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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2013 World Scout Bureau

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Report of the Independent Auditor on the Consolidated Financial Statements to the General Meeting of members of the World Scout Bureau, Geneva Report of the Statutory Auditor on the Consolidated Financial Statements As independent auditor, we have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of World Scout Bureau, which comprise the balance sheet, statement of operations, cash flow statement, statement of changes in funds and notes for the year ended 30 September 2013. According to the Swiss GAAP FER/RPC, the Performance report is not subject to the audit of the financial statements. Steering Committee’s and Secretary General’s Responsibility The Steering Committee and the Secretary General are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with Swiss GAAP FER/RPC. This responsibility includes designing, implementing and maintaining an internal control system relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. The Steering Committee and the Secretary General are further responsible for selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances. Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Swiss Auditing Standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers the internal control system relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control system. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

KPMG AG/SA, a Swiss corporation, is a subsidiary of KPMG Holding AG/SA, which is a member of the KPMG network of independent firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss legal entity.

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World Scout Bureau, Geneva Report of the Independent Auditor on the Consolidated Financial Statements to the General Meeting

Opinion In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2013 give a true and fair view of the financial position, the results of operations and the cash flows in accordance with Swiss GAAP FER/RPC. KPMG SA

Pierre-Henri Pingeon Licensed Audit Expert Auditor in Charge

CĂŠdric Rigoli Licensed Audit Expert

Geneva, 30 June 2014 Enclosures: - Consolidated financial statements (balance sheet, statement of operations, statement of changes in funds, cash flow statement, and notes)

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2013

Notes

30.09.2013

30.09.2012

CHF

3,509,791

4,325,101

128,834

169,871

203,875

85,428

299,701

251,906

10,966

13,625

4,153,167

4,845,931

1,678,144

1,777,665

Fixed assets

238,448

298,190

Financial Assets

2,990,219

2,713,724

Total non-current assets

3,228,667

3,011,914

TOTAL ASSETS

9,059,978

9,635,510

ASSETS Current assets Cash and short-term deposits

Accounts receivable Amounts due from related parties

Prepayments and accrued income Inventories Total current assets

Restricted non-current assets Non-current assets

See the accompanying notes

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2013

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30.09.2012 CHF

CHF

LIABILITIES AND FUNDS Current liabilities Registration fees received in advanced

21,623

361,770

Accounts payable

298,345

319,058

Accrued liabilities and deferred income

873,063

1,120,145

101,073

34,817

1,294,104

1,835,790

588,990

731,598

1,701,351

1,805,768

Real Estate Funds

185,959

192,973

Funds held in trust

149,270

147,299

2,625,570

2,877,638

5,140,304

4,922,082

9,059,978

9,635,510

Amounts due to related parties

Total current liabilities

Restricted Funds Restricted income funds (Projects) Restricted endowment funds

Total restricted funds Own Funds

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUNDS

See the accompanying notes

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2013 Notes

2013/2012

2012/2011

CHF

4,557,156

4,543,151

313,855

291,032

Contribution World/Regional Scout Foundation

2,500,000

Restricted revenue (Projects)

2,735,905

1,451,481

Other donations

1,515,377

1,382,527

OPERATIONAL INCOME Registration fees

Regional registration fees

Utilisation of provisions

60,479

Other operational income

423,047

343,577

12,045,340

10,572,247

General Management

5,772,775

5,826,142

Education and Development

1,167,084

825,818

Operations Service

2,114,862

2,049,226

2,842,402

1,649,837

192,349

264,594

116,522

109,955

12,205,994

10,725,572

-160,654

-153,325

384,829

350,025

-35,944

-30,601

Total operational income OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE

Restricted charges (projects) Expenditure for Field Activities Depreciation

Total operational expenditure

INTERMEDIATE SURPLUS NET FINANCIAL INCOME Financial income Financial costs Result on investment

314,529

Exchange gain/(loss)

-108,196

81,899

NET FINANCIAL SURPLUS / (DEFICIT)

240,689

715,852

80,035

562,527

Allocation

-2,748,769

-1,493,507

Use

2,886,956

1,678,364

218,222

747,384

129,768

-72,395

OPERATING SURPLUS CHANGES IN RESTRICTED FUNDS

NET SURPLUS OF THE YEAR BEFORE ALLOCATIONS / WITHDRAWALS

(Allocation to) / Withdrawal from - registration fees risk reserve - operational risk reserve

-30,000

- future events and other reserves

-209,291

-30,004

- other unrestricted reserves

-138,699

-614,985

SURPLUS OF THE YEAR AFTER ALLOCATIONS / WITHDRAWALS

See the accompanying notes 8

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FUNDS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2013 Opening balance 01/10/11

Internally generated income

Allocation (external)

Internal fund transfers

Closing balance 30/09/12

Use (external)

CHF

CHF (restated)

1,083,201

40,970

59,669

-40,970

1,142,870

617,842

38,494

21,842

-38,494

639,684

-120

23,214

-1,649,837

731,598

Restricted Funds Restricted endowment Fund - Sonia Maguire Fund - Bea Campbell Fund - Universal Fund

21,333

2,001

Earmarked funds (Projects)

992,026

1,451,481

Real Estate Funds

184,240

Funds held in trust

134,613

Total restricted funds

3,033,255

-62,072 8,733

79,464

192,973

4,061

11,217

-2,592

147,299

1,457,543

39,389

-1,732,013

2,877,638

Own funds Unrestricted - Registration fees risk reserve - Operational risk reserve - Future events and other reserves Other unrestricted reserves Surplus (deficit) for the year Total own funds

124,747

72,395

197,142

40,000

30,000

70,000

619,829

-131,792

488,037

3,390,122

776,781

4,166,903

747,384

4,174,698

747,384

-747,384 4,922,082

Opening balance 01/10/12

Internally generated income

Allocation (external)

Internal fund transfers

Use (external)

Closing balance 30/09/13

CHF

1,142,870

16,695

-51,659

-16,695

1,091,211

639,684

11,316

-31,380

-11,316

608,304

-22,833

1,836

-2,842,402

588,990

Restricted Funds Restricted endowment Fund - Sonia Maguire Fund - Bea Campbell Fund - Universal Fund

23,214

1,455

Earmarked funds (Projects)

731,598

2,735,905

Real Estate Funds

192,973

Funds held in trust

147,299

Total restricted funds

2,877,638

28,011

-36,111 -7,014

185,959

4,093

-2,122

149,270

2,741,453

-128,286

-2,893,246

2,625,570

Own funds Unrestricted - Registration fees risk reserve - Operational risk reserve - Future events and other reserves Other unrestricted reserves Surplus (deficit) for the year Total own funds

197,142

-129,768

67,374

70,000

488,037

4,166,903

347,990

218,222

4,922,082

218,222

4,514,893

-218,222 5,140,304

The content of Restricted Funds and unrestricted reserves are explained in Note 2o and 2p The table own funds by regions is disclosed under Note 13 See the accompanying notes C O N SO L I DAT E D

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CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2013 Notes

2013/2012

2012/2011

CHF

Result of the year

218,222

747,384

Depreciation

116,522

109,955

Cash flow from operations

Decrease of provisions

-58,173

Gain on sale of House Santiago

-314,529

Translation losses

21,061

-128,740

Decrease of Accounts receivable

41,037

210,232

-47,795

82,125

-118,447

13,997

(Increase) Decrease of Prepayments & accrued income (Increase) Decrease of Amounts due from related parties Decrease of Inventory (Decrease) Increase Registration fees received in advanced (Decrease) Increase Accounts payable, other liabilities (Decrease) Increase Accrued Liabilities & deferred income

2,659

1,205

-340,147

22,098

-20,713

100,931

-247,082

193,356

Increase Amounts due to related parties (Decrease) Increase Earmarked funds (Project)

66,256

20,981

-142,608

-260,428

1,971

12,686

-449,064

753,080

Increase (Decrease) Funds held in trust

Total cash flow from operations Cash flow from investing activities House Santiago (Chile)

762,350

European & IAR Investment Funds Investments in fixed assets

Total cash flow from investing activities

-282,273

-827,996

-74,867

-175,323

-357,140

-240,969

Cash flow from financing activities Decrease in short term loan (S. Maguire)

-303,442

Decrease in short term loan

-43,974

Cash flow from financing activities

-347,416

Increase (Decrease) in cash and short-term deposits

-806,204

164,695

-9,106

132,045

Opening balance as of 1st October

4,325,101

4,028,361

Closing balance as of 30 September

3,509,791

4,325,101

Increase (Decrease) in cash and short-term deposits

-806,204

164,695

CASH AND SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS Currency translation adjustment

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2013 1. PRESENTATION The World Scout Bureau (WSB) is the Secretariat of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM). The Bureau is directed by the Secretary General of the WOSM, who is appointed by the World Scout Committee and is the chief administrative officer of the World Organization. It has the legal form of an association under Article 60 and following of the Swiss Civil Code. The Bureau’s key tasks are to:

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Support the volunteer members of the World Movement’s governance bodies to lead and inspire the global Scout membership of 30 million young people;

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Support the capacity building of the NSOs so that they provide effective Scouting in their countries; and

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Promote the development of Scouting in countries where it does not exist.

The Bureau also supports the promotion of Scouting at all levels, assists the organization of global and regional Scout events such as world and regional jamborees; and maintains relations with international organizations whose activities are concerned with youth matters.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES a. Basis for preparing the financial statements The accounting principles and presentation of the

The WSB financial statements were prepared and

financial statements of the World Scout Bureau

approved for release by the Secretary

have been prepared in accordance with the

General and the management on 30th June 2014

requirements of the Swiss Code of Obligations and

and submitted for approval by the World

the Swiss GAAP RPC/FER.

