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The importance of gratitude... I recently had the opportunity to attend the Annual Meeting of the Boy Scouts of America in the city of Nashville, Tennessee in the United States. During the meeting at which the annual reports are presented, there was a very special moment when a parent read a letter he had sent to the Chief of the Scout Troop of which his son Lian was a member, thanking all for what was done for him . With beautiful words this parent expressed his gratitude at the leadership of this scout leader, his great effort to offer an
Raúl Sánchez Vaca Regional Director World Scout Bureau Interamerican Region
attractive programme for young people who were members of the scout troop and commitment he gave to train them in public values. Is worth mentioning that Lian is a child with special needs, so that the effort of his scout leader deserves greater acknowledgement,
as he managed to
integrate Scout activities without any limitation. Lian ‘s father wrote in his letter that his son has changed completely since being a scout and has greatly exceeded their expectations. As we all heard this father read the letter that he sent the Scoutmaster of his son, we were touched with every sentence. It was then that the Scoutmaster spoke up and said he was just doing his job as a scout leader and for him each scout of his troop was equally important. Listening to them I reflected on the importance of being grateful. How often we receive something from another person, simple though it may be but do not show appreciation? How many times have we made known to the people around us, we appreciate everything they do for us? How many times as parents have we thanked those for the work done when we trusted them to assist in the education of our children? It is true that we are becoming less grateful .... And we all need to change that. I’m sure the Lian’s Scoutmaster,
when he read the letter he received from
the hands of the father of his little scout, was strengthened in his conviction that what he was doing was worthwhile, his effort was not in vain and that in generating change, he was building a better world. I shsre this message to acknowledge the work of all those volunteers who give their best to Scouting, this vast army of adults who voluntarily commit to make millions of scouts worldwide live intensely, what our Founder bequeathed to us more than 100 years ago. Thanks for keeping alive the Scout Spirit and giving society better human beings.
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FIRST PROFESSIONAL SCOUT COURSE FOR NATIONAL EXECUTIVES DIRECTORS AND CHIEF COMMISSIONERS, 2014. BY: JOSÉ GABRIEL CRIOLLO, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, WSB-IAR
Panama City , May 5, 2014 . With the participation of 17 trainees from 12 countries of the Interamerican Scout Region, the “First Professional Scout Course for National Executive Directors and Chief Commissioners” was held at the headquarters of the WOSM-IR in Panama City. This course was conducted under the leadership of the Institutional Development of the WOSM-IR and reflected the strategy of linking policy instruments of the Interamerican Scout Region: Regional Policies adopted at the Regional Conference XXV Buenos Aires in September 2013, especially that of Institutional Development and the new Regional Plan 2014-2016 “Joining forces Multiply Results”. The approach was to start building the team that make these instruments come alive and transform them into concrete actions that contribute significantly to the growth and strengthening of Scouting in the countries of our region, through providing key leaders, such as the National Executive Director and Chief Connissioners, a set of tools to enhance their management. This course was designed from the outset to be conducted as an “Educational Experience”. In order to meet this objective an education specialist who is a professional with a successful career in the field was used to give support. He is a Professor at the Central University of Venezuela, Rafael Martinez, Bachelor of Education and Major Project Development. He was responsible for developing all instructional course designs from a technical point of view, supporting the work of the facilitators who were responsible for developing the content. The course consisted of 4 modules: Module I: The World Organization of the Scout Movement, Structure and Functioning and The three strategic areas of Youth Programme, Adults in Scouting and Institutional Development. Module II : Areas of Institutional Management at the National Level of a NSO, Governance, Management, Financial Development, Communications and International Relations, International
