Messengers of Peace PROGRESS REPORT 2014 by World Organization of the Scout Movement

PROGRESS REPORT 2014

Messengers of Peace is a global initiative in World Scouting, inspired by The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Messengers of Peace are Scouts who make a difference in their communities and thus make the world a more peaceful place

Messengers of Peace works within the Scout Movement because of globally shared values, an effective global network and a proven success in training young leaders to change their world for the better

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The aim of the World Scout Messengers of Peace Initiative is to inspire millions of young men and women throughout the world to do amazing things in their communities and thus create a better world. The target is to have, in ten years, 20 million young people who have carried out a significant activity in their local communities, which will make the world a more peaceful place. With 34 million hours of service recorded by close to half a million scouts so far â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the project is well on its way.

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Executive Summary

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he Messengers of Peace Initiative (MoP), approved by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, and overseen by His Majesty the King of Sweden, began in 2010. In the three months since the last report, the Messengers of Peace Initiative gained exponential momentum growing from 18 million to over 34 million hours of service – recorded on line. And the Boy Scouts of America has been saving a surprise for the February visit of BSA’s Eagle Scout Chairman, Glenn Adams – to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – where he will announce another huge block of service hours from BSA in the past year. Over 200,000 projects are carried out by Scout volunteers throughout the world, and are funded by the Scouts themselves from their own resources. The MoP fund is not needed for these projects. These Scouts are inspired by the MoP on-line platform! MOP has now fully migrated to the central Scout web Platform and Social media hub – www.scout.org - indicating the central role that the Messengers of Peace Initiative has taken within Scouting worldwide. Through its network of social media communities, over 5 million scouts worldwide have been linked already to MoP.

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EXECUTIVE SUMARY

The 124 projects, which have been funded by the MoP Fund, have reached to some of the most needy communities in the world, and addressed some of the most pressing questions within communities worldwide. These funded projects have been used as models for others to follow.

upport has been provided from the MOP Fund to projects

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In poorer countries where resources are not available

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To projects which show potential for duplication and export to other countries/ regions

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To projects which need to be brought to scale

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To National Scout Organisations which need to get stronger in order to assure leadership development for potential Messengers of Peace

A key priority has been the dissemination of training in dialogue within the Scout Movement. Among the highlights in this area have been an important Peace Camp, which took place in Indonesia in April 2013, with a central theme of dialogue; Scouts in Singapore and Ireland have also continued their development of international training modules inspired by the training they received in the King Abdulaziz Centre for National Dialogue in Riyadh. The building of local capacity within the local Scout organisations has been a critical focus of the MoP Initiative. With a strong local organisation, young leaders are better trained and thus, MoP local community service activities are more effective. The opposite is also true – when local Scout organisations are weak, local groups struggle to perform effectively. World Scouting has thus engaged the world-renowned standards company, SGS, to assist in this work – carrying out audits and helping to improve standards of Scout organisations in the critical countries for Messengers of Peace.

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Among the success stories for building capacities has been Kenya, where following an audit exposing major weaknesses, the entire leadership team has been replaced by its membership and the organisation is looking much more healthy. World Scouting has also transformed itself since the beginning of this Initiative: The World Scout Committee - with Prof Abdullah al Fahad from Saudi Arabia as one of its 12 members – has totally updated the services it provides to its 162 member countries. It has also appointed a new Secretary General to oversee the activities of the Movement. Mr Scott Teare introduces himself as: “I am Scott and I am a Messenger of Peace”. He has begun to reform the structure and services of the World Scout Bureau Central Office, which, in the coming months, he will move from Geneva to Kuala Lumpur. In addition he has upgraded the quality of services provided by the six Regional Offices, which have become the vital service provider for the World Scout Bureau, and key actors in the implementation of the MoP Initiative globally.

The MoP Initiative is firmly embedded in Scouting worldwide, and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in particular, it is clear that MoP has had an important impact. The 2012 Hajj pilgrimage saw hundreds of thousands of hours of service recorded on line by Scouts – young men and women of Saudi Scouting - who were acting as Messengers of Peace. The fact that girls are now participating in Saudi Scouting is also a wonderful result for this Initiative. Saudi Scouting has also completed its fifth year of its Environment service project – a result unseen anywhere else on the planet – with hundreds of tonnes of rubbish collected – all in the name of Messengers of Peace. These young volunteers – like their counterparts in 162 countries - see their local service contributing to a global impact. They see they are playing their part in making the world, not just their own country, a more peaceful place.

In the words of Rabbi Peter Hyman of the Boy Scouts of America – “Messengers of Peace is the single most important thing that has happened to Scouting since Lord Baden Powell wrote Scouting for Boys in 1908. The young men and women in the Boy Scouts of America are truly part of this amazing global Movement. They are Messengers of Peace!”

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INDEX

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Executive Summary

p. 4

Introduction

p. 10

Progress on three main goals

Inspire Messengers of Peace

p. 12

Promote Special Projects to address critical issues

p. 13

Build Local Capacity to ensure long term sustainability

p. 14

Promotion and Social Media

p. 16

Messengers of Peace Network and Statistics

p. 18

More Heroes of Messengers of Peace

p. 38

Latest News

p. 44

The Way Forward

p. 50

Governance

p. 54

Financial Report

p. 58

Appendices

p. 64

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Introduction

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n the first report, presented in September 2012, we reported:

The challenge of His Majesty King Abdullah to Scouts throughout the world – to be Messengers of Peace – has been heard loud and clear”. The map from the on line web platform reported just over two million hours of service. Today we can report over 22.5 million hours of service! (With man y more to be announced in February). Scouts are really listening to His Majesty’s message!

Today we can report over 34 million hours of service!

This success has been achieved through a strong leadership of this Initiative from central actors in the Scout Movement matched with an innovative involvement of young people and their leaders in Scout organisations throughout the world. To ease world-wide dissemination, the original ten-year strategy for the MoP Initiative has now been streamlined into three clear, straightforward goals:

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INTRODUCTION

GOAL ONE: Inspire Messengers of Peace HI Majesty the King of Sweden has worked tirelessly to promote the MoP initiative globally – most recently during his visit to Philippines where he worked with President Aquino and Vice President Binay to encourage support for King Abdullah’s initiative. Peer education is a core element of the Scout programme since its inception over 100 years ago. Today, the only difference is that with social media, peer education can reach farther than ever before. World Scouting has worked hard over the past year to provide a platform where young men and women can inspire each other to action.

This investment has paid dividends, resulting in close to 200,000 Messengers of Peace local projects being registered on line, producing these 22.5 million service hours. Other, more traditional forums, such as jamborees and other Scout meetings have also been used to inspire young people to be Messengers of Peace. It is important to note that these projects are inspired by the global Messengers of Peace Initiative, but paid for with local resources, raised by the Scouts themselves! Most notable among the National Scout Organisations are the world’s two largest – Indonesia and USA - who have both adopted MoP as their national programmes.

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GOAL TWO: Promote special projects to address critical issues Over 100 projects have now been supported through the MoP Support fund. These projects have been funded in areas of greatest need – with promotion of peaceful elections in Ghana and Kenya, Thai Scouts helping Rohingya Muslim refugees, and Palestinian Scouts working in Jerusalem. Indonesian Scouting hosted an international Peace Camp, addressing issues of dialogue between ethnic groups. Two major projects - the Irish and Singapore Scout Dialogue Training initiatives, both funded by the MoP fund, have developed training approaches for different audiences, introducing dialogue to both core Scout programmes and to young people living in tense community situations. In addition, the MoP fund has also supported the internet platform’s learning zone which launched the on-line training in dialogue during the year.

But it is when disaster strikes that Messengers of Peace truly show their colours. In Lebanon, Scouts ran the “My tent is Your Tent” initiative to welcome refugees from war-torn Syria to their communities. Scouts in Philippines supported their communities following the tragic typhoon disaster there. In both Lebanon and Philippines, MoP programmes were shown in the press to make a difference – and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was praised for its support by senior leaders of the WSF.

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GOAL THREE: Build local capacity to ensure long term sustainability When strong local Scout organisations exist, young people flourish in Scouting. They grow and develop as leaders, they are inspired to challenge themselves and their peers. They lead change in their communities. They work as Messengers of Peace. In the past twelve months, World Scouting has begun a strategic process: •

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to assess local capacities among the global network of 162 National Scout Organisations,

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to intervene by strengthening local capacities where needed, and

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to promote exchange of expertise between organisations in the network, ensuring continuous learning and improvement.

The global standards company SGS has been hired to support this process, and has so far carried out assessments of the capacities of an initial 15 National Scout Organisations using the SGS “Global NGO Standard”. SGS has also worked with Scouting to develop a targeted audit tool that addresses key programme performance issues unique to Scouting. This “Second Party Standard” will be used for each new National Scout Organisation being assessed going forward. With such a global mapping coming on line, World Scouting’s regional offices are now able to make strategic judgements on where resources are needed, and thus are able to follow up with targeted, professional support.