Scout Committee on the same date.

The financial statements have been prepared using historical cost principles and are presented in Swiss francs.

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b. Scope of the financial statements As per WOSM Constitution, the offices listed below are branches and controlled by the WSB and their financial statements fully consolidated in the consolidated financial statements.

Control exists when the WSB has the power, directly or indirectly, to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity.

Region Offices 1) Central Office

Geneva, Switzerland

2) Africa Region

Kenya

3) Arab Region

Egypt

4) Asia-Pacific Region

Philippines

5) Eurasia Region

Ukraine

6) Europe Region

Switzerland, Belgium

7) Inter-America Region

Panama

The accounts of the European Region include the

The accounts of the Central Office include the

Europe Regional Office in Switzerland,

Sonia Maguire Legacy Fund, the Bea

the Bureau EuropĂŠen du Scoutisme ASBL

Campbell Memorial Fund and the Universal Fund.

(independent legal entity) in Belgium and the

The general purpose of these funds is to

Fund for European Scouting. The purpose of this

enhance the development of Scouting in less

fund is to help finance the activities of

privileged countries.

WSB in Europe. All Inter-office transactions and balances between offices, and any unrealized gains from such transactions have been eliminated.

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c. Foreign currency conversion Foreign currencies have been converted at rates

The financial statements for the regional offices

prevailing as at balance sheet date for the

are converted into Swiss Francs as follows:

balance sheet and at the average rates for

Assets and liabilities are converted into Swiss

transactions during the year in foreign

Francs at closing exchange rates; Statement

currencies. Transfers of funds from the Central

of operations are converted at the average

Office to Regional Offices have been

exchange rates of the year.

converted into Swiss Francs at the rates prevailing at the date of the operation. Exchange rate differences are recognized in the statement of operations in the period in which they arise.

The following exchange rates against Swiss Francs have been used to translate consolidated financial statements

2012/2013

2011/2012

Closing Exchange Rate

USD/CHF

0.90541

0.93956

Average Exchange Rate

USD/CHF

0.9339

0.93260

Closing Exchange Rate

EUR/CHF

1.22459

1.20789

Average Exchange Rate

EUR/CHF

1.2250

1.21050

d. Cash and short-term deposits

g. Inventories

Cash and short-term deposits include cash

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net

holdings, postal check, bank accounts holdings at

realisable value, after deducting corrections to the

Central Office and Regional Offices, and short term

necessary value.

deposits with a maturity of less than three months which are valuated at the nominal value. Cash received for projects is considered as restricted.

e. Securities

h. Restricted non-current assets Restricted non-current assets include the restricted current assets of the endowment funds

Securities are valuated at actual value as per bank

maintained by the World Scout bureau (Sonia

statement.

Maguire Legacy Fund, the Bea Campbell Memorial Fund and the Universal Fund). The main position concerns current accounts with banks valuated

f. Accounts receivable

at the nominal value and bonds valuated at fair value.

Accounts receivable are reported at face value net of value adjustments to cover collection risk.

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i. Fixed Assets The carrying amounts of the WSB’s fixed assets are reviewed at each balance sheet date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any indication exists, the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated.

Fixed assets are capitalized at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the expected useful lives of the assets.

Depreciation Period

Term

Buildings

20 to 50 years

Furniture & equipment

7 years

Vehicles

7 years

Computers & Audio Visual Equipment

3 years

j. Financial assets

o. Restricted Funds

Financial assets are valuated at actual value

a) Restricted funds (Projects) consist of

for investments and nominal value for deposits

restricted funds granted for specific project

(guarantees)

activities. These funds either cover current obligations for specific projects or activities still in progress at year end or need to be

k. Investments

used for implementing the same project

Investments are recognized using the equity

activities in the next year subject to approval

method less any provisions for permanent

by donor.

impairment. b) Restricted endowment fund. The WSB maintains three funds which are held and

l. Loans payable

maintained separately from the WSB accounts

Loans are reported at nominal value.

because of the funds stipulations. They receive allocations of the Fund’s income from which grants to the WSB are paid. The three

m. Provision

funds are Sonia Maguire Legacy Fund, the Bea Campbell Memorial Fund and the Universal

A provision is recognized when the organisation

Fund. The general purpose of these funds

has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as

is to enhance the development of Scouting

a result of past event, when it is probable that an

worldwide, particularly in less privileged

outflow of resources embodying economic benefits

countries.

will be required to settle the obligation and when a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of obligation.

c) Real Estate fund consist of a condominium in Manila, Philippines.

n. Accrued liabilities and deferred income

d) Funds held in trust are funds detained by the Central Office on behalf of the Africa Scout Foundation.

Accrued liabilities correspond to costs incurred by the WSB for which no invoices have been received at year-end. These costs are recorded based on management’s best estimate of future cash outflows. Deferred income represent payments receipt in advance for registrations fees.

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p. Own Funds

r. Registration fees

a) Registration Fees risk reserve: this reserve should be used to assist National Scout Or ganizations which are facing difficulties with the payment of their annual registration fees.

In application of the decision taken by the World Scout Committee, the World Scout Bureau follows the cash receipts method for the recognition of members’ registration fees (current and arrears) and supplementary revenues.

b) Operational Risk Reserve covers the risks of exchange rate variations.

c) Future Events Reserve: this reserve is undertaken in anticipation of events taking place.

s. Contributions, donations and other income Contributions and receipts of funds donated for specific purposes follow the cash receipts method.

d) Unrestricted Reserve: this reserve corresponds to surplus income from previous

Other income including revenues are recognised

years that is not allocated to specific reserves.

on accrual basis and registered in the period to which they relate.

q. Related parties

t. Expenditure recognition

Related parties are: All expenses are accounted for on an accrual basis. •

World Scout Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland

•

Regional Scout Foundations

•

National Associations

•

SCORE Intl. (World Scout Shop)

u. Forward contracts The European Regional Office uses forward currency contract to secure exchange rates used for the budget, as most of their income is received in USD. These transactions are valuated according to the lower of cost or market principle.

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3. TAX EXEMPTION The World Scout Bureau is exempt from tax on local, cantonal and federal income tax and wealth tax, according to Article 9, 1 F) and 3 on the Law on taxation of legal persons (LIPM). The status from exemption was renewed on December 4, 2009 for a period of ten years.

4. CASH AND SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS

Cash and bank

Geneva Main Office

Africa

Arab

Asia Pacific

Eurasia

Europe

Inter America

Total 30.09.2013

Total 30.09.2012

CHF

880,039

280,104

232,125

72,252

19,295

717,916

96,594

2,298,325

3,176,836

672,213

168,217

840,430

708,946

4,165

181,413

371,036

439,319

908,503

421,882

3,509,791

4,325,101

Bank short-term deposits Bank short-term deposits/restricted

185,458 1,065,497

280,104

19,295

717,916

96,594

5. AMOUNTS DUE FROM RELATED PARTIES

World Scout Foundation Regional Scout Foundations

Total 30.09.2013

Total 30.09.2012

CHF

173,114

61,651

8,453

8,685

22,245

15,092

SCORE International (World Scout Shop) National Associations Others

63 203,875

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6. RESTRICTED FUNDS Under this item is shown the balance sheet and the result of the year of the Sonia Maguire and Bea Campbell Funds and the Universal Fund. The securities are recorded at the market value.

RESTRICTED FUNDS

The objective of these funds is to enhance the development of Scouting worldwide, particularly in less privileged countries.

SONIA MAGUIRE

BEA CAMPBELL

UNIVERSAL FUND

Total 2013

Total 2012

CHF

1,257

ASSETS Cash & Banks Securities

27,681

129,264

1,020,584

488,043

34,150

288

Accounts Receivable Deferred income Total Assets Current Account U Fund/World Scout Bureau

649,554 1,117,367

579

35,017

66,899

10,821

10,441

1,712,667

1,844,261

8,796

2,025

1,091,211

619,620

1,836 -573

-34,523

-66,597

1,057,261

619,620

1,263

1,678,144

1,777,665

11,316

38,494

1,076,874

606,628

23,214

1,706,716

1,746,999

-33,950

Restricted non-current assets

158,202 1,508,627

LIABILITIES Accounts Payable

11,316

Capital Reserve

21,333

Result of the year Total Liabilities

14,337

1,676

-21,378

-5,365

37,434

1,091,211

619,620

1,836

1,712,667

1,844,261

-11,316

-38,494

1,701,351

1,805,768

Current Account/World Scout Bureau

-11,316

Restricted endowment Funds Initial value in US Dollars of the capital

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608,304

1,189,377

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7. FIXED ASSETS Geneva Main Office

Africa

Arab

Asia Pacific

Eurasia

Europe

Inter America

Total 30.09.2013

Total 30.09.2012

CHF

192,973

184,240

-7,014

8,733

Cost end of period

185,959

192,973

Accumulated Depreciation beginning of period

-164,022

-149,229

Depreciation for the year

-7,672

-7,661

Translation Difference

6,196

-7,131

-165,498

-164,021

20,461

28,952

1,054,970

Fixed Assets, restricted Cost at beginning of period Translation Difference

Accumulated Depreciation end of period

Lands & Buildings Cost at beginning of period

127,937

345,275

107,612

580,824

-4,650

-12,549

-3,912

-21,111

46,114

Cost end of period

123,287

332,726

103,700

559,713

580,814

Accumulated Depreciation beginning of period

-124,981

-345,275

-53,802

-524,058

-572,372

-2,674

-3,217

Sales of the year

-520,270

Translation Difference/restatement

Depreciation for the year

-543

Sales of the year

-3,211 78,096

Translation Difference/restatement Accumulated Depreciation end of period

4,559

12,549

2,037

19,145

-26,561

-120,965

-332,726

-54,439

-508,130

-524,048

49,261

51,583

56,766

2,322 Furniture, Fixtures, equipment Cost at beginning of period Addition for the year