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Relations, Operations, Risk Management, Comptroller and Ethics. Module III : Measuring Instruments and Quality Audits, The “Global Assessment Support Tool”. Module IV: Diploma in Strategic Project Management online. The team of course facilitators was composed of the Executive Board of the WOSM-IR : Raul A. Sanchez Vaca, Regional Director and the Directors of the Strategic Areas : Mauricio Veayra , Youth Programme, Ralf Dillmann, Adults in Scouting and Jose Gabriel Q. Criollo, Institutional Development also by Rafe Lucado , a member of the Interamerican Scout Committee and external specialists Professional Scouting : Edgar Olivo, Managing Director of National Insurance (Panama), Guillermo Rodríguez, Tedexis Central Doris Osterlof, Ambassador of the IberoAmerican Secretariat of Government in Central America and the Caribbean, and Samuel B. Castillo, National Commissioner of the Scout Association of Colombia in the dual role of trainee and facilitator. The NSOs present in the course were: Scouts of Argentina, Colombia Scouts Association, Association of Guides and Scouts of Costa Rica, Scouting Antiano (Curaçao ), Scout Association of Ecuador, Guatemala Scout Association, Scout Association of Mexico , Scout Association of Nicaragua, National Scout Association of Panama, Scout Association of Peru, Uruguay and the Scout Association of Venezuela Scouts Movement. This course is the reralisation of an aspiration that emerged in 2011 and is beginning to establish a “win-win” relationship between the NSOs in the region and the WOSM-IR, to which both contribute resources of all kinds and Scouting grows and strengthens across the continent, thanks to improvements in the management of our institutions. Our immediate plan is to replicate this course for English speakers NSOs in October of this year 2014, incorporating all the improvements gained through experience.
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PRINCIPLES OF A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF ADULTS BY: RALF DILLMANN, DIRECTOR, ADULTS IN SCOUTING DIRECTOR WSB-RI // @DILLRALF
Learning opportunities for adults should be close to where they are and making decisions that affect them have to be made by those closest to them, within their social and cultural environments levels. This is the principle of subsidiarity and decentralization. QUALITY is encouraged by promoting continuous improvement of the organization, management processes ensuring consistent and systematic adults to produce results and generate impact.
In the last issue I mentioned that the retention of adults is the effect of a quality system of management for adult. The Interamerivan Region believes the following are the principles that govern a system of quality management for adults: The system must have a skills approach, as a pillar of curricular development, based on the reality of an estsblished profile, seeks to develop all aspects of an adult in terms of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values required to carry out their functions properly and be certified as a trained and competent adult . This implies that processes should be PERSONALISED, recognizing the conditions, individual characteristics and previous experience that the adult has, so that he can structure your Personal Training Plan with a Personal Mentoring /Training Adviser for this purpose.
In this system, trainers and trainees must maintain a HORIZONTAL relationship, ie always interact as adults, respecting each other, in an educational process of continuous enrichment and feedback. And that all processes and decisions that affect them must be TRANSPARENT so they can be examined and understood clearly by all without restrictions or favoring trust among adults. PARTICIPATION is critical, that is, making decisions together between adults and those who guide and support their development processes, and taking part in the implementation of agreed tasks. Finally, the management system must recognize the adult qualities, abilities, differences and similarities between men and women with equal opportunities in all processes (GENDER) and also encourage young adults who have the profile and the required skills to access responsibilities or functions, to ensure adequate natural ascenti贸n (YOUTH INVOLVEMENT).
MEANINGFUL LEARNING also involves linking and permanently narrowing the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed by adults, so that they can apply to situations or problems they face in their daily activities, considering the social and economic reality of their environments. The system should promote and recognize that these skills can be developed in everyday interaction with others and with its context and strengthening the capacity of individual, group and organizational learning. This is known as one of the constituent elements of a learning organization Similarly, it is a quality system that is accessible and flexible, providing for access to adult training system at any level. This is achieved by providing a system for delivering multiple courses, modules and other educational experiences, including those that are provided by educational systems external to the Movement, with the possibility of change or change management training processes according to circumstances or needs .
