The European Regional Committee of WAGGGS and WOSM are please to share with you this update on Joint Work.
Over the past weeks, we have seen great initiatives emerge throughout the Region in response to the global health crisis we are all facing. The level of resilience and resourcefulness we have witnessed across Scouts and Guides is truly inspiring. From stay-at-home educational activities to community support actions, Scouts and Guides gracefully rose to the challenge. WOSM just hosted a Special Edition of JOTI bringing together about 55 000 participants over the weekend. WAGGGS has launched a digital space for their Members for Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting enabling girls and young women to continue to connect and grow during this challenging time.
A full compilation of Home Guiding and Scouting resources will be available under the resources section of WeConnect very soon. In the meantime, check out WOSM’s roundup of NSOs’ best practices here and WAGGGS’ summary of MOs’ initiatives here.
The dedication, commitment and creativity of each other is a real source of inspiration. In these difficult times, we wish to remind you that we are here for any support you might need, through our respective Committee contact systems or our offices. Our teams are there for you!
JOINT COMMITTEE UPDATE
Since our last joint communication, we are delighted to provide you with an update on WOSM and WAGGGS joint work since the adoption of the Final Memorandum of Understanding for the Strategic Partnership between WAGGGS and WOSM at European level (in Split, Croatia – 2019).
In March 2020, the European Scout Committee of WOSM and the Europe Committee WAGGGS had their first in-person meeting in Duisburg, Germany. The Joint Committee shared updates on their respective regional priorities, regional volunteer structures and overlapping areas where collaboration can be considered. The Joint Committee then set the scene on how to work together to implement the adopted MoU. As a result, the Joint Committee:
- Updated and approved the Terms of Reference of the Coordination Groupand Ways of Working for the Joint Committee;
- Agreed on a joint work proposed structure, assigning a member from each Committee to ensure oversight (Petra Stipanić and Martin Persson) and confirming the set-up to compose a joint working group to carry the way forward;
- Defined a way forward for both recommendations;
- Outlined a plan to review the Roverway Concept and timeline to launch the Call for Bids to host Roverway 2024;
- Reflected on the review of the different joint events so as to update their objectives and expected outcomes.
The Joint Committee also agreed on the dates of its next in-person meetings on 5-7 March2021 and 4-6 March 2022.
JOINT OPEN CALL
To build the needed structure to deliver on the objectives of the adopted MoU as scoped by the Joint Committee, an Open Call will soon be launched to appoint volunteers to the following groups:
- Joint Strategic Action Plan: Working Group
- Refugees and Migrants Recommendation: Project Team
- Roverway Concept Review: Project Team
Stay tuned as we are about to launch this call in the coming weeks!
ROVERWAY 2024 – Concept review and bid timeline
As part of the commitment to review the concept of the Roverway, the following timeline has been adopted as a way forward:
- April 2020: Set a joint review team
- May – October 2020: Complete review of the Concept
- November 2020: Present recommendations to the Joint Committee
The call for bids to host Roverway 2024 will be launched at the end of November 2020 and closed at the end of February 2021. A decision by the Joint Committee will be confirmed in March 2021 and communicated accordingly.
If you are interested to be part of this work, or think of someone that should be included, you can connect with Lilit Chilingaryan and Martin Persson, and follow up on the Joint Open Call that will be launched in the coming weeks.
CEOs’ NETWORK MEETING – Online Session
As for many of our events, the CEOs’ Network Meeting was postponed to the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020. Considering the current circumstances, we have identified the opportunity to still gather over an online session on 30 April 2020 from 15:00 to 17:00 CEST (https://zoom.us/j/908269419?pwd=Wk1uUk44Y2dFMlpoU0ErbENFNW5xUT09) to exchange on our respective situations and the foreseen impact of the current health crisis on our operations.
To all Chief Executives, the following online form was developed to collect general information in preparation for this online session. Kindly ensure that the CEO in your association completes the form, even if they cannot make it to the event, so that they are included in exchanges of this dedicated network.
More information will be shared in the coming days on how to take part and contribute. If you have any questions in the meantime, you can contact Radu Stinghe, Deputy Regional Director of the WSB European Support Centre.
ACADEMY 2021 – Call for bids to host the event
While we are progressing with the planning of the Academy 2020, scheduled to take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 4 to 8 November 2020, we take this opportunity to remind you of our Call to host the Academy 2021. The deadline for bids submission is 30 April 2020, by mid-day, 12noon CEST. Applications shall be submitted to both europe@scout.org and europe@wagggs.org.
The European Scout Region of WOSM and the Europe Region WAGGGS
9 April 2020