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European Scout CommitteeAnnual Review 2010-2011

European Scout ComitteeAnnual Report 2010-2011

World Scout Bureau


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EuropeanScoutCommitteeAnnualReview20102011


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Content

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

2 ChairmansWelcome ...................................................................................................................................................................................................page4

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

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

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

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

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

4.5 HernikSderman.................................... ............................ ................................ .............................. ............................. ............................ ................. page10

4.6 PetrPermiVanek....................................... ............................ ............................. ................................ .............................. ............................ ............ 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 WorldScoutBureauEuropeanRegionalOffice......................................................................................................................................... page20

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


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ChairmansWelcome

ItisapleasuretointroducethisAnnualReportofthe

EuropeanScoutCommitteesworkcoveringtheperiodJuly

2010toJuly2011.Inthereport,welookbackattheprogress

madesincethe20thEuropeanScoutConferenceinBrussels,

Belgium,coveringboththesuccessesandchallenges.

AswellasprovidingperspectivesfromtheEuropeanScout

Committee,theEuropeanRegionalOfficeandtheEuropean

ScoutFoundation,forthefirsttimewearealsoincluding

updatesfromourfiveWorkingGroupsandthreeCore

Groups.

Theyearunderreviewhasseensteadyprogressinthe

implementationoftheRegionalScoutPlan,whichwas

presentedatthefirstRegionalMeetingduringthe39th

WorldScoutConferenceinCuritiba,Brazil.

DuringthislastyeartheEuropeanScoutCommitteehas

agreedtoimplementadditionalmeasurestoimprove

transparencyandreporting,bysharingwithNSOs/NSAs,the

reportsreceivedbytheEuropeanScoutCommitteefromits

fiveWorkingGroupsandthreeCoreGroups.Thishas

allowedforthepublicationofanupdatedversionofthe

RegionalScoutPlanfollowingeachmeetingoftheEuropean

ScoutCommittee.

Wetrustthatthesemeasures,alongsideinitiativeslike

euroscoutinfo.comandeuropakonline.net,areofinterestto

NSOs/NSAs.HopefullythemeasuresallowNSOs/NSAsto

followmorecloselywhatyourEuropeanScoutCommitteeisdoing,andhowtheimplementationoftheRegionalScout

PlanisimpactingonthedevelopmentandgrowthofScouting

acrossEurope.

Ourmostrecentanalysisofmembershipdatahasindicated

thatwearecloseto1.7millionmembers,whichisadramatic

increasefromthelowpointin2006of1.39millionmembers.

Thismembershipinformation,togetherwiththeanalysisof

theNeedsandStrengthsexercisethatwasinitiated

followingthe20thEuropeanScoutConference,hasprovided

valuabledataonwherebesttotargetsupportand

consultancytoNSOs/NSAs.Theconsultancymodel,basedon

ourpreviousexperienceswithtailoredsupport,hasbeen

expanded,withallWorkingGroupsandCoreGroupsnow

empoweredtosupportNSOs/NSAsontheareasofworkthat

theycover.Wecontinuetoplayourpartinensuringthatour

effortsinEuropecancontributetotheGlobalSupport

offeringthatisbeingrolledoutatworldlevel.

Asyouwillrecall,2011hasbeenparticularlybusyinrelation

tothevolunteeringagendawithWOSMworkingclosely

withWAGGGSintheEuropeanYearofVolunteeringAlliance.

Astheyeardrawstoaclose,considerationisalreadybeing

giventohowwecapitaliseonwhathasbeenachieved.Much

moreonthis,andourotherstrategicobjectives,canbefound

laterinthisreport.

During2010/2011wehavealsohadseveralimportantworld

eventsincludingtheWorldScoutMoot,WorldScoutYouth

ForumandWorldScoutConference,aswellasthe22ndWorldScoutJamboree.Allofthemhavebeenwellsupported

byNSOs/NSAsfromEurope.

Turningtofinance,despiteourbesteffortstoprotect

ourselvesfromtheimpactoftheglobaleconomicdownturn,

ourresourceshavebeenimpactedconsiderably.Weforecast

thatthecomingyearswillbechallenging.Nevertheless,we

aredoingourbesttomaintainstronglevelsofserviceand

supporttowardsNSOs/NSAswhilstatthesametime

continuingoureffortstodiversifyincome,particularlyby

partneringwithNSOs/NSAstosecureexternalfunding.

IspeakfortheentireEuropeanScoutCommitteewhenIsaythatwearealldeeplyappreciativeofyoursupportsincethe

20thEuropeanScoutConferenceinBrussels.Itisonlyby

workinginpartnershipwithNSOs/NSAsacrossEuropethat

wecanachieveourambitionofsupportinggrowthin

changingtimes.

CraigTurpie

Chairman

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WorldScoutConferenceFollowUp

Ashasbeennotedelsewhereinthisreport,themembersof

theEuropeanScoutCommitteeparticipatedintheWorld

ScoutConferenceinCuritiba,Brazil,January2011.

Thisprovedavaluableopportunityforfacetofacemeetings

withamajorityoftheNSOsintheRegion.

TwoRegionalmeetingswerefacilitated,thefirstatthe

beginningoftheconferenceandthesecondattheend.While

shortintime,alotwasaccomplished.Therewasthe

importantlaunchoftheRegionalScoutPlanatthefirst

meeting,whichenabledadirectpresentationofthe

Objectives,ActionsandKeyPerformanceIndicatorsofthe

planandtheschedulingoftheactionsacrossthetriennium.

EmphasisingtheinvolvementofAssociations,shortinputs

weremadetoensurethatthePlanisnotjustaplanforthe

Committee,butaPlanfortheentireRegion.

Atthesamemeeting,euroscoutinfo.comwasofficially

launchedtopromotemoredirectcommunicationwithinthe

Region.

TwosuccessfulcontactmeetingswiththeAfricaRegionand

theEurasiaRegionwerereportedfullyoneuroscoutinfo.com

andscout.org/europe.

Followingthesecontactmeetingsandaplanningmeeting

withtheArabRegion,thefollowinghasbeenachieved:

ProgressonadatabaseofprojectsbetweenNSOsinEuropeandAfrica

ContactpointsbetweentheEuropeanRegionWorkingGroupsandtheEurasiaRegionestablished

ProgressontheUnguvuProjectbetweenNSOsinEuropeandAfrica

Acontactmeetingheldduringthe22ndWorldScoutJamboreeonfutureinitiativesbetweenEuropeand

Africa

ProgressonadatabaseofprojectsbetweenNSOsinEuropeandEurasia

AstudysessionsponsoredbytheCouncilofEuropeonTellingthestoryfortheEurasiaRegionandanumberofEuropeanNSOs

Planningforthe2ndEuropeEurasiaMeeting,scheduledforPrague,2527November

Successfulstagingofthe6thEuroArabMeetinginAlgiersinMay.

WehavepreviouslyadvisedonhowtheRegionandNSOs

couldrespondtotheResolutionsofthe39thWorldScout

Conferenceandincludehereabriefupdate:

Resolution2/11FeeSystemanumberofNSOandNSAs

havedeclaredalltheirmembershiptoWOSM.

Resolution4/11BePrepared:LeadershipforLife a

numberofNSOswillbesupportedinProgrammerenewalin

thecomingmonths.

Resolution5/11TheStrategyforScoutingallWorking

andCoreGroupsarereadytoacceptconsultancyrequests

andsomeactionshavealreadytakenplace.

Resolution7/11EducationalMethods thefocusonYouth

ProgrammeandAdultResourcesissupportedbytheEducationalMethodsCoreGroupoftheRegion.

Resolution8/11YouthInvolvementindecisionmakingin

NSOswithinWOSMresearchbeingundertakenand

actionsproposedintheRegionalScoutPlan,implementedby

theYouthEmpowermentWorkingGroup.

Resolution10/11AdvocacyforWorldScoutingthe

Regioniseffectivelyrepresentedinmajorforabyyoung

representatives.

Resolution15/11PartnershipsbetweenWOSMandother

groupsthisisafeatureofourworkwiththeEuropeanYouthForum,theEYVAllianceandotherpartners.

WecontinuetoremindNSOsthattheResolutionsoftenurge

actionattheirlevelandwelcomereportsofwhatisbeing

done,possiblytoshareoneuroscoutinfo.com.


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AndreaDemarmels

Andreasays

IlovebeingaScouttheyoungpeople,thelaughingofthe

kids,thecamping,mychildhoodmemories,thesenseof

socialpurposeandourneedtoleavethisworldalittlebetter

thanwefoundit.

AndIfullysharethepurposeoftheScoutMovement:to

contributetothedevelopmentofyoungpeopleinachieving

theirfullphysical,intellectual,socialendspiritualpotentialsas

individuals,asresponsiblecitizensandasmembersoftheir

local,nationalandinternationalcommunities. (Art.1ofthe

WOSMConstitution)

Thissaid,ithasbeenarealexperiencetoparticipateinthe

functionsoftheEuropeanScoutCommitteeinthis,myfirst

year.

Itwasarealandemotionalopportunitytoofferand

particularlytolearnanditwasareallygoodoccasionto

supportthepurposeofourMovement.

Wearelucky:thereisarealmutualunderstanding,respect,

cooperationandScoutspiritbetweentheCommittee

members.Imconfidentthatwewillworkhardandwith

continuousenthusiasmtoimplementasfullyaspossibleour

triennialRegionalScoutPlan.