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A PROGRAMME FOR EVERYONE BY: MAURICIO VEAYRA, YOUTH PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, WSB-IAR
Among its principles, the Interamerican Youth Programme Policy highlights : “A programme for everyone. A programme that meets the needs of young people from all sectors of society. This entails the design of a programme with the flexibility to be adapted to the cultural, social, economic, racial, religious or any other diversity”. Although it is now widely debated within the Organization, this principle is not new. As early as 1967, in his historical study Report on World Scouting, Dr. Laszlo Nagy stated: “In practice, a crucial problem concerns regarding the future of Scouting : Is Scouting for all the guys or only for those you are allowed to by the historical and geopolitical circumstances join a movement of foreign origin; a movement, on the other hand, where the main principles were imperfectly institutionalized for a period when you could not foresee the extraordinary and baffling evolution of the modern world? “. Do we really want our educational proposal to reach all young people in our respective countries? This is the question that each National Scout Organization (NSO) must be made to consider not only the design of its youth programme, but all institutional decisions, covering the areas of Governance, Institutional Development, Adults in Scouting, Communications and Financial Management among others. Results of the last WOSM Census indicate that while much of the NSOs in the region show growth in the last three years (the most moderate, although in some cases significant), there are still NSOs that continue to report declines. But when comparing the membership growth against population growth in those countries, the result is clear : our presence in society is declining every day. The expression “a movement for all “ has become , in most cases , a sentence of no practical significance, used only as an advertising medium . If indeed NSOs want
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to turn this phrase around they should really answer, among many, at least the following questions: Do we understand what “a programme for all” really means and the implications that follow from this? Is there political conviction to reform the Association to serve all segments of society? Do we know the different situations in which young people develop in our country? Are we willing to implement a youth programme designed with sufficient flexibility to meet the different social realities in which young people live? Do we have the institutional capacity to make the necessary adjustments to the programme? Have we identified which aspects of the Organization restricts the participation of youth? Does the Association have the adequate strength in the areas of adult volunteer support, financial and material resources, institutional linkages etc to include young people in all contexts? The answer to these questions must chart the course of the Association. However, the most important question we must resolve is to define what is closest to the ideal of our origin: to reach young people from all segments of society, especially those who are limited in their personal development, whether for educational issues, social, family and economic, or remain an organization with its membership and participation restricted (geographicaliy, culturaliy, economically, religiously , etc.) that although, in most cases, contributes to the education of a limited number young, has a limited impact on the transformation of our world. Original Quote in English, Dr. Nagy . In practice, it touches on a crucial problem concerning the future of the movement: is Scouting meant for all boys or only for those who are allowed by historical and geopolitical circumstances to adhere to a movment of foreing origin; a movement, moreover, whose fundamental principles were imperfectly institutionalised during a period when the extraordinary and disconcerting evolution of the modern world could not be foreseen?
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THE SATISFACTION OF SEEING SCOUTS CREATING A BETTER WORLD BY: PABLO GUZMĂ N
What is more satisfying than seeing millions of Scouts who are building a better world for their community? Be part of it. In our daily life we see very little of what our people need. We try to do what we can, when we can, to leave a better world by helping our neighbor, and the satisfaction is really great. With my Rover Clan and other friends over 21, we decided to go a bit further and get into a mountain where there is a small hamlet called Camp San Francisco, and where there is a small school that needed to be repaired. The objective was to evoke a big smile from the children, providing a better study environment and restoring their school by giving them school supplies. It was a very rewarding experience to spend time with the children and with the people of the village. As Messengers of Peace we can say:
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! http://scout.org/node/26475 http://scout.org/node/27498
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SUB-REGIONAL MEETING OF THE INTERAMERICAN YOUTH NETWORK BY: TIAGO LACERDA, SUB COMMUNICATOR INTERAMERICAN YOUNTH NETWORK
From the 9 to 11 May the Interamerican Youth Network, Southern Cone Sub-Region met in Curitiba, Brazil, with youth representatives from Brazil and Argentina. During that weekend also, the representatives of the Youth Network attended the meeting of the Youth Programme Network, contributing to the discussions. During the meeting of the Youth Network, some points on the political participation of young people and workshop discussions on some points raised by the associations to assist in the preparation of their revised National Policy were held. Also considered was the participation of young people in their NSOs, through the network or otherwise. At the end of the meeting, the Coordinating Team of the Interamerican Youth Network clarified many of the concerns about the needs of youth delegations to the World Youth Scout Forum in Slovenia, which will be held this year. The youth representatives from Brazil and Argentina thanked the meeting and went home with lots of new ideas! And we would like to thank Mr. Luiz Mazzetti, Executive Operations for the Southern Cone, for all his support during the meeting.
