

• Planningforthe2ndEurope‐EurasiaMeeting,scheduledforPrague,25‐27November

• Successfulstagingofthe6thEuro‐ArabMeetinginAlgiersinMay.

WehavepreviouslyadvisedonhowtheRegionandNSOscouldrespondtotheResolutionsofthe39thWorldScoutConferenceandincludehereabriefupdate:

Resolution2/11FeeSystem–anumberofNSOandNSAshavedeclaredalltheirmembershiptoWOSM.

Resolution4/11BePrepared:LeadershipforLife–anumberofNSOswillbesupportedinProgrammerenewalinthecomingmonths.

Resolution5/11TheStrategyforScouting–allWorkingandCoreGroupsarereadytoacceptconsultancyrequestsandsomeactionshavealreadytakenplace.

Resolution7/11EducationalMethods–thefocusonYouthProgrammeandAdultResourcesissupportedbytheEducationalMethodsCoreGroupoftheRegion.

Resolution8/11YouthInvolvementindecision‐makinginNSOswithinWOSM–researchbeingundertakenandactionsproposedintheRegionalScoutPlan,implementedbytheYouthEmpowermentWorkingGroup.

Resolution10/11AdvocacyforWorldScouting–theRegioniseffectivelyrepresentedinmajorforabyyoungrepresentatives.

Resolution15/11PartnershipsbetweenWOSMandothergroups–thisisafeatureofourworkwiththeEuropeanYouthForum,theEYVAllianceandotherpartners.

WecontinuetoremindNSOsthattheResolutionsoftenurgeactionattheirlevelandwelcomereportsofwhatisbeingdone,possiblytoshareoneuroscoutinfo.com.

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AnnualReview2010‐2011

AndreaDemarmels

Andreasays…

IlovebeingaScout–theyoungpeople,thelaughingofthekids,thecamping,mychildhoodmemories,thesenseofsocialpurposeandourneed“toleavethisworldalittlebetterthanwefoundit.”

AndIfullysharethepurposeoftheScoutMovement:“tocontributetothedevelopmentofyoungpeopleinachievingtheirfullphysical,intellectual,socialendspiritualpotentialsasindividuals,asresponsiblecitizensandasmembersoftheirlocal,nationalandinternationalcommunities.”(Art.1oftheWOSMConstitution)

Thissaid,ithasbeenarealexperiencetoparticipateinthefunctionsoftheEuropeanScoutCommitteeinthis,myfirstyear.

ItwasarealandemotionalopportunitytoofferandparticularlytolearnanditwasareallygoodoccasiontosupportthepurposeofourMovement.

Wearelucky:thereisarealmutualunderstanding,respect,cooperationandScoutspiritbetweentheCommitteemembers.I‘mconfidentthatwewillworkhardandwithcontinuousenthusiasmtoimplementasfullyaspossibleourtriennialRegionalScoutPlan.

Ourfocusremainsthemembershipgrowth,notbecauseofnumbercrunchingbutbecauseoftheneedofanimpactofourScoutvisionandourScouteducationalmethodologyonthissocietyshatteredbyinsecurity,financialproblemsandsocialchallenges.

Thereis(yet)alotofworktodo!

TheEuropeanNSOsareblessedwithcommittedandcapablepeople,alleagertoseeScoutingcontinuetodevelop,growandenrichthelivesofouryoungpeople:sotheaimoftheEuropeanScoutRegionistosupportandtostrengthentheNSAsandNSOs,forexamplebygivingthem,onrequest,highqualitytailoredsupport.

AsignificantamountofmytimeandcommitmenthasbeendevotedtothedirectcontactandsupporttoNSOs.Thiswasdonethroughvisits,emailexchange,skypechatsanddirectcontactinevents(particularlyintheAcademyandintheJamboree).AcloserelationshipwasestablishedwithallmycontactcountriesandIbelievethatIhavebeenabletoguaranteeapermanentcommunicationchannelwiththeEuropeanScoutCommittee.

Finally,IhopethatmycolleaguesandIareabletoplayourownsmallpartinhelpingtodeliverpositiveimpulsesthat,somewheredowntheline,willhaveapositiveimpactonthequalityoftheScoutingoffered.

Dutiesandresponsibilities

• Member,EuropeanScoutCommittee• Member,GrowththroughQualityWorkingGroup• Member,OrganisationalDevelopmentCoreGroup

Meetingsandmissions

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeBrussels,Belgium,27­29August2010

• MeetingwithEuropeanRegionalOfficeGeneva,Switzerland,12October2010

• TheAcademyAthens,Greece,25­30October2010

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeGeneva,Switzerland,12­14November2010

• FieldVisittoSwedenStockholm,Sweden,18­21November2010

• Co‐ordinatorsBriefingWeekendGeneva,Switzerland,10­12December2010

• 39thWorldScoutConferenceCuritiba,Brazil,9­15January2011

• FieldVisittoBosniaandHerzegovinaSarajevo,BosniaandHerzegovina,11­13February2011

• MeetingwithWAGGGS(Growth)Brussels,Belgium,18February2011

• JointGrowththroughQualityWorkingGroupMeetingBrussels,Belgium,18­20February2011

• GrowththroughQualityWorkingGroupMeetingCopenhagen,Denmark,4­6March2011

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeBrussels,Belgium,11­13March2011

• MeetingwiththenewDirectorofOrganisationalDevelopment,EuropeanRegionalOfficeGeneva,Switzerland,15March2011

• FieldVisittoMaltaValetta,Malta,7­11April2011

• OrganisationalDevelopmentCoreGroupMeetingGeneva,Switzerland,15­17April2011

• FieldVisittoGreeceAthens,Greece,4­6May2011

• FieldVisittoCyprusNicosia,Cyprus,6­10May2011

• FieldVisittoLithuaniaVilnius,Lithuania,12­16May2011

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeKandersteg,Switzerland,17­19June2011

Contactcountries

• BosniaandHerzegovina,CzechRepublic,Cyprus,Greece,Iceland,Lithuania,MaltaandSweden

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AnnualReview2010‐2011

ChristianLosteRamos

Christiansays…

Lookingbackintime,itseemsincrediblethatonlyoneyearhaspassedafterourelectionasnewCommitteeMembersinBrussels,Belgium,inJuly2010.

365daysofactivity,learning,newexperiences,newresponsibilitiestobeexercised,alotoftravellingaroundtheOldContinent,hundredsofpeopleformeetings,newfaces,problemstobesolved,support,...breakfast,lunch,dinner...atriptoBraziltoattendtheWorldScoutConference....andlast,butnotleast,thediscoverythat,finally,tobeaMemberoftheEuropeanScoutCommitteeisanexcitingtask,complicatedandforwhichitisnecessarytohavepatience,energyandvaluableassistanceofmynewteammates,constantsupportfromtheOfficeandofcourse,thewarmwelcomeoftheNationalScoutAssociations.

Throughoutthisfirstyear,wesoonlearnedthesecretsofhowtheRegioncanhelpthedevelopmentofScoutingintheNationalAssociationsthatmakeuptheScoutMovementinEurope.ThanksforthattoCraigandHenrik,andexperiencedseniormembers,aswellasinfallibleDavidandStaffmembersoftheEuropeanRegionalOfficewhohavecaredforusatalltimes!

Icouldsummarisetheworkofthisfirstyearofimplementationinthreemajordomains:firstofall,themakingofourRegionalScoutPlan2010‐2013,includingmyparticipationintheWorkingGrouponVolunteeringandtheCoreGroupofEducationalMethods;second,supportingcontactsandfieldvisitstotheNationalScoutOrganizationswhichIamservingasContactMember;andthirdly,representingtheEuropeanScoutCommitteeintheKanderstegCommitteeandFoundation.

ThelaunchingoftheRegionalScoutPlanwasourfirstchallenge,butthankstothecontributionsofmanyvolunteersandstaffbutespeciallythankstothefertilepreviousworkofallNationalScoutOrganisationsduringtheRegionalConference,theresulthasbeenveryencouragingandwillallowustoseeourMovementgrowinquantityandqualityinthisperiod.

VolunteeringhasbeenespeciallythemostdevelopedareainwhichIhavebeeninvolved,inayearasuniqueas2011wheretheEuropeanYearofVolunteeringwasheld.“CitizensinAction”heldinIstanbulprovidedtonationalScoutassociationsaspacefordiscussingandsharingexperiencesonthatdomain.IwouldliketocongratulatePavelandalltheVolunteeringWorkingGroupfortheirefficientwork.TheEducationalMethodsCoreGroupisalreadystartingitsjourneytoestablishmorepracticalstrategiesinregardtoYouthProgrammeandAdultResourceswithinScouting.