Ourfocusremainsthemembershipgrowth,notbecauseof

numbercrunchingbutbecauseoftheneedofanimpactof

ourScoutvisionandourScouteducationalmethodologyonthissocietyshatteredbyinsecurity,financialproblemsand

socialchallenges.

Thereis(yet)alotofworktodo!

TheEuropeanNSOsareblessedwithcommittedandcapable

people,alleagertoseeScoutingcontinuetodevelop,grow

andenrichthelivesofouryoungpeople:sotheaimofthe

EuropeanScoutRegionistosupportandtostrengthenthe

NSAsandNSOs,forexamplebygivingthem,onrequest,high

qualitytailoredsupport.

AsignificantamountofmytimeandcommitmenthasbeendevotedtothedirectcontactandsupporttoNSOs.Thiswas

donethroughvisits,emailexchange,skypechatsanddirect

contactinevents(particularlyintheAcademyandinthe

Jamboree).Acloserelationshipwasestablishedwithallmy

contactcountriesandIbelievethatIhavebeenableto

guaranteeapermanentcommunicationchannelwiththe

EuropeanScoutCommittee.

Finally,IhopethatmycolleaguesandIareabletoplayour

ownsmallpartinhelpingtodeliverpositiveimpulsesthat,

somewheredowntheline,willhaveapositiveimpactonthe

qualityoftheScoutingoffered.

Dutiesandresponsibilities

Member,EuropeanScoutCommittee

Member,GrowththroughQualityWorkingGroup Member,OrganisationalDevelopmentCoreGroupMeetingsandmissions

EuropeanScoutCommitteeBrussels,Belgium,27 29August2010

MeetingwithEuropeanRegionalOfficeGeneva,Switzerland,12October2010

TheAcademyAthens,Greece,25 30October2010

EuropeanScoutCommitteeGeneva,Switzerland,12 14November2010

FieldVisittoSwedenStockholm,Sweden,18 21November2010

CoordinatorsBriefingWeekendGeneva,Switzerland,10 12December2010

39thWorldScoutConferenceCuritiba,Brazil,9 15January2011

FieldVisittoBosniaandHerzegovinaSarajevo,BosniaandHerzegovina,11 13February2011

MeetingwithWAGGGS(Growth)Brussels,Belgium,18February2011

JointGrowththroughQualityWorkingGroupMeetingBrussels,Belgium,18 20February2011

GrowththroughQualityWorkingGroupMeetingCopenhagen,Denmark,4 6March2011

EuropeanScoutCommitteeBrussels,Belgium,11 13March2011

MeetingwiththenewDirectorofOrganisationalDevelopment,EuropeanRegionalOffice

Geneva,Switzerland,15March2011

FieldVisittoMaltaValetta,Malta,7 11April2011

OrganisationalDevelopmentCoreGroupMeetingGeneva,Switzerland,15 17April2011

FieldVisittoGreeceAthens,Greece,4 6May2011

FieldVisittoCyprusNicosia,Cyprus,6 10May2011

FieldVisittoLithuaniaVilnius,Lithuania,12 16May2011

EuropeanScoutCommitteeKandersteg,Switzerland,17 19June2011

Contactcountries

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


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ChristianLosteRamos

Christiansays

Lookingbackintime,itseemsincrediblethatonlyoneyear

haspassedafterourelectionasnewCommitteeMembersinBrussels,Belgium,inJuly2010.

365daysofactivity,learning,newexperiences,new

responsibilitiestobeexercised,alotoftravellingaroundthe

OldContinent,hundredsofpeopleformeetings,newfaces,

problemstobesolved,support,...breakfast,lunch,dinner...a

triptoBraziltoattendtheWorldScoutConference....andlast,

butnotleast,thediscoverythat,finally,tobeaMemberof

theEuropeanScoutCommitteeisanexcitingtask,

complicatedandforwhichitisnecessarytohavepatience,

energyandvaluableassistanceofmynewteammates,

constantsupportfromtheOfficeandofcourse,thewarm

welcomeoftheNationalScoutAssociations.

Throughoutthisfirstyear,wesoonlearnedthesecretsof

howtheRegioncanhelpthedevelopmentofScoutinginthe

NationalAssociationsthatmakeuptheScoutMovementin

Europe.ThanksforthattoCraigandHenrik,andexperienced

seniormembers,aswellasinfallibleDavidandStaff

membersoftheEuropeanRegionalOfficewhohavecaredfor

usatalltimes!

Icouldsummarisetheworkofthisfirstyearof

implementationinthreemajordomains:firstofall,the

makingofourRegionalScoutPlan20102013,includingmy

participationintheWorkingGrouponVolunteeringandthe

CoreGroupofEducationalMethods;second,supporting

contactsandfieldvisitstotheNationalScoutOrganizations

whichIamservingasContactMember;andthirdly,

representingtheEuropeanScoutCommitteeinthe

KanderstegCommitteeandFoundation.

ThelaunchingoftheRegionalScoutPlanwasourfirst

challenge,butthankstothecontributionsofmanyvolunteers

andstaffbutespeciallythankstothefertilepreviousworkof

allNationalScoutOrganisationsduringtheRegional

Conference,theresulthasbeenveryencouragingandwill

allowustoseeourMovementgrowinquantityandqualityin

thisperiod.

Volunteeringhasbeenespeciallythemostdevelopedareain

whichIhavebeeninvolved,inayearasuniqueas2011

wheretheEuropeanYearofVolunteeringwasheld.

CitizensinActionheldinIstanbulprovidedtonational

Scoutassociationsaspacefordiscussingandsharing

experiencesonthatdomain.Iwouldliketocongratulate

PavelandalltheVolunteeringWorkingGroupfortheir

efficientwork.TheEducationalMethodsCoreGroupis

alreadystartingitsjourneytoestablishmorepractical

strategiesinregardtoYouthProgrammeandAdult

ResourceswithinScouting.

AstherepresentativeoftheCommitteeinKandersteg,this

hasallowedmeatasteofitsmagicandIvebeenableto

contributetothedevelopmentofitsnewstrategy.Quality

servicesforalargernumberofSoutsfromaroundtheWorld,

inthispermanentJamboree!

ButifIweretohighlightthemostexcitingandsatisfying

work,ImustspeakstronglyaboutsupportingNationalScout

Organizations,throughtheCommitteeContactSystem.In

thisfirstyearithasbeentough,butIhadtheopportunityto

makesomefieldvisits,andtomaintaincontactswhich

allowedmetoinitiatestrategiestoidentifyneedsand

facilitatetheresolutionoftheirmosturgentornecessary

problems.

Thanksagaintoeveryonewhomadethispossible,andsee

youduringnextyear!


Member,EuropeanScoutCommittee Member,VolunteeringWorkingGroup Member,EducationalMethodsCoreGroup Member,KISCCommitteeMeetingsandmissions

EuropeanScoutCommitteeMeetingBrussels,Beligum,27 29August2010

TrainingCommissionersNetworkMeetingGuadarrama,Spain,17September2010

EuropeanScoutCommitteeMeetingGeneva,Switzerland,11 13November2010

FieldVisittoSerbiaBackaTopola,Serbia,25 28November2010


WorldScoutConferenceCuritiba,Brazil,8 15January2011

FieldVisittoBelgiumBrussels,Belgium29 30January2011

VolunteeringWorkingGroupMeetingBrussels,Belgium,26 27February2011

KanderstegCommitteeandFoundationMeetingKandersteg,Switzerland,4 6March2011

EuropeanScoutCommitteeMeetingBrussels,Belgium,11 13March2011

CitizensinAction,VolunteeringEventIstanbul,Turkey,24 29March2011

VolunteeringWorkingGroupMeetingBologna,Italy,10 12June2011

MeetingwithICofSlovenia(ContactCountry)Madrid,Spain,15July2011

Contactcountries

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


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ChristosHatzidiamandis

Christossays

Everynewbeginningcomesfromsomeotherbeginning'send

(LuciusAnnaeusSeneca)

Indeeditwasanewbeginningafteratrienniumwitha

differentEuropeanScoutCommittee,whichfulfilledits

missioninimplementingtheRegionalScoutPlanaswellas

theResolutionsofthe19thEuropeanScoutConference.It

wasnowour,theCommitteemembers,turnthathadto

succeedinimplementingthenewPlan.Thisstressedmebut

atthesametimeempoweredmeindoingmybest,working

hard,andtryingtogotheextramile.

TheRegionalScoutPlanhadsetthestrategicobjectives

basedonwhichIhadtowork.EmbracingChangeismy

WorkingGroupandExternalRelationsandFundingismy

CoreGroup.Itwaschallenginglookingintowhathadtobe

done.Theteamsweresetup,theactionplanidentified,

responsibilitiesdefined,andnowworkisbeingcoordinated

andsupported.

Weareaimingtoreachourfinalgoals;fortheExternal

RelationsandFundingCoreGroup,enhancethe

communication,fosterrelationshipsbetweentheMovement

andotherinstitutions,partners,stakeholders,reviewand

developpoliciesrelevanttoneedsofyoungpeopleand

representtheMovementonvariousplatforms.Forthe

EmbracingChangeWorkingGrouptoadapttonewdemands,

adjuststructurestothechangingtrends,takingintoaccount

demographicchangesandmigration,diversecommunities,

andnewtechnologies.