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HEALTH
THE MEDICAL APOCALYPSE, A WORLD WITHOUT A terrible future could be on the horizon, a future that can snatch from the hands of the doctors one of the most important tools in medicine. This could be closer than you could imagine starting from the time the microbes began resisting their tormentors but “how is it possible that a microbe may become resistant? Believe me it is much easier than you think. For example, a man can easily apply an insufficient dose of antibiotics, and, by exposing microbes to non-lethal amount of the drug makes them resistant. “
The Pan American Health Organization, serving as the Regional Office of WHO for the Americas, coordinates the collection of data on antibiotic resistance in hospitals and laboratories in 21 countries in this region of our continent. Report data show that in the Americas there is a high resistance of E. coli to third-generation cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones, two important and widely used classes of antibacterial drugs. The resistance of K. pneumoniae to third-generation cephalosporins is also high and widespread.
That prophecy that Alexander Fleming launched in 1945, in his speech upon receiving the Nobel Prize for the discovery of penicillin (antibiotic not his first, but the most famous), is fulfilled. Not that there’s been an ignorant man. There have been millions of men and women who, since then, infection inframedicare when they have made it easier for bacteria and other microorganisms to acquire resistance. And the evolutionary race (bacteria mutate to survive the antibiotic against humans who develop new drugs to act against mutated pathogens) has reached a point that has led the World Health Organization (WHO) to a lookout point. The appeal is clear: “If we do not take significant steps to improve the prevention of infections and not change the way we produce and use prescribed antibiotics, the world will suffer a progressive loss of these global public health goods whose impact will be devastating. The report of the World Health Organization, which also contains information on drug resistance to other infections, such as HIV / AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis or influenza, is based on data from 114 countries and presents a more general picture than has been achieved to date about the drug.
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SUB REGIONAL MEETING OF THE ADULT NETWORK IN THE SCOUT MOVEMENT - SOUTHERN CONE BY: RALF DILLMANN, DIRECTOR, ADULTS IN SCOUTING DIRECTOR WSB-RI // @DILLRALFDILLRALF
“I liked the meeting, especially the character of personal counseling, the Director of Adults in Scouting, World Scout Bureau Interamerican Region used with National Scout Organizations. Rather than indicating, as a teacher, what is the way forward, he worked with us listening to the needs and views of the organizations and, from this, possible solutions were generated. A very interesting approach that has served us well”.
characteristics and features introduced in the Regional Adults in Scouting Policy “Adults we need” adopted at the last Interamerican Scout Conference. Special emphasis was given to the Principles of Management System of Adults, the concept of life cycles, the Essential and Specific Competencies, and the focus on personal advice provided by multiple agents over an exclusive personal adviser.
With these words Luiz Horn, Executive for Educational Methods “União dos Escoteiros do Brasil “ and known to all as “Miro” summarized the work carried out during the three days prior to the subregional meeting of the Network of Adults in Scouting in the Southern Cone, held from 9 to 11 last May in Curitiba, Brazil, and which also simultaneously converged with networks in Youth Programme and Youth which involved Argentina , Brazil, Uruguay and Chile.