AstherepresentativeoftheCommitteeinKandersteg,thishasallowedmeatasteofitsmagicandI’vebeenabletocontributetothedevelopmentofitsnewstrategy.QualityservicesforalargernumberofSoutsfromaroundtheWorld,inthispermanentJamboree!

ButifIweretohighlightthemostexcitingandsatisfyingwork,ImustspeakstronglyaboutsupportingNationalScoutOrganizations,throughtheCommitteeContactSystem.Inthisfirstyearithasbeentough,butIhadtheopportunitytomakesomefieldvisits,andtomaintaincontactswhichallowedmetoinitiatestrategiestoidentifyneedsandfacilitatetheresolutionoftheirmosturgentornecessaryproblems.

Thanksagaintoeveryonewhomadethispossible,andseeyouduringnextyear!

Dutiesandresponsibilities

• Member,EuropeanScoutCommittee• Member,VolunteeringWorkingGroup• Member,EducationalMethodsCoreGroup• Member,KISCCommittee

Meetingsandmissions

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeMeetingBrussels,Beligum,27­29August2010

• TrainingCommissioners’NetworkMeetingGuadarrama,Spain,17September2010

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeMeetingGeneva,Switzerland,11­13November2010

• FieldVisittoSerbiaBackaTopola,Serbia,25­28November2010

• Co‐ordinatorsBriefingWeekendGeneva,Switzerland,10­12December2010

• WorldScoutConferenceCuritiba,Brazil,8­15January2011

• FieldVisittoBelgiumBrussels,Belgium29­30January2011

• VolunteeringWorkingGroupMeetingBrussels,Belgium,26­27February2011

• KanderstegCommitteeandFoundationMeetingKandersteg,Switzerland,4­6March2011

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeMeetingBrussels,Belgium,11­13March2011

• CitizensinAction,VolunteeringEventIstanbul,Turkey,24­29March2011

• VolunteeringWorkingGroupMeetingBologna,Italy,10­12June2011

• MeetingwithICofSlovenia(ContactCountry)Madrid,Spain,15July2011

Contactcountries

• Austria,Belgium,Germany,theFYROMacedonia,Poland,Romania,SerbiaandSlovenia

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AnnualReview2010‐2011

ChristosHatzidiamandis

Christossays…

“Everynewbeginningcomesfromsomeotherbeginning'send”(LuciusAnnaeusSeneca)

IndeeditwasanewbeginningafteratrienniumwithadifferentEuropeanScoutCommittee,whichfulfilleditsmissioninimplementingtheRegionalScoutPlanaswellastheResolutionsofthe19thEuropeanScoutConference.Itwasnowour,theCommitteemembers’,turnthathadtosucceedinimplementingthenewPlan.Thisstressedmebutatthesametimeempoweredmeindoingmybest,workinghard,andtryingtogotheextramile.

TheRegionalScoutPlanhadsetthestrategicobjectivesbasedonwhichIhadtowork.EmbracingChangeis‘my’WorkingGroupandExternalRelationsandFundingis‘my’CoreGroup.Itwaschallenginglookingintowhathadtobedone.Theteamsweresetup,theactionplanidentified,responsibilitiesdefined,andnowworkisbeingcoordinatedandsupported.

Weareaimingtoreachourfinalgoals;fortheExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroup,enhancethecommunication,fosterrelationshipsbetweentheMovementandotherinstitutions,partners,stakeholders,reviewanddeveloppoliciesrelevanttoneedsofyoungpeopleandrepresenttheMovementonvariousplatforms.FortheEmbracingChangeWorkingGrouptoadapttonewdemands,adjuststructurestothechangingtrends,takingintoaccountdemographicchangesandmigration,diversecommunities,andnewtechnologies.

TheimportancetounderstandthestatusoftheNSOs/NSAs,theirneedsandstrengths,ledtothetightening/updatingofthe“NeedsandStrengthsAnalysis”FormwhichwasthenusedbytheRegiontohelpindetifywhatkindoftailoredsupportNSOsmightrequireandtheareaswheretheycouldassist.InordertocompletethistaskIcloselycooperatedwithMaeliosaDeBuitlear(Ireland)andPetr‘Permi’Vanek.

ManycommonareasofworkrequiredclosecooperationwithourcolleaguesfromWAGGGS;settingjointobjectivesfortheEmbracingChangeWorkingGroup,aligningonissuesregardingexternalrelations,aswellasprovidingsupportandadvisingthehostcountryforourJointevent,“Roverway2012”.TheJointWorkallowsustobenefitfromeachother’sstrengthsandtheexperienceswehaveineacharea;italsoallowsustoshareresourcesand,mostimportantly,thespiritofGuidingandScouting.

SignificanttimeandenergywasneededforthepreparationfortheWorldScoutConference.RegionalmeetingstookplacetopresenttheRegionalScoutPlanaswellastheoperationalframework.AndIwasgiventheopportunitytohavemeetingswithallmycontactcountries.

AnotherveryimportantmeetinglastyearwastheEuro‐ArabMeeting.Beingtheliaisoncommitteememberfortheeventgavemethepleasuretoliveauniqueexperiencewithagrandefinale‐aDeclaration,whichseekstocapturethe

essenceofthemeeting,committingtocooperationtoachievethevaluesofpeace,socialadvanceandincreasebilateraldialogue.

LastbutnotleastIshouldstressthecloserelationship,whichisalsomaintainedwiththecontactcountries.Ihavenotyetcompletedallthefieldvisits,neverthelessIhaveemailexchangesorsometimesphonecommunication,inordertoinformaboutregionalevents,supportopportunities,aswellaspossibleassistancefromtheRegion,andtheWorkingandCoreGroups.Thingshavestarted,thingsareprogressingbutwehavealongjourneyyettotravel.Wehaveourgoalsandwewon’tstopuntilwegetthere!

Dutiesandresponsibilities

• Member,EuropeanScoutCommittee• Member,Roverway2012AdvisoryCommittee• Member,EmbracingChangeWorkingGroup• Member,ExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroup

Meetingsandmissions

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeBrussels,Belgium,27­29August2010

• TheAcademy,Athens,Greece,25­30October2010

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeGeneva,Switzerland,11­13November2010

• Co‐ordinatorsBriefingWeekend,Geneva,Switzerland,11­12December2010

• 39thWorldScoutConferenceCuritiba,Brazil,8­15January2011

• ExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroupMeetingCologne,Germany,5­6February2011

• EmbracingChangeWorkingGroup(JointMeeting)Brussels,Belgium,19­20February2011

• Roverway2012AdvisoryCommitteeMeetingHelsinki,Finland,26­27February2011

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeBrussels,Belgium,11­13June2011

• EmbracingChangeWorkingGroupMeetingBrussels,Belgium,25­27March2011

• EuropeanYouthForum'sCouncilofMembers(COMEM)Antwerp,Belgium,5­8May2011

• 9thEuro‐ArabMeetingAlgiers,Algeria,24­26May2011

• RoverwayHeadsofContingentMeetingHelsinki,Finland,27­29May2011

• ExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroupmeetingBari,Italy,4­5June2011

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeKandersteg,Switzerland,17­19June2011

Contactcountries

• Denmark,Finland,Israel,Luxembourg,Montenegro,theNetherlands,SlovakiaandSwitzerland

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AnnualReview2010‐2011

CraigTurpie

Craigsays…

Thefirstweeksandmonthsafterthe20thEuropeanScoutConferencewereparticularlybusy.Aswellasassistingwiththeinductionandcoachingoffournewlyelectedmembers,muchofmytimewasspentinrefiningtheObjectivesandActionsfortheRegionalScoutPlan,helpingtodesigntheOperationalFrameworktosupportitsimplementationandrecruitingthevolunteersneededtogettheworkunderway.

AswellassomenewexperiencesliketheICCSSeminarinLuxembourgandtheISGFEuropeanConferenceinCyprus,timehasalsobeenspentwithmycontactcountries,particularlyLatviaandSpain.MoreattentionwillbegiventoHungaryinthecomingyear.EffortsareongoingtosupportthedevelopmentofanassociationinAndorraandwecontinuetooffersomesupporttolocalgroupsinKosovo.

ThepreparationsfortheWorldScoutConferencewereconsiderable,bothinpreparingfortheregionalmeetings,aswellasthebi‐lateralmeetingswiththeEurasiaScoutRegionandAfricaScoutRegion.SeveralitemsontheagendaoftheConferenceandoutcomesarisingfromtheeventwereandremainofcloseinteresttotheEuropeanScoutCommittee,andasever,wearedoingwhatwecantoensurethattheRegionandNSOs/NSAsinEuropeplaytheirpartinimplementingtheResolutionsfromtheWorldScoutConference.