TheimportancetounderstandthestatusoftheNSOs/NSAs,

theirneedsandstrengths,ledtothetightening/updatingof

theNeedsandStrengthsAnalysisFormwhichwasthen

usedbytheRegiontohelpindetifywhatkindoftailored

supportNSOsmightrequireandtheareaswheretheycould

assist.InordertocompletethistaskIcloselycooperated

withMaeliosaDeBuitlear(Ireland)andPetrPermiVanek.

Manycommonareasofworkrequiredclosecooperationwith

ourcolleaguesfromWAGGGS;settingjointobjectivesforthe

EmbracingChangeWorkingGroup,aligningonissues

regardingexternalrelations,aswellasprovidingsupport

andadvisingthehostcountryforourJointevent,Roverway

2012.TheJointWorkallowsustobenefitfromeachothers

strengthsandtheexperienceswehaveineacharea;italso

allowsustoshareresourcesand,mostimportantly,thespirit

ofGuidingandScouting.

Significanttimeandenergywasneededforthepreparation

fortheWorldScoutConference.Regionalmeetingstook

placetopresenttheRegionalScoutPlanaswellasthe

operationalframework.AndIwasgiventheopportunityto

havemeetingswithallmycontactcountries.

AnotherveryimportantmeetinglastyearwastheEuroArab

Meeting.Beingtheliaisoncommitteememberfortheeventgavemethepleasuretoliveauniqueexperiencewitha

grandefinaleaDeclaration,whichseekstocapturethe

essenceofthemeeting,committingtocooperationtoachieve

thevaluesofpeace,socialadvanceandincreasebilateral

dialogue.

LastbutnotleastIshouldstressthecloserelationship,which

isalsomaintainedwiththecontactcountries.Ihavenotyet

completedallthefieldvisits,neverthelessIhaveemail

exchangesorsometimesphonecommunication,inorderto

informaboutregionalevents,supportopportunities,aswell

aspossibleassistancefromtheRegion,andtheWorkingand

CoreGroups.Thingshavestarted,thingsareprogressingbut

wehavealongjourneyyettotravel.Wehaveourgoalsand

wewontstopuntilwegetthere!


Member,EuropeanScoutCommittee Member,Roverway2012AdvisoryCommittee Member,EmbracingChangeWorkingGroup Member,ExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroupMeetingsandmissions


TheAcademy,Athens,Greece,25 30October2010


CoordinatorsBriefingWeekend,Geneva,Switzerland,11 12December2010

39thWorldScoutConferenceCuritiba,Brazil,8 15January2011

ExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroupMeetingCologne,Germany,5 6February2011

EmbracingChangeWorkingGroup(JointMeeting)Brussels,Belgium,19 20February2011

Roverway2012AdvisoryCommitteeMeetingHelsinki,Finland,26 27February2011

EuropeanScoutCommitteeBrussels,Belgium,11 13June2011

EmbracingChangeWorkingGroupMeetingBrussels,Belgium,25 27March2011

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

9thEuroArabMeetingAlgiers,Algeria,24 26May2011

RoverwayHeadsofContingentMeetingHelsinki,Finland,27 29May2011

ExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroupmeetingBari,Italy,4 5June2011


Contactcountries Denmark,Finland,Israel,Luxembourg,Montenegro,the

Netherlands,SlovakiaandSwitzerland


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CraigTurpie

Craigsays

Thefirstweeksandmonthsafterthe20thEuropeanScout

Conferencewereparticularlybusy.Aswellasassistingwiththeinductionandcoachingoffournewlyelectedmembers,

muchofmytimewasspentinrefiningtheObjectivesand

ActionsfortheRegionalScoutPlan,helpingtodesignthe

OperationalFrameworktosupportitsimplementationand

recruitingthevolunteersneededtogettheworkunderway.

AswellassomenewexperiencesliketheICCSSeminarin

LuxembourgandtheISGFEuropeanConferenceinCyprus,

timehasalsobeenspentwithmycontactcountries,

particularlyLatviaandSpain.Moreattentionwillbegivento

Hungaryinthecomingyear.Effortsareongoingtosupport

thedevelopmentofanassociationinAndorraandwe

continuetooffersomesupporttolocalgroupsinKosovo.

ThepreparationsfortheWorldScoutConferencewere

considerable,bothinpreparingfortheregionalmeetings,as

wellasthebilateralmeetingswiththeEurasiaScoutRegion

andAfricaScoutRegion.Severalitemsontheagendaofthe

Conferenceandoutcomesarisingfromtheeventwereand

remainofcloseinteresttotheEuropeanScoutCommittee,

andasever,wearedoingwhatwecantoensurethatthe

RegionandNSOs/NSAsinEuropeplaytheirpartin

implementingtheResolutionsfromtheWorldScout

Conference.

WithClaudioBurkhardstandingdownasTreasurerafterten

yearsofexcellentservicetotheEuropeanScoutRegion,time

wasspentreviewinghisexperiencesandtherole.Through

anopenprocess,weendedupelectingandappointingMarios

ChristounostrangertotheEuropeanScoutRegion.Inthe

currenteconomicclimatewehavebeenfollowingthe

situationcloselytotryandensurethatwecontinuetodeliver

thesamelevelsofservicetoNSOs/NSAs.

Itsclearthatin2011/2012thereismuchtodoandIlook

forwardtoplayingmypartinhelpingtoimplementthe

RegionalScoutPlanandtheResolutionsadoptedatthe

20thEuropeanScoutConference.


Chairperson,EuropeanScoutCommittee

Member,SteeringGroup Member,OrganisationalDevelopmentCoreGroup Member,WorldScoutCommitteeMeetingsandmissions

FieldVisittoPolandKrakow,Poland,20 22August2010


WorldScoutCommitteeGeneva,Switzerland,3 5September2010

SteeringGroupBrussels,Belgium,16 17October2010

TheAcademyAthens,Greece,29 31October2010

7thISGFEuropeanConferenceAyaiNapa,Cyprus,5 7November2010


ICCSSeminarLuxembourg,19 21November2010



FieldVisittoLatviaRiga,Latvia,28 30January2011

SteeringGroupBrussels,Belgium,11 13February2011

MeetingswithWSBandWSFGeneva,Switzerland,28February2011


WorldScoutCommitteeGeneva,Switzerland,25 27March2011

ChiefVolunteersMeetingLondon,UnitedKingdom,2 3April2011

FieldVisittoCzechRepublicKoln,CzechRepublic,16 17April2011

FieldVisittoSpain(FCEG)Manresa,Catalonia,Spain,29April 1May2011

FieldVisittoSpain(MSC)Madrid,Spain,7May2011

FieldVisittoSpain(ASDE)Lorca,Spain,8May2011

SteeringGroupTurku,Finland,14 15May2011


Contactcountries

Andorra,Hungary,Kosovo,LatviaandSpain


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HenrikSderman

Henriksays

Afterasetupperiod,theRegionisnowinshapetoSupport

GrowthinChangingTimes.Theworkinggroupsandcoregroupsledbycoordinatorshaveanenhancedrole.The

change"fromFactorytoConsultancy"ishappening,even

thoughwearenotyetinfullspeedindeliveringconsultancy.

WorkingwiththeNSOsrevealsthediversityofchallenges

ScoutingisfacingindifferentpartsofEurope.

TheconfirmationbytheWorldScoutConferenceinJanuary

ofthepresentroleoftheregionsgivesastablebasisforthe

future.Byincreasinglyengagingwithotherregions,weare

makingapositivecontributiontotheMovementasawhole.

Genderandcoeducation

InlinewiththeevolvingScoutinglandscape,andconsideringthatallour41NSOsarecoeducational,WOSM'sroleinthe

fieldofcoeducationhasbeenhighlightedinthecourseofthe

year.Inlinewiththeworldpolicy"GirlsandBoys,Women

andMenwithintheScoutMovement(WorldScout

Conference1999),theRegionstaskistosupportNSOsto

ensurethattheScoutingisadaptedtobothgirlsandboys.

Genderisalsoanissueformanagementandgovernance.We

needtoremainactivetoremoveanyremainingobstaclesto

thefullparticipationofbothgendersinScouting.

Financialcrisisandexternalfunding

Thefinancialcrisisishavinganegativeimpactonour

classicalrevenues.Onewaytotacklethisistosystematically

seekexternalfunding.Eventhoughwecannotbesuccessful

witheveryapplication,theresultshavebeenpositive:inthe

yearsinceJuly2010wehavereceivedoverEUR250,000in

externalgrants,andthetotalamountobtainedsince2008is

aboveEUR500,000.Thismoneyisnotontheaccountsofthe

Region;ithasbenefitedtheNSOsintheformoftravelgrants

toregionaleventsandourpartnershipswithotherRegions

havebenefitedtoo.Asanadditionalbenefit,application

deadlinesencourageearlierplanningofseminarsandevents.

FutureoftheEUbudget

TheEUscurrentbudgetframeworkexpiresin2013andthenextonewillbedecidedinthecomingmonthsbythe

MemberstatesandtheEuropeanParliament.Duetothe

crisis,eachpartofthebudgetisunderstrictreassessment.