Cornerstone in the development of the discussions work was based on the model of Adults in the Scout Movement of Argentina (who spent two years implementing its policy, aligned with the proposal Adults in Scouting region model) presented in support at different times by the Director of Adult Resources, Daniel Vázquez, who is also the representative of the National Scout Organizations in the Core of the Network Coordinator
The work of those days had some joint sessions with the other two networks in the three strategic areas of our organization, an analysis of how they should support each other and how they shoulld work to achieve the regional policies. It was also a chance to learn about the proposed “A better world “ as a way to strengthen the initiative of the Messengers of Peace Network . The Global Support Assessment Tool (GSAT) was explained to all, its dimensions and criteria and its particular value as selfregulating device for National Scout Organizations and at Regional levels to assess support activities and strategies for the region. Of course the work of the Adults in Scouting Network itself was analyzed in more detail especially the
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Perhaps the most important conclusion of the meeting was to reaffirm the need to build and / or review the functions of each of the positions within the National Scout Organizations at all levels, paid and volunteer, and clearly define their powers and so properly guide the learning experiences for each and responding with relevance and meaning to needs in an adult manner. Working for advances especially in the Adults in Scouting Network, by adding and multiplying efforts were some of the results of this important meeting.
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GREEN PLANET
“ THE MELTDOWN OF ANTARCTICA, NO TURNING BACK “
As if it were a fiction film, the melting of glaciers in West
Antarctica is an especially difficult stumbling block for
Antarctica has crossed the “point of no return,” according
scientists of climate change, where multiple factors
to NASA scientists who have studied the data collected by
interact and influence the pitfall of one another. There is
the space agency of the United States for four decades.
increasing air temperature there causing alterations but
The glaciers are melting faster than expected. The collapse
the warming ocean waters, changes in wind patterns that
of glaciers in the vast region of the West Antarctic ice
sweep the icy shores, the dynamics of glaciers and so
seems inevitable. All in all there’s good news, if it could be
on. Temperature rise as glaciers retreat, can not escape
said, at this stage it will take up to 200 years to happen.
the reach of the oceans, and the hot water will cause the
This 1,000 peak meltwater from what is known will be
melting even faster. “The collapse of this sector of West
inevitable. And such is the amount of accumulated ice in
Antarctica seems to be unstoppable.”
West Antarctica, their merger would cause an inevitable rise of the sea. “This sector is one of the main contributors
The huge expanse of ice in that area of the white continent
to the rise of the sea level in the decades and centuries
is in irreversible decline and there are no obstacles to that
to come.
ice melting in the ocean, melting faster than previously thought. Despite much effort, technology and money that
Glaciers in the field of Amundsen Sea of West Antarctica,
humans put it, the melting glaciers of West Antarctica can
Pine Island, Thwaites, Haynes, Pople, Smith and Kohler
no longer be avoided.
have a longer time to survive. These large glaciers contribute significantly to the increase in sea level,
Will this be the end of many of the earth’s geography?
releasing nearly the same amount of ice in the ocean
Although scientists suggest that it will, our planet is the
annually as the entire ice sheet of Greenland.
only actual witness to its own change
Although the processes involved are complex, scientists say the main trigger is the flow of warmer waters around the white continent that goes past the edge of the glaciers making them more fragile . “So far when we saw the adelgazaiento [glacier] we did not know if later it would slow spontaneously or créate some feedback effect “ We can see no real stabilization mechanism” adds one of the scientists in charge.
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MEETING OF THE NETWORK OF YOUTH PROGRAMME SUB SOUTHERN CONE BY: MAURICIO VEAYRA, YOUTH PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, WSB-IAR
On 9, 10 and 11 May 2014, in the city of Curitiba, Brazil, the subregional meeting of the Network of Youth Programme - Southern Cone was held. This meeting was attended by representatives of National Scout Organizations of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. On this occasion the opportunity was taken to share many moments of joint work with participants to the network meetings of Youth and Adults in Scouting, allowing interaction and the exchange of ideas. In a first joint exercise the Interamerican policies of Youth Participation, Youth and Adult in Scouting Programmes were analyzed, looking for items that link them. Some of these elements include :
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The ultimate goal of regional policies is to achieve the Mission of Scouting. The Youth Participation as a cornerstone of regional policies . The need for infrastructural support to enable proper implementation of regional policies . A clear definition of responsibilities between regional and national levels. Policies are focused on building capacity in youth, adults and associations.