WithClaudioBurkhardstandingdownasTreasureraftertenyearsofexcellentservicetotheEuropeanScoutRegion,timewasspentreviewinghisexperiencesandtherole.Throughanopenprocess,weendedupelectingandappointingMariosChristou…nostrangertotheEuropeanScoutRegion.InthecurrenteconomicclimatewehavebeenfollowingthesituationcloselytotryandensurethatwecontinuetodeliverthesamelevelsofservicetoNSOs/NSAs.

It’sclearthatin2011/2012thereismuchtodoandIlookforwardtoplayingmypartinhelpingtoimplementtheRegionalScoutPlanandtheResolutionsadoptedatthe20thEuropeanScoutConference.

Dutiesandresponsibilities

• Chairperson,EuropeanScoutCommittee• Member,SteeringGroup• Member,OrganisationalDevelopmentCoreGroup• Member,WorldScoutCommittee

Meetingsandmissions

• FieldVisittoPolandKrakow,Poland,20­22August2010

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeBrussels,Belgium,27­29August2010

• WorldScoutCommitteeGeneva,Switzerland,3­5September2010

• SteeringGroupBrussels,Belgium,16­17October2010

• TheAcademyAthens,Greece,29­31October2010

• 7thISGFEuropeanConferenceAyaiNapa,Cyprus,5­7November2010

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeGeneva,Switzerland,12­14November2010

• ICCSSeminarLuxembourg,19­21November2010

• Co‐ordinatorsBriefingWeekendGeneva,Switzerland,10­12December2010

• WorldScoutConferenceCuritiba,Brazil,8­15January2011

• FieldVisittoLatviaRiga,Latvia,28­30January2011

• SteeringGroupBrussels,Belgium,11­13February2011

• MeetingswithWSBandWSFGeneva,Switzerland,28February2011

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeBrussels,Belgium,11­13March2011

• WorldScoutCommitteeGeneva,Switzerland,25­27March2011

• ChiefVolunteers’MeetingLondon,UnitedKingdom,2­3April2011

• FieldVisittoCzechRepublicKolín,CzechRepublic,16­17April2011

• FieldVisittoSpain(FCEG)Manresa,Catalonia,Spain,29April­1May2011

• FieldVisittoSpain(MSC)Madrid,Spain,7May2011

• FieldVisittoSpain(ASDE)Lorca,Spain,8May2011

• SteeringGroupTurku,Finland,14­15May2011

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeKandersteg,Switzerland,17­19June2011

Contactcountries

• Andorra,Hungary,Kosovo,LatviaandSpain

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AnnualReview2010‐2011

HenrikSöderman

Henriksays…

Afteraset‐upperiod,theRegionisnowinshapetoSupportGrowthinChangingTimes.Theworkinggroupsandcoregroupsledbycoordinatorshaveanenhancedrole.Thechange"fromFactorytoConsultancy"ishappening,eventhoughwearenotyetinfullspeedindeliveringconsultancy.WorkingwiththeNSOsrevealsthediversityofchallengesScoutingisfacingindifferentpartsofEurope.

TheconfirmationbytheWorldScoutConferenceinJanuaryofthepresentroleoftheregionsgivesastablebasisforthefuture.Byincreasinglyengagingwithotherregions,wearemakingapositivecontributiontotheMovementasawhole.

Genderandco‐educationInlinewiththeevolvingScoutinglandscape,andconsideringthatallour41NSOsareco‐educational,WOSM'sroleinthefieldofco‐educationhasbeenhighlightedinthecourseoftheyear.Inlinewiththeworldpolicy"GirlsandBoys,WomenandMenwithintheScoutMovement”(WorldScoutConference1999),theRegion’staskistosupportNSOstoensurethattheScoutingisadaptedtobothgirlsandboys.Genderisalsoanissueformanagementandgovernance.WeneedtoremainactivetoremoveanyremainingobstaclestothefullparticipationofbothgendersinScouting.

FinancialcrisisandexternalfundingThefinancialcrisisishavinganegativeimpactonourclassicalrevenues.Onewaytotacklethisistosystematicallyseekexternalfunding.Eventhoughwecannotbesuccessfulwitheveryapplication,theresultshavebeenpositive:intheyearsinceJuly2010wehavereceivedoverEUR250,000inexternalgrants,andthetotalamountobtainedsince2008isaboveEUR500,000.ThismoneyisnotontheaccountsoftheRegion;ithasbenefitedtheNSOsintheformoftravelgrantstoregionaleventsandourpartnershipswithotherRegionshavebenefitedtoo.Asanadditionalbenefit,applicationdeadlinesencourageearlierplanningofseminarsandevents.

FutureoftheEUbudgetTheEU’scurrentbudgetframeworkexpiresin2013andthenextonewillbedecidedinthecomingmonthsbytheMemberstatesandtheEuropeanParliament.Duetothecrisis,eachpartofthebudgetisunderstrictre‐assessment.Thisisacriticalperiodforouradvocacy:successorfailurenowwillhaveanimpactuntil2020.TogetherwithotheryouthorganizationsandtheEuropeanYouthForum,weareworkingtoensurethatfundingisavailableforScoutingalsointhefuture.

Dutiesandresponsibilities

• ViceChairperson,EuropeanScoutCommittee• Member,SteeringGroup• Member,PartnershipswithotherRegionsWorking

Group• Member,ExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroup• MemberoftheBoard,EuropeanScoutFoundation

Meetingsandmissions

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeBrussels,Belgium,27­29August2010

• EuropeanPoliciesSupportGroupRome,Italy,24­26September2010

• North‐SouthNetworkLeuven,Belgium,15October2010

• SteeringGroupandCoordinatingGroupBrussels,Belgium,16­17October2010

• AcademyAthens,Greece,29­31October2010

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeGeneva,Switzerland,12­14November2010

• Co‐ordinatorsBriefingWeekendGeneva,Switzerland,11­12December2010

• JointNetworkMeetingofGuideandScoutrepresentativesBucharest,Romania,17­19December2010

• Europe‐AfricaandEurope‐EurasiacontactmeetingsCuritiba,Brazil,9January2011

• WorldScoutConferenceCuritiba,Brazil,10­14January2011

• ExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroupCologne,Germany,4­6February2011

• SteeringGroupandCoordinatingGroupBrussels,Belgium,12­13February2011

• PartnershipswithotherRegionsWorkingGroupBrussels,Belgium,25­27February2011

• VisittoFranceParis,France,5­6March2011

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeBrussels,Belgium,11­13March2011

• North‐SouthNetworkRome,Italy,18­20March2011

• VisittoFranceParis,France,22­25April2011

• SteeringGroupTurku,Finland,14­15May2011

• VisittoAlbaniaTirana,Albania,21­22May2011

• Euro‐ArabMeetingAlgiers,Algeria,25­28May2011

• ExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroupBari,Italy,4­5June2011

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeKandersteg,Switzerland,17­19June2011

Contactcountries

• Albania,Croatia,France,Italy,Monaco,andSanMarino

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Petr‘Permi’Vanek

Permisays…

Asastartingyearofatriennium,thispastyearwasabusyandchallengingone.Iamsurethetwoyearstofollowwillbenolessbusyandchallenging,howeverinsomeaspectsthebusinessandcharacterofchallengemightdifferintheclosefuture.Forme,asanewmemberontheEuropeanScoutCommitteethisyearmeantgettingtogripswithwhatIexpectofmyselfandwhatothersexpectofme.Luckily,theseweremostlythesamethings.

OnlyafewweeksaftertheConferenceinBrussels,IgotstruckbythenumbersofmotivatedvolunteersfromalloverEuropethatofferedtheirservicestosupportScoutingthroughtheRegion.Thisstronglydemonstrateshowwefeel‐Regionnotbeinghere“forus”butbeingsimply“us”.

BeingintouchwithNSOsshowsthatorganizationswanttocontributetothePlanoftheRegionandnot“only”benefitfromit.IperceivearisingdeterminationonthesideofNSOstoshowcasetheirexamplesofgoodpractice(andtherearemany!)andarisingdeterminationtohelpotherNSOstogrowinbothqualityofScoutingandnumbers.ItisrewardingtostandinaplacewherewecansupporttheseeffortsanditisamazingtoseethatalotofthisishappeningonaNSOtoNSObasis.BeinghereforNSOshasbeenaveryrewardingpartofmyagendaasaCommitteemember.

TogetherwehaveestablishedanewsupportstructurefortheworkoftheRegionandithasalreadyproveduseful.WithmoretimespentbyindividualvolunteersonworkingandcoregroupsIbelievewewillbenefitfromtheoverlapofindividualinvolvementsevenmore.