Thisisacriticalperiodforouradvocacy:successorfailure

nowwillhaveanimpactuntil2020.Togetherwithother

youthorganizationsandtheEuropeanYouthForum,weare

workingtoensurethatfundingisavailableforScoutingalso

inthefuture.


ViceChairperson,EuropeanScoutCommittee

Member,SteeringGroup Member,PartnershipswithotherRegionsWorking

Group

Member,ExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroup MemberoftheBoard,EuropeanScoutFoundationMeetingsandmissions


EuropeanPoliciesSupportGroupRome,Italy,24 26September2010

NorthSouthNetworkLeuven,Belgium,15October2010

SteeringGroupandCoordinatingGroupBrussels,Belgium,16 17October2010 Academy

Athens,Greece,29 31October2010



JointNetworkMeetingofGuideandScoutrepresentativesBucharest,Romania,17 19December2010

EuropeAfricaandEuropeEurasiacontactmeetingsCuritiba,Brazil,9January2011


ExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroupCologne,Germany,4 6February2011

SteeringGroupandCoordinatingGroupBrussels,Belgium,12 13February2011

PartnershipswithotherRegionsWorkingGroupBrussels,Belgium,25 27February2011

VisittoFranceParis,France,5 6March2011


NorthSouthNetworkRome,Italy,18 20March2011

VisittoFranceParis,France,22 25April2011 SteeringGroup

Turku,Finland,14 15May2011

VisittoAlbaniaTirana,Albania,21 22May2011

EuroArabMeetingAlgiers,Algeria,25 28May2011

ExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroupBari,Italy,4 5June2011


Contactcountries

Albania,Croatia,France,Italy,Monaco,andSanMarino


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PetrPermiVanek

Permisays

Asastartingyearofatriennium,thispastyearwasabusy

andchallengingone.Iamsurethetwoyearstofollowwillbenolessbusyandchallenging,howeverinsomeaspectsthe

businessandcharacterofchallengemightdifferintheclose

future.Forme,asanewmemberontheEuropeanScout

CommitteethisyearmeantgettingtogripswithwhatI

expectofmyselfandwhatothersexpectofme.Luckily,these

weremostlythesamethings.

OnlyafewweeksaftertheConferenceinBrussels,Igot

struckbythenumbersofmotivatedvolunteersfromallover

EuropethatofferedtheirservicestosupportScouting

throughtheRegion.Thisstronglydemonstrateshowwefeel

Regionnotbeinghereforusbutbeingsimplyus.

BeingintouchwithNSOsshowsthatorganizationswantto

contributetothePlanoftheRegionandnotonlybenefit

fromit.IperceivearisingdeterminationonthesideofNSOs

toshowcasetheirexamplesofgoodpractice(andthereare

many!)andarisingdeterminationtohelpotherNSOsto

growinbothqualityofScoutingandnumbers.Itisrewarding

tostandinaplacewherewecansupporttheseeffortsandit

isamazingtoseethatalotofthisishappeningonaNSOto

NSObasis.BeinghereforNSOshasbeenaveryrewarding

partofmyagendaasaCommitteemember.

Togetherwehaveestablishedanewsupportstructurefor

theworkoftheRegionandithasalreadyproveduseful.With

moretimespentbyindividualvolunteersonworkingand

coregroupsIbelievewewillbenefitfromtheoverlapof

individualinvolvementsevenmore.

Thiswasastartingyear.Wedohavethingsthatshouldbe

improvedandimprovedtheywillbe.Thereisanamazing

potentialinScouting(andforScouting)inEurope.Iam

lookingforwardtothetimethatisleftuntilweallmeetnext

timeinBerlininlessthantwoyearstime.Iampositivewe

willhaveachievedthegoalwesetourselvesatthebeginning

ofthetriennium.Andevensomewewillsetourselvesalong

theway.


Member,EuropeanScoutCommittee Member,YouthEmpowermentWorkingGroup Member,EducationalMethodsCoreGroupMeetingsandmissions


FieldvisittoBulgariaSofia,Bulgaria,22 24October2010

YouthEmpowermentWorkingGroupGeneva,Switzerland,25 27February2011




ONEProgrammeSeminar(ScoutingIreland)LarchHill,Ireland,29April1May2011

FieldVisittoLiechtensteinVaduz,Liechtenstein,7May2011


Contactcountries

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


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WorkingGroups

VolunteeringWorkingGroup(VWG)

TheVWGhasbeenoperatingsinceJanuary2011.Its

membersare:PavelTrantina(coordinator,CzechRepublic),

RobertaVincini(Italy),JoDeman(Belgium),ClaudeFrantzen

(Luxembourg),JukkaTulivuori(Finland).Itissupportedby

ChristianLosteRamos(ESC),MilutinMilosevicandNicol

Pranzini(bothERO).

AtitsfirstmeetinginBrusselsduringtheweekendof2527

February2011membersoftheVolunteeringWorkingGroup

discussedindepththeactionsneededforfulfillingthe

EuropeanScoutPlan20102013intheirareaof

responsibility.Butthemainpartwasdevotedtodetailed

planningoftheVolunteeringEvent,heldjustamonthlater.

ItwasheldinIstanbul,Turkeyfrom2429March2011,

undertheheading"VolunteeringinYouthNGOs:Citizensin

action"andgathered44participantsandPlanningteam

membersfrom21associationsfrom19countries.Theevent

wasaveryvaluableopportunitytoshareinformationabout

thestateofvolunteeringinthedifferentparticipatingNSOs

andcountries,toupdateonthedevelopmentsand

achievementsofthe2011EuropeanYearofVolunteeringand

toinformaboutEuropeanopportunitiesandresources.

Participantshadtheopportunitytoanalysetheway

volunteersaremanagedintheirorganisationswiththeaim

toensurethatthereisthesupportiveenvironmentthatwill

maximisetheirexperienceinvolunteering,aswellasto

discussanexternalrelationsapproachtobetterprofileof

volunteeringanditsrecognition.Besidesmanyinformative

sessions,exchangesofbestpracticesetc.,thiseventserved

fordetailedmappingofthesituationinindividualNSOsand

theircountries.Withsuchanoverviewwecanstarttooffer

tailormadesupport.UpdatedinformationabouttheEventas

wellasallthedocumentsareattheaddress

http://volunteering.scouthub.org/

TheEuropeanYearofVolunteering2011hasbeenoneofthe

highlightsofourwork.ScoutsandGuideswereoneofthe

firstandleadingforcesbehindtheprocessresultingin

havingtheyeardevotedtothiscorevalueofourmovement

andwearedoingourbesttobringpracticaloutcomesvisible

evenatthelocallevel.Wearerepresentedinfiveoutofsix

workinggroupsoftheEYV2011Allianceandplayanactive

role,attendalltheeventsandconferencesandtakepartin

draftingproposals.

TheVolunteeringWorkingGroupmetforthesecondtime

overtheweekendof1012June2011intheRegionalAGESCI

headqaurters,inBologna,Italy.Thegroupdiscussedfollow

upoftheVolunteeringEvent,TheVolunteeringConvention

tobeorganisedinSeptemberbytheEuropeanYouthForum,

theEYV2011AlliancePolicyPaperandthefutureofthe

partnershiponvolunteeringinEuropeandplansforthe

future,withthespecialattentiontotheneedsexpressedby

theparticipantsoftheVolunteeringEventheldlastMarchin

Istanbul,Turkey.Wehavestartedtorespondtothem,the

firsttailoredmadesupportisbeingorganizedforSeptember

2011.

RecognitionofcompetencesacquiredthroughScoutingis

oneofthekeyissuestodayinseveralnationalScout

associationsacrossEurope.ScoutingNetherlandgained

supportfromtheYouthinActionprogrammetoleada

projectthatinvolvesassociationsfromBelgium,Czech

Republic,Denmark,France,Netherlands,Portugal,Slovenia

andSpain.WOSMandWAGGGSEuropeanRegionsare

supportingtheprojectprovidingexpertsupportifandwhen

needed.WOSMhasprovidedthecofundingthroughthe

PartnershipFund.KFUMDenmarkhostedthefirstmeetingof

theprojectmanagersfromallinvolvedcountries,from27to

29May2011inCopenhagenwithourpresence.

Besidesthat,wehavepreparedanEnglishtranslationofa

veryhandyselfevaluationtooldevelopedbyScoutset

GuidesdeFranceValorisetoiandransuccessfullyaround

25workshopsfortheISTmembersduringthe22ndWorld

ScoutJamboreeinSweden.Thetool,togetherwithtraining

notes,willshortlybemadeavailabletoallNSOs.

PavelTrantina ,

Coordinator,VWG

GrowththroughQualityWorkingGroup(GQWG)

ThemaintaskoftheGrowththroughQuallityWorkingGroup(GQWG)istoprovideguidanceandtailoredsupportto

NSOs/NSAsonthethemeofGrowththroughQualityandto

actasanadvisorybodytotheEuropeanScoutCommitteein

mattersrelatedtoGrowththroughQuality.TheGQWG

shouldimplementtheWOSMobjectivesonthisthemeand

thejointobjectiveswithWAGGGS.

