MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 European Scout Region About this report Dear friends There have been many successes nally held population and census in NSOs/NSAs and as the report data as well as data held by suggests, a number of NSOs are WOSM itself. NSOs/NSAs in the This is the second comprehen- experiencing growth in absolute European Scout Region will be sive Membership Report of the numbers as well as market share. aware that there has been much European Scout Region. As with the discussion in WOSM over the first report published in 2011, the primary purpose of this report is to “Are we a federation of NSOs, with NSOs as give NSOs/NSAs an insight into the membership data of the European Member Organisations that require to be serviced? Scout Region. The findings are based on data the European Scout Or, are we moving to a membership model where Region has received from individual NSOs/NSAs, rather than purely we define membership of WOSM on the numbers WOSM census figures. of individuals involved?” ‘Supporting Growth in Changing Times’ was the overarching theme of the Regional Scout Plan that was This continues to be hugely last 18 months that goes right adopted by NSOs/NSAs during the encouraging and points to the fact to the heart of how we define 20th European Scout Conference that remaining focussed is impor- membership in WOSM. Are we a in Brussels, Belgium, in July 2010. tant. federation of NSOs, with NSOs As we approach the 21st European as Member Organisations that Scout Conference in Berlin, With this second iteration of require to be serviced? Or, are we Germany, and look back on what the report, the European Scout moving to a membership model has been achieved we hope that Committee has also taken consid- where we define membership of NSOs/NSAs will read this report erable time to look at the situa- WOSM on the numbers of individ- in conjunction with the Triennial tion around the world, bench- uals involved? In fact, that’s how Report for 2010-2013. marking itself with performance in we look at membership when it other Regions by looking at exter- comes to the issue of fees. 3 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 Being able to assess the accuracy of membership data reported to WOSM has proven difficult in the past and is likely to in the future unless efforts “A short word from are made to improve reporting mechanisms and encourage greater transparency. However, this the Regional Office attempt to look at the evolution of membership around the world may also be of assistance to NSOs/NSAs in Europe as they enter in to discus- sions with friends from around the world in I believe that many of us have a passion for advance of the 40th World Scout Conference. Scouting. Whether this has developed recently Our purpose in preparing this comprehensive or is something that we have been brought up report has been fourfold: with matters not. The fact that we believe that Scouting is a good thing for young people unites 1. We want to better understand the situa- us with many hundreds of thousands of leaders all tion in each country, using all available data over the world. sources, in order to develop a European- wide perspective that will assist the We believe that the young people that we work European Scout Committee and the World to support will make a real difference, as leaders, Scout Bureau – European Regional Office, in as followers, as good citizens, as friends, as providing targeted support and consultancy, colleagues. to tackle decline where it occurs and secure growth where it has taken root. We believe that the difference our members make will help to create a better world – because they 2. We want to instil in NSOs/NSAs that care, because we care, because our work is based knowing who your members are is of vital on values, and commitment. importance in informing the development of Scouting, and influencing strategic activity That is why increasing our membership is so at national level. important. That is why we measure our numbers. 3. We want to encourage NSOs/NSAs That is why we try to gauge the impact of what to reflect on the figures that they have we do. provided or that we have sourced, with a view to correcting any anomalies so that European Scouting has seen dramatic change over future Membership Reports are even more the past decade – increasing numbers by half a accurate. million. That has taken hard work, energy, drive and commitment. 