Thiswasastartingyear.Wedohavethingsthatshouldbeimprovedandimprovedtheywillbe.ThereisanamazingpotentialinScouting(andforScouting)inEurope.Iamlookingforwardtothetimethatisleftuntilweallmeetnext

timeinBerlininlessthantwo‐year’stime.Iampositivewewillhaveachievedthegoalwesetourselvesatthebeginningofthetriennium.Andevensomewewillsetourselvesalongtheway.

Dutiesandresponsibilities

• Member,EuropeanScoutCommittee• Member,YouthEmpowermentWorkingGroup• Member,EducationalMethodsCoreGroup

Meetingsandmissions

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeBrussels,Belgium,27­29August2010

• FieldvisittoBulgariaSofia,Bulgaria,22­24October2010

• YouthEmpowermentWorkingGroupGeneva,Switzerland,25­27February2011

• Co‐ordinatorsBriefingWeekendGeneva,Switzerland,11­12December2010

• WorldScoutConferenceCuritiba,Brazil,10­14January2011

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeBrussels,Belgium,11­13March2011

• ONEProgrammeSeminar(ScoutingIreland)LarchHill,Ireland,29April–1May2011

• FieldVisittoLiechtensteinVaduz,Liechtenstein,7May2011

• EuropeanScoutCommitteeKandersteg,Switzerland,17­19June2011

Contactcountries

• Bulgaria,Estonia,Ireland,Liechtenstein,Norway,Portugal,TurkeyandtheUnitedKingdom

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WorkingGroups

VolunteeringWorkingGroup(VWG)

TheVWGhasbeenoperatingsinceJanuary2011.Itsmembersare:PavelTrantina(coordinator,CzechRepublic),RobertaVincini(Italy),JoDeman(Belgium),ClaudeFrantzen(Luxembourg),JukkaTulivuori(Finland).ItissupportedbyChristianLoste‐Ramos(ESC),MilutinMilosevicandNicolòPranzini(bothERO).

AtitsfirstmeetinginBrusselsduringtheweekendof25‐27February2011membersoftheVolunteeringWorkingGroupdiscussedindepththeactionsneededforfulfillingtheEuropeanScoutPlan2010‐2013intheirareaofresponsibility.ButthemainpartwasdevotedtodetailedplanningoftheVolunteeringEvent,heldjustamonthlater.

ItwasheldinIstanbul,Turkeyfrom24‐29March2011,undertheheading"VolunteeringinYouthNGOs:Citizensinaction"andgathered44participantsandPlanningteammembersfrom21associationsfrom19countries.TheeventwasaveryvaluableopportunitytoshareinformationaboutthestateofvolunteeringinthedifferentparticipatingNSOsandcountries,toupdateonthedevelopmentsandachievementsofthe2011EuropeanYearofVolunteeringandtoinformaboutEuropeanopportunitiesandresources.Participantshadtheopportunitytoanalysethewayvolunteersaremanagedintheirorganisationswiththeaimtoensurethatthereisthesupportiveenvironmentthatwillmaximisetheirexperienceinvolunteering,aswellastodiscussanexternalrelationsapproachtobetterprofileofvolunteeringanditsrecognition.Besidesmanyinformativesessions,exchangesofbestpracticesetc.,thiseventservedfordetailedmappingofthesituationinindividualNSOsandtheircountries.Withsuchanoverviewwecanstarttooffertailor‐madesupport.UpdatedinformationabouttheEventaswellasallthedocumentsareattheaddresshttp://volunteering.scouthub.org/

TheEuropeanYearofVolunteering2011hasbeenoneofthehighlightsofourwork.ScoutsandGuideswereoneofthefirstandleadingforcesbehindtheprocessresultinginhavingtheyeardevotedtothiscorevalueofourmovement–andwearedoingourbesttobringpracticaloutcomesvisibleevenatthelocallevel.WearerepresentedinfiveoutofsixworkinggroupsoftheEYV2011Allianceandplayanactiverole,attendalltheeventsandconferencesandtakepartindraftingproposals.

TheVolunteeringWorkingGroupmetforthesecondtimeovertheweekendof10‐12June2011intheRegionalAGESCIheadqaurters,inBologna,Italy.ThegroupdiscussedfollowupoftheVolunteeringEvent,TheVolunteeringConventiontobeorganisedinSeptemberbytheEuropeanYouthForum,theEYV2011AlliancePolicyPaperandthefutureofthepartnershiponvolunteeringinEuropeandplansforthefuture,withthespecialattentiontotheneedsexpressedbytheparticipantsoftheVolunteeringEventheldlastMarchinIstanbul,Turkey.Wehavestartedtorespondtothem,the

firsttailoredmadesupportisbeingorganizedforSeptember2011.

RecognitionofcompetencesacquiredthroughScoutingisoneofthekeyissuestodayinseveralnationalScoutassociationsacrossEurope.ScoutingNetherlandgainedsupportfromtheYouthinActionprogrammetoleadaprojectthatinvolvesassociationsfromBelgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,France,Netherlands,Portugal,SloveniaandSpain.WOSMandWAGGGSEuropeanRegionsaresupportingtheprojectprovidingexpertsupportifandwhenneeded.WOSMhasprovidedthecofundingthroughthePartnershipFund.KFUMDenmarkhostedthefirstmeetingoftheprojectmanagersfromallinvolvedcountries,from27to29May2011inCopenhagenwithourpresence.

Besidesthat,wehavepreparedanEnglishtranslationofaveryhandyself‐evaluationtooldevelopedbyScoutsetGuidesdeFrance„Valorise‐toi“andransuccessfullyaround25workshopsfortheISTmembersduringthe22ndWorldScoutJamboreeinSweden.Thetool,togetherwithtrainingnotes,willshortlybemadeavailabletoallNSOs.

PavelTrantina,Coordinator,VWG

GrowththroughQualityWorkingGroup(GQWG)

ThemaintaskoftheGrowththroughQuallityWorkingGroup(GQWG)istoprovideguidanceandtailoredsupporttoNSOs/NSAsonthethemeofGrowththroughQualityandtoactasanadvisorybodytotheEuropeanScoutCommitteeinmattersrelatedtoGrowththroughQuality.TheGQWGshouldimplementtheWOSMobjectivesonthisthemeandthejointobjectiveswithWAGGGS.

ThegrouphaditsfirstmeetingsinFebruary(withcolleaguesfromWAGGGS)andinMarch,whereitdiscussedthemilestonesfortheimplementationoftheGrowththroughQualitypartoftheRegionalScoutPlankeepingtheKeyPerformanceandImpactIndicatorsinmind,andthesharingofresponsibilitieswithinthegroup.

CommunicationwithNSOs/NSAsWestartedwithidentifyingareaswhereitwasfeltneededtocollectadditionaldatainordertosuccessfullydeliversupporttoNSOs/NSAs.Datahasbeencollectedthroughdifferentmeans,countrycontacts,NeedsandStrengthAnalysis,surveysetc.Datawillbeanalisedfurtherinthecomingweeksandmonths.

EncouragementtoNSOs/NSAstosharetheirsuccessstorieswiththerestoftheRegionhasbeenpublishedonEuroScoutInfo.comandanumberoftheirstorieshavebeenreceivedandpublishedonline.

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ToidentifyandunderstandthecurrentsituationwithretentionofyoungpeopleandretentionprocessesinNSOs/NSAsaswellasidentifyingopportunitiesforimprovingit,anonlinesurveyonthesubjectisnowbeingconductedthroughEuroScoutInfo.com.LocalScoutLeadersareaskedtofillouttheshortquestionnaire.

TailoredSupportTworequestsforTailoredSupporthavebeenreceivedontopicsrelatedtoGrowththroughQuality(fromGreeceandLithuania)andthecountriesinquestionhavebeencontactedabouttheirrequesttoclarifytheirrequirementssothatthebestconsultationcanbeprovided.

JointWorkwithWAGGGSTheJointWorkingGroupmetinFebruarywheninitialstepsinthejointworkweretaken.AjointeventonGrowththroughQuality,”JUMP”,willbeheldinDenmarkinApril2012,andplanningiscurrentlyunderway.AfundingapplicationtotheEUwasmadeandtherelatedcallforpartnershipagreementsfromNSOs/MOswasverysuccessful.Anansweronthefundingapplicationisstillpending.

ThemainthemefortheAcademy2011willbeGrowththroughQualityandtheJointGQWGhassuggestedanumberoftopicsforworkshops.Wearepreparingfourworkshopsforthisevent.Thetopicsbeing:

- Strategicplanningforgrowth,locallyandnationally

- Recruitment,managementandretentionofadults

- Renewingandreviewingtheprogrammetorecruitandretainmembers

- PromotionofexistingtoolkitsonGrowthandQualityandtraininginusingthose

AdditionalsuggestionsforworkshopsessionsweremadeonothertopicsrelatedtothethemeandallWorkingGroupsandCoreGroupswereencouragedtoconsiderthemainthemeoftheeventwhenpreparingtheirsessions.

