Global Development Village GUIDELINES by World Organization of the Scout Movement

Global Development Village

Presentation

Scouting

Moot Canada 2013

The Scout movement, with its 32 million members worldwide, is the biggest international gathering dedicated to young people. Its mission is to help build a better world by educating youth based on the values set out in the Scout Promise and Law.

The 14th World Scout Moot Canada is an 11-day event that will take place for the first time ever in North America, from August 8 to 18, 2013, and will bring together up to 5,000 young adults called Rovers from 100 countries. These young people, eager for adventure and experience, will be called upon to serve as tomorrow’s ambassadors in their respective communities with the leadership, resourcefulness and spirit of cooperation they will have developed at Moot Canada 2013.

The World Organization of the Scout Movement, which comprises 161 National Scout Organizations, and is based in Geneva, holds two types of international gatherings every four years: • the Jamboree, the better known of the two, for Scouts aged 14 to 17, which was last held in the summer of 2011 in Sweden, when more than 40,000 people from 160 countries attended; and • the Moot, for Scouts aged 18 to 25, which was last held in Kenya in 2010, when more than 1,700 people from 66 countries attended.

The Moot Canada 2013 base camp will be located at the Awacamenj Mino outdoor centre in Low, Quebec, in the Gatineau Valley, 75 km north of Ottawa. The larger gatherings, such as the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the conferences, workshops such as the GDV and outdoor activities will take place in Canada’s great outdoors. One portion of the program will also take place in urban settings, in Ottawa-Gatineau, Toronto, Montréal and Quebec City, where the young people will be invited to take part in a service activity for the host community. The Moot Canada 2013 program will highlight Canada’s modern and traditional aspects. By giving participants the opportunity to design their very own program, Moot Canada 2013 serves as the precursor of a whole new vision of Scouting among 18 to 25 year-olds. Grouped together into patrols of eight Scouts, the participants will get to share a unique experience in an unequaled multicultural context.

Who will be taking part in the Moot • 5,000 young people between 18 and 25 years of age, called Rovers, representing Scouting’s elite: the national delegation of every country sends the movement’s future leaders • There will be as many girls as boys taking part in the Moot • More than 100 nationalities will be represented • There will be members of every religious movement: Catholics, Protestants, Moslems, Buddhists, Jews, Hindus, etc…

The Moot Goals Promote openness to others

• Most of the participants are in or have finished university.

Foster awareness and discussion about major world issues

Provide an opportunity for personal development

Inspire participants to start up projects 5

The Scout Method

Brings the adventure, the fun, and the imagination to Scouting. Symbols, stories, and creativity; these all encourage Scouts to look beyond the obvious, to see many new possibilities and opportunities. Symbolic Framework takes ordinary tasks and challenges and brings them in to the adventure.

It comprises seven complementary and constantly interacting elements:

This gives you the opportunity to explore, to be creative and imaginative. You could go really deep in to your topic, taking inspiration from it, or find a complimentary idea and follow this a little, whatever you think will work best to help the Rovers to understanding your workshop and gain more from it. Rovers are also highly imaginative and inventive and will have no problem coming up with names and terms, games and activities, awards and schemes that could help them create a package containing your message to bring back to their groups/NSO.

Adult Support

The Law & Promise

In Scouting is built on trust and respect. With a focus on the Adult supporting, motivating and enabling Rovers; helping them set and evaluate their own educational goals; encouraging self learning; and guiding them to develop to the best of their potential.

Is the code Scouts strive to live by. The Scout Law sets out a number of value statements, and the Promise challenges Rovers to do their best to live according to these values. Understanding this task, and setting out to achieve it helps to develop a level of exploration and personal commitment along with other valuable life lessons. The Law and Promise is more or less the same over the whole world, which makes the Scout Movement one of the largest value based organisation in the world.

For the last 100 years, Scouting has played a part in educating youth through a powerful tool: the Scout Method. Clearly defined by the World Organization of the Scout Movement, the Scout Method varies only slightly from country to country, just enough to adapt to local realities.