ThegrouphaditsfirstmeetingsinFebruary(withcolleagues

fromWAGGGS)andinMarch,whereitdiscussedthe

milestonesfortheimplementationoftheGrowththrough

QualitypartoftheRegionalScoutPlankeepingtheKey

PerformanceandImpactIndicatorsinmind,andthesharing

ofresponsibilitieswithinthegroup.

CommunicationwithNSOs/NSAs

Westartedwithidentifyingareaswhereitwasfeltneededto

collectadditionaldatainordertosuccessfullydeliver

supporttoNSOs/NSAs.Datahasbeencollectedthrough

differentmeans,countrycontacts,NeedsandStrength

Analysis,surveysetc.Datawillbeanalisedfurtherinthe

comingweeksandmonths.

EncouragementtoNSOs/NSAstosharetheirsuccessstories

withtherestoftheRegionhasbeenpublishedon

EuroScoutInfo.comandanumberoftheirstorieshavebeen

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Toidentifyandunderstandthecurrentsituationwith

retentionofyoungpeopleandretentionprocessesin

NSOs/NSAsaswellasidentifyingopportunitiesfor

improvingit,anonlinesurveyonthesubjectisnowbeing

conductedthroughEuroScoutInfo.com.LocalScoutLeaders

areaskedtofillouttheshortquestionnaire.

TailoredSupport

TworequestsforTailoredSupporthavebeenreceivedon

topicsrelatedtoGrowththroughQuality(fromGreeceand

Lithuania)andthecountriesinquestionhavebeencontacted

abouttheirrequesttoclarifytheirrequirementssothatthe

bestconsultationcanbeprovided.

JointWorkwithWAGGGS

TheJointWorkingGroupmetinFebruarywheninitialsteps

inthejointworkweretaken.AjointeventonGrowth

throughQuality,JUMP,willbeheldinDenmarkinApril

2012,andplanningiscurrentlyunderway.Afunding

applicationtotheEUwasmadeandtherelatedcallfor

partnershipagreementsfromNSOs/MOswasvery

successful.Anansweronthefundingapplicationisstill

pending.

ThemainthemefortheAcademy2011willbeGrowth

throughQualityandtheJointGQWGhassuggestedanumber

oftopicsforworkshops.Wearepreparingfourworkshops

forthisevent.Thetopicsbeing:

- Strategicplanningforgrowth,locallyandnationally- Recruitment,managementandretentionofadults- Renewingandreviewingtheprogrammetorecruitand

retainmembers

- PromotionofexistingtoolkitsonGrowthandQualityandtraininginusingthose

Additionalsuggestionsforworkshopsessionsweremadeon

othertopicsrelatedtothethemeandallWorkingGroupsand

CoreGroupswereencouragedtoconsiderthemainthemeof

theeventwhenpreparingtheirsessions.

HuldaS.Gumundsdttir,

Coordinator,GQWG

EmbracingChangeWorkingGroup(ECWG)

ThechallengefororganisationslikeWOSMtorespondand

adapttothecriticaljunctureofthecivilrightsgeneration,

whichinturnexplainsthesubsequentdivergencein

membershippatterns,aswellasthetechnicalinnovation

whichshouldbereflectedintheorganisationseveryday

workisthemainroleoftheEmbracingChangeWorking

Group(ECWG).Embracing,adaptingtheaboveaspectsand

tryingtohaveScoutingreadytoanticipatechangeisthemain

goaloftheWorkingGroup.

Thestartingpointofthegroupwastoanalysetheconceptof

embracingchange,togothroughtheobjectivesofthe

WorkingGroupandhaveabrainstormingsessionregarding

theactionsthatwouldneedtobefollowedinordertofulfill

theobjectives.AllmembersoftheWorkingGroupwere

assignedspecifictaskshavingtheRegionalScoutPlanasa

reference.

EmbracingChangeisalsoinvolvedwithjointobjectives.

Discussionswerethereforeinitiatedwiththerespective

workinggroupfromWAGGGSandtheobjectiveswereset.

TheJointWorkingGrouponEmbracingChangewillbe

presentattheAcademyinOctober2011.TheGroupwill

delivertheworkshop"Theimpactofmodern

communicationsonScoutingandGuiding.Anoverviewof

whatelectronictoolsareavailablewillbeprovidedaswellas

howdifferentorganisationsareusingthemandwhateffects

thisishavingonScoutingandGuiding."

Furthermore,acooperationwiththeOvertureNetworkof

theEuropeanRegionisbeingsought,togetherwiththeJoint

Committee,inordertoimplementactivitiesneededto

achievetheJointObjectiveEmbracingChange.Activities

andactionsthatmaybetakenupbytheOvertureNetworkto

supportthisobjectivewillbefurtherdiscussed.

Workhasstartedregardingmembershipmanagement

systems.Therehasbeeninterestinthemembership

registrationsoftwareandtheWorkingGrouphasbeenincontactwithparticularNSOswhoareexploringthefeatures

ofthesoftware.Membershipdataarebeingstudiedandan

executivesummaryisbeingpreparedlinkingthe

membershipdatawiththestrategicplanning.

AsecondRoundTableonInternetSystemsisbeing

organisedin2012;hottopics,includingContentManagement

Systemsandmembershipregistrationsystems,willbe

discussed.

Withintheframeworkoftherapidlyprogressingworld,the

needofdevelopingapproachestoincludeyoungpeoplefrom

differentbackgroundsconstantlyincreases.ResearchisbeingperformedassistingtheWorkingGrouptofulfillthe

task.SurveysfromtheEuropeanCommissionarebeing

studiedwhichofferdifferentviewsonthepresentattitudes

ofyouthinthepresentEuropeanSocietyaswellas

informationonthetrendsandthecurrentinterestsofyoung

peoplefromtheCouncilofEuropethatofferadifferentand

largerperspective(includingcountriesoftheEurasiaScout

Region).Meanwhile,areviewonexistingdocumentsrelated

tothepromotion,developmentandimplementationof

equalityanddiversitypoliciesisongoing.

TheWorkingGroupalsoencouragestheacquisition,the

consolidationandtheprotectionofadequateresourcesofNSOsthroughalongtermstrategicplanningandhaving

actionplanssecuringfinancial,humanandotherresources.

Theanalysisofthisissuejuststarted.

TherestillremainsalottobedoneintheareaofEmbracing

Changeandtoclosethisreportwewouldliketoquotea

fromanarticleofafinancialnewspaper:Intheindustry

world,marketsareveryrewardingofinnovatorsovertimeand

areverypunishingofthosewhodothesamethingsoverand

over.Inalmostanyindustry,theonesthatsurviveinthelong

termarethosewhoareassessingwhatif?andhowtheymight

havetoretoolandrevamptheirenterpriseifconditions

change,evenattheheightoftheirsuccess.Itmayflyinthefaceofconventionalwisdom.Butwhenyouaresuccessfuland


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becomeblindtootherwaysofthinking,thatswhenyoureat

yourmostvulnerable.Tosurvive,youmustchange.

ChristosHatzidiamandis ,

Member,ECWG

YouthEmpowermentWorkingGroup(YEWG)

ThemissionoftheYouthEmpowermentWorkingGroupistoenhanceandpromoteyouthempowermentashavingakey

roleontheScoutmethodandScoutlife,aswellaspromoting

therelevanceofitspriorityintheagendaatcountryandat

Regionallevel.Thisshouldbeachievedbypromotingthe

conceptandtheapproachitrequires,providingadvice,

supportandguidancetoNSOs/NSAsandtotheEuropean

ScoutCommittee,producingtherelevantdocuments,tools

andtrainingschemes,andthelast,butnottheleast

promotingtheshareandvisibilityoftheimmensequantityof

goodpracticeconcerningyouthempowermentwecan

observewithintheRegionsNSOs/NSAs.

ThefirsttaskforthisWorkingGroupwastosetouta

definitionforwhatismeantbyYouthEmpowermentinaScoutingcontextandtodocumentamodel,whichcouldbe

usedasareferenceforworkinthisarea.

Accordingtoourview,YouthEmpowermentrefersto

promotingandgivingtoolstoempoweryoungpeopleforlife,

throughbothyouthparticipationandyouthinvolvement,to

preparingandgivingtoolstoadultsinScoutingsothatthey

canachievethemission,andtoinvolving(givingroomand

enabling)bothadultsandyoungadultsinthegovernanceof

theMovement.

YouthEmpowermentis,though,transversaltoallwedoin

Scouting,anditispresentandimportantinthefollowing

areas:

- YouthProgramme- AdultResources- OrganisationalDevelopmentAEuroScoutDoconyouthempowerment,definingthe

conceptandexplainingitsrelevanceandourapproachis

currentlybeingpreparedandwillbepublishedsoon.

Aspecificquestionnaireonyouthempowerment,onhowitis

viewedwithineachNSOandonhowNSOsimplementit,is

underpreparation,inordertogetanoverviewofthetheme

atregionallevelandcollectgoodpractices.

Wearepreparingareferenceonlinelibraryonyouth

empowermentwhererelevantdocumentsandtoolswillbeavailable,aswellasexamplesofgoodpracticesatcountry

level.Itishopedthatthefirstversionofthisreferencelibrary

willbeavailableinthenextfewmonths.

Concerningcommunicationanddissemination,weare

currentlyworkingtoimprovetheyouthempowermentarea

onEuroScoutInfo.

TocontributetotheconclusionoftheAgoramanualisoneof

ourcurrenttasks.