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Finally The SGS assessment of Kenya Scouting identified problems within the organisation in areas such as governance, financial control and management of dayto-day activities. Supported by the Regional Office of World Scouting in Nairobi, Kenya Scouting overhauled its governing board, appointed new and dynamic leaders and changed key executives. Kenya Scouting is now on it’s way to becoming a totally transformed organisation. Indonesian Scouting’s SGS assessment identified the need to separate roles of governance and staff within the organisation. The Scout Organisation’s Chairman called in SGS to run a training programme for all board members and key staff. This has helped to clarify roles and helped to put in place a reform of the Organisation’s Operating Procedures, and organisation chart. These steps are particularly important as the leadership of the organisation will transfer at the end of 2013 after 10 years. A smooth transition of leadership and governance is vital in the most populous Scout Organisation, in a country where Scouting’s leadership is needed.

This report will describe the activities carried out in each of these three goals in detail. We highlight the impact using specific case studies from Scout Organisations throughout the world in the section Heroes of MoP. We then describe the plans for the coming year, and report on the process of governance and oversight of the Initiative during the year, and finally we present the un-audited financial reports for 31st December 2013.

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GOAL ONE: Inspire Messengers of Peace

Promotion

Social Media

Among the most energetic in World Scouting to promote MoP is His Majesty the King of Sweden. In the past year alone he has travelled to USA, Mexico, Switzerland, France, Japan, Hong Kong, and Philippines promoting MoP to young Scouts and to national leaders. Most recently in meetings with HE President Aquino and HE Vice president Binay of the Philippines, His Majesty has helped to link that country’s 2 million scouts to the MOP network.

Following its initial launch in October 2012, the Messengers of Peace Social Media Platform has rapidly developed its global presence, with material in six languages and, as the site’s world map shows, participation from every corner of the Scouting world. A staggering 5 million Scouts worldwide have so far been linked to the MoP Initiative through its network of on-line communities. The state of the art technical innovation is assured by a Danish company, WEMIND, but the content and spirit is largely provided by the volunteers and staff of Scout Organisations worldwide.

During His Majesty’s trips to Mexico and Paris, so inspired were a number of the leaders he met there that they have agreed to co-sponsor the MoP Initiative. The plight of the Refugees from Syria and the excellent work of Messengers of Peace was highlighted by Siegfried Weiser, traveling on behalf of His Majesty the King of Sweden throughout Lebanon in January.

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New project reports appear daily and the success can be seen on the counter of hours of service which have recorded an amazing 22.5 million hours of service at the time of writing. Peer education is a core element of the Scout programme since its inception over 100 years ago. Today, the only difference is that with social media, peer education can reach farther than ever before. World Scouting has worked over the past year to provide a platform where young men and women can inspire each other to action - on a peer-to-peer basis.

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In the past year, the six regions of World Scouting – Asia-Pacific, Arab, Africa, Europe, Eurasia and Interamerica – has each engaged in the promotion of Messengers of Peace through their networks, and have incorporated MoP into their regional and national plans. 31 training workshops have been delivered by global and local Messengers of Peace Ambassadors, and the 400 social media leaders – young volunteers – from 240 countries and territories have been trained. Together they are managing an impressive 146 social media communities linked to the Messengers of Peace global platform. Young Messengers of Peace Ambassadors and National Messengers of Peace Coordinators have played a key role to actively promote and inspire people face to face to reach our grassroots Scouts in each local community. More than 1,000 young Scouts and leaders in local Messengers of Peace Promoter teams are engaged and spreading His Majesty’s message to inspire more Scouts in a human force of action.

In addition, the role of the “Social Media Leader” is vital for the MoP platform. With social media today, the spirit can be positive, or can also be negative. The role of this virtual team of 400 young, trained, values-driven Scout activists is to inspire and encourage young people toward positive action – and to stop any negative or “un-Scout-like” behaviour online as soon as it happens. So far, more than 5,000,000 million people have been reached through social media campaigns resulting in more than 22 million service hours around the world. Since the first call of action from Messengers of Peace, young Scouts and adults have led and participated in more than 150,000 service projects permanently supporting their communities and promoting youth entrepreneurship.

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MESSENGERS OF PEACE NETWORK STATISTICS

340,335 VOLUNTEERS

REACHED THROUGH ACTIVITIES

175 EVENTS

HELD NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

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640 PROMOTERS

INVOLVED IN SOCIAL MEDIA

+111,042 SCOUTS

ENGAGED ON FACEBOOK

31 TRAINING COURSES HELD GLOBALLY

+7.000 SCOUTS

TWEETING ABOUT MESSENGERS OF PEACE

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240 COUNTRIES

INCORPORATING MESSENGERS OF PEACE IN THEIR ACTIVITIES

+ 34,000,000 SERVICE HOURS

REGISTERED ON THE PLATFORM

150,000 SERVICE PROJECTS

REGISTERED ON THE PLATFORM

146 COMMUNITIES

NATIONAL AND INTERTIONAL ACTIVE IN SOCIAL MEDIA

1,540 AMBASSADORS ENGAGED LOCALLY

5,000,000 PEOPLE

REACHED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA

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The training they receive is now available on line, and the nature of this network within a network is that it comprises hand picked young leaders who see themselves as part of an important team, supported by World Scouting to be part of this amazing Initiative – Messengers of Peace!

George from Mexico City Scouts first became aware of MoP in the preparations for the visit of the Swedish King to Mexico in April 2013. He led a service project to help young migrants from Latin America who are stuck in Mexico and at risk from drugs gangs. He handed a virtual “cheque” representing 60,000 hours of service to the King showing the hours carried out by him and his colleague Scouts as Messengers of Peace. As part of his work as an MoP facilitator – he has worked on line in the MoP network - he travelled, overland, by road, to Canada to take part in the World Scout Moot (a camp for 18 to 25 year olds) where he helped as part of the global team! The success of this Initiative has had such an impact, that the global Scout website is now being phased out, with a new version, based completely on the MoP Initiative and model, taking over in 20

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October 2013. This symbolises the full integration of MoP into the Scout Movement and the success it has had. The possibility to interact with the community, inspire new people with relevant solutions of service actions and exchange ideas and results of their local initiatives from country to country is driving Scouts into a wave of social entrepreneurship and youth participation in community life. Peer education has gone global! Early 2012 the MoP Joint Executive Committee therefore decided to divert the budget from “publications” to on-line social media investment. This investment has paid dividends, as can be seen from the July 2013 Social Media report.

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Jamborees and Scout Gatherings Other, more traditional forums have been used by World Scouting to promote the Messengers of Peace Initiative, and helped to spread the Initiative to the grass roots of the Movement. •

The Peace and Dialogue Camp, hosted by the Indonesian Scouts involved 700 young people from over 50 countries from all regions of the world. The programme used the ethnic diversity of Indonesia and a learning tool for Scouts to experience inter-cultural dialogue first hand, to interview real-life examples of hero es of inter-ethnic communication and to build plans for their own groups back home. Messengers of Peace workshops allowed participants to learned skills related to leadership, youth participation, communications and social projects development.

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The Asia Pacific Jamboree with 15,000 participants serves as a test for the venue of the World Scout Jamboree to be held in 2015. MoP featured as a central part of the Jamboree’s programme both in the service project area, but also in the “Faith and Beliefs” area where Scouts participated in training for dialogue – all facilitated by a team of inspired and multicultural Messengers of Peace Ambassa dors from 10 countries and different religions working together for the same goal.

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The Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree in July hosted 40,000 young people from all over the USA. The central theme of the Jamboree was Messengers of Peace – with over 160,000 Messengers of Peace hours of service given by these Scouts to the local communities surrounding the Jamboree site. The Swedish King visited and joined in the camp, meeting with many Scouts and speaking to them in the closing ceremony. Both the King and the Queen visited the Messengers of Peace activities.

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The World Scout Moot gathered 2,500 senior Scouts from 100 countries near Montreal for a 10-day camp. This mini-jamboree, with its participants in the 18 to 25 year age group, concentrated on leadership issues, and thus Messengers of Peace was one of its central themes and an inspiration for all participants to create a service project initiative to implement in their communities when they return.

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The Jamborees in Egypt, Argentina and Colombia, involving over 25,000 scouts resulted in the sure in participants in the on line social media platform for MoP.

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24/7 Global Network Jamboree: The permanent exchange and interaction of so many cultures, religions and ages is transforming young people into global citizens by raising awareness of global issues, local needs, diversity and unity amongst human beings.

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MoP Ambassadors – BSA’s Rabbi Peter Hyman Dialogue at Work

Local and International Partnerships Peace as a goal is connecting Scouts with local and international organizations to build collaborative partnerships to support scouts in their service initiatives. Scouting is being recognised as the global force of action through “active youth participation”. At least 50 local and international organizations are becoming aware of the potential influence Scouts have in their communities. Local actors like the military and police forces, emergency relief , human rights, and environmental organisations are interested in taking part in Messengers of Peace.

