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EURO #01-2019 LETTER Internal memo of the WFIS Europe GA IN MALTA 2019 WFIS INVITATION WORKSHOP’18 SUMMER CAMP IN RUSSIA 2019 EUROCAMP 2018 EURO LETTER #01-2019 MEMBERS AUSTRIA Sezione Scout di Gela Scouts of Europa Assoraider WORLD FEDERATION Fedarazione Italiana di Scautismo Raider OF INDEPENDENT BELGIUM SG-ISG SCOUTS - EUROPE O KOSOVO CZECH REPUBLIC National Scout Center of Kosovo WFIS-Europe is a SKAUT - cesky skauting ABS LATVIA Scout organization for Svaz skautu a skautek Ceske Republik Latvijas Kristigie Skauti independent scouts. Skaut S.S.V. We meet in camps, MALTA DENMARK leadertraining and Baden Powell Scouts of Malta Baden-Powell Scouts of Denmark jamborees. ROMANIA (De Gule Speijdere i Danmark) WFIS-Europe was Asociatia Cercetasilor Traditionali din Romania created in 1999 and is an FRANCE ACT-RO organisation under Scouts de Chavagnes WFIS World-Wide. RUSSIAN FEDERATION GERMANY Every scout organisation Russian Union of Scouts Bund Europäischer St. Georgs can join WFIS-Europe if SPAIN Pfadfinderinnen und - Pfadfinder they are not member of Asociacion Scout Independiente De Madrid Bund Unabhängiger Pfadfinder another world organisation. Associació Catalana de Scouts If you want to know more CP Dreieich Grupo Scout Alpha about WFIS-Europe, Deutscher Pfadfinder Bund e.V. gegr. 1911 Asociation Juvenil Groupo Scout please contact one of the EPSG Baunach Independiente Gilwell members of the commitee. Europäischer Pfadfinderbund - Georgsritter e.V. Federation Scout de la Communidad Valenciana Freier Pfadfinderbund Asgard Scout Independientes del Principado de Asturias Freier Pfadfinderbund St.Georg Grupo Scout San Pío X Independent Scout Association COMMITTEE Asociación Grupo Scout Alcazaba Solmser Pfadfinderschaft Grupo Scout Magma 1. Chairman Pfadfinderbund Weltenbummler e.V. SWITZERLAND Margon Sørensen Freie Pfadfinderschaft Kreuzritter [email protected] Christliche Freie Pfadfinderschaft Goldenstedt Feuerkreis Niklaus von Flüe 2. Chairman Pfadfinder im Mühlenbecker Land e.V. UKRAINE Julie Bryceson IRELAND Association of scouts “Rozvidnyk” [email protected] Baden-Powell Scouts Association (Volyn and Lviv region) 3. Chairman: ITALY TURKEY Sandra Orebi Kapif [email protected] Assiscout Esploratori e Guide d´Italia UNITED KINGDOM Treasurer Federscout Baden-Powell Scouts Association Klaus P. Karnetzky [email protected] Secretary PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS Marco Landsberger Pollution Police e.V., Germany - CISC Confederazione Italiana dello Scautismo Cristiano, Italy - [email protected] UEP - União dos Escoteiros Portugueses, Portugal - Ascociación de Scouts Independientes de Córdoba, Spain - Scouts and Guides of Saint Joseph, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom 02 EURO LETTER WFIS EUROPE LEAFLET Dear scout brothers, at the last GA in Malta we distributed a WFIS Europe presentation leaflet in English - it can be used by all the member/prospect associations in their own countries in order to widespread the Federation’s work. Anyone wishing to translate and print such leaflet in their own language, can request the layout DEAR READER, created with the program the long awaited relaunch of the Euroletter is finally available. Indesign or the high- resolution PDF in English In this issue you will find an article about the General Assembly, directly to the WFIS Europe information about the projects (Pionet extended first phase!) and invitation secretariat: to camps. Moreover we have reports about an expedition to the Ukraine, [email protected] the story of a camp in Italy at which some of our members participated together with Baden Powell Scouts D’Italia and finally impressions from the St. Georges Parade in Malta, the annual workshop and the big event of Members We can’t stop growing and are present in over 41 countries. 2018 the Eurocamp in England. The World Federation of Independent Scouts is open to any Scouting association that is not affiliated with another international organization. WFIS requires that member associations follow World and use Baden-Powell’s original programme, traditions, uniforms, morals, ethics and structure Federation of We hope you all enjoy this issue. as laid out in Baden-Powell’s Scouting for Boys, Independent amended only for health, environmental, first-aid and safety reasons. Strong Presence in Europe Scouts WFIS has associations present in the following European countries: United Kingdom Spain Europe Germany Czech Republic Switzerland Ukraine Italy Kosovo Belgium Ireland Denmark France Latvia Malta Austria Turkey Special thanks to George Mangion for collecting articles and Giorgio Meo Russian Federation Romania A Scout is a friend WFIS Europe is a member of WFIS Worldwide, which has the following to all, and a brother regional councils: to every other Scout WFIS Europe WFIS South America for the layout. And a very special thank you to all who handed in articles