WearepreparingthreeworkshopsfortheAcademy:Is

YouthEmpowermentpresentintheYouthProgramme?,

EmpoweringyoungpeopletoparticipateintheMovement

governanceandrepresentation,andMentoringandCoaching.

Wearealsoconcernedinfollowingtheworkbeingdone

withintheROLIS[recognitionofleaninginScouting]project,

runbyseveralNSOs,inparticularconcerningissuesrelated

toyouthempowerment.

InApril,wewerepresentwithasmallworkshopatParis

dAvenir,aRoveractivityorganisedbyScoutsetGuidesde

France.

PedroDuarteSilva ,

Coordinator,YEWG

PartnershipswithotherRegionsWorkingGroup

(PRWG)

Members:SylvainBarthe(SGDF,France),MarionKarali

(Greece),AnaIsabelSilva(CNE,Portugal),MatthiasGerth

(MSdS,Switzerland),MatthewPaiton(TSA,UK),Esben

Holager(DDS,Denmark).

WithPartnershipswithotherRegionsasoneofthenew

objectivesoftheRegion,ourtaskwasfirsttohaveacommon

knowledgeonpartnershipspracticeinEurope.Thenweelaboratedanactionplanandorganisedtheworkinggroup

inorderforustobeabletomaintainaregularandclose

contactwiththeArab,AfricaandEurasiaRegions,whichhad

beenidentifiedasthethreefocalRegionsfortheworkofthe

EuropeanRegion.

- StronglinkswithsomeRegionshaveexistedforalongtime,withdedicatedforaforexchangeanddialogue

alreadyinplace.TheWorkingGrouptherefore

participatedintheorganisationofthe9thEuroArab

MeetinginAlgiersandfacilitatedtwoworkshops:one

ontheWorldScoutEnvironmentProgrammeand

anotheronGuidelinesforYouthExchange.Thiswasagoodopportunitytoidentifyandenhanceknowledgeof

themainexistingpartnershipsbetweentheEuropean

andArabRegions.

InNovember2011,the2ndEuropeEurasiaMeeting

willtakeplaceandagain,theWorkingGroupis

involvedintheplanningprocessinanefforttobring

stronginputsonpartnershipsandyouthexchanges.

- AdecisionwastakentoreinforcetheNorthSouthNetworkoftheEuropeanRegionandtomakeitreally

theplacewheretheEuropeanRegionanditsNSOscan

notonlyshareexperiencesofexistingpartnerships,but

alsodevelopnew,biormultilateralpartnerships.Subsequently,theWorkingGroupwillnowplaya

leadingroleintheplanningandorganisationofthe

NetworksSpringMeeting,whiletheAutumnMeeting

remainstheresponsibilityoftheNetwork.Thismodel

wasputinplaceandthefirstnewSpringMeetingtook

placeinRome,Italy,inMarch2011.

Duringthatmeeting,theroleoftheWorkingGroup

withintheNetworkandspecificobjectiveswere

discussedandidentified.ThepositionofEuropeAfrica

liaisonofficerwaspresented,whointroducedthe

RegionsUNGUVUproject;objectivesofapotential

followupapplicationwerealsodiscussed.

TheWorkingGroupalsoseizedtheopportunitytodoamappingexerciseofexistingexpertisewithinthe

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triennium.

TheWorkingGroupdhasalreadystartedplanninga

partnershipseventinParisinMarch2012.

- ThepromotionofgoodpracticesintermsofpartnershipsaswellasofeventsinotherRegionswas

donethroughtheeuroscoutinfo.comandcontributed

toanincreaseofthenumberofexchangesbetweenthe

European,Arab,AfricaandEurasiaRegions.

- TheUNGUVUprojectwasexecutedaccordingtoplanduringtheyear20102011.Itwasamajorstepinthe

developmentofnewmultilateralprojectsbetween

EuropeanNSOsandAfricanNSOs.Thedevelopment

andpromotionofrelevanteducationalmaterialis

ongoing.

- FirstrequestsoftailoredsupportarrivedandtheWorkingGroupelaboratedadedicatedplanforeach

request.

SylvainBarthe

Coordinator,PRWG


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CoreGroups

EducationalMethodsCoreGroup

Members:TadejPugelj(ZTS,Slovenia),RobertaVincini

(AGESCI,Italy),GiedreMarkuckaite(LS,Lithuania),Mary

Scriven(SI,Ireland),MilenaPecarski(ZIS,Serbia),Marion

Karali(SHP,Greece),JordiFerrer(ASDE,Spain),Jukka

Tulivuori(GSF,Finland),IbJammer(VCP,Germany),Jon

IngvarBragasson(BIS,Iceland),EsbenHolager(DDS,

Denmark)supportedbyPetrVanekandChristianLoste

Ramos(EuropeanScoutCommittee)andMilutinMilosevic

andRaduStinghe(WSBEuropeanRegionalOffice)

EMCGsuniquecomposition(withtwiceasmanymembersas

theotherCoreGroups)raisedadditionalchallengesintrying

tofixameetingdatesuitableforeveryone.Consequently,the

groupsfirstmeetingwasscheduledonlyinSeptember2011.

However,themembersofthegrouphavebeenkeepingincontact,updatedeachotherontherelevantdevelopmentsof

theirrespectiveworkinggroupsandcontributedtothe

developmentoftheRegionalPlanintoasetofactions.

Moreover,thecurrentprojectsinconnectiontoEducational

Methods(theEuropeanScoutVoluntaryProgramme,Lands

ofAdventure,Roverway,etc.)havebeencloselyfollowedup.

AnumberofTailoredSupportrequests(onyouth

programmeand/oradultresources)havealsobeendealt

withbymembersofthegroup.

Themainobjectiveoftheworkofthegroupinthenear

futureisthedeliveryofthe7thEuropeanForumonYouth

ProgrammeandAdultResourcesin2012themain

meetingpointofthetrienniumforleadersworkingoneducationalmethodsatnationallevelinEurope.

Otherareasofinterestforthemembersofthegrouparethe

developmentofaneLearningplatformatEuropeanlevel,the

designandpromotionofaseriesoftoolsontheelementsof

theScoutMethod,reviewtheEuropeanprogramme

frameworksofLandsofAdventure,rovernet.euand

ESVPaswellcontinuingthecooperationwiththeWorld

levelinthecontinuouspromotionanddevelopmentofthe

ScoutsoftheWorldprogramme.

TadejPugelj,

Coordinator,EMCG

OrganisationalDevelopmentCoreGroup

TheroleoftheOrganisationalDevelopmentCoreGroupisto

provideadvice,supportandguidancetoNSOs/NSAsandto

theEuropeanScoutCommitteeabouthavinganeffective

organisationatcountryandatRegionallevel.

ThefirsttaskforourCoreGroupwastosetoutadefinition

forwhatismeantbyOrganisationalDevelopmentina

Scoutingcontextandtodocumentamodel,whichcanbe

usedasareferenceforworkinthisarea.

WehavedefinedOrganisationalDevelopmentthisway:

Organisationaldevelopment(OD)isaplannedefforttomake

anorganisationmoreeffectiveandsustainablebyinvolving

thepeopleoftheorganisationinachangeprocesswhichis

baseduponastrategicvisionthatevolveswithsocietyand

focusesontheMissionofScouting .

OrganisationalDevelopmentdisciplinesmaybesummarised

asfollows:

DevelopingVisionandStrategy.AsdescribedintheStrategicPlanningKit(WOSM).

Designinganeffectiveorganisation.Creatingprocesses,rolesandresponsibilites,job

specifications,performanceindicators,quality

measurements.

Managingandcontrollingsuccessfulprojects.Agreeingscope,creatingworkplans,measuring

progress,reportingprogressandstatus,risk

management,closingtheprojectsuccessfullyand

learningforthenexttime.

Governanceanddecision making .Structures&processestoensurethattheorganisation

successfullydeliversonitsmissionandstrategicplans.

Financialplanningandmanagement.Processesandtoolstoensurefinancesareused

efficientlytosupporttheorganisationsmissionandstrategicplans.

MeasuringandimprovingqualityinScouting.Processesandtoolstoensurefinancesareused

efficientlytosupporttheorganisationsmissionand

strategicplans.

Managingchangeinanorganisation.Preparingpeopleforchangesintheorganisationand

settingitupsothatthechangewillbesuccessful.

Managingandsupportingleadersofchange(volunteerandpaid).

ApplyingtheAdultsinScoutingapproachtosenior

volunteersandtopaidstaff.

Opennessandlearningintheorganisation.Howlearningcanoccuracrosstheentireorganisation,howlessonslearnedbysomecanbesharedwithothers,

howwecanbringaboutcontinuousimprovementsinourapproachandhowwecanavoidrepeatingerrors

unnecessarily.

Preparingandimplementinganeffectivecommunicationsstrategy.

What,Why,How,WhenandtoWhomConsideringeachofthestakeholdersandthenatureofthe

communicationwhichwouldbeeffectiveandusefultothem.

WesentanotificationtoInternationalCommissionersinMay

andthedefinitionandmodelwerepublishedin

Euro.Scout.InfoandEuropakinJune.

WehaverecruitedsomepeoplefromtheESRResourcePool

tohelpustoidentifysuitablematerialsthatNSOs/NSAscan

usetohelpthemwitheachoftheOrganisational

DevelopmentDisciplines.Itishopedthatthefirstversionof

thisreferencelibrarywillbeavailableinthenextfew

months.