As Scouts, we are connected by a shared set of values that promote respect of “self and others” and principles that help bring about and maintain peace in the world. B-P, in an essay where he outlined his vision of a worldwide Scouting movement, wrote: “Let us, therefore, in training our Scouts, keep the higher aims in the forefront, not let ourselves get too absorbed in the steps…The end is character with a purpose. And that purpose, that the next generation may be sane in an insane world, and develop the higher realization of service, active service of love, and duty to God and neighbor.” Baden-Powell believed that the Scouting movement could be transformational. Messengers of Peace is doing just that, transforming the world into the world that B-P envisioned. Project by project and program by program bringing sanity to the insane circumstances that divide people and nations. MoP projects respond to the conflicts Scouts confront in their schools, their communities, their nations and in the world. B-P believed that peace would remain a distant vision until we, the Scouts, do the work of peace ourselves. Scouts as Messengers of Peace, are furthering peace one project at a time. By so doing, Scouts are making B-P’s vision real and transforming the world. Messengers of Peace Progress Report 2014

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GOAL TWO: Promote special projects to address critical issues

107 projects have now been supported through the MoP support fund. These projects have been funded in areas of greatest need â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with promotion of peaceful elections in Ghana and Kenya, Thai Scouts helping Rohingya Muslim refugees, and Palestinian Scouts working in Jerusalem. Indonesian Scouting hosted an international Peace Camp, addressing issued of dialogue between ethnic groups. The Scouts in Ethiopia, Kashmir, Israel, Rwanda/ Burundi, Madagascar, Yemen, Korea, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Georgia, Ukraine and Nepal have really shown the strength of Scouting in building bridges between different communities in conflict areas. Their work shows how small initiatives can make a real difference (See appendix 1).

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Two major dialogue projects - the Irish and Singapore Scout Dialogue Training initiatives, have developed training approaches for different audiences, introducing dialogue to both core Scout programmes and to young people living in tense community situations. These two Scout groups will now host groups from different conflictual regions to help them develop a strategy for Scout action in their communities back home. Their work with the King Abdulaziz Centre for National Dialogue has also resulted in the development of an on line dialogue training module.

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Another major group of projects addresses marginal groups of young people in different countries – helping them to integrate back into “normal” society and thus avoiding conflict in these communities. With the Salvador Scouts this means working in youth prison, for Philippines and Bangladesh Scouts it brings them to the streets where street gangs comprising orphaned kids are brought into Scouting and thus these children’s lives are changed. Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bosnia, Romania, Brazil, run similar projects under the title of “Ticket to Life”. The Romanian, Slovak and Czech Scouts work with Roma communities. “Peace” within Scouting is also defined by the relationship young people have with God’s Creation – the environment in which we live. Any damage to the local environment can have a disastrous impact on the lives of communities living there. Therefore to restore “peace” to a community, action for the environment is vital. Scouts in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Indonesia, Austria and Macedonia have developed exciting programmes with the support of the MoP fund.

Finally, in countries prone to natural and man made disasters, Scouts are in the front line in their local communities when it comes to support to the most vulnerable people there. Disaster preparedness and relief has therefore become an important role for these Scouts who have excelled. Scouts in Haiti, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Mexico have been supported by the MoP fund to build their capacity tot respond to disasters. While the staff and volunteers of the different Regions of the Scout Network have been responsible for the on-going oversight and monitoring of the implementation of these projects, WSF brought in an external team from WISE Associates to evaluate the first projects to be supported by MoP – in El Salvador and Philippines. These projects were rigorously assessed by experts from the WISE team. Full reports are available from the WSF office. In summary the WISE team found that the performance of Scouting in both these projects was best in class. WISE recommended that in order to replicate and bring these projects to scale, collaboration with other agencies was essential. Both projects would be greatly enhanced with the addition of vocational training modules to the training provided. (see appendix 4 for Executive Summaries of both evaluation reports).

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Africa – Peaceful Elections In early 2013 the Rover Scouts of Mount Kenya University organized a MoP “Youth for Peace Forum” to help to ensure there was no repeat during this year’s election of the carnage following those in 2007 where more than 1’500 people were killed. The event was well attended and received strong support by other NGOs and government agencies. The Chief Guest, Prof. Mbula emphasized the role of young people in attainment lasting peace. She encouraged the youth to give peace a fresh start by embracing a culture that values and sustains peace founded on mutual social responsibility, accountability and reciprocity - being there for one another. “Your name as a young person is Now and Today, not Tomorrow or the Future. You must develop a strong character that says “NO” to violence and use your strength and intelligence for the good of the nation. You must be men and women of goodwill.”

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Scout Leaders emphasised the place of dialogue and reminded the audience, “let us not forget our unending call to become Messengers of Peace. Lets us shun violence and work together to promote a more unified nation free from tribalism; a nation where each of us can live freely and happily.”

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Thai Scouts Aid Muslim Minority

True to their Promise “To help others at all times” Thai Scouts are helping thousands of illegal Muslim Rohingya fleeing Myanmar, and who are now stateless, at several Immigration Detention Centers (IDCs). The United Nations, has reported that the Rohingya are “among the world’s least wanted.” For complex historical and political reasons they appear to be one of the worst treated and persecuted minorities anywhere. To alleviate some of the misery the Thai Scouts Promotion Foundation, in close cooperation with other Scouts and non-scout volunteers, collected monetary and in-kind donations such as food and supplies for more than 3,000 Survival Gift Packs, which cost about US $5 per pack to meet the needs of Rohingya illegal migrants in about 20 detention centers all over Thailand. Packing and transporting a single package requires more than one service hour.

The Thai scouts also managed to prepare a new Thai-Rohingya Dictionary to facilitate two-way communication since most of the arrivals can only speak their own language. Furthermore, the Thai Rover Scouts helped to repair and rebuild toilets and other needed shelters to provide additional comfort and security for them at the detention centers. And, perhaps for the first time in their lives the Rohingya have said that they have felt comfortable in a multi-ethnic and multireligious background. Indeed, the Scouts too are a potpourri of different faiths and backgrounds.

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Palestinian Scouts are Messengers of Peace in Jerusalem

The Al-Aqsa Mosque is located in the old town of Jerusalem (Al Quds in Arabic) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a holy city for the three major Abrahamic Religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third most holy site of Islam. It is a place of particular importance during the holy month of Ramadan, during which Muslims all over the world fast from sunrise to sunset. With support from the MoP Initiative, The Palestinian Scout Association, despite the difficulties in getting a permit, launched a project taking 600 Palestinian Scouts, girls and boys of different age sections, to the Al-Aqsa Mosque for an entire month to serve those, especially the elderly, sick and infirm, observing Ramadan.

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Scouts helped provide a safe and secure environment for those fasting as well as coordinated the breaking of fast meals and prayers at the Holy Mosque. The Scouts supervised the entrance and exit points to the Mosque and they ensured that everyone remained healthy because they fast in extreme heat and trying conditions. Scouts sprayed cold water on very hot areas around the Mosque for people to walk and move around without getting burnt in the heat and also preventing those who were fasting from getting dehydrated.

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GOAL THREE: Build local capacity to ensure long term sustainability

An important promise by Scouts to His Majesty King Abdullah was not simply that they would continue working as Messengers of Peace, but that they would increase the effectiveness (quality) of what they did, extend their reach and increase the impact (quantity) of Scouting to create peace and harmony in the world. Using projects such as those described in Goals One and Two are a vital element of this work. But more important was a commitment that Scouting made to King Abdullah that it would improve how it works, and how it is structured. Local capacity strengthening is therefore a key element of the MoP Initiative.

When strong local Scout organisations exist, young people flourish in Scouting, qualitative training is delivered to adults supporting them and the maximum impact of the Scout programme is achieved. Young people grow and develop as leaders, they are inspired to challenge themselves and their peers. They lead change in their communities. They work as Messengers of Peace. World Scouting is committed to ensure each of its 162 National Scout Organisations reaches a level of governance standards and operational effectiveness up to international standards. That will in turn enable each local Scout Organisation to implement the highest quality of youth program and adult leader support system for it. By doing that we achieve our mission of delivering real impact in local communities.

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In the past twelve months, World Scouting has thus begun a strategic process: •

to assess local capacities among the global network of 162 national scout organisations,

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to support those National Scout Organisations to set priorities where there are needs for improvement

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to intervene by strengthening local capacities where needed

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to monitor changes and successes, making sure the story is told and actual impact can be measured

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to promote exchange of expertise between organisations in the network, ensuring continuous learning and improvement.