HuldaS.Guðmundsdóttir,Coordinator,GQWG

EmbracingChangeWorkingGroup(ECWG)

ThechallengefororganisationslikeWOSMtorespondandadapttothecriticaljunctureofthecivilrightsgeneration,whichinturnexplainsthesubsequentdivergenceinmembershippatterns,aswellasthetechnicalinnovationwhichshouldbereflectedintheorganisation’severydayworkisthemainroleoftheEmbracingChangeWorkingGroup(ECWG).Embracing,adaptingtheaboveaspectsandtryingtohaveScoutingreadytoanticipatechangeisthemaingoaloftheWorkingGroup.

Thestartingpointofthegroupwastoanalysetheconceptof“embracingchange”,togothroughtheobjectivesoftheWorkingGroupandhaveabrainstormingsessionregardingtheactionsthatwouldneedtobefollowedinordertofulfilltheobjectives.AllmembersoftheWorkingGroupwereassignedspecifictaskshavingtheRegionalScoutPlanasareference.

“EmbracingChange”isalsoinvolvedwithjointobjectives.DiscussionswerethereforeinitiatedwiththerespectiveworkinggroupfromWAGGGSandtheobjectiveswereset.

TheJointWorkingGrouponEmbracingChangewillbepresentattheAcademyinOctober2011.TheGroupwilldelivertheworkshop"TheimpactofmoderncommunicationsonScoutingandGuiding.AnoverviewofwhatelectronictoolsareavailablewillbeprovidedaswellashowdifferentorganisationsareusingthemandwhateffectsthisishavingonScoutingandGuiding."

Furthermore,acooperationwiththeOvertureNetworkoftheEuropeanRegionisbeingsought,togetherwiththeJointCommittee,inordertoimplementactivitiesneededtoachievetheJointObjective“EmbracingChange”.ActivitiesandactionsthatmaybetakenupbytheOvertureNetworktosupportthisobjectivewillbefurtherdiscussed.

Workhasstartedregardingmembershipmanagementsystems.TherehasbeeninterestinthemembershipregistrationsoftwareandtheWorkingGrouphasbeenincontactwithparticularNSOswhoareexploringthefeaturesofthesoftware.Membershipdataarebeingstudiedandanexecutivesummaryisbeingpreparedlinkingthemembershipdatawiththestrategicplanning.

AsecondRoundTableonInternetSystemsisbeingorganisedin2012;hottopics,includingContentManagementSystemsandmembershipregistrationsystems,willbediscussed.

Withintheframeworkoftherapidlyprogressingworld,theneedofdevelopingapproachestoincludeyoungpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsconstantlyincreases.ResearchisbeingperformedassistingtheWorkingGrouptofulfillthetask.SurveysfromtheEuropeanCommissionarebeingstudiedwhichofferdifferentviewsonthepresentattitudesofyouthinthepresentEuropeanSocietyaswellasinformationonthetrendsandthecurrentinterestsofyoungpeoplefromtheCouncilofEuropethatofferadifferentandlargerperspective(includingcountriesoftheEurasiaScoutRegion).Meanwhile,areviewonexistingdocumentsrelatedtothepromotion,developmentandimplementationofequalityanddiversitypoliciesisongoing.

TheWorkingGroupalsoencouragestheacquisition,theconsolidationandtheprotectionofadequateresourcesofNSOsthroughalongtermstrategicplanningandhavingactionplanssecuringfinancial,humanandotherresources.Theanalysisofthisissuejuststarted.

TherestillremainsalottobedoneintheareaofEmbracingChange…andtoclosethisreportwewouldliketoquoteafromanarticleofafinancialnewspaper:“Intheindustryworld,marketsareveryrewardingofinnovatorsovertimeandareverypunishingofthosewhodothesamethingsoverandover.Inalmostanyindustry,theonesthatsurviveinthelongtermarethosewhoareassessing‘whatif?’andhowtheymighthavetoretoolandrevamptheirenterpriseifconditionschange,evenattheheightoftheirsuccess.Itmayflyinthefaceofconventionalwisdom.Butwhenyouaresuccessfuland

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becomeblindtootherwaysofthinking,that’swhenyou’reatyourmostvulnerable.Tosurvive,youmustchange”.

ChristosHatzidiamandis,Member,ECWG

YouthEmpowermentWorkingGroup(YEWG)

ThemissionoftheYouthEmpowermentWorkingGroupistoenhanceandpromoteyouthempowermentashavingakeyroleontheScoutmethodandScoutlife,aswellaspromotingtherelevanceofitspriorityintheagendaatcountryandatRegionallevel.Thisshouldbeachievedbypromotingtheconceptandtheapproachitrequires,providingadvice,supportandguidancetoNSOs/NSAsandtotheEuropeanScoutCommittee,producingtherelevantdocuments,toolsandtrainingschemes,and–thelast,butnottheleast–promotingtheshareandvisibilityoftheimmensequantityofgoodpracticeconcerningyouthempowermentwecanobservewithintheRegion’sNSOs/NSAs.

ThefirsttaskforthisWorkingGroupwastosetoutadefinitionforwhatismeantbyYouthEmpowermentinaScoutingcontextandtodocumentamodel,whichcouldbeusedasareferenceforworkinthisarea.

Accordingtoourview,YouthEmpowermentrefers“topromotingandgivingtoolstoempoweryoungpeopleforlife,throughbothyouthparticipationandyouthinvolvement,topreparingandgivingtoolstoadultsinScoutingsothattheycanachievethemission,andtoinvolving(givingroomandenabling)bothadultsandyoungadultsinthegovernanceoftheMovement”.

YouthEmpowermentis,though,transversaltoallwedoinScouting,anditispresentandimportantinthefollowingareas:

- YouthProgramme

- AdultResources

- OrganisationalDevelopment

AEuroScoutDoconyouthempowerment,definingtheconceptandexplainingitsrelevanceandourapproachiscurrentlybeingpreparedandwillbepublishedsoon.

Aspecificquestionnaireonyouthempowerment,onhowitisviewedwithineachNSOandonhowNSOsimplementit,isunderpreparation,inordertogetanoverviewofthethemeatregionallevelandcollectgoodpractices.

Wearepreparingareferenceonlinelibraryonyouthempowermentwhererelevantdocumentsandtoolswillbeavailable,aswellasexamplesofgoodpracticesatcountrylevel.Itishopedthatthefirstversionofthisreferencelibrarywillbeavailableinthenextfewmonths.

Concerningcommunicationanddissemination,wearecurrentlyworkingtoimprovetheyouthempowermentareaonEuroScoutInfo.

TocontributetotheconclusionoftheAgoramanualisoneofourcurrenttasks.

WearepreparingthreeworkshopsfortheAcademy:“IsYouthEmpowermentpresentintheYouthProgramme?”,“EmpoweringyoungpeopletoparticipateintheMovementgovernanceandrepresentation”,and“MentoringandCoaching”.

WearealsoconcernedinfollowingtheworkbeingdonewithintheROLIS[recognitionofleaninginScouting]project,runbyseveralNSOs,inparticularconcerningissuesrelatedtoyouthempowerment.

InApril,wewerepresentwithasmallworkshopatParisd’Avenir,aRoveractivityorganisedbyScoutsetGuidesdeFrance.

PedroDuarteSilva,Coordinator,YEWG

PartnershipswithotherRegionsWorkingGroup(PRWG)

Members:SylvainBarthe(SGDF,France),MarionKarali(Greece),AnaIsabelSilva(CNE,Portugal),MatthiasGerth(MSdS,Switzerland),MatthewPaiton(TSA,UK),EsbenHolager(DDS,Denmark).

With“PartnershipswithotherRegions”asoneofthenewobjectivesoftheRegion,ourtaskwasfirsttohaveacommonknowledgeonpartnershipspracticeinEurope.ThenweelaboratedanactionplanandorganisedtheworkinggroupinorderforustobeabletomaintainaregularandclosecontactwiththeArab,AfricaandEurasiaRegions,whichhadbeenidentifiedasthethreefocalRegionsfortheworkoftheEuropeanRegion.

- StronglinkswithsomeRegionshaveexistedforalongtime,withdedicatedforaforexchangeanddialoguealreadyinplace.TheWorkingGroupthereforeparticipatedintheorganisationofthe9thEuro‐ArabMeetinginAlgiersandfacilitatedtwoworkshops:oneonthe“WorldScoutEnvironmentProgramme”andanotheron“GuidelinesforYouthExchange”.ThiswasagoodopportunitytoidentifyandenhanceknowledgeofthemainexistingpartnershipsbetweentheEuropeanandArabRegions.InNovember2011,the2ndEurope‐EurasiaMeetingwilltakeplaceandagain,theWorkingGroupisinvolvedintheplanningprocessinanefforttobringstronginputsonpartnershipsandyouthexchanges.