574,277

242,471

210,430

41,143

6,104

8,928

187,612

41,297

67,731

80,003

1,403,821

1,454,793

3,246

5,452

2,594

67,467

177,267

-39,601

-48,386

-266,570

Sales of the year

-1,944

Liquidations for the year

-8,785

Translation Difference

-8,999

-7,922

-6,819

-1,600

-1,779

-27,119

40,273

Cost end of period

606,635

239,576

211,436

180,793

42,943

73,183

41,217

1,395,783

1,403,819

Accumulated Depreciation beginning of period

-495,350

-218,829

-175,401

-179,213

-26,730

-45,680

-10,308

-1,151,511

-1,281,911

-41,953

-9,022

-20,587

-4,311

-4,235

-15,145

-10,446

-105,699

-138,702

4,370

264,703

Depreciation for the year Sales of the year Liquidations for the year

4,370

Translation Difference Accumulated Depreciation end of period

Net value as at 30th September 2013

7,954

7,004

6,645

1,101

694

23,461

-35,437

-532,933

-219,897

-188,984

-176,879

-29,864

-60,763

-20,060

-1,229,379

-1,191,347

73,702

19,679

22,452

3,914

13,079

12,420

21,157

166,404

212,472

73,702

19,679

22,452

26,697

13,079

12,420

70,418

238,448

298,190

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The house located Avenida Ricardo Lyon 1085, Santiago, Chile, was sold on 9th February 2012 for Chilean Pesos 426,416,620 (or USD 890,223 at the exchange rate prevailing at the date of the transaction). On 4th July 2012, the amount of USD 709,055.56 was transferred to the Inter-America Scout Foundation for investment, the revenue earned on the investment to be used for the sole use and discretion of the Inter-America Scout Region.

8. FINANCIAL ASSETS Financial assets include mainly the EIF

(2011-2012: CHF 2,032,039) and funds from the

(European Investment Fund) funds managed by

Inter-America Scout Region managed by the

the European Scout Foundation on behalf of the

Inter-America Scout Foundation for CHF 739,182

European Office for CHF 2,241,530

(2011-2012 : CHF 666,200).

9. AMOUNTS DUE TO RELATED PARTIES 30.09.2013

30.09.2012

CHF

Regional Scout Foundations

57,256

27,829

SCORE International (World Scout Shop)

18,566

5,927

National Associations

25,251

591

101,073

34,817

World Scout Foundation

Others

470

10. OWN FUNDS BY REGION 30.09.2013

30.09.2012

CHF

Central Office

657,474

915,206

Africa

197,749

180,015

Arab

811,405

731,443

Asia-Pacific

34,512

35,388

Eurasia

35,048

40,277

2,523,613

2,179,174

880,503

840,579

5,140,304

4,922,082

2,241,530

2,032,239

739,182

666,200

Europe *) Inter-America *) Total own funds *) including European Investment Fund *) including Inter-America Fund

The EIF is managed by the European Scout Foundation. The Inter-American fund is managed by the Inter-American Foundation

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11. PENSION PLAN The World Scout Bureau staff based in Switzerland is insured against the economic consequences of old age, invalidity and death, according to the provision of the Federal Law for occupational benefits, old age and survivors (LPP), by CIEPP, Caisse Inter-Entreprises de PrĂŠvoyance Professionnelle. According to the defined contribution plan, the employees and the employer pay determined contributions. The annual contributions to the pension plan are recorded during the period to which they relate.

30.09.2013

30.09.2012

CHF

Contributions paid

511,688

443,689

Pension benefit expenses

511,688

443,689

31.12.2012

31.12.2011

6,311,003

5,732,413

107.5%

100.1%

Vested benefits Capital ratio

Economic part of the entity as of 1.1 Economic part of the entity as of 31.12

CIEPP is a collective institution. In accordance with the solidarity principle of the pensionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dispositions, no deficit or surplus of coverage can be established on a pro-rata basis for the WSB. At closing date, the capital ratio is 107.5% The Executive staff of Regional Offices based abroad benefits from a similar plan with the Zurich Life and Zurich International Life.

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12. REGISTRATION FEES Requested as at 01.10.12

COUNTRY

Paid as at 30.09.13

Total paid

Arrears

Fees

Arrears

Fee

CHF

ALBANIA

727

ALGERIA

16,272

11,305

16,272

11,305

27,577

ANGOLA ARGENTINA ARMENIA

3,913

27,702

754

AUSTRALIA

70,690

AUSTRIA

10,905

AZERBAIJAN

516

BAHAMAS

995

BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BARBADOS

2,126

50,000

32,000

2,247

BELARUS

498

BELGIUM

101,848

1,803

502

1,004

2,549

BELIZE

1,803

BENIN

502

BHUTAN

3,620

BOLIVIA

2,549

503

1,314

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BRAZIL

30,093

50,155

BRUNEI

20,062

2,150

BULGARIA

1,029

BURKINA FASO

300

BURUNDI

30,093

20,062

300

CAMBODIA CAMEROON

300 915

CANADA

915

300

CHAD

300

CHILE

85,985

13,113

5,988

CHINA, Scouts of COLOMBIA COMORO IS.

46,885 4,624

4,624

300

CONGO, DEM REP. COSTA RICA COTE D'IVOIRE

300

110,059

300

13,113

19,101

46,885

836

5,460

915

300

3,555

1,218

6,412

CROATIA

2,734

CYPRUS

5,006

490,048

544,505

Sub-total

C O N SO L I DAT E D

5,194

300

915

110,059

CAPE VERDE

300 300

135,181

F I N A N CIAL

5,194

521,974

S TAT EM ENT S

54,457

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COUNTRY

Brought forward

DOMINICA

Arrears

Fee

CHF

135,181

521,974

54,457

490,048

544,505

15,503

1,012

15,503 45,050

1,012

45,050

46,062

686

1,372

619

1,430

2,860

959

DOMINICAN REP. ECUADOR

619

EGYPT

30,715

EL SALVADOR

1,443

ESTONIA

959

ETHIOPIA FIJI FINLAND FRANCE

300

1,966

59,140

78,850

GABON

4,570

GAMBIA

2,333

2,307

300

GEORGIA GERMANY GHANA

410

120,910

300

GREECE GRENADA

7,231

14,463

7,231

14,463

21,694

363

878

363

878

1,241

2,756

GUATEMALA GUINEA

2,756 964

GUYANA

964

300

HAITI

964 300

300

3,438

HONDURAS

933

73,014

HUNGARY

6,228

ICELAND

1,864

HONG KONG

INDIA

35,317

INDONESIA IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAMAICA

1,346

JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA

53,658

88,975

120,000

53,658

35,317

104,252

40,054

21,317

104,539

1,346

146,818

6,995

534 21,594

25,540

21,594

534

3,828

25,422

KIRIBATI

423

KOREA

179,124

5,872

312

KUWAIT LATVIA LEBANON

Sub-total

Total paid

Fees

CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK

Paid as at 30.09.13

Arrears

C O N SO L I DAT E D

9,215

218,909

1,703,473

135,922

F I N A N CIAL

S TAT EM ENT S

9,215

1,583,610

S EP T EM BER

1,719,532

2013

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COUNTRY

Brought forward

Paid as at 30.09.13

Fees

Arrears

Fee

CHF

218,909

1,703,473

135,922

1,583,610

1,719,532

300

LESOTHO

300

LIBERIA

Total paid

Arrears

300

LIBYA

300

9,895

4,214

885

LITHUANIA

1,561

LUXEMBOURG

6,394

919

300

600

LIECHTENSTEIN

MACEDONIA, tFYRo MADAGASCAR

300

MALAWI

300

MALAYSIA

29,259

MALDIVES

2,858

MALTA

2,508

1,838

25,565

MOLDOVA

428

MONACO

220

MAURITANIA

300

MAURITIUS MEXICO

MONGOLIA

1,017

MONTENEGRO

300

1,017

300

220

1,017

504

1,017 504

504

1,308

300

NETHERLANDS

51,595

NEW ZEALAND

15,970

MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE

4,652 300

NAMIBIA NEPAL

NICARAGUA

300

428

2,586

2,787

NIGER

300

428

300

NIGERIA NORWAY

2,586

20,823

OMAN

7,461

PAKISTAN

60,000

PANAMA REP.