4. We want NSOs/NSAs to understand how they compare with the situations in other But let’s not stop there – let’s move into areas countries outside of Europe, which may help where we have not been strong, let’s expand to to better understand the challenges that reflect the diversity of our communities. others face around the world as they also seek to develop and grow. I use this opportunity to encourage all of us to live up to the challenge of maintaining market In closing, I would like to commend Radu Stinghe share and expanding it so that more and more for his work in ‘crunching’ the numbers that are young people can know what it is to be a Scout in this report, and also to all of those NSOs that and Society will know what a positive impact we have contributed so openly with their membership can create. information. As an evolving document, there may well be some inaccuracies. In fact, we are expecting that to be the case. If you notice issues with the data relating to your NSO, please advise us so that we can update accordingly. Craig Turpie, David McKee, Chairman, European Scout Committee Regional Director MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 4 “We believe that the difference our members make will help to create a better world – because they care, because we care, because our work is based on values, and commitment.” A look at the world 1991-2012 In absolute numbers, WOSM doubled its membership in the last 20 years. However, this is largely due to the significant increase of membership in one of the Regions (some 10’000’000 more Scouts declared by the Scout Association of Indonesia in 2010). Two other Regions have shown a constant upward trend (Africa and Eurasia) but this is also due, in part, by new associations being admitted into WOSM. The three other Regions have all gone through the “dip” of 1995-2007 but they all seem to have recovered now and re-started a positive trend. Sometimes the big leaps in numbers are due to new associations being recognized (ex: associations of South-East Europe in the early nineties, the Eurasia Region, some African NSOs, etc.), new categories added (registering the girls in WOSM – like in France or Finland) or increased level of accuracy in the registration system (ex: Indonesia in 2010) but the stable trend overall is generally the result of hard work in maintaining a relevant programme for young people and ensure quality adult support. 5 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 6 Regional perspectives 1991-2012 7 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 8 AFRICA Proportions of the 10 largest associations in the region Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing members Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing penetration rate Gambia 1% Others 1991-2012 2007-2012 1991-2012 2007-2012 Rwanda 12% Mozambique 1% 2% Nigeria 3% 34% Tanzania 39% 42% Ethiopia 37% 4% 61% 5% South Africa 5% 5% DR Congo 5% 39% 13% 61% Uganda 53% 8% Kenya 26% 22% 21% Membership development 1991-2012 Membership development 1991-2012 Absolute numbers Penetration rate 1,600,000 0.600 1,400,000 0.500 1,200,000 0.400 1,000,000 0.300 800,000 0.200 600,000 0.100 400,000 0.000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012 9 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 ARAB Proportions of the 10 largest associations in the region Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing members Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing penetration rate Others 1991-2012 2007-2012 1991-2012 2007-2012 16% Egypt 27% Oman 30% 35% 4% 40% 40% Libya 4% 5% Lebanon 5% 15% Pales/nian Authority 20% 11% Sudan 5% 45% Jordan 65% 5% 50% Tunisia Algeria 40% 6% Saudi Arabia 11% 6% 15% Membership development 1991-2012 Membership development 1991-2012 Absolute numbers Penetration rate 400,000 0.350 0.300 350,000 0.250 300,000 0.200 250,000 0.150 200,000 0.100 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 1 0 ASIA-PACIFIC Proportions of the 10 largest associations in the region Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing members Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing penetration rate Pakistan Japan Others Australia Hong Kong Republic of Korea 2% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% Bangladesh 3% 1991-2012 2007-2012 1991-2012 2007-2012 Thailand 4% Philippines 6% 46% 50% 58% 67% India 11% 4% 4% 8% Indonesia 72% 50% 46% 33% 33% Membership development 1991-2012 Membership development 1991-2012 Absolute numbers Penetration rate 33,000,000 3.000 2.700 28,000,000 2.400 23,000,000 2.100 1.800 18,000,000 1.500 1.200 13,000,000 0.900 8,000,000 0.600 0.300 3,000,000 0.000 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012 1990 1995 2001 2007 2012 11 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2013 EURASIA Proportions of the 10 largest associations in the region Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing members Number of NSOs increasing / maintaining / loosing penetration rate Tajikistan 5% Kazakhstan 1991-2012 2007-2012 1991-2012 2007-2012 5% Belarus 6% 33% Georgia Russian Federa,on 8% 35% 44% 56% 67% Azerbaijan 8% 22% 22% Republic of Moldova 11% 10% Ukraine 44% 12% Armenia 33% 33% 33% 11% Membership development 1991-2012 Membership development 1991-2012 Absolute numbers Penetration rate 32,000 0.031 0.030 24,000 0.029 0.028 16,000 0.027