- AdecisionwastakentoreinforcetheNorth‐SouthNetworkoftheEuropeanRegionandtomakeitreallytheplacewheretheEuropeanRegionanditsNSOscannotonlyshareexperiencesofexistingpartnerships,butalsodevelopnew,bi‐ormultilateralpartnerships.Subsequently,theWorkingGroupwillnowplayaleadingroleintheplanningandorganisationoftheNetwork’sSpringMeeting,whiletheAutumnMeetingremainstheresponsibilityoftheNetwork.Thismodelwasputinplaceandthefirst‘new’SpringMeetingtookplaceinRome,Italy,inMarch2011.Duringthatmeeting,theroleoftheWorkingGroupwithintheNetworkandspecificobjectiveswerediscussedandidentified.ThepositionofEurope‐Africaliaisonofficerwaspresented,whointroducedtheRegion’sUNGUVUproject;objectivesofapotentialfollow‐upapplicationwerealsodiscussed.TheWorkingGroupalsoseizedtheopportunitytodoamappingexerciseofexistingexpertisewithintheNetwork,whichcouldbebuiltonduringthecurrent

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triennium.TheWorkingGroupdhasalreadystartedplanningapartnershipseventinParisinMarch2012.

- ThepromotionofgoodpracticesintermsofpartnershipsaswellasofeventsinotherRegionswasdonethroughtheeuroscoutinfo.comandcontributedtoanincreaseofthenumberofexchangesbetweentheEuropean,Arab,AfricaandEurasiaRegions.

- TheUNGUVUprojectwasexecutedaccordingtoplanduringtheyear2010‐2011.Itwasamajorstepinthe

developmentofnewmultilateralprojectsbetweenEuropeanNSOsandAfricanNSOs.Thedevelopmentandpromotionofrelevanteducationalmaterialisongoing.

- FirstrequestsoftailoredsupportarrivedandtheWorkingGroupelaboratedadedicatedplanforeachrequest.

SylvainBartheCoordinator,PRWG

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CoreGroups

EducationalMethodsCoreGroup

Members:TadejPugelj(ZTS,Slovenia),RobertaVincini(AGESCI,Italy),GiedreMarkuckaite(LS,Lithuania),MaryScriven(SI,Ireland),MilenaPecarski(ZIS,Serbia),MarionKarali(SHP,Greece),JordiFerrer(ASDE,Spain),JukkaTulivuori(GSF,Finland),IbJammer(VCP,Germany),JonIngvarBragasson(BIS,Iceland),EsbenHolager(DDS,Denmark)–supportedbyPetrVanekandChristianLosteRamos(EuropeanScoutCommittee)andMilutinMilosevicandRaduStinghe(WSB–EuropeanRegionalOffice)

EMCG’suniquecomposition(withtwiceasmanymembersastheotherCoreGroups)raisedadditionalchallengesintryingtofixameetingdatesuitableforeveryone.Consequently,thegroup’sfirstmeetingwasscheduledonlyinSeptember2011.

However,themembersofthegrouphavebeenkeepingincontact,updatedeachotherontherelevantdevelopmentsoftheirrespectiveworkinggroupsandcontributedtothedevelopmentoftheRegionalPlanintoasetofactions.Moreover,thecurrentprojectsinconnectiontoEducationalMethods(theEuropeanScoutVoluntaryProgramme,LandsofAdventure,Roverway,etc.)havebeencloselyfollowedup.AnumberofTailoredSupportrequests(onyouthprogrammeand/oradultresources)havealsobeendealtwithbymembersofthegroup.

Themainobjectiveoftheworkofthegroupinthenearfutureisthedeliveryofthe7thEuropeanForumonYouthProgrammeandAdultResourcesin2012–themain“meetingpoint”ofthetrienniumforleadersworkingoneducationalmethodsatnationallevelinEurope.

Otherareasofinterestforthemembersofthegrouparethedevelopmentofane‐LearningplatformatEuropeanlevel,thedesignandpromotionofaseriesoftoolsontheelementsoftheScoutMethod,reviewtheEuropeanprogrammeframeworksof“LandsofAdventure”,“rovernet.eu”and“ESVP”aswellcontinuingthecooperationwiththeWorldlevelinthecontinuouspromotionanddevelopmentoftheScoutsoftheWorldprogramme.

TadejPugelj,Coordinator,EMCG

OrganisationalDevelopmentCoreGroup

TheroleoftheOrganisationalDevelopmentCoreGroupistoprovideadvice,supportandguidancetoNSOs/NSAsandtotheEuropeanScoutCommitteeabouthavinganeffectiveorganisationatcountryandatRegionallevel.

ThefirsttaskforourCoreGroupwastosetoutadefinitionforwhatismeantbyOrganisationalDevelopmentinaScoutingcontextandtodocumentamodel,whichcanbeusedasareferenceforworkinthisarea.

WehavedefinedOrganisationalDevelopmentthisway:“Organisationaldevelopment(OD)isaplannedefforttomakeanorganisationmoreeffectiveandsustainablebyinvolvingthepeopleoftheorganisationinachangeprocesswhichis

baseduponastrategicvisionthatevolveswithsocietyandfocusesontheMissionofScouting”.

OrganisationalDevelopmentdisciplinesmaybesummarisedasfollows:

• DevelopingVisionandStrategy.AsdescribedintheStrategicPlanningKit(WOSM).

• Designinganeffectiveorganisation.Creatingprocesses,rolesandresponsibilites,jobspecifications,performanceindicators,qualitymeasurements.

• Managingandcontrollingsuccessfulprojects.Agreeingscope,creatingworkplans,measuringprogress,reportingprogressandstatus,riskmanagement,closingtheprojectsuccessfullyandlearningforthenexttime.

• Governanceanddecision­making.Structures&processestoensurethattheorganisationsuccessfullydeliversonitsmissionandstrategicplans.

• Financialplanningandmanagement.Processesandtoolstoensurefinancesareusedefficientlytosupporttheorganisation’smissionandstrategicplans.

• MeasuringandimprovingqualityinScouting.Processesandtoolstoensurefinancesareusedefficientlytosupporttheorganisation’smissionandstrategicplans.

• Managingchangeinanorganisation.Preparingpeopleforchangesintheorganisationandsettingitupsothatthechangewillbesuccessful.

• Managingandsupportingleadersofchange(volunteerandpaid).ApplyingtheAdultsinScoutingapproachtoseniorvolunteersandtopaidstaff.

• Opennessandlearningintheorganisation.Howlearningcanoccuracrosstheentireorganisation,howlessonslearnedbysomecanbesharedwithothers,howwecanbringaboutcontinuousimprovementsinourapproachandhowwecanavoidrepeatingerrorsunnecessarily.

• Preparingandimplementinganeffectivecommunicationsstrategy.What,Why,How,WhenandtoWhom‐Consideringeachofthestakeholdersandthenatureofthecommunicationwhichwouldbeeffectiveandusefultothem.

WesentanotificationtoInternationalCommissionersinMayandthedefinitionandmodelwerepublishedinEuro.Scout.InfoandEuropakinJune.

WehaverecruitedsomepeoplefromtheESRResourcePooltohelpustoidentifysuitablematerialsthatNSOs/NSAscanusetohelpthemwitheachoftheOrganisationalDevelopmentDisciplines.Itishopedthatthefirstversionofthisreferencelibrarywillbeavailableinthenextfewmonths.

WehavepreparedatoolforanalysingthereturnsfromtheNeedsandStrengthssurveyandwehavesharedthiswiththeEuropeanScoutCommitteeandthestaff.

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WearepreparingashortworkshopontheOrganisationalDevelopmentModelfortheAcademyandwewillalsofacilitateasessionthereonthethemeof“Turningstrategyintoaction”.

WehavestartedworkingonaweekendworkshopaboutOrganisationalDevelopment,whichwillberuninMarch2012.

WehaveprogressedallfouroftherequestsforTailoredSupportwhichwerereferredtoourCoreGroup:

- TheUKisprovidingsomematerialsanddirectsupporttoGreece

- AspecialistfromtheResourcePoolhasstartedworkwiththeScoutAssociationsinCatalonia(Spain)

- WehavecontactedIrelandabouttheirrequestandtheyarekeepingusinformedabouttheirownprocessuptothepointwherewecanofferrealhelp

- TheCountryContactpersonisworkingwithLithuaniatohelpthemtoclarifytheirrequirement

Maeliosa‘Milly’DeBuitlearCoordinator,ODCG

ExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroup

Members:OlgaBerg(DPSG,Germany),JoDeman(SGV,Belgium),AnaIsabelSilva(CNE,Portugal),GregoireMages(SGDF,France),RaduSeuche(ONCR,Romania),MarianaFragkou(SHP,Greece),MatthewPaiton(TSA,UK).