640

1,159

640

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

765

PERU

7,461

71,735

300

PARAGUAY

20,823

7,461

71,735

PALESTINIAN

2,586 20,823

71,735 300

300

1,159

1,799 765

300

2,210

PHILIPPINES

41,795

165,565

41,795

165,565

207,360

POLAND

79,899

44,068

79,899

44,068

123,967

70,444

QATAR

4,203

ROMANIA

1,149

RUSSIA

7,812

2,056,030

2,392,017

PORTUGAL

Sub-total

C O N SO L I DAT E D

418,974

F I N A N CIAL

2,252,723

S TAT EM ENT S

335,987

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COUNTRY

Brought forward RWANDA

Paid as at 30.09.13

Total paid

Arrears

Fees

Arrears

Fee

CHF

418,974

2,252,723

335,987

2,056,030

2,392,017

300

600

SAN MARINO

200

SAUDI ARABIA

17,488

SENEGAL

1,469

SERBIA

1,718

SEYCHELLES (A)

200

SIERRA LEONE

300

SINGAPORE

10,376

SLOVAKIA

2,208

SLOVENIA

4,843

SOUTH AFRICA

9,013

51,985

SPAIN SRI LANKA

11,532

ST LUCIA

10,000

300

ST VINCENT & GREN. SUDAN

300

322

329

322

1,549

322 1,549

3,098

SURINAM

1,322

SWAZILAND

2,624

SWEDEN

53,014

SWITZERLAND

28,090

SYRIA

3,054

3,314

TAJIKISTAN

300

TANZANIA

300

THAILAND

200,000

TOGO

3,054

3,054 300

120,000

300

120,000

300

TRINIDAD

4,125

TUNISIA

12,115

TURKEY

4,125 12,115

19,630

UGANDA

300

UKRAINE

807

5,472

UN. ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINDOM UNITED STATES URUGUAY VENEZUELA

475,304

1,333,968

999

1,998

9,342

4,671

14,013

678

1,356

YEMEN

883

ZAMBIA

524

ZIMBABWE

678

524

./. 2% discount

TOTAL

300

-25,528

660,858

C O N SO L I DAT E D

4,519,944

F I N A N CIAL

S TAT EM ENT S

494,870

4,087,814

S EP T EM BER

4,557,156

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13. STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS BY REGION BEFORE CONSOLIDATION Geneva Main Office

Africa

Arab

AsiaPacific

Eurasia

Europe

Inter– America

Total 30.09.2013

«Total 30.09.2012

CHF

4,557,156

4,543,151

76,580

4,287

219,318

13,670

313,855

291,032

2,500,000

OPERATIONAL INCOME Registration fees

4,557,156

Regional registration fees Contribution World/Regional Scout Foundation

2,500,000

Restricted Revenue (Projects)

1,685,998

196,859

36,745

39,262

Other donations

11,674

240,994

32,762

187

556,040

11,578

2,735,905

1,451,481

1,433,903

5,280

1,515,377

1,382,527

Utilisation of provisions Other operational income

60,479 90,274

291

64,910

35,194

201,707

30,671

423,047

343,577

8,870,173

236,412

153,164

280,662

32,762

2,410,968

61,199

12,045,340

10,572,247

General Management

3,603,735

367,599

221,318

306,721

281,702

560,281

431,419

5,772,775

5,826,142

Education and Development

1,167,084

825,818

193,062

108,938

272,346

36,448

1,257,220

246,848

2,114,862

2,049,226

156,830

7,132

254,180

53,066

323,446

18,624

2,842,402

1,649,837

Total operational income

OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE

Operations Service Restricted charges (Projects)

2,029,124

Expenditure for Field Activities

46,622

112,937

13,664

15,926

3,200

192,349

264,594

41,953

9,305

20,588

12,526

4,235

14,795

13,120

116,522

109,955

6,841,896

773,418

470,913

859,437

391,377

2,155,742

713,211

12,205,994

10,725,572

-2,425,077

542,033

352,301

531,268

328,050

91,723

579,702

Transfer from main office - field activites

-197,924

47,435

80,336

15,379

15,894

Transfer from main office - Misce grants

-17,015

Depreciation Creation to provisions Total operational expenditure

Transfer from main office - general Transfer from main office - projects

INTERMEDIATE SURPLUS/ DEFICIT

-611,739

38,880

17,015 52,462

114,888

-15,113

802

2,127

-668

-295

-14,671

346,949

-33,430

-160,654

-153,325

222,032

100,254

384,829

116,782

-15,651

-2,408

-35,944

202,642

FINANCIAL INCOME Financial result

59,614

Interests on loans & bank charges

-13,125

-1,349

-2,448

Result on investment

314,529

Exchange gain/loss

-54,432

-15,156

-30,515

-781

523

23,704

-31,539

-108,196

81,899

NET FINANCIAL SURPLUS/ DEFICIT

-7,943

-16,505

-30,381

1,051

-1,925

230,085

66,307

240,689

715,852

-619,682

35,957

84,507

-14,062

-16,596

577,034

32,877

80,035

562,527

Allocation

-1,689,925

-196,859

-11,674

-240,994

-41,699

-556,040

-11,578

-2,748,769

-1,493,507

Use

2,051,873

178,636

7,131

254,180

53,066

323,446

18,624

2,886,956

1,678,364

NET SURPLUS/DEFICIT OF THE YEAR BEFORE ATTRIBUTION

-257,734

17,734

79,964

-876

-5,229

344,440

39,923

218,222

747,384

OPERATING SURPLUS CHANGES IN RESTRICTED FUNDS

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14. GENERAL MANAGEMENT / EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT / OPERATIONS SERVICE General Management

Staff costs

Education & Developmentt

Operations Services

Total 2013

Geneva Main Office

Regional Offices

Sub-total

CHF

2,632,845

1,035,248

3,668,093

873,999

1,495,834

6,037,926

Travel costs

101,809

113,818

215,627

59,499

362,970

638,096

Committee Meetings

268,270

222,179

490,449

2,978

553,370

748,948

1,302,318

Communication and Media

28,160

18,599

46,759

Information Technology

19,281

27,270

46,551

3,603,735

2,169,040

5,772,775

Activities Admin. & Infrastructure

490,449 233,586

218,374

454,938 1,302,318

37,684

84,443 46,551

1,167,084

2,114,862

9,054,721

Education & Developmentt

Operations Services

Total 2012

General Management

Geneva Main Office

Regional Offices

Sub-total

CHF

2,447,844

1,106,405

3,554,249

681,958

1,333,457

5,569,664

Travel costs

132,283

104,164

236,447

35,520

418,136

690,103

Committee Meetings

169,969

257,255

427,224

59,528

667,325

812,491

1,479,816

Staff costs

Activities Admin. & Infrastructure

Communication and Media

30,601

Information Technology

20,605

17,672

38,277

3,468,627

2,357,515

5,826,142

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F I N A N CIAL

427,224 108,340

215,770

30,601

S TAT EM ENT S

383,638 1,479,816

81,863

112,464 38,277

825,818

2,049,226

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2013

8,701,186

15. FORWARD CONTRACTS No forward contract was concluded during this fiscal year and the previous one.

16. PAYMENT TO MEMBERS OF THE ORGANS IN CHARGE The World Scout Committee (WSC) works on a

In 2012-2013, the total of the reimbursements for

voluntary basis. As per the approved regulations

all WSC members represents CHF 107,948

in force, members of the WSC are entitled to

(2011-2012: CHF 88,219).

claim for the reimbursement of the travel and accommodation costs incurred during the WSC meetings or while on certain official missions.

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17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION REVIEW:

Score â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Scout Resources International, Geneva

During its meeting on 21-23 September 2013, the World Scout Committee discussed the WSB

The board of Scout Resources International in

Organization and Location Review and decided the

Geneva met in September 2013 to vote the

following:

liquidation of the entity. The legal procedure is in process.

Location of the Central Office : European Regional Office 1. The Committee agreed the legal seat of the World Scout Bureau remains in Geneva.

On 15 October 2013 the Europe Regional Office was registered with the Geneva Commercial

Operational work :

2. The Committee agreed the operational work of the World Scout Bureau would be carried out from offices located in 7 cities, including inter alia Geneva and Kuala Lumpur. Redefinition of the WSB : 3. One global team serving one Movement from various offices.

During the World Scout Committee meeting on 21-23 March 2014, the Secretary General reported on the implementation of new structure of the World Scout Bureau in Kuala Lumpur.

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PERFORMANCE REPORT 2012 - 2013 COVERING ACTIVITIES BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2012 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter A Purpose of the Organization Chapter B Directors / Trustees and their term of Office Chapter C Management Team Chapter D Defined objectives and description of outputs Priority Area 1 – Youth for Change Priority Area 2 – 21st Century Leadership Priority Area 3 – Global Support Priority Area 4 – Our Strategic Path Chapter E Messengers of Peace Goal One: Inspire Messengers of Peace Goal Two: Promote special projects to address critical issues Goal Three: Build local capacity to ensure long term sustainability Chapter F Educational Methods Group Chapter G Membership Task Force Chapter H World Scout Bureau Organization and Location Review

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CHAPTER A PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION The World Organization of the Scout Movement The Scout Movement is a voluntary, non-political educational movement for young people, open to all regardless of race or creed, in accordance with the purpose, principles and method conceived by its founder Robert Baden-Powell. The Mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society. This is achieved by involving them throughout their formative years in a non-formal educational process, using a specific method (the Scout Method) that makes each individual the principal agent of his or her development as a self-reliant, supportive, responsible and committed person, assisting them to establish a value system based upon spiritual, social and personal principles. Scouting operates through a network of local groups supported by National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in 162 countries. South Sudan became the latest Member Organization in May 2013. The World Scout Conference is the governing body, the “general assembly”, of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), and is composed of all NSOs meeting every three years. NSOs must gain recognition from the Conference to become members of WOSM and there can only be one NSO per country. In the case of a country having more than one Scout Association, a federation is formed for the purposes of national coordination and world membership. The Conference considers policies and standards of the Scout Movement and takes any actions required to further advance the purpose of the Movement. It also elects members of the World Scout Committee (WSC).