WFIS South East Asia There are also Scout WFIS Africa groups operating in the WFIS North America Middle East and information for this issue, without your work this would not have been possible! info: [email protected] wfis-europe.org That leads to a kind iof standard request from the Euroletter team - please Promoting send arcticles for coming issues. Ideally plain text and photos as separate Traditional Scouting We base our work on the traditional values as laid down by our founder Baden-Powell: Scout Promise Scout Law files. We are looking forward to your contributions. Patrol System Activities and Events More Activities and Events WFIS encourage life in nature, friendship, WFIS Europe organises and promotes a wide Circle of Friendship: For all Cubs who want to working together and helping others. variety of events for its members and prospect participate, this is an excellent way of getting to members. know different Cubs from all around Europe. www.wfis-europe.org/wordpress/ Eurocamp: Once every four years a camp is Scouts Discover the World: A project similar to held where members from all over Europe have a the Circle of Friendship, this activity brings Scout WFIS is: chance of meeting and sharing unique experiences. Troops closer to each other. Run purely by non-paid volunteers. Not political or religious and has no World Jamboree: International Scout camp, Pathfinder Belt:The Pathfinder Belt is the preferences. normally held every five years. challenge of a lifetime, which is open to Scouts Driven and fuelled by our participants. aged over 16 and members of the Rover Section. WFIS Workshop: Rover Scouts and Scout Leaders Tolerant. Every association is different in It is a chance to take part in a ten-day expedition from across Europe meet and learn new skills its own way and we like that. Our goal is to that brings a real understanding of a different together and share their experiences in Scouting share our different ways. country, its people and way of life. while developing friendships and contacts for future international Scouting. But this is far from all! There are even more activities waiting for you and your Scout Group. We get invitations to local camps, meet-ups and a very wide variety of events from our member associations which are published regularly in our Euroletter. On behalf of the Euroletter team Marco Landsberger WFIS-Europe e.V. - Secretary 03 EURO LETTER Claudia Farigu . Assoraider, Italy Photo: Baden Powell Scouts Malta GA IN MALTA JANUARY 26, 2019 he General Assembly WFIS- Europe took place meet Natalie Fsadni, she was so kind and helpful with the last weekend of January in Malta – what a the registration at our arrival! The whole group did a T beautiful island! It was my first time in Malta! I very good job with the planning, choosing the location, arrived on Thursday in order to explore part of it and not to mention the very good food we had! I have to say, it was really worth spending some time On Saturday there was a lot to discuss, approve, vote travelling around! I enjoyed every moment acting like a and report…it was quite a long day, but at the end tourist, eating “pastizzi”, visiting the of it all work had been done! I must amazing ancient heart of La Valletta admit it, I always had the impression of with its old walls and ramparts, not to a very polite and respectful discussion, mention the port and sea view! Next even when members disagreed about day I went to the southern coast to important matters. This should always see the Dingli Cliffs, a masterpiece be the way Scout leaders relate to of mother Nature: the 255m high each other: listening and feeling free limestone cliffs ending in a deep blue to express their own opinions. sea and covered by Mediterranean The final part of the Assembly was herbs and flowers! dedicated to some interesting projects The Assembly was in a small town of activities to be sponsored at “home” on the northern coast, called Qawa with our “younger” members and (about 10 km from the capital). We some more information about the were welcomed (in a very cozy Hotel) by the local team next European appointments for 2019, such as the of B-P Scouts Malta headed by George Mangion. They Woodbead Course in Denmark and the Workshop in organized everything very efficiently and I was glad to Italy (Rome). Don’t miss it! 04 EURO LETTER 05 EURO LETTER PROJECTS 2019 PATHFINDER BELT The Pathfinder Belt is the challenge of a lifetime, which is open to Scouts aged over 16 and members of the Rover Section. It is a chance to take part in a ten-day expedition that brings a real understanding of a different country, its people and way of life. The Pathfinder Belt is described as ‘the antidote to the package holiday’. It is designed to help young people develop a real understanding of another country by travelling through that country, completing surprise projects, working as a small team and meeting local people. Info: www.wfis-europe.org PIONET..