Category Archives: WAGGGS

From Roverway 2018 to Roverway 2024 (Joint Communication 10 2018)

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Roverway 2018 is just about to start and will be officially opened on 23 July 2018 by His Excellency Frans Timmermans, first Vice-President of the European Commission. Many of us will be attending some of Roverway, some as part of the open invitation to an IC Meeting during Roverway 2018 from the International Commissioners of Scouting Nederland.

On this occasion, the European Committees of WAGGGS and WOSM are pleased to announce that the next Roverway will be held in 2024.

Find out more in Joint Communication 10 2018, which is a letter addressed to the member organisations by the chairpersons of the two European Committees:

Joint Communication 10 2018 – Form Roverway 2018 to Roverway 2024 in English
Joint Communication 10 2018 – Form Roverway 2018 to Roverway 2024 in French
Annex (in English only): Invitation to an IC Meeting held during Roverway 2018

CALL FOR BIDS TO HOST – the 16th European Scout & Guide Centre Managers’ Conference 2019 (joint Communication 09 2018)

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Since 1989, managers of Guide & Scout Centres across Europe have gathered every two years at the European Guide & Scout Centre Managers’ Conference (ECMC). The 15th conference took place at Úlfljótsvatn Outdoor and Scout Centre, in Iceland, in October 2017 and brought together around 60 participants, planning team members and experts.

With the present Call for Bids to Host, the network of Centre Managers is inviting any interested National Scout Organisation of WOSM (NSO) or Member Organisation of WAGGGS (MO) or Scout/Guide Centre to consider hosting the 16th Conference in 2019.

Find out more about the requirements potential hosts need to fulfil in our Joint Communication 09 2018. Please note that the deadline for submission of your bidding documentation is 1 October 2018.

CALL FOR BIDS TO HOST – The Academy 2019 (Joint Communication 08 2018)

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The Academy is a joint event of WAGGGS and WOSM working in partnership at European level, with key participation of volunteers and staff from both the European Scout Region of WOSM and the Europe Region WAGGGS.

The present Joint Communication invites interested associations of both Regions (National Scout Organisations of WOSM and Member Organisations WAGGGS) to indicate their interest to host The Academy 2018 by submitting a short paper which addresses the points indicated in Joint Communication 08 2018.

The deadline for submission of your bidding documentation is 7 September 2018.

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS – The Academy 2018 (Joint Communication 07 2018)

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The European Regions of the World Organization of the Socut Movement (WOSM) and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) is pleased to launch the present Call for Participants for The Academy 2018, which is scheduled to take place in Skopje, FYROM, from 30 October to 4 November 2018.

Please find all relevant information in Joint Communication 07 2018 as well as on the event’s website.

 

Human Rights of Refugees – A Joint Statement of the European Regions of WOSM and WAGGGS (Joint Communication 06 2018)

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Guides and Scouts are strongly committed to contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities. WOSM and WAGGGS work jointly in actions related to human rights, supporting and connecting their member organisations in playing an active role in the current migrant and refugee situation in Europe.

On 20 June, World Refugee Day, the the two regions shared a strong statement with their member organisations and relevant partners, including European Institutions and NGOs with whom we cooperate.

Joint Communication 06 2018 presents you the Joint Statement “Human Rights of Refugees” of the European Regions of WAGGGS and WOSM.

  • Joint Statement “Human Rights of Refugees” in English
  • Déclaration conjointe “Droits de l’Homme des réfugiés” en français