CHAPTER B THE DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES AND THEIR TERMS OF OFFICE The World Scout Committee The World Scout Committee is the executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. It is responsible for the implementation of the resolutions of the World Scout Conference and for acting on its behalf between its meetings. In the fiscal year 2012-2013, the committee was composed of the following members:

Voting members: Twelve elected members, each from a different country. They are elected by the World Scout Conference by secret ballot. Since the World Scout Conference in 2011, WSC members are elected for a three-year term, and may be re-elected for one additional term. The terms of office of all current elected members therefore end in 2014.

Simon Hang-Bock Rhee, Chairperson, Korea

João Armando Gonçalves, Portugal

Wahid Labidi, Vice-Chairperson, Tunisia

Mari Nakano, Japan

Eric Khoo, Malaysia

John May, Vice-Chairperson, United Kingdom

John Neysmith, Canada

Karin Ahlbäck, Finland

Oscar Palmquist, Brazil

Daniel Ownby, USA

Abdullah Alfahad, Saudi Arabia Marcel Ledjou, Ivory Coast

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Ex-officio non-voting members: •

The Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of each duly elected Regional Scout Committee

•

The Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement

•

The Treasurer, who is appointed by the World Scout Committee

•

A member of the board of the World Scout Foundation

CHAPTER C MANAGEMENT TEAM World Scout Bureau The Secretary General is appointed by the World Scout Committee of which he is an ex-officio non-voting member. He is the Chief Executive Officer of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and directs its Secretariat, the World Scout Bureau (WSB). He promotes and safeguards the interests of the Movement. The Secretary General is assisted by a management team for the Central Office and Regional Directors. In 2012-2013, the management team included: • Luc Panissod, Secretary General (until December 2012) • Scott Teare, Secretary General (since January 2013) • James Aidan Jones, Chief Operating Officer

In the Central Office: • Jim Sharp, Executive Director, General Management • Göran Hägerdal, Executive Director, Education, Research and Development • Hany Abdulmonem, Youth Programme Director (since February 2013) • David Berg, Director, Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation • Bruno Chambardon, Director, External Relations and Marketing • Peter Illig, Director, Global Projects • Jean-Bernard Rebord, Director, Administration, Finance and Personnel • Ray Saunders, Director, Information Services • Saâd Zian, Director, Adult Resources and Volunteer Development

In the Regional Offices: • Frederic Tutu Kama-Kama, Regional Director, Africa Regional Office • Atif Abdelmageed Abdelrahman, Regional Director, Arab Regional Office • Abdullah Rasheed, Regional Director, Asia-Pacific Regional Office (until July 2013) • J. Rizal Pangilinan, Regional Director, Asia-Pacific Regional Office (since July 2013) • Iurie Emilian, Regional Director, Eurasia Regional Office • David McKee, Regional Director, European Regional Office • Abdullah Rasheed, Regional Director, Asia-Pacific Regional Office (until July 2013) • J. Rizal Pangilinan, Regional Director, Asia-Pacific Regional Office (since July 2013) • Raul Sanchez Vaca, Regional Director, Interamerican Regional Office • Frederic Tutu Kama-Kama, Regional Director, Africa Regional Office

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CHAPTER D DEFINED OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTION OF OUTPUTS Based on the Triennial Plan 2011-2014, “Leadership, Innovation, Service” During this period, the World Scout Committee met three times: •

In Geneva, Switzerland from 28 September - 1 October 2012

•

In Jakarta, Indonesia from 23-24 March 2013

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In Buenos Aires, Argentina from 21-23 September 2013

The current three-year strategic plan of the World level of WOSM – the “Triennial Plan” – was approved by the World Scout Committee at its meeting in September 2011 and has since then been implemented. It is based on the Mission and Vision for Scouting, World Scout Conference Resolutions adopted in 2011 in Brazil, ongoing work and projects as well as the goals and aspirations of the elected World Scout Committee members. The work is organized around four Priority Areas, which are: 1. Youth for Change 2. 21st Century Leadership 3. Global Support (a renaming of the Consultancy System) 4. Our Strategic Path The World Scout Committee is also determined to make sure that the ‘educational dimension’ of the ongoing work is present in a sufficiently explicit manner throughout the Priority Areas, and the Triennial Plan ensures this articulation. Besides the work structured around the Priority Areas, other specific issues (some of them arising from Conference Resolutions) are being addressed through the Triennial Plan, such as: •

Human Rights

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Membership of WOSM & Accredited National Scout Organizations

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Succession of the Secretary General

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Location of the World Scout Bureau

Last but not least a major effort in this triennium is focused on WOSM’s new flagship project, the Messengers of Peace initiative. An extensive subchapter has been added in this Activity Report to highlight the achievements of the initiative in its first year of implementation. All the above is complemented by the regular work in areas such as Communications and External Relations, Information Services, Finance, World Scout Events, Constitutions, etc. To reflect the mindset and the spirit for this triennium, the Plan has been named “Leadership, Innovation, Service”.

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1. Priority Area 1: Youth for Change 1.1. Objectives & deliverables The general objective of this priority area is to focus on bringing together the various strands of youth engagement and empowerment of activities, at world, regional and national levels, so as to maximize the impact that young people might have in driving our Movement forward. The following key outcomes are to be delivered before or by the 2014 World Scout Conference in Slovenia: •

Development of e-training modules on Peer Education, Youth Involvement, Intergenerational Dialogue, Life Skills, etc. (CDs/USB keys to be available at the 2014 World Scout Conference in Slovenia).

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Development of a web-based platform for youth exchanges.

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Comprehensive evaluation on the impact of the World Scout Youth Forum and the Youth Advisors system.

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Set targets on Youth Involvement for WOSM, the Regions and NSOs.

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New World Youth Involvement Policy.

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Youth for Change working group participation in Regional Conferences/events, including:

- Running sessions on Youth for Change-related issues

- Information stands

- Conducting interviews/survey.

- Review of the World Programme Policy (Educational Methods activity)

The Youth for Change working group identified four focus areas in this priority area: •

Skills for Life

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Intergenerational Dialogue

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Youth Changing Communities

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Youth Involvement in Decision Making

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1.2. Achievements Amongst others, the following achievements can be noted in this area in the timeframe between 1 October 2012 and 30 September 2013.

Youth for Change meetings/events The Youth for Change working group met in Lisbon, Portugal (14-17 February 2013), and in Ljublijana, Slovenia (5-6 September 2013) on the occasion of the World Scout Youth Forum planning team meeting. Membership in the working group has changed during the period to strengthen its effectiveness. The Working Group helped conduct workshops during the European Scout Symposium (Dublin, Ireland), Regional Scout Conferences in the Arab Region (Algiers, Algeria) and the European Region (Berlin, Germany), and a session on Intergenerational Dialogue during the 14th World Scout Moot in Canada. The World Youth for Change Workshop was held in Thailand (14-16 September 2012). The sessions comprised four main topics – Youth in Decision Making, Intergenerational Dialogue, Youth Changing Communities and Life Skills – and Messengers of Peace was also one of the main topics presented in the workshop. An executive report of this workshop was shared with all Regional Directors, encouraging them to include a similar workshop in their forthcoming events. Thus far, the Interamerican Region is planning to do so.

Impact assessment published A major achievement is the completion of the Impact Assessment of the World Scout Youth Forum and the Youth Advisors’ system. This was made possible thanks to having shortterm staff dedicated to the evaluation. The process included: statistical analysis of the 706 participants in the past five World Scout Youth Forums; four surveys between November 2012 and January 2013 of former Youth Forum participants, former and current Youth Advisors, representatives of NSOs, and former and current World Scout Committee members; eighteen extended interviews with people who had significant ties to the World Scout Youth Forum; a quantitative analysis of the recommendations of the past five Forums. An executive summary of the findings has been published, sent to all NSOs, and is available online. This research provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the situation, thereby enabling the proposal of improvements in the current systems and exploration of new ones. A separate document contains the initial work around this next phase.

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The World Scout Committee approved a renewed World Youth Involvement Policy for presentation to the World Scout Conference in 2014.

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The WSB communication team included the Scouts of the World programme in Scouting’s report on the Millennium Development Goals. They also worked to increase the number of Scouts participating in the UN survey “My World” for the UN’s post-2015 process.

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Information on youth involvement in decision-making in the regions was collected and shared. The next step is to apply the same indicators at the world level. (As requested in World Conference resolution 8/2011.)

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The Youth for Change training modules have been revised are undergoing further field testing.

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Scouts of the World 2.0 has been designed to provide more flexibility in implementation and less red-tape. The new package is to be launched at the World Scout Education Congress (November 2013).

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Africa Region •

Mauritius Centenary Jamboree (24 November 2012 – 3 December 2012): Over 1,800 Scouts attended from Mauritius (including Rodrigues), Seychelles, Reunion Island (France), Serbia, South Africa, Singapore and Portugal. The focus of the programme was on Messengers of Peace activities, notably joint work projects with local communities. This increased awareness of the Messengers of Peace programme and expanded the network.

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Africa Youth Advisors met in Ethiopia in March. Five of the six elected advisors were able to attend. Review of the manual Africa Scouts against Child Abuse was begun to integrate emerging trends and narrow the information gap in the current manual.

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Ghana Youth Programme Workshop (5-9 September 2012) to equip participants with programme design skills, and launch a review of the Scout association’s programme handbook.

Asia-Pacific Region •

The Pakistan Second SAARC Scouts Friendship Camp (Islamabad, 17-21 October 2012) brought together 350 Rover Scouts from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. A highlight of the event was the youth parliament where young people exchanged their ideas. The camp was sponsored by the Messengers of Peace.

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Indonesia Ticket to Life Evaluation and Planning Workshop (Jakarta, 17-20 December 2012): National coordinators and unit leaders from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines met to share their successes and weaknesses, and develop plans for the coming year.