Engaging professional experts in capacity strengthening The global standards company SGS has been hired to support this process, and has so far carried out assessments of the capacities of an initial 15 National Scout Organisations using the SGS “Global NGO Benchmarking audit”. This standard has been developed based on best practices from non-governmental organisations from around the world, resulting in 101 criteria distributed across 9 dimensions crucial to the functioning of an NGO: the governing body; strategic framework; integrity management; communication, advocacy and public image; human resources; fundraising, resources allocation and financial controls; operations; outcomes and continuous improvement. The NSOs assessed are spread amongst the 6 Regions of World Scouting, to ensure that expertise was gained across the board for the next step in tailoring this tool to the needs of Scouting. The following National Scout Organizations partook in an audit so far: • • • • • •

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Africa Region: South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius, Benin, Burundi, Ghana Arab Region: Egypt Inter-America Region: El Salvador, Haiti, Panama Asia-Pacific Region: Sri Lanka, Indonesia Europe: Netherlands, Italy Eurasia: Armenia

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Common issues identified so far particularly focus on the following:

Follow-up through Regional training courses on good governance and tailor-made follow-up

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Functioning of the national board, with the main challenge being the independence of the board vis-à-vis the operational management and thus the independence of oversight and strategy development functions

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Financial control systems, main challenges include the need to improve professionalism of project and programme administration, and the long term sustainability of financial resources

As a follow-up for the 15 NSOs who undertook the audit, training courses were organised, supported by SGS and key World Scouting staff and volunteers, to focus on specific challenges identified such as financial auditing, functioning of the Board, staff appraisal etc. These training courses were spread over 3 days each and have been carried out in the Asia-Pacific Region (Indonesia), the Inter-America Region (Panama) and the Africa Region (Ethiopia) with key decision makers of in total 23 NSOs attending the trainings.

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Continuous improvement, particularly the need for systematic monitoring of strategic plans / projects and adapting them where necessary based on the results of this monitoring

To ensure actual impact was achieved with these training workshops, each NSO was required at the end of the training to identify 3 key challenges on good governance in their NSO, based on the audit and experience gained during the training. Regional Office staff and volunteers have subsequently been tasked to follow up with each NSO on these priorities, ensuring proper support is put in place and change on the ground is happening. In addition, direct support has been provided to key NSOs in this process – Kenya, Indonesia and Haiti.

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The future challenge – mapping scouting round the world As part of this process, Scouting has worked with SGS to develop a targeted audit tool that, on top of the good governance practices addressed by the standard SGS NGO benchmarking audit, will also focus on key programme performance issues unique to Scouting such as proper child protection policies, membership and growth as well as qualitative adult volunteer training. This so-called “Second Party Standard” will be used for each new National Scout Organisation being assessed going forward, starting from November 2013 onwards. Thus the world of Scouting will be receiving an external assessment of its governance and operations by the end of this process, which in turn will help with a strategic plan for capacity building support. The tool will also become available for all NSOs worldwide for self-assessment as well as for Regional Offices and Committees so this tool becomes the new de facto standard for quality in National Scout Organisations. A manual is therefore being drafted which explains each of the included criteria, so ensuring mutual understanding of the set requirements by NSOs worldwide.

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Additionally a training workshop for Scout volunteers and staff has been scheduled for October 2013 in Kiev, Ukraine to develop a team of trained individuals who can accompany SGS as the auditor on the upcoming assessments worldwide. This is done in close interaction with each Region, so that we can ensure a proper follow-up for the NSO after each assessment has been conducted. Working with SGS to develop this second party standard ensures the professional knowhow from a worldwide respected auditing agency is integrated. Nevertheless World Scouting intends to certify the standard through an independent accreditation body, so that it remains possible in future times to switch to another auditor company without a need to change the standard.

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A global mapping of capacity The results of each assessment will be garnered in a global dashboard, allowing key executives as well as the Board of World Scouting, the World Scout Committee, to adapt policy based on real capacity on the ground and judge where resources are most needed and effective to make a difference. Furthermore it will also enable to facilitate peer-topeer support between NSOs, e.g. if it is identified that no proper financial control system exists in country A but neighbouring country B scores excellent on this criteria, an exchange on this topic between peers can be easily facilitated.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lighthousesâ&#x20AC;? (or centres of excellence) such as this have been already identified throughout the past 15 audits, where the Mauritius NSO was identified as having one of the best financial management systems in all NSOs assessed. Subsequently the Africa Regional Office endeavoured to exchange the good practice from Mauritius with other NSOs who are challenged on this topic.

It is our expectation that the global dashboard, including a first set of data, will come online by August 2014, enabling the newly elected board of World Scouting to use these inputs for its first policy decisions of the triennium 2014-2017.

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The SGS assessment of Kenya Scouting identified problems within the organisation in areas such as governance, financial control and management of day to day activities. Supported by the Regional Office of World Scouting in Nairobi, Kenya Scouting overhauled its governing board, appointed new and dynamic leaders and changed key executives. Kenya Scouting is now a totally transformed organisation. Indonesian Scouting’s SGS assessment identified the need to separate roles of governance and staff within the Organisation. The Scout Organisation’s Chairman called in SGS to run a training programme for all board members and key staff. This has helped to clarify roles and helped to put in place a reform of the organisation’s Operating Procedures, and organisation chart. These steps are particularly important as the leadership of the organisation will transfer at the end of 2013 after 10 years. A smooth transition of leadership and governance is vital in this, the most populous Scout Organisation in the world.

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Haiti’s Scout organisation performed brilliantly in the aftermath of the recent devastating earthquake. However, while foreign agencies and UN organisations used the Haitian Scouts to implement their programmes, many of the key scout staff and volunteers were hired by these external agencies, thus gutting the Scout Organisation. In addition, these external bodies did nothing to support the local Scouts – despite the fact that the Scout infrastructure was also destroyed in the earthquake. The MoP fund has committed its largest grant ever to help Haiti Scouting rebuild its organisation and sustain itself in the coming years. In addition, thanks to an SGS assessment, Ernst and Young has also made a significant grant to Haitian Scouting to help its governance review. Former USA Scout CEO Bob Mazzuca has worked as a volunteer mentor for the Haitian leadership – under the flag of MoP - to guide them through these difficult times.

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But Scouts in Uruguay, Nicaragua, Mexico, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Greece, Vanuatu, Romania, Fiji, Maldives, New Zealand, Australia, Philippines, South Africa, Guinea and Chad have also benefited from support in building their capacities.

With such a global mapping coming on line, World Scoutingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Regional Offices are now able to make real value judgements on where resources are needed, and thus are able to follow up with targeted, professional support.

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More Heroes of Messengers of Peace

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Messengers of Peace on the World Stage at the UN

hattan Nguyen (18 yo) from Canada, a Scout and a young ambassador for Messengers of Peace, has been elected with the backing of WOSM as a Coordinator of Children and Youth for the United Nations Environment Programme’s Major Groups Facilitation Committee (UNEPMGFC). Nhattan serves a two-year term from January 2013 alongside Kehkashan Basu from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Nhattan’s role within the MGFC will be to coordinate the responses and inputs of Children and Youth in UNEP’s work, discussions and outcome documents. Nhattan had previously represented WOSM externally as a youth representative at the landmark UN event, Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil (June 2012).

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Ghana

House Building Project Colombia

As part of their MoP project titled “Scouts promoting peaceful elections in Ghana” and after several pockets of post-election violence, the Ghana Scouts Association organized a press conference on 19th December 2012, at the Ghana International Press Centre, in Accra, to make a statement for peace. Attending this conference were about 100 people, including Scouts, members of other youth organizations and the media, who have called on all political parties, religious organizations and the National Peace Council (NPC) to help ensure the peaceful coexistence of the people. The Scout message was eloquent and delivered with emotional sincerity under a headline of “There is only one Ghana” while saying: “Our interest as Scouts is to promote the development agenda of the country where opportunities and avenues are created specifically for young people to have jobs, create better lives for themselves and their families and to build the country we so much cherish and love”.

When a silent dream, becomes a reality, you can believe in hope and in a better world! Such will be the case for 100 homeless families living in poor areas in Bogota, Colombia where the Scouts have embarked on a self- funded initiative to build 100 homes, each of which cost around 3000 USD.

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The Scouts of Colombia will provide their own tools and they will work in partnership with Catalina Muñoz Foundation (CMF). It will provide the technical support, including technicians and architects to erect a standard dwelling. Scouts will be involved in every step of the process, including the most difficult task of all which is deciding who the beneficiaries will be.

It will also be a learning process for the participants as Scouts will also improve their own skills, not only those required for all phases of construction but also in leadership and in project management. The initiative is already underway but with additional funding these, now experienced Scouts, could help realise the dreams of the poorest people in their communities by building more houses!

Intergenerational learning

Scout Heroes in Bangladesh

Excelscout is a Leader training course that has become a hallmark of the Eurasia Scout Region. It is now integrated as part of the MoP Initiative although, over many years, it has trained several generations of leaders. The most recent event, in the last quarter of the 2011, was a milestone in cementing the implementation of the Regional Strategy and Action Plan 2010-2013. Its aim is to ensure “Better Scouting for More Young People” so as to remain relevant and attract more potential Scouts through interesting, challenging and purposeful programmes.

The development and training skills acquired by the Bangladesh Scouts through the MoP Initiative were sadly tested in Bangladesh in April 2013 when an eight-story factory collapsed killing over 1000 and injuring more than 2000 people. The incident caught international attention. The Scout reaction was impromptu and immediate. In providing a “First response” and working alongside and helping other organisations such as the Red Crescent and the military they assisted in rescue operations, finding missing people, reuniting families and bringing comfort to the bereaved.