Following the joint activity, the analysis of the concept of “A Better World”, which seeks to refocus our actions as an educational tool, looking at the same time at what is significant for the young and relevant to the society in which activities were undertaken. It is through this concept, the integration of the global Scouts of the World, World Scout Environment Programme and Messengers of Peace initiative were achieved. Good turns, service and social projects: the need to strengthen the culture of service at different levels was highlighted. The use of logos in these programmes was discussed as well as the need to generate training workshops for its proper application. At a meeting of the Interamerican Youth Programme Network, the Programme Policy was discussed and actions required for implementation in NSOs in the region highlighted the following:
subregion have robust processes in this area considering that, by the end of this year, participating NSOs at the meeting will have their national Youth Programme Policies, consistent with the Interamerican Policy. In addressing the issue of “core” educational materials (used by young people for personal progression and adults who apply the programme) a breakthrough was found in some associations, requesting accompanying and access reference materials from other associations to continue this process. Referring to supplementary materials, it is necessary to strengthen collaborative work to generate guidelines, specialties and skills, a step-by-step guide for implementing the World Scout recognition, analysis and application of the elements of the Scout Method in units and materials for inclusion in the theme. In the latter the possibility of a regional meeting focusing on the issue of inclusion in Scouting was discussed. In the last session the update of Macpro was addressed. Among the aspects analyzed coments were made on the need to expand the scope of the document Educational Project of Scouting, check the grid of objectives, provide a clearer definition of Scout Method, use more accessible language in future documents and prepare a presentation that achieves the transmittion of its purpose adequately. It was stressed that Macpro should be seen as a methodology that, beyond giving guidelines, encourages thinking and creativity. To accomplish this, you need to provide adequate support to associations. We thank the União dos Escoteiros do Brasil support for conducting these meetings, the genuine moments shared, visiting the beautiful city of Curitiba and, above all, for their great example and friendship.
- Updated: It is necessary to create tools to review and update policies for defined periods, creating an openness to dialogue and feedback - To ensure that the youth are the center of the programme is required to move from a model where he is an actor, to a proposal where the younth are involved in generating the programme. - It is necessary to design tools to identify the interests and needs of today’s youth and their societies. This is critical to develop a programme with relevant elements that are meaningful. In addition to this, having tools to accompany the youth in their educational process is essential. In a joint meeting, the Global Assessment Support Tool designed to assist National Scout Organizations was introduced. Representatives of Brazil shared their experience in this process, noting that the area of Youth Programme obtained a score of 100 %. With regard to national policies Youth Programme found that, in general, the NSOs in the
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VII CENTRAL AMERICAN CUB SCOUT ENCAPMENT BY: ZUCELY GONZÁLEZ - GUATEMALA
Historical Tour: The planet had the opportunity to visit the historic center of Guatemala City, initially addressing the Transmetro, public transport, leading them to start their hunt at the Loba Square, where they split their famous tour in Guatemala, 6th Avenue, which has a lot of history in it as emblematic buildings, museums and shops are observed, reaching the North Central park adjoining the National Palace of Culture, the east by the Metropolitan Cathedral, on the west by the Plaza Centenario, where the Act of Independence of Central America was signed. After this trip they landed at the Aurora Zoo, where could be seen the variety of fauna and Humboldt penguin that is a big sensation.