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Indonesia Flood Rescue and Relief (South and East Java, January 2012). Scouts and leaders of the Gerakan Pramuka partnered with the Indonesian government to mobilize rescue and relief operations for people affected by flooding. Scout Care Crisis Centres were set up in badly affected areas to distribute food and supplies.

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Philippines Three Peace Jamborees (Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, 22 February - 2 March 2013). Officially called National PeaceJamb, the three jamborees used a single theme: Scouts Messengers of Peace. The camps followed a module using the eight Paths Towards Peace.

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Bangladesh National Rover Moot and COMDECA (Panchagar, 29 January - 4 February 2013): About 7,000 Scouts and Rovers took part in activities including working with villagers to provided free health care for people and animals, seed distribution and other good turns.

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Scouts of China Environment Education Workshop (Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 3-6 June 2013): Fifty-six participants from 15 countries attended, working under the theme “Scouts accountability to environment”. The World Scout Environment Programme provided the framework for enhancing the capability of Scout associations to manage sustainable and comprehensive environmental education programmes.

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Japan Jamboree (Yamaguchi, August 2013): A key activity at this gathering of 14,000 Scouts was the Global Development Village designed to raise awareness from six perspectives: peace, environment, health, human rights, development and disaster mitigation. It was conducted in collaboration with 16 partner organizations. Workshops on Messengers of Peace were coordinated with visits to 19 towns and cities in Yamaguchi to meet people and learn more about different kinds of communities.

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Indonesia Tree Planting (West Java Province, 31 August 2013): To commemorate Indonesia’s National Scout day, and as part of the Messengers of Peace initiative, Scouts planted more than 10,000 mangrove trees along the coast. The trees are vital to help prevent erosion in times of high seas.

European Region •

New documents supporting NSOs in introducing and enhancing youth empowerment have been produced. Themes covered include Youth Empowerment, Mentoring and Coaching, and Youth Empowerment and Youth Programme workshop kit.

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An e-learning module has been produced to support new delegates to major events, initially for the European Scout and Guide Conferences, but the module will have greater durability as a tool for preparing young people for decision making and interaction with civil society. This has been made possible by substantial funding from the European Union.

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Teams composed entirely of young people have taken charge of planning the Agora, RoverNet and VentureNet events to promote sharing of good practice and promotion of real youth empowerment. Agora was held at Kandersteg International Scout Centre in April 2013 with 35 participants plus the planning team of young people.

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A RoverNet and VentureNet meeting was held in May to focus on challenges of providing effective support for the implementation of youth programme in these important age ranges, discuss the question of the level to which youth members can determine their own programme and development.

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Presentations and workshops on Youth for Change were made at the European Scout Symposium and the European Scout Conference. At the European Conference (Berlin, Germany, July 2013), more than 50 percent of delegates/observers were 32 and under, and 75 percent were under the age of 42.

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The strategy of the Region is to provide youth programme publications at the lowest cost possible. Several NSOs have received the publications only for the cost of shipping. A survey of organizations has revealed which publications should be updated and reprinted.

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During this period, Youth Programme Workshops have been held in the Dominican Republic (25 leaders), Nicaragua, and Peru (117 leaders). Thirty-four leaders of senior sections in 12 NSOs met in Mexico for a seminar aimed at sharing best practices for older youth members.

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Priority Area 2: 21st Century Leadership 2.1. Objectives & deliverables The general objective of this priority area is to find ways to help NSOs bring out within their youth programmes the leadership qualities in young people that will be needed if they are to take an active and responsible role in modern societies. The following key outcomes are to be delivered before or by the 2014 World Scout Conference in Slovenia: •

A global consultation with Scouts, NSOs and external parties on the meaning of modern (21st century) leadership in societies around the world.

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Based on the consultation and extensive research, a position paper clarifying what modern (21st century) leadership means in Scouting.

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A portfolio of best practices in leadership development from NSOs around the world.

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Resource materials for NSOs to self-assess the delivery of leadership development in their youth programmes.

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21st Century Leadership working group attendance at Regional Conferences/events.

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A limited number of NSO pilot projects, providing best practice on how youth programmes can be developed to better develop leadership qualities in young people.

In line with World Scout Conference Resolution 4/11, the 21st Century Leadership working group delivered workshops on the topic of leadership development through the Scout programme to NSO leaders at the Arab, Asia-Pacific, Eurasia and Interamerican Regional Conferences. The group also delivered leadership-based activities to over 1000 Scouts from 70 countries at the 14th World Scout Moot in Canada and established a social media platform to engage Scouts and Scout leaders in discussion around how Scouting provides young people opportunities to develop leadership with a total reach of 18,000. The work would not have been possible without the financial assistance of the Eric Frank Trust, which financed the employment of a part-time consultant with experience of leadership development in a Scout context to support the volunteer working group.

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2.2. Achievements Leadership development The 21st Century Leadership working group launched a discussion paper on leadership development in Scouting. This area of work largely focuses on the youth programme aspects of leadership development for young Scouts as against the training of adult Scout leaders, which is another important aspect of Scouting. The working group launched a campaign called discussion days on FaceBook from 27 June to 2 July 2013, inviting everyone to contribute to this key area of World Scouting’s work for this triennium. The discussion paper, which was shared with all NSOs, attempts to clarify how everyone in Scouting understands leadership in order to find an approach that represents a shared view from the Scout Movement. The paper was formulated through literary studies and in consultation with hundreds of Scouts at various regional events around the world since the Brazil conference. The paper is one of the several aspects of the on-going work on this priority. Through the discussions around the paper, the working group is inviting best practices and examples from NSOs that focus on components of youth programme contributing to leadership development of Scouts. Discussions are encouraged in six key areas: 1. Active role in society; 2. Learning by doing; 3. Inclusive values; 4. Collaboration; 5. Commitment, integrity and trust; 6. Relevant to today’s young people.

Africa Region •

Entrepreneurship: The Region developed and published a curriculum on Entrepreneurship for Rovers, to help young people to conceive, prepare (train for), and create small businesses to help themselves and families.

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Uganda: East Africa Zonal Scout Youth Forum (9-13 December 2012) brought together 20 Scouts from five contries to share their individual and collective community projects.

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Youth Forum planning began for the 7th Africa Youth Forum to be held in Mauritius in 2015. The concept was developed by various regional groups, guidelines were developed, approved, and shared with the organizers of the event. The goal is to scale up youth involvement and promote better engagement of more young people in Africa.

Asia-Pacific Region •

Bangladesh: 7th Asia-Pacific Scout Youth Forum (17-21 November 2012) involved 71 boys and girls from 24 countries. Its theme was “bridging the Gap”. The forum is an opportunity to discuss and express views on issues affecting them, learn more about those issues, and sharpen their skills in decision-making.

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The Forum elected six young leaders from six countries to form the Young Adult Members Group for the term 2012-2015. The inclusion of this group in the Region’s operational framework demonstrates the Regional Committee’s confidence in the capability of young people to take responsibilities and provides them with experience in operating at a multicountry level.

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Indonesia: Scouts against drugs. Scouts are taking a lead in the government’s campaign against drug abuse among young people. This was formally agreed in a televised meeting with the Minister of Youth and Sports and the President of the country.

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Afghanistan: Scouts distribute clothes to needy. PARSA is a private non-governmental organization in Afghanistan which has a Scout programme presently involving more than 1,000 members in six provinces. In January the Scouts distributed winter clothing to some 150 poor families living in caves in Bamyan Province in eastern Afthanistan. The clothes – 1200 kg – had been collected over several months by members of Boy Scouts of America Troop 463 in the United States. The US military shipped the clothes to Afghanistan.

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Thailand: Scouts helping Myanmar refugees. Scouts in Thailand, working with other concerned agencies, collect food and supplies for distribution to the 3,000 Rohingya refugees who are detained in different centers across Thailand. In addition the Scouts help with some projects in the centres to make life more comfortable

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Bangladesh: six-year joint project with Scouts of China, Japan and Korea. Agreement was reached among all parties in February 2013. The partnership provides opportunities for older Scouts from the countries mentioned to come to Bangladesh to work on an international environment project while fostering friendship and doing community service in villages. Services will include awareness campaigns related to primary health care, and nature conservation.

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India: Scouts helping pilgrims. The Kumbh Mela, believed to be the largest religious gathering on earth, is held every 12 years on the banks of the Sangam. Similar, smaller gatherings are held every three years. In 2013, 142 Rover Scouts from 16 states participated in a service camp to be trained on helping pilgrims with information booths, lost and found, crowd/traffic control, first aid, etc.

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New Zealand: Scout training saves lives. Two Sea Scouts, best friends Sabrina Parsons and Amohia Afeake were 15 years old and on holiday when they spotted two adult men losing their battle to swim against a rip tide that was dragging them out to sea. The girls jumped in with their boogie boards to help keep the men afloat and breathing until more help arrived. They were awarded the rare Gilt Cross for Gallantry. Standing-in for the Governor-General at the ceremony, a representative said “They deserved high recognition for a number of reasons. One is their young age. At 15 years old they acted with maturity and courage well beyond their years.”

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Bangladesh: Scouts help building collapse victims. On 24 April 2013 an eight-storey building collapsed in Dhaka killing and injuring hundreds of people. Rover Scouts were quick to join with the Bangladesh Defense Force and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society to help with the search for people still trapped in the rubble. Scouts also facilitated vital blood donations.

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Eurasia Region •

Azerbaijan: Training of trainers (20-22 February 2013), the first such event, assisted by a Scout leader from Poland.