Training was conducted at the Eurasia Regional Scout Center at Krasnokamenka, Ukraine. As well as local Scouts, others came from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. On returning home the participants, invigorated with additional leadership skills and ideas, will start to develop more MoP projects for Scouts in their local communities.

Scouts lined up to donate much needed blood. Scouts remained on site until rescue work ceased in May. Through their involvement they were proven to be exemplary, competent, dependable and efficient. Their effort was praised by the public and by the authorities alike.

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Non-violence among youth

Dialogue for Conflict Resolution

The Scouts of Georgia launched a MoP project “Scouts Promoting Non-Violence among Youth”. The project for 13-16 year olds, aims to help raise awareness and build capacity amongst Scout mediators so that they can be a positive influence to help change attitudes and the response to aggression. Georgian Scouts encourage higher levels of “peer to peer” support amongst youngsters by strengthening their knowledge and understanding of conflict resolution through dialogue.

Training in dialogue has existed within Scouting for decades and has delivered the core fundamentals to listen, speak, empathize, and argue effectively. The opportunity exists to leverage and build upon this good work, in the form of a more structure program to bring in NSO representatives from each region and establish a more formal Scout Program on the teaching of dialogue skills at the local level. This would include a combination of institutionalizing the capacity, skill and strengths of the KACIID, along with the development of tailor-made age-appropriate training materials for the different age groups of Scouts, and the use of Scouting online presence and web platform, specifically the online “Learning Zone”.

The project has already attracted many nonscouts, who are also concerned about improper and violent behaviour. Most of them subsequently joined the Movement. The project has been undertaken because Scout leaders believed it was necessary to help other government programmes established to reduce a growing level of violence and ethnic tension. Since starting the Initiative Scout behaviour is recognised in communities as a model while the Scouts involved have honed their self- assurance and their leadership skills.

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Further, existing examples of significant success and results from NSOs and regions should be identified for replication. Resulting in knowledge sharing from undertaking formal Case Studies of these projects. Specific projects that should be assessed, evaluated and replicated based upon the results they have produced to date, and based on urgent needs in the local, regional and national communities they represent, include: the India-Pakistan Peace Camps; Circles of Existence Project – Israel and the Amahoro Amani projects in the Great Lakes of Africa.

Circles of Existence The Israeli Scouts having seen the successful and seamless integration of Scouts irrespective of race, colour or creed at Jamborees have begun a MoP Project to replicate this at home. The aim is to create a Circle of Friendship to ensure that Scouting in Israel becomes a model for inclusiveness between people regardless of differences. The project relies on using dialogue and face-to-face meetings to replace a mindset of exclusive coexistence with one of inclusive existence. This is a daunting process in a region steeped in animosity.

The initial training courses were held for 20 trainers and facilitators. This team was now ready to go back to their tribes and create the momentum to develop joint activities between tribes. The first encounter had four circles, which met twice with groups of 80 and 120 Scouts in each circle. For these circles a further 3 meetings are already planned. The project is growing in popularity amongst Scouts in Israel and more circles will be created in the coming months. By doing nothing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; nothing will change, but having accepted, with enthusiasm, this difficult task, and recognising that the steps ahead will not necessarily be smooth the Scouts of Israel are determined to make the world a safer place.

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LATEST NEWS

Highlights in the past six months:

His Majesty Carl Gustaf recruits Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ricardo Salinas to co-fund MoP initiaitves in Mexico and Central America The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia congratulates HM King of Sweden on his 40th Anniversary as King, pledging continued support for the Programme

Archbishop Desmond Tutu joins the MoP Initiative â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a Scout as a Young man, he joined the movement to inspire young people to make a difference!

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LATEST NEWS

His Majesty Carl Gustaf meets HRH Alwaleed bin Talal to discuss how the Alwaleed Foundation will support MoP in the future

HE President Aquino and Vice President Binay of Philippines praise His Majesty King Abdullahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Initiative during a visit to Philippines by His Majesty the King of Sweden

Scouts from Philippines show great heroism in their work to help victims of the typhoon which hit their country in November 2013

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LATEST NEWS

Ecuador becomes the latest Scout Association to benefit from MoP support – in a major new initiative the country’s president pledges support to help Scouting make a real difference to the country’s development plans The King of Sweden leads a team to visit typhoon ravaged areas of Philippines, and thanks HM King Abdullah for his support to MoP which will help save lives there. He leads a solemn ceremony to mourn the victims.

The Swedish King visits street kids who benefit from the MoP initiative and raises a further major grant from a Swiss donor to help with scholarships to support future education needs

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LATEST NEWS

Scouts vote to move the global Central Office to Kuala Lumpur – in a move to ensure greater relevance, the global centre will now move in April 2014 Scouts join King Abdullah’s Global Dialogue Initiative – Vienna – Scouts join the KAICIID Global Forum and plan a cooperation strategy to spread the word of dialogue globally

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Scouts in the Arab region support the work of refugees from Syria. His Majesty sends Siegfried Weiser to work with the Lebanese Scout MoP programme in January

LATEST NEWS

The World Scout Education Congress, supported by MoP gathers 2,000 participants (on line and physically) to address the issues of leadership development, educational curricula in scouting and relevance to young people and society today. This inspiring, highly participatory congress was a model for a crowdsourcing of global strategy and curriculum development … helping to inspire many more young people to do amazing things – and thus realise His Majesty King Abdullah’s challenge!

World Scouting integrates MoP fully into social media – the “new” www.scout.org was formally launched in October 2014 with MoP as its central theme

Scouts from 98 countries gather in Sharjah to work for the principles of Messengers of Peace – led by HE Sheikh Sultan, Ruler of Sharjah, and HE Sheikh Nahayan (UAE)

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The Way Forward

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The following are the main priorities for 2014

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THE WAY FORWARD

In the coming year, therefore, the MoP initiative will be driven as follows:

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GOAL ONE: Inspire Messengers of Peace

GOAL TWO: Promote Special Projects

The MoP web platform, scoutmessengers.org will be fully integrated with www.scout.org to ensure MoP is fully embedded in the Scout family. The JOTI (Jamboree on the Internet) event will be used to inspire millions of scouts to participate in MoP activities and to tell their stories. Social media will be constantly renewed Social medial leaders will continue to be recruited and the monthly e-magazine will be continued to keep these young leaders inspired. The World Scout Education Congress (Hong Kong) and the World Scout Conference (Slovenia) will be used to inspire greater take up by NSOs. Target: 50 million service hours.

The process of selecting projects for support will continue, with greater emphasis in the future on replicability, knowledge sharing between regions, bringing smaller projects to scale, and ensuring greater impact Trends in project areas will be mapped and special emphasis will now be placed on the project trends identified to date â&#x20AC;&#x201C; dialogue, street kids, food security and leadership development â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with additional resources sought to invest in these areas. Model projects will be shared using social media to scouts the world over, allowing excellent projects to be coopied easily from region to region.

THE WAY FORWARD

GOAL THREE: Build Local Capacity

Governance

The SGS process will continue, with greater emphasis on training auditors from within the Scout Movement whoa re certified by SGS. Mapping of NSO competencies will continue, with a number of strategies employed, including hiring consultants locally and internationally (from business, academia, NGOs etc) to help address the issues raised in the SGS audits. The network of Capacity building specialists will be broadened, ensuring an efficient use of the wide expertise available with in the Movement and among the Movementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supporters.

The existing work will continue â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with those responsible at regional, global levels in WOSM and in WSF continuing their work as described. The draft MOU with the Saudi Scout Association will be finalized and implemented, with the Trustees of the MoP Initiative called on to support the search for additional resources. A full-scale evaluation of the MoP initiative will take place in May 2014, involving all stakeholders (German Scouts have offered to host a meeting) to ensure, a third of the way through, that this initiative is going in the right direction.

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Governance

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is Majesty the King of Sweden, in his role as Honorary Chairman of the World Scout Foundation, oversees the implementation of the Messengers of Peace Initiative. The systems in place within the Scout Movement support His Majesty in his work. These systems have now matured since the launch of MoP in 2010 to a well functioning, smooth operation. The Partnership Agreement signed between the World Scout Foundation and the World Scout Organisation (See appendix 3) outlines the different roles and responsibilities for these systems within the Scout â&#x20AC;&#x153;Familyâ&#x20AC;?. Simply put, the World Scout Organisation today takes responsibility for the smooth operational running of the MoP, and WSF executives oversee the financial management, with general oversight of operations being assured by the World Scout Committee and the oversight of the finances and operations assured by His Majesty and the Board of the WSF.

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GOVERNANCE

This has been quite an achievement for the World Scout Organisation which has quickly implemented new management systems, supported by the WSF, including an on-line project reporting system called Newdea (www.newdea.com). This is a new tool for providing transparency to donors and the public for all Scout projects. Newdea is used for tracking project data and generates project, subject or region-specific impact reports. But the greatest achievement has been the adoption of an entirely new culture within the World Scout Bureau staff team – from the regional teams who carry the main load of management in this Initiative, to the newly appointed Secretary General – who have each embraced their roles very effectively. A formal Grant Application process is in place to serve the 162 National Scout Organizations (NSOs) via the 6 Regional Offices of WOSM. The primary focus of this Grant Application is to define project Activities and Outputs, including the requirement for a sufficiently detailed Project Budget. Further, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have been introduced, which will expand over time, and which provide verifiable data to improve the overall quality of Scouting.