Wehavepreparedatoolforanalysingthereturnsfromthe

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WearepreparingashortworkshopontheOrganisational

DevelopmentModelfortheAcademyandwewillalso

facilitateasessionthereonthethemeofTurningstrategy

intoaction.

Wehavestartedworkingonaweekendworkshopabout

OrganisationalDevelopment,whichwillberuninMarch

2012.

WehaveprogressedallfouroftherequestsforTailoredSupportwhichwerereferredtoourCoreGroup:

- TheUKisprovidingsomematerialsanddirectsupporttoGreece

- AspecialistfromtheResourcePoolhasstartedworkwiththeScoutAssociationsinCatalonia(Spain)

- WehavecontactedIrelandabouttheirrequestandtheyarekeepingusinformedabouttheirownprocess

uptothepointwherewecanofferrealhelp

- TheCountryContactpersonisworkingwithLithuaniatohelpthemtoclarifytheirrequirement

MaeliosaMillyDeBuitlearCoordinator,ODCG

ExternalRelationsandFundingCoreGroup

Members:OlgaBerg(DPSG,Germany),JoDeman(SGV,

Belgium),AnaIsabelSilva(CNE,Portugal),GregoireMages

(SGDF,France),RaduSeuche(ONCR,Romania),Mariana

Fragkou(SHP,Greece),MatthewPaiton(TSA,UK).

AsthenameofourCoreGroupsuggests,therearetwomajor

fieldsofworkweareresponsiblefor:externalrelationsand

funding.Takingintoconsiderationthesignificanceoffunding

inthecurrentstructure,itismainlydealtwithbythe

EuropeanRegionalOffice.Theimportanceofsustainabilityof

effortsinthefieldofexternalrelationsisveryhighandthats

whyourworkdidntstartanewinJanuary2011butrather

continuesthecommitmentinitiatedbyvolunteersduringthe

previoustriennium.Thisyear,theEuropeanYearof

VolunteeringismarkedbyspecialsignificancetousasScouts

inEuropebecausewehaveachancetomakevividand

celebratevolunteeringbyhighlightingthevalueofourdaily

contribution.Thatswhyallourcontributionsandemphasis

isputonpromotionandrecognitionofthevalueof

volunteeringinScouting.

TheRegionalScoutPlanoutlinesambitiousgoalswehaveset

toachieveinourwork.Ingeneral,theyemphasisethetwofoldnatureoftheresponsibilityputontheCoreGroup:on

theonehand,torepresenttheMovementtowardsrelevant

institutions,partners,stakeholdersandateventsonthe

Europeanleveltomakethevoiceofmorethan1.5million

ScoutsinEuropeheard.Forexample,onrecognitionof

Scouting,inparticularskillsandknowledgegainedthrough

oureducationalprogrammesasyoungpeopleand/or

volunteers,onensuringasustainablefinancialframeworkfor

youthorganisationsinEurope,orourcontributiontothe

structureddialoguewithpolicydecisionmakers.

Ontheotherhand,ourequallyimportantareaofworkisto

providetheRegionandNSOs/NSAswithsupportand

guidanceinthefieldofexternalrelationsandfunding.Inthis

respectourmajorgoalistoprovideNSOs/NSAswith

assistanceinstrengtheningcivilsocietyatlocal,regionaland

nationallevels,inparticularbyencouragingNSOsto

participateinthecreationanddevelopmentofNational

YouthCouncils.

EachofthefivemainprioritiesareasoftheRegionalScout

Planhasexternalrelationsimplicationsbyeitherrequiring

expertiseand/orresourcesofexternalactors,e.g.regarding

generaltrendsrelatingtoyoungpeopleandadults,their

socialenvironmentandpatternsofparticipationand

communication;butalsoregardingexistingquality

frameworksofnonformaleducationandtheir

implementationforouryouthprogrammes.

Inthefirsteightmonthsofourmandate,theCoreGroup,withthesupportofexternalrepresentativesandtheOffice,

hasachievedthefollowingtargetsintheareasof:

- MaintainingWOSMspresenceandcontactwithexternalpartnersasanelectedBoardMemberofthe

EuropeanYouthForum20112012(FalkoMohrs,VCP,

Germany),andwithexpertsintheworkingstructures

oftheForum(MarcioBarcelos,CNE,Portugal,ClaireLe

Moigne,SGDF,France,andRaduSeuche,ONCR,

Romania),aswellasintheAdvisoryCouncil(Loreta

Senkute,LithuanianScouting,laterreplacedbySandu

Coica,ANSM,Moldova);

- StrengtheningthecooperationamongEuropeEurasiaScoutrepresentativesinrelevantorganisationsand

institutionsbyorganizingaEuropeEurasiaStudy

SessionTellTheStory!inBudapest,February2011

andappointingSanduCoicafromMoldovaasWOSM

representativeontheAdvisoryCounciloftheCouncil

ofEurope;

- Empoweringandsupportingyoungpeopletoparticipateindecisionmakingprocessesthataffect

themthroughinvolvementintothebroaderdebateon

youthrights(March2011),trainingforexternal

representatives(June2011,Brussels);

- NetworkingwithinternationalnongovernmentalorganisationsbyorganisinginformalmeetingontheoccasionofFoundersDaytopromotethevalueof

Scoutinganddiscussissuesofcommoninterest.

OlgaBerg,

Coordinator,ERFCG


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Finances

Mariossays

Takingupakeyroleinthefinancialsectorofour

organisationinthemiddleofthisturbulenttimeiscertainlya

challenge.ItisnosecretthattheRegionalincomefromits

mainsourcehasbeenreducedsubstantiallyoverthelast

coupleofyearsmainlyduetotwoimportantreasons:

- thedropinthevaluesofthefinancialassetsand- theweakeningoftheexchangerateoftheUSD(the

currencyofourmainsourceofincome)againsttheCHF

(mainly)andtheEUR(theoperatingexpenditure

currenciesofoursetup).

Whatweneedthereforeisastrategy:

- tomaintain(andevenimprove)ouractivitylevelwithobviousbudgetconstrainsand

- tostrengthenthediversificationofourincomesourcesdevelopingstrategiesandexploitingopportunitiesin

Europe.

Itisimportantofcoursetomaintainandimproveour

financialmanagementsystemsandcontrols,byintroducing

andoperatingcloselymonitoredcashbudgetstoensurethat

thecurrentvolatilityofthemarketshaveaminimumimpact

onourperformanceindeliveringtheRegionsserviceto

NSOsandNSAs.Thishastobewithinthemoralandethical

parametersofourMovementandofcoursewithinthecareful

considerationofourroleinthisprocess.Wearenothereto

investbuttohelptheEuropeanScoutCommitteetomakethe

rightdecisionsonhowtomanageourfinancialresources.

MariosChristou

Treasurer

EuropeanScoutRegion


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EuropeanScoutFoundation

Jrgensays

Intheyearunderreviewwehavehadaturbulenttime.And

asIamwritingthisreport,Iamofthestrongopinionthat

thiswillcontinueintheyearstocome!

TheEuropeanScoutFoundationwhichwasfoundednearly

40yearsagohasoneaim:tohelpEuropeanScoutingto

grow/develop.Wearedoingthisinanumberofways,where

theFriendsofScoutinginEurope(FOSE)isthemost

successfulofouractivities.Some400personalitiesareFOSE

(1/3forlifeand2/3onanannualbasis),andcloseto

CHF700,000havebeenraisedovertheyearswithinthis

programme.TheFriendsorganiseanannualgathering,

wherejustover10%ofthemmeetforalongweekendina

CentralorEasternEuropeanmembercountry.

OursuccesswithintheFOSEframeworkismainlyduetoa

FriendsorientedpolicyofNationalandInternational

gatherings!Wealsohaveahandfulofveryskilledandgood

workingSuperFriends,whowithintheirowncountryare

keypromotersoftheFriendsofScoutinginEurope.

TheFriendsandotherpersonalitiesarealsoactiveas

salesmenforthesmallprojects.Smallprojectsarehands

onprojects,confinancedbytheFoundationwithamaximum

amountofEUR3,000perproject.Eligibleprojectsareusually

implementedatgrouplevelandwillhavebeenacceptedby

theInternationalCommissioner,aswellastheRegional

DirectoroftheEuropeanScoutRegion.Webelievethereis

roomformoresmallprojects,andwelcomeapplicationsfor

projectsinordertofurthercontributetothegrowingof

ScoutinginEurope.Forseveralyears,wehaveonlybeen

acceptingsmallprojectsfromCentralandEasternEurope,

andthispolicyisstillvalid.Soplease,helpustohelpyouby

takingalookatourwebsiteathttp://fose.scouthub.org/.

OurFoundationisalsomakingitsprofessionalknowledge

awailablebyinvestingfunds,whichareentrustedtotheESF.

AsmoreandmoreNationalScoutOrganisationshavetheir

ownNationalScoutFoundations,wedoseeourselvesas

theirparnersnotonlywhensettingupnewNational

ScoutFoundationsbutalsoastheydevelop.