Participants of Rover age will actively engage with you, and will be happy to participate. Creating the opportunity for the Rovers to give their views or opinions will help them reflect on the issues and become more aware. Rovers are young adults and can be spoken to as equals.

Learning by Doing Is the active way in which Rovers gain knowledge, skills and attitudes. It reflects Scouting’s practical approach to their development, based on learning through the experiences that arise in the course of pursuing interests and dealing with everyday life.

All Scout values contain an essence of ‘helping others’, “caring for the environment/community” and “being a responsible citizen” so immediately you will have an interested audience. Making reference to their commitment choice or these values they choose to live by, could help the Rovers to identify with your workshop, and help them reinforce their own values. Challenging them to take what they learn from you and making a practical plan to put it in to action should be very well received.

Progressive & Stimulating Programmes

The experience you offer the Rovers should be empowering, and should include some practical activities and interesting methods, along with challenging the m to make decisions. An active workshop with visual stimulants is also useful as English/French will not be a natural working language for some.

Are the backbone of Scouting. Rovers develop projects and activities around many different topics, with a variety of challenges in mind, but always with clear educational objectives. Achievement leaves one wanting more! The goal for Rovers in this final part of their development in Scouting is to work towards becoming autonomous, supportive, responsible, and committed citizens.

Nature

Explaining clearly the objectives of your workshop, and allowing time for Rovers to review what they have learned when they are finished is a good idea. ‘Grabbing’ their attention from the start, and keeping it with some progressive and stimulating activities and methods is equally important.

Is the backdrop for Scouting. The natural world offers real and exciting opportunities and challenges, encouraging interdependence and respect, particularly as it is sometimes unforgiving. It demands a level of real interaction, and communication and offers some important life lessons as well as valuable environmental education.

Make use of your surroundings and what they have to offer if it is possible. Dare to be creative and innovative in how you use your environment. You can also emphasise this with an environmentally friendly approach.

Small Groups Ensure a learning environment where participation and cooperation build valuable teamwork and leadership skills. This provides a democratic process where everyone has a voice, takes responsibility, and supports each other, developing strong and valuable friendships as a result.

Participants will come to you in groups of 8, each with Rovers from different countries. These are used to working in groups, and even if they don’t know each other very well, they have been communicating with each other before coming to Canada, so will know each other a little. They will get to know each other better as they spend more time together and you will notice a different group dynamic. Activities involving cooperation and teamwork will work well.

Symbolic Framework

Contributing to the Community Offers the opportunity for real and active involvement and the chance to make a positive impact. Projects and activities undertaken by Rovers give an opportunity to learn about the rich mix, texture, and colour to be experienced with peoples of different ages, abilities, and cultures. Working with such issues, challenges and opportunities, enables Rovers to learn about themselves in the process.

You can help Rovers explore how they can be proactive in their community through some of the issues you discuss, or ideas you present. Rovers will also respond very positively if they can identify with your message and see how it can be integrated into their programme in a practical way. In many Countries it is now common for Rovers to get involved in overseas development education projects so don’t be limited to making reference to their domestic community.

The Global Development Village The GDV will be a central element in the Moot program. It will give participants the opportunity to meet NGOs, IGOs and different foundations and UN agencies through workshops and interactions around the issues that mean the most to them. Thanks to these partners, the GDV will help increase participants’ awareness, equip them and fuel their commitment so that they can become agents of change in their respective communities. The Moot GDV will offer some 20 workshops around three key themes. These themes will serve as guidelines for the partners, and will help the participants select their workshops. The activities under each of the themes will be overseen by a member of the GDV team, known as the Head of Block. The latter will be responsible for guiding partner organizations through his/ her cluster theme as they develop their activity, and for ensuring that the latter is consistent with the Scout Method.