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The overarching objective - to professionalise the management structure of World Scouting and instil a culture of project management globally – is well on the way to success. The World Scout Foundation too, has adopted a new, more rigorous accounting standard, Swiss GAAP, to ensure clear reporting of MoP fund commitments. His Majesty The King of Sweden has taken personal interest and responsibility for oversight of the MoP funds and operations. In His visits to Indonesia and more recently in Mexico, He has not only inspired young people to support this Initiative but also has engaged with business leaders in Latin America’s leading business school, and leading industrial and political leaders in Mexico to ensure a greater understanding of the need to invest in leadership development and Messengers of Peace. During His recent visit to USA he repeated the same message to similar groups.

GOVERNANCE

As Secretary General, I am committed to ensure my staff team and our wonderful global network of skilled volunteers do an excellent job in the management of this Initiative. We have, over the past year, increased the project and programme management capacity of our teams, both regionally and globally. Our systems – in terms of financial and project management – have been completely overhauled and are running smoothly.

Message from Scott Teare Secretary General Since joining the World Scouting Organisation as its Secretary General in January 2013, I have witnessed the significant and positive impact Messengers of Peace is having on World Scouting. Consistent with my vision for Scouting, Messengers of Peace is helping to increase the reach of Scouting around the world – into the more vulnerable communities that need us most. But more importantly, it allows Scouts to focus on what Scouts do best – it allows us to produce great leaders who are engaged in their communities and who want to change their world for the better!

But it is in the development of our local capacities that we can have the greatest impact. Thanks to Messengers of Peace, we have taken steps together with the global standards company SGS, (www.sgs.com) to strengthen the operational effectiveness of all our NSOs. This will allow us, over time, to ensure an objective and verifiable standard for quality of how Scouts serve their communities. Such an ambitious undertaking was, I believe, not possible without the MoP Initiative. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty King Abdullah, and His Majesty the King of Sweden challenged us to use our global network to build bridges between communities and peoples of the world. We are honoured to have been chosen for this task by these two world leaders. As Secretary General, my message is simple – we are ready for this challenge! The results speak for themselves!

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Financial Report

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inancial management of the MoP Support fund is assured by the World Scout Foundation. Fund allocations are recommended by the Regional Decision Committees of the World Scout Organisation, approved by the Joint Executive Committee (comprising representatives of the World Scout Foundation, World Scout Bureau and Saudi Scouting) and then funds are transferred directly to recipient National Scout Organisations in tranches, as funding is required, and according to satisfactory reports being submitted.

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FINANCIAL REPORT

MOP Budget Performance 2010 to 2013 (unaudited figures) Figures in USD budget

Goal One:

Inspire Messengers of Peace (Note 1)

actual

2,550,000.00

3,753,910.00

Goal Two: Promote Special Projects

3,200,000.00

2,947,080.00

Goal Three: Build Local Capacity (Note 2)

2,000,000.00

2,770,160.00

800,000.00

1,374,433.00

3,000,000.00

11,550,000.00

10,845,583

Coordination and Governance (Note 3) Contingency (Note 4) TOTAL

Higher actual amounts are due to non-recurring Start-up costs and are covered, as foreseen, from the Contingency budget.

Note 1:

Note 2:

Note 3:

Note 4:

This planned excess spending results from up front development costs in the On Line platform for MoP and training for social media leaders â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both costs will be reduced in future years.

This planned overspend comes from a number of multi year projects which are committed to and thus accounted for already.

This planned excess results from up front costs to administer the roll-out of this complex project. Costs will gradually reduce.

As foreseen in the original budget, the contingency will be used to cover the planned overspend in the above accounts.

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Appendices

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APPENDIX 1

Projects supported by the Messengers of Peace Support Fund

Grant Amount from M0P

Status

ARO - Quality Assured Scouting in Africa

$235 080

Interim

Ethiopia

Ethiopia - Scouting in Peace Development

$24 791

Interim

Madagascar

Madagascar - Heart of Peace

$24 600

Interim

Ghana

Scouts Promoting Peaceful Elections in Ghana

$24 990

Final

Burundi

Burundi - Solidarity fund for youth immersion at the 6th Africa Scout Jamboree

$24 800

Final

WSBARO

ARO - Developing Leadership in Young People in Africa

$97 400

Final

BurundiRwandaDRC

Amahoro Amani-Civic education & building peace cohabitation between communities

$213 264

Interim

SouthAfrica

South Africa Scout Association (SASA)Reenergising Scouting in South Africa

$480 825

Interim

Guinea

Guinea - Capacity Strengthening (ASG)

$23 066

Interim

D.R.Congo

D.R. Congo - Capacity Strengthening and ESP (FESCO)

$24 600

Interim

Chad

Tchad - Capacity Strengthening program - FTS

$23 400

Interim

Lebanon-Syria

My Tent... Your Tent (Refugees)

$50 000

Implementation

ArabRegionaloffice

Certified Training for Professional (CTP)

$25 000

Interim

PalestineAuthority

Serving the Fasting prayers at Al- Aqsa Mosque, 2013

$25 000

Final

SaudiArabia

Saudi Arabia - Saudi Environmental Camp

$18 985

Final

Kuwait

Developing capacities of the scouting leaders in Programs& Scouting development

$24 700

Interim

Jordan

Jordan - Palms plantation (Dates of Peace)

$25 000

Interim

Algeria

Algeria - Capacity building of young volunteers in scouting

$25 000

Interim

Yemen

Yemen - Supporting young people displaced from the hot conflict zones

$25 000

Final

Country

Project Title

AfricaScoutRegion

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APPENDIX 1 Projects supported by the Messengers of Peace Support Fund

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Grant Amount from M0P

Country

Project Title

Status

Mauritania

Mauritania - Scouting for Life in Mauritania

$24 999

Final

SriLanka

2013 - Sri Lanka MoP NSO Consultancy Visit

$25 000

Implementation

Thailand

2013 - Thailand - Globalization of Network at 4th ASEAN Scout Jamboree

$19 424

Interim

India

2013 - India - Messenger of Peace Karnataka Startup & Networking

$9 920

Interim

Philippines

2013 Philippines - Typhoon Haiyan: Rebuilding Project Process

$110 000

Implementation

Korea

2013 - Korea - A Study on the Moderating Effects of a Scout Activity

$14 000

Implementation

Myanmar

2013 - WSB/APR - Development Support to Scouting and its Organization in Myanmar

$23 250

Implementation

India

2013 - India - Messenger of Peace Team India

$14 200

Interim

Bangladesh

2013 - Bangladesh - Integrated Friendship Development Amongst Ethnic Groups

$24 970

Implementation

Australia

2013 - MoP Eliminating Bullying & Harassment Its not part of Scouting

$25 000

Implementation

Philippines

2013 - MoP for Street Kids

$100 000

Implementation

AsiaPacificRegion

2013 - Asia Pacific Regional (APR) - Ticket To Life Project 2013

$85 000

Implementation

Korea

2013 MoP The 19th DMZ Peace Trekking

$25 000

Interim

Fiji

2013 - Fiji - Reviewing Organizational Structure and Youth Program Toward Q.S.

$24 970

Implementation

NewZealand

2013 - New Zealand - Sustainable Growth in Adult Leadership

$15 189

Implementation

Bangladesh

2013 - Bangladesh - Local Responses To Natural Disaster Through Scouts

$24 500

Implementation

Nepal

2012 -Nepal - Light in the Darkness: (Experiencing Scout with the Orphans)

$22 500

Implementation

APR

2012 - MoP Network Coordinators Training

$24 600

Interim

APR

2013 APR MoP NSO Coordinators Gathering

$24 600

Interim

APPENDIX 1 Projects supported by the Messengers of Peace Support Fund

Grant Amount from M0P

Status

2012 Maldives - Leaders Training and Resource Development

$22 701

Interim

Pakistan

2012 Pakistan -2nd SAARC Scouts Friendship Camp

$60 000

Interim

Indonesia

2012 Indonesia-International Scout Peace Camp

$168 698

Interim

Mongolia

2012 Mongolia-Two Cultures United Through Scouting

$24 990

Interim

Nepal

2012 Nepal-Reaching Out (Expansion of Scouting in Nepal)

$16 000

Implementation

Bhutan

2012 Bhutan-Consultancy Support to Strengthen Adult Resources

$17 600

Implementation

NewZealand

2012 New Zealand-Promoting & Developing Scouts in Multicultural Communities

$24 900

Interim

AsiaPacificRegion

2012 WOSM/APR-Expansion of Scouting in South Pacific Islands

$25 000

Interim

AsiaPacificRegion

2012 WOSM/APR-Capacity Building at Regional Office to Support NSOs

$36 500

Interim

Pakistan

2012 Pakistan-2nd Special Integration Camp India & Pakistan

$12 000

Interim

SriLanka

2012 Sri Lanka Scout Association-Operation One Region (OOR)

$14 000

Interim

Australia

2012 Australia-Strengthening Leadership Capacity of Scouting in Timor-Leste

$25 000

Interim

Philippines

2012 The Philippines Empowerment of Young People Through Online Infrastructure

$23 845

Final

Indonesia

2011 Indonesia Scouts Coral Restoration

$17 000

Interim

Indonesia

2011 Indonesia - Use of Bamboo For Survival

$16 500

Interim

Indonesia

2011 Indonesia - Preserve Local And Traditional Cultures

$24 100

Interim

Indonesia

2011 Indonesia - Mangrove for Life

$14 250

Implementation

Indonesia

2011 Indonesia - Flowering Gardening - Banten

$9 700

Implementation

Indonesia

2011 Indonesia - Clean and Green River For Better Future

$24 000

Interim

Country

Project Title

Maldives

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APPENDIX 1 Projects supported by the Messengers of Peace Support Fund