Weareinthebusinessofmoneyandhaveavery

transparenteconomicreporting,whichenablestheorgansof

theEuropeanScoutFoundationtohavethebestpossible

insightandalsoallowsustosharerelevantinformationwith

theNationalScoutOrganizationsonanannualbasis.The

FoundationisfreedfromSwisstaxesandsubjecttoregular

controlsbytheappropriateauthoritiesoftheSwiss

MinistryoftheInterior.

JrgenG.Rasmussen

Chairman

EuropeanScoutFoundation


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WorldScoutBureauEuropeanRegionalOffice

Davidsays

Aconferenceyearisalwaysabusyyearandasthisreport

beginsattheconclusionof20thEuropeanScoutConference

andincludesthe39thWorldScoutConference,onecan

assumethatishasbeenabusyyear.

WhiletheEuropeanScoutCommitteebegantheprocessof

developingtheRegionalPlan,theRegionalStaffcontinuedto

monitordevelopmentstoensurethatservicewould

continue.

AtthebeginningofSeptemberwelostouttwointernswho

hadprovedmostvaluableintherunuptotheEuropean

Conference.WethankNicolasOttforhiscontributionasa

nonScout,andwelcomedbackTimWatsonwhohas

supportedourworkintheareaofDevelopment,particularly

theUnguvuProjectwiththeAfricaRegion.

OtherwiseintheBrusselsOffice,ourrelationswiththe

CouncilofEurope,EuropeanCommission,European

ParliamentandotherorganisationsincludingtheEuropean

YouthForumhavecontinuedtodevelop,andwewerehappy

tohaveFalkoMohrselectedtotheBureauoftheForum.Alix

Massonsupportedthisareaofworkandalsosoughttosee

ourrepresentationextendtoConcordandtoparticipationin

EuropeanDevelopmentDays.

Inthefundingarea,NicolPranzini,workingwithAlix,

continuestoensurethattheapplicationforadministrative

fundingfromtheYouthinActionprogrammeispreparedinatimelyway,andthatthereportsandotherapplicationsfor

fundingaremadeeitherdirectlyorwithNSOsandother

organisations.AdvicetootherRegionsisdisseminatedwhen

opportunitiesarise.

Intheareaofdirectsupport,JordanBajraktarovcontinuesto

supportsignificantPartnershipFundprojects,including

guidingapplications,monitoringandevaluation.Hehasalso

supportedtheOperationOneWorldfundedparticipantsto

theWorldScoutJamboree.

TheimportantareaofcommunicationsisservedbyMihajlo

Atanackovicthroughmaintenanceofeuroscoutinfo.com,ournewinformationblog,andthroughmaintenanceof

scout.org/Europeandeuropakonline.net.

RupertSchildbckcontributestothecommunicationstheme

andalsoprovidesdirectsupporttotheRegionalScout

Committee,theWorkingandCoregroupsandindividualsin

termsoflogisticalsupport.Rupertsupportsespeciallythe

stagingandfollowupofRegionalCommitteemeetingsas

wellassupportingtheRegionalDirector.

ContinuinginGeneva,ouradministrationandfinanceisin

thehandsofAnnemarieKhetib.ThenewInternalControl

Systemwasintroducedlastyearandbringsanaddedburden

ofdocumentation.AnnemarieisablyassistedbyAnne

ChristineVogelsangontwomorningsaweek.

IntheareaofEducationalMethods,muchtimehasbeen

devotedtotheEuropeanYearofVolunteeringbyMilutin

Milosevic,whileRaduStinghecontinuestosupportthearea

ofYouthprogrammeandistheITcoordinatorforthe

RegionalOfficeaswell.ReplacingKatrinKellywhose

contractendedinSeptember2010,RoseMarieHennyjoined

usfromtheSwissDevelopmentAgencytoconcentrateonthe

importantworkofOrganisationalDevelopmentandthefirst

manifestationofthiswastheNeedsandStrengthsAnalysis

haveyoucompletedthesurveyforyourNSO/NSA?

Amajorityofthestaffparticipatedinthethirdextended

ExecutiveDirectorsTeammeetingatKandersteg,whichwas

anopportunityforsharingandexchangewithcolleagues

followingtheWorldScoutConference.

TryingtomanagetheexpectationsoftheNSOs,the

Committeeandthestaffteam,theRegionalDirectorhas

visitedanumberofNSOs,hasassistedonconstitutional

issuesandhasmonitoredcloselythedevelopingfinancial

situation,whichmakesourlivesinteresting.

Onmyownandyourbehalf,Isayahugethankyoutomy

teamfortheircontinuedcommitmenttothisgreatgameof

Scoutinginthepastyearandlookingtowardsthefuture.

DavidMcKee

RegionalDirector

WorldScoutBureauEuropeanRegionalOffice


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Resolutionsfromthe20thEuropeanScoutConference

Resolution4/2010

RegionalScoutPlan2010 2013

TheEuropeanScoutPlanwasamajorfeatureoftheworkoftheEuropeanScoutCommitteeinthetimefrom

theRegionalConferenceuntiltheformallaunchofthefullydevelopedPlanatthe39thWorldScoutConference

inBrazilinJanuary2011.Actionshaveincluded:

- EstablishmentoftheWorkingGroupsandCoreGroupswithaninitialmeetingofCoordinatorsof

theseGroupstodeveloptheworkingmethodsandencourageanunderstandingofpossible

crossovers;

- ConsultationbetweenCommittee,CoordinatorsandRegionalStafftodevelopthefullcontentofthePlan,includingdesignationofkey

performanceindicators(KPIs);

- LaunchoftheRegionalScoutPlanatthefirstEuropeanRegionalMeetingattheWorldScout

Conferenceon10JanuaryandfollowupdiscussionsatthesecondEuropeanRegional

Meetingon14January2011;

- LaunchoftheNeedsandStrengthsAnalysisinFebruary2011;

- ReportingbackonprogressfollowingeachRegionalScoutCommitteemeeting;

Resolution5/2010

ActionsSupportingGrowththroughQuality

InthecontextoftheRegionalScoutPlan,KPIshavebeenelaboratedforallobjectivesofthePlan,includingthose

forGrowthThroughQuality. Circular19/2010wasdistributedtoupdateonprogress

regardingGrowththroughQuality.

FollowingtheJune2011EuropeanScoutCommitteemeeting,anupdateofprogressinallareasofthe

RegionalScoutPlanwasdistributed(Circular12/2011).

AjointeventisplannedforGrowthinApril2012.Resolution6/2010

NatureasaFrameforProgramme

TheRegionalOfficecontinuestomaintainawatchfuleyeonallaspectsoflegislation,whichcouldimpacton

thedeliveryofScoutingwithoutunnecessaryand

restrictivelegislation. Contactismaintainedwithother,likeminded,

organisations.

Resolution7/2010

InformationontheEuropeanInvestmentFund

ThenecessaryfundtransferstoestablishtheEuropeanInvestmentFundweremadeatthebeginningofJanuary

2011.

TheEuropeanScoutCommitteereceivesprogressreportsonthedevelopmentoftheFundonaquarterly

basis.

TheEuropeanScoutFoundationhasbeenmadefullyaware,andacknowledges,theInvestmentPolicyoftheEuropeanScoutRegion.

Resolution8/2010

StrengtheningandImprovingCommunicationinthe

EuropeanRegion

TheEuropeanScoutRegionlaunchedeuroscoutinfo.comasameansofcreatingmoreimmediatefeedbackand

sharingofinformationinJanuary2011.

ThecapacityofAssociationstoaddinformationtoeuroscoutinfo.com,includingsharingofbestpracticesis

currentlyfacilitatedthroughtheCommitteeContact

systemorthroughtheRegionalOffice.

Europakonline.nethasbeenupdatedandnowincludesdifferentsubscriptionpossibilities.

Regionalinformationisalsosharedthroughfacebook,twitterandothersocialmediaplatforms.

Eventwebsitescontinuetobedevelopedtofacilitatebettercommunicationsbefore,duringandafterthe

events.

Resolution9/2010

SolidaritywithScoutinginOtherRegions

InformalmeetingswerearrangedbetweendelegatesfromtheEuropeanRegionanddelegatesfromtheAfricaRegionandbetweendelegatesfromtheEurasiaRegion

duringtheWorldScoutConferenceinBrazilinJanuary2011.

AdirectoryofprojectswithAfricaandwithEurasiawascommencedatthesemeetings.

The6thEuroArabMeetingwasplannedduringaninformalmeetingheldduringtheWorldScout

Conferenceandthereportofthemeeting,whichwas

heldinMay2011,wascirculatedinJune2011.

A2ndEuropeEurasiaMeetingisscheduledforNovember2011inPrague.

RepresentationofWOSMintheCouncilofEuropeisfacilitatedthroughtheparticipationofrepresentatives

fromEurasiainthedelegations.

Onestudysession,fundedbytheCouncilofEurope,hadafocusonExternalRelationsandprovidedsupportto

theBalticsandtheEurasiaRegion.

FundinghasenabledEurasiaparticipantsatvariousEuropeanRegioneventstheAcademy,theTraining

CommissionersNetworkMeeting.

Resolution10/2010

TailoredSupporttoNSOsinSouthEastEurope

ANeedsandStrengthsAnalysishascommencedwithallpartsoftheRegion,includingSouthEastEurope.

AllNSOsinSouthEastEuropehavereceivedatleastoneCommitteeContactvisit.


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