Category Archives: Opportunities

Call for hosting the International Commissioners’ Forum 2012

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The European Committees have agreed that there will be an International Commissioners’ Forum in 2012 with a number of objectives including:

- To provide an opportunity for sharing experiences between International Commissioners
- To provide a platform to offer induction training to new International Commissioners
- To provide an opportunity to review progress on work on the regional plan
- To stimulate new ideas, tools and services

In order to achieve these and other objectives, we invite Member Organisations and/or National Scout Organisations to make a bid to host this prestigious event. It is desirable that all MOs and NSOs in a country combine to host the event, but bids will be accepted from any MO and/or NSOs.

5th International Gathering for Scouting and Young People with Special Needs

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URGENT RESPONSES REQUIRED - Arab Regional Office & United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) Scout Association, under a patronage and sponsorship of H.E. Shaik Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad El- Qasemmi the governor of Sharjah, invite you to participate in the:  “The 5thInternational Gathering for ” Scouting & Young People with Special Needs “, which will be held during the period 4-12/2/2012, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

The event aims to exchange experiences among participants on the role of the scout movement and its high concern with young people with disabilities and special needs and increase the awareness, knowledge & skills of the participants on how to deal with young people with special needs and integrating them into the community.

Please note: Due to a missing email, the invitation to this event was not received in Europe. We now need to act very quickly to enable as many participants to attend who wish to.
Please note that the deadline was 10 December, but it is still possible to arrange participation, if you act immediately. I suspect that 9 January 2012 would be the ultimate deadline.Sponsorship is offered for 1 male Rover Scout, aged 18 to 23 to participate, free of charge, including an economy class flight. Please not all participants must be male.

Sorry for this very tight deadline, and sorry that it has not been possible to arrange translation to French. However, we thought it better to get the information out without delay.

If you have any points of clarification, please feel free to address them to the Arab Office.

Letter from European Office, Invitation from Arab Office and Registration form.

WOSM Circular 24/2011 – Partnership Fund

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Resume of applications made to the Partnership Fund in the period following the last Regional Conference in Brussels, Belgium, in 2010.
The Partnership Fund provides a great opportunity for the Region to work with an Association and share the results.

Apply to be a Sangam volunteer

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Do you want to experience Indian culture whilst improving your leadership skills? Do you want to make new friends from all around the world whilst being an advocate for change? Do you want to live at a World Centre whilst gaining professional work experience?

Then apply for a volunteer or intern position at Sangam World Centre!

Sangam Volunteer positions are open for 2012-2013 season. Marketing and Communications Intern (MCI) starting June 2012 and Community Relations Intern (CRI) starting July 2012 are also open. Follow the links for more information.

Applications for Sangam Volunteer, MCI and CRI are due 31st December 2011.

I have learnt where my skills lie, and where I need to focus time, energy and commitment into making myself a better person. I’ve learnt about different cultures, how differences unite us not divide us, and what I can do to make a difference in this world. – Sophie, Sangam Volunteer Monsoon 2011 from UK

For more information, please contact dwcm@sangamworldcentre.org.

WOSM Circular 21/2011 – Call for Partners to join funding project: Partnerships Event

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Call for Partners to join funding project – The Partnerships Event (in the frame of the North South Network) will take place at UNESCO, Paris, France in March 2012. Following on from last year’s successful event in Rome, which was the first North-South meeting organised jointly by the Network and WOSM Europe, this event will look to extend the concept even further. The event is designed for associations that are both in and/or looking at entering into partnerships with other regions (Eurasia, Arab, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Interamerica).