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Belarus: Rover development seminar (8-10 February 2013). Some 30 participants and 10 trainers worked on ways to grow and strengthen the Rover programme in the country.

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Belarus: The Role of Youth in developing children and youth. Meetings were held in three cities in February and March with the aim of increasing membership in the 16-30 age range. City government officials were included in the meetings.

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Belarus: Scouting was represented in the United Nations meeting (27 March 2013) to discuss national perspectives on the global agenda after 2015.

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Ukraine: The Essential Characteristics of Scouting seminar was held with 80 participants in Kiev in January, during which a working group on developing the national youth programme was created; 30 participants from eight Ukraine districts met as part of a Messengers of Peace project; an all-Ukranian seminar on public relations and communication was held in Kiev for 40 participants.

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Training abroad: Senior Scouts from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and the Ukraine participated in the Vienna meeting for Scout and Guide representatives to national youth councils; representatives from Scout organizations in Azerbaijan and Georgia attended a Zurich meeting about partnerships with other organizations.

European Region •

Chief Executives of European Scout and Guide organizations met in Berlin, Germany. There was a lively discussion among the 29 participants, 75 percent of whom were WOSM members. Documentation from the meeting was distributed after the meeting to help sustain the sharing of good practices. The group met again, briefly, during the European Conference in August 2013.

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Leadership Development Fund: Final guidelines for applying to the Fund have been produced and are now online to encourage the use of this generous support. A number of associations are being supported to meet the criteria of multiple-partner involvement. There are awards in environmental education, leadership sharing, values based leadership and ongoing support for project development.

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• The Eric Frank Trust has been promoted to International Commissioners and in direct consultations with NSOs, along with information about support from Messengers of Peace and other institutional funding.

Interamerican Region •

Training for Scout leaders in the Region has improved and there has been a major alignment of NSO policies on Adults in Scouting with the regional and world policy.

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Training event highlights include: Messengers of Peace training for 14 NSOs, held in Trinidad and Tobago; strengthening institutional capacity in the Caribbean in Miami; youth participation meeting for NSOs in Panama; training of trainers for 25 trainers from El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua; train the trainers course in Jamaica for 12 Scout leaders; advanced outdoors skills course in Trinidad and Tobago, and a level 2 course for trainers in Colombia with 40 participants from six NSOs; level 1 course for 32 participants from the Dominican Republic and 2 from Venezuela and Nicaragua.

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Priority Area 3: Global Support 3.1. Objectives & deliverables The general objective of this priority area is to create a bank of resources (human and intellectual) so that NSOs can assess their own needs in terms of strategic and practical support, and access targeted assistance (across regional and national boundaries) to meet those needs. The following key outcomes are to be delivered before or by the 2014 World Scout Conference in Slovenia: •

The methods have been refined, the process has proved its efficiency and has been adjusted to reality where and when necessary.

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Existing assessment tools will be harmonised towards a common assessment tool so that a measure of the progress can be made at world level in due course.

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Contact Management System will have been developed to record all aspects of the process and of work with NSOs.

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A large pool of experts comprising individual support coordinators and consultants as well as Scout organizations ready to be involved will have been formed.

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NSOs clearly see the world and regional levels of WOSM as service-oriented.

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30 percent of NSOs will have gone through the Global Support system and will positively evaluate the experience of receiving support.

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30 percent of NSOs will have actively participated in the delivery of the support process.

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All six Scout Regions are fully involved.

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The Global Support working group will be present at a minimum of six regional events.

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3.2. Achievements Africa Region •

On-the-job-training was provided at the Regional Office in June and July 2013 for representatives from Botswana, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Malawi. Their training focused on Scout office administration and the ability to design and report on projects such as the Messengers of Peace.

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Tailored support has been provided to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Central Africa Republic, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo. Support included resolving leadership and other crisis conflicts, reviewing/advising on key governance documents, orienting/counselling new board members, reviewing and updating of national training publications. With assistance, Ghana is working towards achieving the standards of the Quality Assured Scouting. Malawi now has the capacity to organise national and regional events. One result has been a significant improvement in relationships and communication between the Africa Regional Office and NSOs.

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South Sudan fact finding: At the request of the World Scout Committee, Regional Directors from Africa and the Arab Regions visited South Sudan (5-9 November 2012) to assess the potential for development of Scouting, resources needed, and the potential for eventual membership of WOSM.

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Lesotho has undergone a number of initiatives for rejuvenation. A broader base of leaders has been trained, communications within the association are much improved, district cooperation has been reinforced for more effective work, and responsibilities have been more clearly defined and communicated. Training of district commissioners has strengthened their ability to manage projects and mobilize resources to improve Scouting. A new Food for Life project is giving enthusiasm to Scouts by teaching new farming skills, increasing food production, and improving the lives of many families.

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Food for Life has expanded to Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Malawi and South Sudan thanks to a new partnership agreement with FAO. The first “technical knowledge transfer training” was organized in April for the four new countries with representatives from countries with ongoing experience in Food for Life: Benin, Burundi, Kenya, Niger, and Uganda. The results of the programme have been impressive, and a comprehensive report based on household surveys is being prepared.

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Consultancy support from the Regional Office was reported with 14 countries in the Region.

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Bhutan welcomed a consultancy visit organized by the Regional Office (11-17 October 2012). It was agreed, as a first step, to focus on creating a system of recruiting, training and managing adults in Scouting.

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Papua New Guinea also welcomed members of the Regional Committee in February for wide-ranging discussions with Scouting and government leaders.

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Timor Leste received a regional team which met with the President of Timor (7-10 May) and other government officials who expressed appreciation to the Scout Association of Australia, and to WOSM for supporting the development of Scouting. The challenges to train adults and create a national office remain unresolved. Proud Scouts asked the delegation to dedicate a toilet block they had built for a school in Dili.

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Fiji welcomed (20-25 April 2013) a three-member consultancy team to review major areas related to the management and youth programme of the association.

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Panel of Consultants established: In January, 38 people from seven NSOs were appointed to the Asia-Pacific Region Specialists Panel. They will provide direct services to NSOs through consultancy on real, vital and critical needs of member Scout organizations. Nine areas of specialisation have been identified: youth programme, adults in Scouting, communications and marketing, consulting and needs analysis, events management, fundraising, governance and strategy, information technology, and management.

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Fact-finding visit to Myanmar: A delegation of Asia-Pacific Region Scout leaders made the first official visit to Myanmar in about five decades. Myanmar (formerly Burma) was a member of the World Scout Organization in the 1950s, but Scouting was officially dissolved in 1964. Today there are reported to be about 2,000 boys and girls doing Scouting in 20 schools. The delegation met with the Deputy Minister of Education, and the Union Minister of Education. They called for a meeting of old Scouters and about 120 attended. They explained to the delegation the Ministry’s initiatives to revive Scouting.

Eurasia Region •

During the period under review, the Regional Office undertook projects to help six member organizations: Armenia, Georgia, Kazakstan, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. These projects included facilitation of contact with government officials, assistance with project conception and submission, relationships with non-member Scout groups, and training.

European Region •

The Region reports consultancy work with 17 member associations during the year under review. A data base is maintained to record staff and committee visits and describe the support provided, as well as track all projects and donors. During the year, effort has been made to close the books on a number of smaller projects and submit final reports of accomplishments to donors.

Interamerican Region •

Consultancy projects with 17 NSOs are reported for the year under review.

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Priority Area 4: Our Strategic Path 4.1. Objectives & deliverables The general objective of this priority area is to examine the processes and content needed to take the Strategy for Scouting to its next stage of development. The following key outcomes are to be delivered before or by the 2014 World Scout Conference in Slovenia: •

Research has been undertaken to develop an overview of current key global and regional trends regarding young people. This work was completed in July 2013 and is now being used in the further development of the Strategy for Scouting.

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The World Scout Conference requested a situational analysis and evaluation of the Scout Movement regarding the current Strategy for Scouting, as well as to point a way forward for the Movement. In March 2013, the Our Strategic Path working group proposed the following conclusions to the Committee: -

Unfortunately, no structural evaluation or data has been gathered since the approval

of the Strategy for Scouting in 2002. Hence an in-depth evaluation of the Strategy

for Scouting as requested by the Conference is technically not possible.

Considering the need for an extensive review of the strategy process, a meeting is

planned to be held in November 2013 bringing together WOSM’s worldwide

leadership, including Regional Directors, Regional Chairpersons, the World Scout

Committee and the Senior Management of the World Scout Bureau. This meeting

aims to develop a first proposal of a new long-term strategy for WOSM with a horizon

of 2023.

Additionally the working group developed an approach introducing KPIs for the

monitoring of the new Strategy for Scouting (“the Global Dashboard), as well as

a system to align regional and world strategies allowing for flexibility in terms of

specific needs and realities around the world (the “Participative Strategy Concept”).

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In the Eurasia Region, a survey concerning the strategy was conducted and returns from members are being compiled for use in preparing the plan for the next triennium.

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A major preparatory document for the European Conference and European Scout Symposium was distributed. “Our Future Path” considers many aspects of the work of the Region; the relationship with other Regions, the world level and with other organizations; and the way in which the regional Scout plan was implemented in the current triennium. The Conference approved a process for more of a consultative process in developing the triennial plan.