The VII Central American Cub Scout Encampment was held in Guatemala from 11 to 16 April 2014. Cubs 7 to 12 years from Mexico Panama, Belize, Curacao, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua met carrying the theme “A Journey Through The Solar System.” Each route that the boys and girls took was themed as a planet and had different activities, allowing them to develop their imagination, better themselves and share with cubs of different countries. Worlds and planetary tours that guys liked and enjoyed were:
In their stellar planetary journey many had the opportunity to show part of their culture, customs, traditions under tents, in which they also exchanged of badges, food, and more, as well as visiting the stellar explosion which represented a cantonal typical fair of Guatemala. At the end of our trip we danced, laughed and enjoyed a spectacular closing ceremony full of emotion which merged with the nostalgia that the trip was coming to an end and everyone was supposed to land in your country. Thus was held 2014 Academas VII where the Cubs were able to share with other boys and girls of different countries, a unique and unforgettable experience for each.
The Star Journey, where children dressed up as their favorite super hero to travel the solar system. Tthrough this theme they discovered no other habitable planet and therefore should take care of the Earth, our only habitable planet and as small super-heroes they have the ability to create change in our environment. New Planets: through planetary explortion they had the opportunity to get to know and enjoy games IRTRA recreation center, one of the most exciting theme parks in the galaxy, which had different rides, and unique characters, spent a pleasant and full time joy, tasted a delicious lunch entertained by a band and moreover had the opportunity to witness a play created especially for them, full of charm and magic, whose message is to care for our environment, love nature and flora wildlife to maintain a plant in harmony. At Metro Acestral, with different bases and planatery activities they could learn about the history of Old Guatemala, a colonial city with great Monasteries and buildings that have survived time, full of history, legend, architecture and imagination. They could also have observed, touched, and bought a variety of handicrafts available to Guatemala .
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LOCAL DEVELOPMENT VILLAGE “THINK GLOBAL, ACT LOCAL” BY: DIANA CARRILLO TIBURCIOZ, GROUP 8, PROVINCIA JALISCO, ASOCIACIÓN DE SCOUTS DE MÉXICO, A.C
same time, an event on “Facebook” was created to invite Ventures and Rovers of the province. The day arrived and from very early we began preparing materials for everything to be ready at the start time of the activity. Ventures and Rovers began arriving and registering. We had a total of 92 young people participating. This experience was gained through workshops at a “rally” in which, apart from living with other Ventures and Rovers of the province, participants could acquire through dynamic activities, what the organisation does, what works and what options voluntary organisations have in dealing with issues.
In November last year I was elected coordinator of the Youth Network of my scout province and the plan of work we developed for 2014 includes the initiative of Local Village Development for the senior branchs (Ventures and Rovers) in the province. This idea was inspired by the “Global Development Village” (GDV), which is an activity that must be present in any international scout camp as a Jamboree or Moot. In the global village youth have the opportunity to establish contact with international organizations working on specific issues or problems that are generally within the categories of environment, peace and development. Fortunately I had the opportunity to experience the moot of 2011 and jamboree of 2013. Attending the GDVs there I realized that we not only have conflicts but there are also people who try to solve them and that together we can make a major change.