AsthenameofourCoreGroupsuggests,therearetwomajorfieldsofworkweareresponsiblefor:externalrelationsandfunding.Takingintoconsiderationthesignificanceoffundinginthecurrentstructure,itismainlydealtwithbytheEuropeanRegionalOffice.Theimportanceofsustainabilityofeffortsinthefieldofexternalrelationsisveryhighandthat’swhyourworkdidn’tstartanewinJanuary2011butrathercontinuesthecommitmentinitiatedbyvolunteersduringtheprevioustriennium.Thisyear,theEuropeanYearofVolunteeringismarkedbyspecialsignificancetousasScoutsinEuropebecausewehaveachancetomakevividandcelebratevolunteeringbyhighlightingthevalueofourdailycontribution.That’swhyallourcontributionsandemphasisisputonpromotionandrecognitionofthevalueofvolunteeringinScouting.

TheRegionalScoutPlanoutlinesambitiousgoalswehavesettoachieveinourwork.Ingeneral,theyemphasisethetwo‐foldnatureoftheresponsibilityputontheCoreGroup:ontheonehand,torepresenttheMovementtowardsrelevantinstitutions,partners,stakeholdersandateventsontheEuropeanleveltomakethevoiceofmorethan1.5millionScoutsinEuropeheard.Forexample,onrecognitionofScouting,inparticularskillsandknowledgegainedthroughoureducationalprogrammesasyoungpeopleand/orvolunteers,onensuringasustainablefinancialframeworkfor

youthorganisationsinEurope,orourcontributiontothestructureddialoguewithpolicydecision‐makers.

Ontheotherhand,ourequallyimportantareaofworkistoprovidetheRegionandNSOs/NSAswithsupportandguidanceinthefieldofexternalrelationsandfunding.InthisrespectourmajorgoalistoprovideNSOs/NSAswithassistanceinstrengtheningcivilsocietyatlocal,regionalandnationallevels,inparticularbyencouragingNSOstoparticipateinthecreationanddevelopmentofNationalYouthCouncils.

EachofthefivemainprioritiesareasoftheRegionalScoutPlanhasexternalrelationsimplicationsbyeitherrequiringexpertiseand/orresourcesofexternalactors,e.g.regardinggeneraltrendsrelatingtoyoungpeopleandadults,theirsocialenvironmentandpatternsofparticipationandcommunication;butalsoregardingexistingqualityframeworksofnon‐formaleducationandtheirimplementationforouryouthprogrammes.

Inthefirsteightmonthsofourmandate,theCoreGroup,withthesupportofexternalrepresentativesandtheOffice,hasachievedthefollowingtargetsintheareasof:

- MaintainingWOSM’spresenceandcontactwithexternalpartnersasanelectedBoardMemberoftheEuropeanYouthForum2011‐2012(FalkoMohrs,VCP,Germany),andwithexpertsintheworkingstructuresoftheForum(MarcioBarcelos,CNE,Portugal,ClaireLeMoigne,SGDF,France,andRaduSeuche,ONCR,Romania),aswellasintheAdvisoryCouncil(LoretaSenkute,LithuanianScouting,laterreplacedbySanduCoica,ANSM,Moldova);

- StrengtheningthecooperationamongEurope‐EurasiaScoutrepresentativesinrelevantorganisationsandinstitutionsbyorganizingaEurope‐EurasiaStudySession“TellTheStory!”inBudapest,February2011andappointingSanduCoicafromMoldovaasWOSMrepresentativeontheAdvisoryCounciloftheCouncilofEurope;

- Empoweringandsupportingyoungpeopletoparticipateindecision‐makingprocessesthataffectthemthroughinvolvementintothebroaderdebateonyouthrights(March2011),trainingforexternalrepresentatives(June2011,Brussels);

- Networkingwithinternationalnon‐governmentalorganisationsbyorganisinginformalmeetingontheoccasionofFounder’sDaytopromotethevalueofScoutinganddiscussissuesofcommoninterest.

OlgaBerg,Coordinator,ERFCG

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Finances

Mariossays…

Takingupakeyroleinthefinancialsectorofourorganisationinthemiddleofthisturbulenttimeiscertainlyachallenge.ItisnosecretthattheRegionalincomefromitsmainsourcehasbeenreducedsubstantiallyoverthelastcoupleofyearsmainlyduetotwoimportantreasons:

- thedropinthevaluesofthefinancialassetsand

- theweakeningoftheexchangerateoftheUSD(thecurrencyofourmainsourceofincome)againsttheCHF(mainly)andtheEUR(theoperatingexpenditurecurrenciesofoursetup).

Whatweneedthereforeisastrategy:

- tomaintain(andevenimprove)ouractivitylevelwithobviousbudgetconstrainsand

- tostrengthenthediversificationofourincomesourcesdevelopingstrategiesandexploitingopportunitiesinEurope.

Itisimportantofcoursetomaintainandimproveourfinancialmanagementsystemsandcontrols,byintroducingandoperatingcloselymonitoredcashbudgetstoensurethatthecurrentvolatilityofthemarketshaveaminimumimpactonourperformanceindeliveringtheRegion’sservicetoNSOsandNSAs.ThishastobewithinthemoralandethicalparametersofourMovementandofcoursewithinthecarefulconsiderationofourroleinthisprocess.WearenotheretoinvestbuttohelptheEuropeanScoutCommitteetomaketherightdecisionsonhowtomanageourfinancialresources.

MariosChristouTreasurerEuropeanScoutRegion

‐19‐EuropeanScoutCommittee

AnnualReview2010‐2011

EuropeanScoutFoundation

Jørgensays…

Intheyearunderreviewwehavehadaturbulenttime.AndasIamwritingthisreport,Iamofthestrongopinionthatthiswillcontinueintheyearstocome!

TheEuropeanScoutFoundation–whichwasfoundednearly40yearsago–hasoneaim:tohelpEuropeanScoutingtogrow/develop.Wearedoingthisinanumberofways,wheretheFriendsofScoutinginEurope(FOSE)isthemostsuccessfulofouractivities.Some400personalitiesareFOSE(1/3forlifeand2/3onanannualbasis),andclosetoCHF700,000havebeenraisedovertheyearswithinthisprogramme.TheFriendsorganiseanannualgathering,wherejustover10%ofthemmeetforalongweekendinaCentralorEasternEuropeanmembercountry.

OursuccesswithintheFOSEframeworkismainlyduetoaFriendsorientedpolicyofNational‐andInternational–gatherings!WealsohaveahandfulofveryskilledandgoodworkingSuperFriends,whowithintheirowncountryarekeypromotersoftheFriendsofScoutinginEurope.

TheFriends–andotherpersonalities–arealsoactiveas“salesmen”forthe“smallprojects”.Smallprojectsare“handson”projects,confinancedbytheFoundationwithamaximumamountofEUR3,000perproject.EligibleprojectsareusuallyimplementedatgrouplevelandwillhavebeenacceptedbytheInternationalCommissioner,aswellastheRegionalDirectoroftheEuropeanScoutRegion.Webelievethereis“room”formoresmallprojects,andwelcomeapplicationsfor

projectsinordertofurthercontributetothegrowingofScoutinginEurope.Forseveralyears,wehaveonlybeenacceptingsmallprojectsfromCentralandEasternEurope,andthispolicyisstillvalid.Soplease,helpustohelpyoubytakingalookatourwebsiteathttp://fose.scouthub.org/.

OurFoundationisalsomakingitsprofessionalknowledgeawailablebyinvestingfunds,whichareentrustedtotheESF.AsmoreandmoreNationalScoutOrganisationshavetheirownNationalScoutFoundations,wedoseeourselvesastheir“parners”–notonlywhensettingupnewNationalScoutFoundations–butalsoastheydevelop.

Weareinthe“businessofmoney”andhaveaverytransparenteconomicreporting,whichenablestheorgansoftheEuropeanScoutFoundationtohavethebestpossibleinsightandalsoallowsustosharerelevantinformationwiththeNationalScoutOrganizationsonanannualbasis.TheFoundationisfreedfromSwisstaxesandsubjecttoregular“controls”bytheappropriateauthoritiesoftheSwissMinistryoftheInterior.

JørgenG.RasmussenChairmanEuropeanScoutFoundation

‐20‐EuropeanScoutCommittee

AnnualReview2010‐2011

WorldScoutBureau–EuropeanRegionalOffice

Davidsays…

Aconferenceyearisalwaysabusyyearandasthisreportbeginsattheconclusionof20thEuropeanScoutConferenceandincludesthe39thWorldScoutConference,onecanassumethatishasbeenabusyyear.