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CHAPTER E. MESSENGERS OF PEACE 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. Messengers of Peace is a 10-year flagship initiative for all member countries of WOSM to involve individual Scouts as well as NSOs in peace-building activities. 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 22.5 million hours of service recorded by close to half a million Scouts so far, the project is well on its way. The initiative promotes young men and women as Leaders for Life – in their communities and in their world. Officially launched in September 2011, this part of the Performance Report aims to give an overview of the major achievements of the Initiative since its launch, particularly with regard to the Messengers of Peace Support Fund. The Support Fund provides financial support to service projects and Scouting initiatives around the world. It enables Scouts in poorer countries to implement the types of vital projects that can change communities. It also supports project management capacity building for NSOs and Regional Offices. The Fund is supported by the World Scout Foundation and administered by the World Scout Bureau and its Regional Offices. All funded activities are managed by Regional Offices through a project management tool that is used by all offices of the World Scout Bureau and the World Scout Foundation. This allows real-time monitoring of projects and strengthens overall coordination. During 2012 and 2013, the total amount of Messengers of Peace grants awarded was $3,231,665. To ease world-wide dissemination, the original 10-year strategy for the Messengers of Peace Initiative has been streamlined into three clear, straightforward goals:

Goal 1: Inspire Messengers of Peace 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 NSOs are the world’s two largest – Indonesia and USA - who have both adopted Messengers of Peace as their national programmes.

Social media 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 Messengers of Peace Initiative through its network of on-line communities.

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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 organizations worldwide. 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. In the past year, the six Regions of World Scouting – Africa, Arab, Asia-Pacific, Eurasia, Europe and Interamerica – have each engaged in the promotion of Messengers of Peace through their networks, and have incorporated Messengers of Peace into their regional and national plans. 31 training workshops have been delivered by global and local Messengers of Peace Ambassadors, and 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 the message to inspire more Scouts in a human force of action. In addition, the role of the “Social Media Leader” is vital for the Messengers of Peace 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. The success of this Initiative has had such an impact that the global Scout website has been phased out, replaced by with a new version, based completely on the Messengers of Peace Initiative and model, taking over in October 2013. This symbolises the full integration of Messengers of Peace into the Scout Movement and the success it has had.

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. •

Indonesia: 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 intercultural dialogue first hand, to interview real-life examples of heroes of inter-ethnic communication and to build plans for their own groups back home. Messengers of Peace workshops allowed participants to learn skills related to leadership, youth participation, communications and social projects development.

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The Asia-Pacific Jamboree with 15,000 participants served as a test for the venue of the World Scout Jamboree to be held in 2015. Messengers of Peace 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 Ambassadors 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. H.M. the King of Sweden 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 in August 2013. This mini-jamboree, with its participants in the 18-25 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 home. Participation was up 41 percent on the previous Moot in 2010. The event had over 18,000 followers on Facebook and featured high profile events on Parliament Hill and in the Canadian House of Commons debating chamber.

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The Jamborees in Egypt, Argentina and Colombia, involving over 25,000 Scouts, greatly contributed to the number of participants in the online social media platform for Messengers of Peace.

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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.

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 organizations are interested in taking part in Messengers of Peace.

Goal 2: Promote special projects to address critical issues Over 100 projects have now been supported through the Messengers of Peace 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, 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 Messengers of Peace Support 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.

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Goal 3: Build local capacity to ensure long term sustainability Increasing the effectiveness (quality) and extending the reach and increasing impact (quantity) to create peace and harmony in the world are key concepts of Messengers of Peace. Local capacity strengthening is therefore a key element of the MoP initiative. When strong local Scout organizations exist, young people flourish in Scouting, quality 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 NSOs reaches a level of governance standards and operational effectiveness up to international standards. That will in turn enable each local Scout organization to implement the highest quality of youth programme and adult leader support system for it. By doing that we achieve our mission of delivering real impact in local communities. In the past twelve months, World Scouting has thus begun a strategic process: •

to assess local capacities among the global network of 162 NSOs to support those NSOs 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 organizations 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 NSOs using the SGS “Global NGO Benchmarking audit”. This standard has been developed based on best practices from nongovernmental organizations from around the world, resulting in 101 criteria distributed across 9 dimensions crucial to the functioning of a non-governmental organization: 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 six 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 NSOs partook in an audit so far:

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Africa Region: South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius, Benin, Burundi, Ghana

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Interamerica Region: El Salvador, Haiti, Panama

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Common issues focus on the following: •

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

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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.

As a follow-up for the 15 NSOs which undertook the audit, training courses were organized, supported by SGS and key WOSM 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 three days each and have been carried out in Indonesia, Panama, and Ethiopia with key decision makers of 23 NSOs attending the events. 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. Some examples •

The SGS assessment of Kenya Scouting identified problems within the organization in areas such as governance, financial control and management of day-to-day activities. Supported by the Africa Regional Office, Kenya Scouting overhauled its governing board, appointed new and dynamic leaders and changed key executives. Kenya Scouting is now a totally transformed organization.

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Indonesian Scouting’s SGS assessment identified the need to separate roles of governance and staff within the organization. The NSO 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 their operating procedures, and organization chart. These steps are particularly important as the leadership of the organization 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 organization in the world.

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Haiti’s Scout organization performed brilliantly in the aftermath of the recent devastating earthquake. However, while foreign agencies and UN organizations 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 organization. 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 organization 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.

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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, WOSM’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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CHAPTER F. EDUCATIONAL METHODS GROUP Activities of this group during the financial year included: •

Organization of the 1st World Scout Education Congress, to be held in Hong Kong in November 2013, was one of the main tasks of this period under review.

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The World Scout Youth Forum planning team met in Florida (January 2013), and again in Rogla, Slovenia (September 2013)

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Adults in Scouting support was provided to Lebanon (December 2012), Ireland (February 2013), South Sudan (March 2013) and to the European Region (Rome May 2013). An international seminar on Adults in Scouting was held in Jambville, France (7-14 July 2013) with 49 participants from all six Regions.

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The Group is fully involved with SGS in the “WOSM standard” draft development. The Global Support Team has the responsibility to supervise this piece of work but, recognising the two key topics addressed by this Standard are Youth Programme and Adults in Scouting, the Educational Methods team is involved in the development and validation process.

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The research network now has 89 members, and research on Youth Trends continues. “Paid Staff guidelines” have been developed. A World Programme Policy review task force has been created and met twice on Skype and once physically in Lisbon (August/September 2013).

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“Scouts of the World” has been updated will be re-launched during the World Scout Education Congress.

CHAPTER G. MEMBERSHIP TASK FORCE Active discussions during the 2011 World Scout Conference initially centred around a proposed constitutional change regarding the special category of Accredited National Scout Organizations, but this discussion revealed broader issues and concerns. So the World Scout Committee created a Membership Task Force to study the subject in greater depth. In January 2013 the task force distributed a nine-page discussion paper, and requested feedback. Possible changes would allow WOSM to have 42 new Member Organizations, thereby bringing the total from 162 to 204.

CHAPTER H. WORLD SCOUT BUREAU ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION REVIEW The 38th World Scout Conference, meeting in Brazil in 2011, requested the World Scout Committee to conduct a feasibility study of the best location for the World Scout Bureau. This review was intended to address significant concerns about the operational costs and staffing of the WSB. (The possibility of a move had been discussed for several years.) In March 2012 the World Scout Committee informed NSOs about its discussions of criteria and characteristics of a world city suitable to host the World Scout Bureau.

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In May 2012 NSOs were requested to participate in an online survey concerning the best location for the Bureau. The conclusions of the review were considered by the World Scout Committee at its meeting in September-October 2012. It endorsed substantial changes to the management and organization of the WSB to be implemented over the next two years. The WSC also approved the relocation of the Central Office from Geneva into a globally distributed structure and directed the Bureau’s management to make detailed proposals for this relocation by the end of February 2013. In October 2012, a report summarising the background and outcomes of the review was sent to all NSOs and Regions. Additional feedback was requested via a new online survey. In January 2013, all NSOs were invited to submit proposals to host some or all of the World Scout Bureau central office functions. At the World Scout Committee meeting in March 2013, a considerable amount of time was spent discussing in detail the reports from the Location Task Force and the employees, as well as seeking input from each Regional Chairman. Following several rounds of voting, the World Scout Committee decided: •

to approve the model of having one World Scout Bureau Central Office;

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to add Geneva to the shortlist of six candidate cities, making a final list of seven cities (Abu Dhabi/Dubai, Bangkok, Geneva, Kuala Lumpur, London, Paris, and Singapore);

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to confirm that a specialist company should be commissioned to work with senior management in order to bring the list of seven shortlisted cities down to one city;

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to give the authority to the Secretary General to make the final decision, based upon the recommendation of a single city by the external specialist company.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers were subsequently appointed to undertake the work to identify a single location for the World Scout Bureau Central Office. In September a copy of their report was shared with all NSOs and staff.

In August 2013 the Secretary General announced his decision to relocate the World Scout Bureau Central Office to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. During its meeting in Buenos Aires in September 2013, the World Scout Committee accepted a plan from the Secretary General to modernize the structure of the World Scout Bureau. The overall aim of this plan is to provide better support and service to NSOs and support WOSM’s growing membership. The World Scout Committee decided to ask all NSOs to endorse its decision by postal vote. (Note: A substantial majority of NSOs endorsed the WSC’s decision.) The new structure: •

introduces a more decentralised structure that moves from having a single Central Office to one that involves all WSB offices in order to create a global network of offices linked through virtual infrastructure and capable of serving the growing Scout population;

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establishes an additional WSB office in Kuala Lumpur which to serve as a shared service centre for WOSM and will include a number of the functions currently delivered by the existing WSB Central Office;

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retains the World Scout Bureau legal seat incorporated in Geneva, although the current office at Rue du Pré-Jérôme 5 will be closed.

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