Participants learned about two local organizations (Ceiling and Ecovía Project), two scouts projects (global initiative Messengers of Peace and volunteer Scout Experience, ready for life in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico) and the various programmes that the Jalisco Institute of Youth has. These four hours were very fun-filled for the young and served mainly as an inspiration for them to see that we can all be agents of change, if we think globally and act locally. In conclusion, the Youth Network served as a platform to develop this personal project. I firmly believe that the “Local Village Development” should be replicated throughout the Interamerican Region for senior branches as it definitely enhances the opportunities for young people about volunteering and gaining significant direct experiences while contributing to their community. Remember the words of our founder: “He who does not live to serve, does for a living.” Link to the project: http://scout.org/node/26306
From these experiences and remembering the phrase “think global, act local” I decided to do a similar project. The idea was to replicate that activity in my province for scout youth of the senior branchs (15-22 years) so that they might realize that here too, there are organizations of civil society working to create a better world in the areas of environment, peace and development. Furthermore, this local village exposure may support their personal development as they may be involved in an established programme or develop a new project within the various local non-governmental organizations (NGOs). These, in turn, would benefit because they would be operational and could get volunteers for their activities. So I set out to do all of the planning. First, we contacted the Jalisco Institute of Youth to see how we could support. Then invite various local NGOs to work in any of the three themes: peace, environment and development. At the
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CREATING A BETTER WORLD FROM THE COMMUNITY BY: JOSÉ RAMÓN DÍAZ ORDAZ - MESSENGER OF PEACE
What is more satisfying than seeing millions of Scouts who are building a better world for your community? Be part of it. Scouts have the vision to identify the needs of their community, from the most basic. Have you imagined how important drinking water may be if present on a train in India, to help in vaccination campaigns, to restore a rural school or help rebuild the Philippines? Messengers of Peace is a call to action that inspires millions of Scouts to perform specific actions for the benefit of their communities, sharing the message of peace with 20 million young people in more than one million local communities and in more than 160 countries. A better world is constructed with actions, not words; Scouts give inspiration to others who are not Scouts and Scouts, to do good deeds that will improve their communities. I recently witnessed how a Lovesan inspired more than 100 people to donate their hair to make wigs for children with cáncer. Wasn’t that incredible? She is a Messenger of Peace. To serve is to step out of our comfort zone to meet the needs of others, to do our best to help others, an attitude towards life to build a better world. Something that never cease to amaze me is the scope of Scouting and how through the new global website (www. scout.org), we can go around the world and know what Scouts around the world are doing to build a better world. Are you already a part of it? Add your projects and get to know and add hours of service worldwide; we have more than 570 million hours of service. Can you help us to achieve more? Our goal is to inspire 20 million young people around the world to perform extraordinary actions. Finally I leave a question...
WHAT DOES YOUR COMMUNITY NEED?
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CALENDARIO REGIONAL REGIONAL CALENDARY
2014
JUNIO / JUNE --Reunión de las Redes de Jóvenes, Programa de Jóvenes y Adultos en el Movimiento Scout, 13 - 15
Subregión Centroamérica
--Youth, Youth Programme and Adults in Scouting Networks meeting,
Panamá
Central America Sub Region
--Reunión de las Redes de Jóvenes, Programa de Jóvenes y Adultos en el Movimiento Scout, 20 - 22
Subregión Caribe
--Youth, Youth Programme and Adults in Scouting Networks meetings,
Curaçao
Caribbean Sub Region
JULIO / JULY 11 - 13
11 - 13
18 - 20
21 - 28
--Curso Avanzado de Programa --Advanced training in Youth Programme --Reunión de la Red de Comunicaciones, Subregión Caribe --Communications Network Meeting, Caribbean Sub Region --Conferencia del Caribe para Jefes Scouts --Caribbean Chief Commissioners Conference --Jamboree del Caribe --CaribJam
Perú
Jamaica
Curaçao
Curaçao
AGOSTO / AUGUST 2-9
4-7
10
11 - 15
29 - 31
--Curso Avanzado Práctico para Dirigentes Scouts --Advanced Practical Course for Leaders
Dominica
--12º Foro Scout Mundial de Jóvenes
Eslovenia
--12th World Scout Youth Forum
Slovenia
--Segunda reunión ordinaria del Comité Scout Interamericano
Eslovenia
--Second Interamerican Scout Committee meeting
Slovenia
--40ª Conferencia Scout Mundial
Eslovenia
--40th World Scout Conference
Slovenia
--Reunión de la Red de Desarrollo Institucional, Subregión Caribe --Institutional Development Network meeting, Caribbean Sub Region
Barbados
SEPTIEMBRE / SEPTEMBER 12 - 14
--Reunión de la Red de Desarrollo Institucional, Subregión Cono Sur
Brasil
--Institutional Development Network meeting, South Cone Sub Region
Brazil
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