WhiletheEuropeanScoutCommitteebegantheprocessofdevelopingtheRegionalPlan,theRegionalStaffcontinuedtomonitordevelopmentstoensurethatservicewouldcontinue.

AtthebeginningofSeptemberwelostouttwointernswhohadprovedmostvaluableintherunuptotheEuropeanConference.WethankNicolasOttforhiscontributionasanon‐Scout,andwelcomedbackTimWatsonwhohassupportedourworkintheareaofDevelopment,particularlytheUnguvuProjectwiththeAfricaRegion.

OtherwiseintheBrusselsOffice,ourrelationswiththeCouncilofEurope,EuropeanCommission,EuropeanParliamentandotherorganisationsincludingtheEuropeanYouthForumhavecontinuedtodevelop,andwewerehappytohaveFalkoMohrselectedtotheBureauoftheForum.AlixMassonsupportedthisareaofworkandalsosoughttoseeourrepresentationextendtoConcordandtoparticipationinEuropeanDevelopmentDays.

Inthefundingarea,NicolòPranzini,workingwithAlix,continuestoensurethattheapplicationforadministrativefundingfromtheYouthinActionprogrammeispreparedinatimelyway,andthatthereportsandotherapplicationsforfundingaremadeeitherdirectlyorwithNSOsandotherorganisations.AdvicetootherRegionsisdisseminatedwhenopportunitiesarise.

Intheareaofdirectsupport,JordanBajraktarovcontinuestosupportsignificantPartnershipFundprojects,includingguidingapplications,monitoringandevaluation.HehasalsosupportedtheOperationOneWorldfundedparticipantstotheWorldScoutJamboree.

TheimportantareaofcommunicationsisservedbyMihajloAtanackovicthroughmaintenanceofeuroscoutinfo.com,ournewinformationblog,andthroughmaintenanceofscout.org/Europeandeuropak‐online.net.

RupertSchildböckcontributestothecommunicationsthemeandalsoprovidesdirectsupporttotheRegionalScoutCommittee,theWorkingandCoregroupsandindividualsintermsoflogisticalsupport.Rupertsupportsespeciallythestagingandfollow‐upofRegionalCommitteemeetingsaswellassupportingtheRegionalDirector.

ContinuinginGeneva,ouradministrationandfinanceisinthehandsofAnnemarieKhetib.ThenewInternalControlSystemwasintroducedlastyearandbringsanaddedburdenofdocumentation.AnnemarieisablyassistedbyAnne‐ChristineVogelsangontwomorningsaweek.

IntheareaofEducationalMethods,muchtimehasbeendevotedtotheEuropeanYearofVolunteeringbyMilutinMilosevic,whileRaduStinghecontinuestosupporttheareaofYouthprogrammeandistheITcoordinatorfortheRegionalOfficeaswell.ReplacingKatrinKellywhosecontractendedinSeptember2010,Rose‐MarieHennyjoinedusfromtheSwissDevelopmentAgencytoconcentrateontheimportantworkofOrganisationalDevelopmentandthefirstmanifestationofthiswastheNeedsandStrengthsAnalysis–haveyoucompletedthesurveyforyourNSO/NSA?

AmajorityofthestaffparticipatedinthethirdextendedExecutiveDirectors’TeammeetingatKandersteg,whichwasanopportunityforsharingandexchangewithcolleaguesfollowingtheWorldScoutConference.

TryingtomanagetheexpectationsoftheNSOs,theCommitteeandthestaffteam,theRegionalDirectorhasvisitedanumberofNSOs,hasassistedonconstitutionalissuesandhasmonitoredcloselythedevelopingfinancialsituation,whichmakesourlives“interesting”.

Onmyownandyourbehalf,IsayahugethankyoutomyteamfortheircontinuedcommitmenttothisgreatgameofScoutinginthepastyearandlookingtowardsthefuture.

DavidMcKeeRegionalDirectorWorldScoutBureau–EuropeanRegionalOffice

‐21‐EuropeanScoutCommittee

AnnualReview2010‐2011

Resolutionsfromthe20thEuropeanScoutConference

Resolution4/2010

RegionalScoutPlan2010­2013

• TheEuropeanScoutPlanwasamajorfeatureoftheworkoftheEuropeanScoutCommitteeinthetimefromtheRegionalConferenceuntiltheformallaunchofthefullydevelopedPlanatthe39thWorldScoutConferenceinBrazilinJanuary2011.Actionshaveincluded:- EstablishmentoftheWorkingGroupsandCore

GroupswithaninitialmeetingofCoordinatorsoftheseGroupstodeveloptheworkingmethodsandencourageanunderstandingofpossiblecross‐overs;

- ConsultationbetweenCommittee,CoordinatorsandRegionalStafftodevelopthefullcontentofthePlan,includingdesignationofkeyperformanceindicators(KPIs);

- LaunchoftheRegionalScoutPlanatthefirstEuropeanRegionalMeetingattheWorldScoutConferenceon10Januaryandfollow‐updiscussionsatthesecondEuropeanRegionalMeetingon14January2011;

- LaunchoftheNeedsandStrengthsAnalysisinFebruary2011;

- ReportingbackonprogressfollowingeachRegionalScoutCommitteemeeting;

Resolution5/2010

ActionsSupportingGrowththroughQuality

• InthecontextoftheRegionalScoutPlan,KPIshavebeenelaboratedforallobjectivesofthePlan,includingthoseforGrowthThroughQuality.

• Circular19/2010wasdistributedtoupdateonprogressregardingGrowththroughQuality.

• FollowingtheJune2011EuropeanScoutCommitteemeeting,anupdateofprogressinallareasoftheRegionalScoutPlanwasdistributed(Circular12/2011).

• AjointeventisplannedforGrowthinApril2012.

Resolution6/2010

NatureasaFrameforProgramme

• TheRegionalOfficecontinuestomaintainawatchfuleyeonallaspectsoflegislation,whichcouldimpactonthedeliveryofScoutingwithoutunnecessaryandrestrictivelegislation.

• Contactismaintainedwithother,like‐minded,organisations.

Resolution7/2010

InformationontheEuropeanInvestmentFund

• ThenecessaryfundtransferstoestablishtheEuropeanInvestmentFundweremadeatthebeginningofJanuary2011.

• TheEuropeanScoutCommitteereceivesprogressreportsonthedevelopmentoftheFundonaquarterlybasis.

• TheEuropeanScoutFoundationhasbeenmadefullyaware,andacknowledges,theInvestmentPolicyoftheEuropeanScoutRegion.

Resolution8/2010

StrengtheningandImprovingCommunicationintheEuropeanRegion

• TheEuropeanScoutRegionlaunchedeuroscoutinfo.comasameansofcreatingmoreimmediatefeedbackandsharingofinformationinJanuary2011.

• ThecapacityofAssociationstoaddinformationtoeuroscoutinfo.com,includingsharingofbestpracticesiscurrentlyfacilitatedthroughtheCommitteeContactsystemorthroughtheRegionalOffice.

• Europak‐online.nethasbeenupdatedandnowincludesdifferentsubscriptionpossibilities.

• Regionalinformationisalsosharedthroughfacebook,twitterandothersocialmediaplatforms.

• Eventwebsitescontinuetobedevelopedtofacilitatebettercommunicationsbefore,duringandaftertheevents.

Resolution9/2010

SolidaritywithScoutinginOtherRegions

• InformalmeetingswerearrangedbetweendelegatesfromtheEuropeanRegionanddelegatesfromtheAfricaRegionandbetweendelegatesfromtheEurasiaRegionduringtheWorldScoutConferenceinBrazilinJanuary2011.

• AdirectoryofprojectswithAfricaandwithEurasiawascommencedatthesemeetings.

• The6thEuro‐ArabMeetingwasplannedduringaninformalmeetingheldduringtheWorldScoutConferenceandthereportofthemeeting,whichwasheldinMay2011,wascirculatedinJune2011.

• A2ndEurope‐EurasiaMeetingisscheduledforNovember2011inPrague.

• RepresentationofWOSMintheCouncilofEuropeisfacilitatedthroughtheparticipationofrepresentativesfromEurasiainthedelegations.

• Onestudysession,fundedbytheCouncilofEurope,hadafocusonExternalRelationsandprovidedsupporttotheBalticsandtheEurasiaRegion.

• FundinghasenabledEurasiaparticipantsatvariousEuropeanRegionevents–theAcademy,theTrainingCommissioners’NetworkMeeting.

Resolution10/2010

TailoredSupporttoNSOsinSouthEastEurope

• ANeedsandStrengthsAnalysishascommencedwithallpartsoftheRegion,includingSouthEastEurope.

• AllNSOsinSouthEastEuropehavereceivedatleastoneCommitteeContactvisit.

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