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Grant Amount from M0P

Status

2011 Indonesia - Embroidery to improve life style

$14 500

Interim

Indonesia

2011 Indonesia - Building Leadership in Project Management

$24 000

Implementation

Georgia

2013 - Georgia - Time for Peaceful Coexistence

$22 264

Interim

Kazakhstan

2013 - New Breath of Scouting

$24 824

Implementation

Armenia

2012 Armenia - Organizational Development and Involvement of Disadvantaged Youth

$43 506

Interim

Belarus

2012 Belarus - Step towards

$21 358

Interim

UEA

2012 UEA - Eurasia Regional Office Administartive support

$30 000

Interim

Ukraine

2012 Ukraine - Peace Platform - Scouting unites Ukraine

$24 995

Final

Greece

Greece - ELPIDA 2013

$10 000

Final

Luxembourg

Luxembourg - GeoLux 2013 - Ertoba

$20 000

Interim

Austria

Austria - Garden of Solidarity - Helping with Heart and Hand

$13 100

Interim

FranceandUK

France & UK - Strengthening the Scout Organisation of Vanuatu

$40 480

Implementation

Finland

Finland - Scouts for Peaceful and Democratic Nepal

$24 728

Implementation

FYROM

FYROM - Leadership Development & Environmental Awareness Camp of Veles

$2 500

Final

Romania

Romania -100 years of Scouting, 100 years of education, hundreds of Romanian MOP

$25 000

Interim

Spain

Spain - Peace Light from Bethlehem: I want to see you

$8 000

Final

Israel-Palestine

Israel-Palestine - Cross-cultures Council facilitators training

$10 000

Implementation

BosniaHerzegovina

Bosnia Herzegovina - Give our Children Chance to be Scouts

$35 640

Final

Iceland

Iceland - Reykjavik Peace Camp 2012

$5 000

Final

Country

Project Title

Indonesia

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Grant Amount from M0P

Country

Project Title

Status

CzechRepublic

Czech Republic - Junak - Across the borders

$14 700

Final

CzechRepublic

Czech Republic - Junak - Century of Scouting

$35 000

Final

NorwayRussia

Norway - Through Siberia 2012, in Fridtjof Nansen’s route from 1913

$20 000

Final

Israel-Palestine

Israel-Palestine - New Israel Scouts Website

$15 000

Final

Finland

Finland - Roverway 2012

$50 000

Final

Iceland

Iceland - Peace Þing 2012 Reykjavík

$50 000

Final

Israel

Israel-Palestine - Circles of Existence

$24 000

Final

Brazil

Brazil - Scouting in the Amazon Rain Forest

$101 624

Imp

Guatemala

Guatemala - Interamerican Leadership Training

$52 316

Final

Canada

14th World Scout Moot Canada 2013

$39 250

Final

Mexico

Mexico - Interamerican Environment Network

$25 000

Interim

Chile

Chile_Messengers of Peace at National Jamboree 2013

$24 950

Final

Haiti

HAITI - Community development carried on by a stronger organization

$499 850

Implementation

Brasil

BRAZIL_Scouting: A Inclusive Look

$24 999

Implementation

Nicaragua

Nicaragua - Strengthening our leadership

$24 990

Implementation

Uruguay

Uruguay_Renewing Youth Program

$24 900

Final

IAR

WSB-IR Strengthening National Educational Methods in the peaceful resolution

$24 816

Final

ElSalvador

El Salvador - Youth 4 Youth

$67 159

Final

Dominica

Dominica - Reducing deviant behavior through Scouting

$15 500

Interim

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Grant Amount from M0P

Country

Project Title

Status

WSBCentralOffice

2013 - 1st World Scout Education Congress

$250 000

Final

WSBCentralOffice

2013 - 14th World Scout Moot Canada 2013

$27 775

Final

KISC

KISC - Messengers of Peace at the Permanent Mini-Jamboree

$50 000

Interim

WSBCentralOffice

2013 - Developing the WOSM Quality Standard

$393 791

Interim

WSBCentralOffice

2013 - Strengthening good governance principles in NSOs through training

$70 085

Final

WSBCentralOffice

2013 - Impact Evaluation of 2 Flagship MoP Projects

$48 200

Final

WSBCentralOffice

2012 - WSB Consulting Skills Workshop (Philippines)

$25 000

Final

WSBCentralOffice

2012-WOSM Educational Methods meeting (Thailand)

$12 200

Final

India

The Bharat Scouts and Guides

$8 000

Closed

Indonesia

The Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia

$8 000

Closed

Moldova

Moldova National Scout Association

$23 875

Closed

Eurasia Region

WSB-EUA - Regional Training of Leaders “Learn and Teach!”

$25 000

Closed

Eurasia Region

WSB-EUA - Excelscout 2011-Reload

$25 000

Closed

Japan

Japan - Scout Disaster Relief Centre Project

$50 000

Closed

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka - Post War Integration Camp in Selected Districts

$8 000

Closed

APPENDIX 1 Projects supported by the Messengers of Peace Support Fund

Grant Amount from M0P

Status

GE-Scouts promoting non-violence among the youth

$24 950

Closed

Palestine

PSE - Serving fasting prayers at Al-Mosque in Jerusalem

$25 000

Closed

Tunisia

TN - We plant a Greener Tunisia

$24 600

Closed

Egypt

EG - MOP Community Leaders Training at ARJ

$24 950

Closed

Arab Region

WSB ARA - The International Youth Gathering for Cultural Exchange

$16 500

Closed

Arab Region

WSB ARA - Certified Training for Professional

$24 549

Closed

Saudi Arabia

SA - Guidance of lost pilgrims during their performance of Hajj

$25 000

Closed

Fiji

Fiji - Course on Training in Dialogue for Scout Leaders

$12 600

Closed

Singapore

Singapore - Developing Training Programme based on Singapore Harmonious Community

$15 000

Closed

Asia-Pacific Region

WOSM/APR-Ticket to Life Project

$24 500

Closed

Asia Pacific Region

WOSM/APR-WSB Consulting Skills Workshop

$19 000

Closed

Asia-Pacific Region

WOSM/APR-Globalization of Network at 30th Asia-Pacific Region

$13 905

Closed

Arab Region

WSB ARA - Cycling for Peace (for South Sudan)

$7 000

Closed

Eurasia Region

EUA - Eurasia Participation in the International Peace Camp

$4 081

Closed

Country

Project Title

Georgia

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APPENDIX 2

Evaluation of Two Key Projects: TTL and Youth for Youth

Life-Saving Projects that Offer A Ticket to Lifeâ&#x20AC;Ś Ticket-to-Life (TTL) is an on-going flagship project of World Scouting that originated in Africa, and has been replicated with huge success across the Asia-Pacific Region. Since being supported by the Messengers of Peace Initiative in 2011, TTL has grown to 8 countries, delivering weekly Scouting programs to highly vulnerable street children and orphans living on the margins of society. These weekly Scout meetings provide some of the only basic social care these children receive in the form of the Scout uniform and a predictable weekly meal. TTL also offers an educational opportunity through skills training that helps these children integrate into society and be productive citizens.

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In 2012, TTL was the focus of an in-depth evaluation to assess effectiveness and impact. Using recognized experts in the delivery of social service and youth programs we learned that TTL is making a significant impact in the lives of hundreds of poor children. While targets for formal vocational training are not realized due to the young age of the children, we learned that we are generating positive change in street children through our Scout Method. A confirmed and significant impact in changing attitudes leading to action! Given its clear focus, replicable format and measurable results, our external evaluators strongly recommend we scale-up our TTL program. Accordingly, we are seeking additional funding to reach more youth and address more needs. Specifically, we will integrate a skillsdevelopment module to address bullying and intervene with children who are at-risk from sexual and labour exploitation.