Human Beings & Themselves ´ Objectives: • Identify the main health challenges around the world • Equip participants to help prevent the spread of diseases • Encourage the adoption of healthy living habits

´ Sub-topics: • • • • •

STDs and other epidemic diseases Maternal health Mental health Physical health Integrating persons with disabilities as active members of society

Human Beings & other Human Beings ´ Objectives: • Increase awareness about the importance of human rights and human dignity • Equip participants for conflict resolution • Develop skills for promoting peace in their environments

The Theme The core focus of the Moot GDV activities is human beings. Participants, because they are human beings, will be the starting point for the analysis and exploration of the different topics covered. By placing them in the context of elements that are internal and external to them, the GDV hopes to increase their understanding and awareness of the following three key themes.

Human Beings & their Environment ´ Objectives: • Help show the relationship between human beings and their environment • Discuss the dichotomy between quality of human life and the exploitation of natural resources for world growth • Identify different possible solutions to environmental issues around the world

´ Sub-topics: • • • • • •

Water Urbanization Climate change Biodiversity Sustainable Development Green energy

´ Sub-topics: • • • • •

Being at peace with oneself and others Armed conflicts Equality Co-existence of different religious beliefs Human rights

The Layout The physical layout of the GDV reflects the theme whereby human beings are central to its activities. Thus, there will be a “Humanity Café” at the centre of the GDV throughout the Moot. This will be a place for participants to meet and talk outside of the workshops. The partners’ booths will be arranged around the Café.

The Team

The GDV Activities The Workshops • The workshops are interactive two-hour long events. They will include groups of 24 to 48 or even more participants, who will get to meet experts in order to work on one of the GDV themes or sub-themes. These will provide the perfect opportunity for partners to work with participants on developing the topics to which they are committed, and to train agents of change throughout the world.

The Manned Booths • Manned booths are innovative ways to present information. By engaging visitors in a short (10-minute) activity, partners will be able to provide a global overview of what they do.

Special Activities • Some partners may wish to organize a special activity that will be peripheral to the regular GDV activities

rs e n rt a P e th to le b a il a v A s Resource

You will require a solid team to ensure the success of your workshop, including employees and volunteers from your organization, as well as members of the International Service Team (IST). We request the presence of a minimum of two and a maximum of six representatives from your organization. If you wish to bring more than six people, please be sure to let us know so that we can make the necessary arrangements. These delegates do not necessarily require Scouting experience, but that could be one of the selection criteria for you to consider. The IST includes Scouts from around the world who have paid the registration fee to join their national contingent as volunteers. They are over 25, and therefore too old to participate in the Moot. Most of them have experience as Rovers or with international Scouting events. You will have access to two to four members of the IST, who will guide you in developing your workshop. They will also help you ensure that the Scout Method is part of your dealings with participants.

A three by six metre tent

Tables and chairs

Electricity and wireless Internet Ready access to water er special requests

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General Information Schedule Partners should plan to arrive at the Moot site on August 7, 2013, and to leave after the event ends on August 18, 2013. The Moot will look after transportation between Ottawa International Airport and the Moot based camp, and back again. This service includes the transportation of both people and equipment. The following is a detailed schedule of the event, from the time of your arrival in Ottawa to your departure.

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Breakfast

9-11:30 Meetings with all GDV 8:30 8:30 stakeholders: Morning briefing Morning briefing partners, IST and Manned booths 9:30-11:30 9:30-11:30 management Workshops Workshops team

Lunch

1:30-7 1:30-3:30 1:30-3:30 Installation and Workshops Workshops training with IST Manned booths 3:30-5 3:30-5 7:30 Manned booths Manned booths Opening ceremony

9:30-11:30 8:30 8:30 8:30 Manned booths Morning briefing Morning briefing Morning briefing Partners leave 9:30-11:30 9:30-11:30 9:30-11:30 for Ottawa Workshops Workshops Workshops

8:30 Morning briefing 9:30-11:30 Workshops

Lunch

1:30-3:30 Workshops 3:30-5 Manned booths

DAY OFF

Partners arrive and set up at the campsite

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Lunch

1:30-3:30 1:30-3:30 1:30-3:30 Workshops Workshops Workshops 3:30-5 3:30-5 3:30-5 Manned booths Manned booths Manned booths

Lunch

1:30-5 Dismantling 7:30 Closing ceremony