APPENDIX 2 Evaluation of Two Key Projects: TTL and Youth for Youth

Life-Saving Options for Gangs in El Salvador Youth-4-Youth is a newer project started in 2010 that is designed and delivered by Scouts in El Salvador and funded through Messengers of Peace. Amid much initial apprehension, Scouts intervene directly with youth counterparts detained in the criminal justice system. By attending regular Scout programs, youth offenders learn Scout values and respect that provides self-worth independent of the violent gang culture. Including private sector partners, many former gang members are now learning important skills that will allow them to transition back into the norms of their local society and lead fulfilling, successful lives. As with the Ticket-to-Life project, an external expert was retained in 2012 to undertake an indepth evaluation of Youth-4-Youth. We learned that our unique project model successfully brings together a diverse range of strategic partners including Scouts, the Criminal Justice System and Private Sector actors who seek a stable business environment. Together, these partners engage with youth offenders who traditionally saw no alternative to their gang culture. Now they are learning life skills and receiving vocational training. Thanks to the Scouts of El Salvador, there is a Scout program that offers hope for real change across society.

The model of engagement embodied within our Youth-4-Youth was acknowledged as a new and innovative solution by external evaluators. These experts emphasized the unique opportunity this project model offers to reach more youth offenders. Further, given the narrow focus and clearly defined objectives, Youth-4-Youth lends itself to replication in other cities across the region that are negatively impacted by the violence and despair of the gang culture. Thus, we seek additional resources to leverage the good work of the Scouts of El Salvador, and make this project model available across Latin America.

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APPENDIX 3

Streamlining the initiative:

At its meeting in December 2012, the Joint Executive Committee comprising of the Secretary General of WOSM, the Chief Commissioner of the Saudi Arabian Scout Association and the Director of the World Scout Foundation, having considered the first year of implementation of the Messengers of Peace Initiative, and some confusion in the membership of the Scout Movement, decided to simplify the 10 year strategy for the Initiative.

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By regrouping to include just three instead of ten goals, this would streamline the communications and make the initiative easier to understand. productive citizens.

APPENDIX 3 Streamlining the initiative:

ORIGINAL MESSENGERS OF PEACE PLAN OF ACTION AS IT TRANSLATES TO STREAMLINED GOALS

1. Launch of the initiative 2. Dialogue Training

GOAL ONE Inspiring Messengers of Peace

4. Saudi Peace Camp 5. Regional Jamborees

6. Special Projects

GOAL TWO Special Projects

7. Capacity Strengthening 8. Victims of Conflict 9. Global Network Budgets and objectives will remain unchanged.

GOAL THREE Strengthening Local Capacity

10. Personnel Exchanges

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APPENDIX 4

Draft Memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Arabia

AGREEMENT Guiding the implementation of the Messengers of Peace Initiative

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APPENDIX 4 Draft Memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Arabia

THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN DRAWN UP BETWEEN: •

First party: The Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia, represented by His Highness Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al-Saud, Minister of Education.

•

Second party: World Scout Foundation, (WSF) represented by Mr Siegfried Weiser, Chairman of WSF.

PREAMBLE In November 2001, The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia called on Scouts to be the Messengers of Peace – bringing greater peace, dialogue and harmony to local communities and to the world. In His letter to WSF Honorary Chairman, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on 18th July 2011, The Custodian announced a grant of USD 37.25 million from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the World Scout Foundation to cover to entire costs for the program detailed in the proposal submitted by HM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on 8th July 2010. The World Scout Foundation intends to implement the Initiative as planned and budgeted, over the coming ten years, with a completion date in 2020. This Agreement outlines the commitment of each partner in ensuring the success of Messengers of Peace. This Agreement is based on the decision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King of Saudi Arabia as outlined in the letter to HM King of Sweden on 18th July 2011.

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APPENDIX 4 Draft Memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Arabia

ARTICLE 1

Project Aim:

The World Scout Foundation agrees to:

(i)

Implement the Messengers of Peace Initiative according to the detailed plan and budget submitted to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques the King of Saudi Arabia by His Majesty the King of Sweden, thereby assuring the effective management of the global network and the transparent management of the Global Support Fund;

(ii)

Manage the budget of the Initiative in accordance with the proposal of HM the King of Sweden, adapting the expenditures according to the needs which arise around the world, but not surpassing the initial sum of USD 37.25 millions;

Ensuring that the separate efforts of millions of local Initiatives are combined into one global whole;

(iii)

Ensure effective communication of the contribution of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the importance of this Initiative through whatever means possible to media and globally in internet communications;

Demonstrating the global impact of scouting, and providing a global platform for communicating to stakeholders of the Movement;

(iv)

Submit a funding request, supported by a detailed activity plan for funding to the president of the SASA in September of each year for the following year’s funding in order to achieve the activities as described in the original proposal;

(v)

Provide annual financial and narrative reports, not later than the end of February of the following year, to the President of the SASA detailing the progress in implementation of the Initiative, including any changes to the budget allocation, and use of the contingency funds during that year;

(vi)

Ensure participation of a representative of the Saudi Arabian Scout Association in any all events, relating to Messengers of Peace Initiative.

The Ministry of Education and the Saudi Arabian Scouts Association agree to:

(i)

Provide the necessary financial support as agreed in the letter of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques the King of Saudi Arabia to His Majesty the King of Sweden, 18th July 2011;

(ii)

Ensure the funds are paid in a timely fashion by 1st October each year for the following year’s allocation;

(iii)

Help to inspire Scouts throughout the world through active participation in Initiative for Messengers of Peace hosted in different forums internationally;

(iv)

Inspire young Scouts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to participate in MOP projects in their own communities;

(v)

Ensure funding for its own MOP activities within the Kingdom from other sources;

(vi)

Provide feedback to the WSF concerning the reports submitted by the WSF.

Messengers of Peace has two elements:

A Global Network of Messengers of Peace:

Scouts who have worked for peace in their own local communities are considered “Messengers of Peace”. This network will be the platform for: Sharing of enthusiasm, energy, inspiration and knowledge;

It will also demonstrate the impact of the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud and his co-patron of this Initiative, His Majesty the King of Sweden.

A Global Support Fund

This fund will help to strengthen the capacities of National Scout Organizations and enable scouts in poorer countries to implement vital projects which change communities.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

The aim is to inspire millions of young men and women throughout the world to work for the cause of scouting – Creating a Better World.

ARTICLE 2

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ARTICLE 3

GOVERNANCE:

Governance of the MOP Initiative in terms of programme content will be assured through the WSF by the WOSM representative structures which are constitutionally charged with this function. Financial control and fiduciary governance is assured by the Board of the World Scout Foundation. High level oversight of the Messengers of Peace Initiative shall be guaranteed by a Board of Trustees. This Board of Trustees will be chaired by the Saudi Arabian Scout Association President HH Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, Minister of Education.

ARTICLE 5

Funding:

The total budget of the Initiative is USD 37.25 million, to be spent over ten years from September 2010 till September 2020, according to the budget approved by HM King Abdullah in His letter of 18th July 2011. An amount of USD 10 million will be spent directly in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for international peace camp activities involving participants from overseas. The balance of the fund will be transferred to the WSF office, Geneva under title â&#x20AC;&#x153;The King Abdullah Fund for Dialogue and Peaceâ&#x20AC;? on an annual basis according to the terms described in Article 2 B (ii) of this Memorandum.

It will assure that the high moral aims of the Initiative are consistently upheld and that the strategic direction, and momentum of the Initiative are maintained. As such, it will receive reports from the World Scout Foundation detailing the direction and performance of MOP activities throughout the world. The Board will work to assure a strong financial strategy for the long-term sustainability of the Initiative. The Board will also work to enhance the public image of the Initiative including a comprehensive communication and outreach strategy.

ARTICLE 4

Administration:

Global support, coordination and promotion of the Initiative will be assured by WOSM office in Geneva and its global network.

First Party

Second Party

The Initiative will be administered by the World Scout Foundation (WSF) based in Geneva. Projects to be supported will be screened normally by the WOSM regional offices, and funding decisions made either in these offices or by the Joint Executive Committee comprising the SASA Vice President, the WOSM Secretary General and the WSF Director. Project grant awards will be assured by the WSF Geneva office and monitored by the WOSM regional teams and other experts appointed by WSF, as considered appropriate, for different projects. Reporting will be overseen by the WSF Geneva office and its network of project consultants. This office reports directly to the WSF Board. Annual reports are provided through the SASA President to the Board of Trustees.

HRH Prince Khalid al Faisal bin Abdulaziz al Saud MINISTER OF EDUCATION

Siegfried Weiser WORLD SCOUT FOUNDATION

PRESIDENT OF THE SAUDI ARABIAN SCOUTS ASSOCIATION

Date:_____________

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APPENDIX 5

Memorandum of understanding (MOU) with WOSM

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APPENDIX 5 Memorandum of understanding (MOU) with WOSM

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‘‘For the first time through Messengers of Peace, thanks to social media, the internet and mobile technology, we can see the real impact, of all our brother and sister Scouts in far flung corners of the world! History is being made!’’

HM The King of Sweden USA Jamboree, July 2013

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