ROVERWAY 2012 NAME: NICKNAME: COUNTRY: SUBCAMP: TRIBE: TENT: MOTTO: E-MAIL ETC: 1 Layout Henna P. S. Graphics Jan Schulte-Tigges Printed by Otava Book Printing Ltd Thank you for the translations Translation Manager Juudit Ehrnsten Thank you for editorial support Sanni Aho Team leader for Camp Booklet Kalle Sipilä Internal Communication Manager Mari Voutilainen 2 ROVERWAY 2012 SEE.FEEL.FOLLOW. ROVERWAY 2003 IN PORTUGal “PEOPLE IN MOTION” ROVERWAY 2006 IN ITALy “DARE TO Share” ROVERWAY 2009 IN ICELAND “OPEN up” ROVERWAY 2012 IN FINLAND “See. Feel. FollOw” 3 INDEX Greetings from the Patron of Roverway 6 A Message from WOSM and WAGGGS 8 A Word from the Director of the 1st Roverway 10 Roverway 2012 Rules 12 Safety 20 How to act on place of emergency 20 Hygiene 22 Dining 22 Environment 23 The camp office 24 Subcamps 25 Cafés 34 Shopaway 37 4 About Roverway 38 Motto 38 Roverway Themes 39 RoverMomentum Project 40 TAPSA 40 Educationality on Paths 41 Tribe Time 42 Valleys 42 Festival Day 45 What is a great Scouting picture 46 IST 47 Rover Representatives 48 The Roverway Committee 49 A Greeting from the Roverway Director 50 My Roverway Fellows 56 Notes 60 5 GREETINGS FROM THE PATRON OF ROVERWAY Dear Roverway 2012 participant, Good to see you joining this great event! I am sure you will make lots of new friends and learn important things from other cultures, as there are Scouts and Guides present from dozens of different countries. Being active and unprejudiced, you will experience an unforgettable year of Scouting and Guiding. The society needs active, responsible young people – and that is what Scouting and Guiding produces. With the Roverway service projects, the meaning and effect of Scouting and Guiding for the whole society is well seen. In Scouting and Guiding, I respect internationality, tolerance, growing into taking responsibility, and taking care of the nature. The Finnish culture and nature being visible in this context is a great thing. I have warm thoughts for those Finnish volunteers who took this event as their responsibility to organize. The world gets smaller by travelling, studying and working over boundaries, as well as with the use of Internet and the social media, and with all international communication. Therefore, the international contacts and interactions taking place on Roverway 2012 will be hugely useful in the future. Rovers and Rangers – are you prepared? It is time for Roverway. 6 Jyrki Katainen Patron of Roverway Prime Minister of Finland 7 A MESSAGE FROM WOSM AND WAGGGS DEAR FRIENDS IN SCOUTING AND GUIDING Dear friends in Scouting and Guiding You made it! Welcome to Finland and Roverway 2012. Roverway is an official joint event of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and The World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts (WAGGGS). We are both delighted that you are here and we are sure that you will have the time of your life. Roverway is a very special event. It’s more than just a big camp! You have the opportunity to be a traveller, not just a tourist and we’d like to share some top tips with you to help you get the most from the experi- ence as you travel in Finland: • Take time to reflect on who you are, why you are here and what you can do to make your time both enjoyable and pro ductive. Think and share! • Take time over the coming days to reach out to your new friends from across Europe and beyond. Smile and laugh! • Take time to appreciate the wonders of nature that you will encounter on your journey. Look and listen! 8 Both WOSM and WAGGGS will be around throughout the event. If you see us, come and say hello and let us know about the friendships that you have made, the adventures that you have had and what you plan to do after Roverway. Have a great time and remember... see. feel. follow. Yours in Scouting and Guiding Craig Turpie Lara Tonna Chairman Chair European Scout Committee Europe Committee WAGGGS 9 AF WORD ROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE 1ST ROVERWAY ROVERWAY IS YOU “You don’t know me but I felt I should thank you for putting together RoverWay. It was a life changing experience” – The message came by email, a few months after RoverWay2003, signed by Eliza, a young rover that I hadn’t met personally but had attended the first edition of this event. And I felt (again) that we had achieved our purpose. Since 2003, more than 10000 young women and men have experienced the unforgettable experience of sharing 8 days with other people from all over Europe. They were united by the common values of Scouting and Guiding, which set the scene when exploring cultures, living adven- tures, having fun, discovering ways of life, and finding commonalities and differences. This is what we always wanted from the beginning: to show, in practice, that it is possible to put together an exciting and meaningful event for young adults in Scouting and Guiding; an event that can be a true learning opportunity. One of the secrets of the success of RoverWay has always been its shared ownership. It is not an event of the European Regions or the Organising Committee; it is an event of each National Organisation and, above all, of each participant. All of these are partners in a com- mon project and have their share in contributing for making it real. The enthusiasm and commitment of the participants has always been crucial. 10 Now, in 2012, RoverWay comes to Finland and I’m sure that it will be a fantastic event. And it will be a life changing experience: you just need to be open enough to see, feel, follow. João Armando Member of the World Scout Committee 11 ROVERWAY 2012 RULES Roverway 2012 is a place for gathering, friendship and sharing in the spirit of Guiding and Scouting. Principles: Promise and Law. Participants of Roverway 2012 and members of the various staff bodies are expected to adhere to the rules listed below. During nine days, hundreds of very different people will live together and will have a huge opportunity to discover each other’s ways of acting, thinking and living. It is very important that all the participants on Roverway 2012 behave in an appropriate way, as this will help our intercultural and interpersonal exchange and make Roverway a successful event. Participants, adult leaders or staff members who fail to observe these rules in any situation will be subjected to disciplinary measures. Any cost arising from such measures will be the responsibility of the person(s) involved to cover. Neither complaints nor requests for compensation will be accepted for inability to participate in activities because of disciplinary measures. 12 IDENTIFICATION For safety and security reasons, all participants must wear their Roverway 2012 Identification card (ID) as well as their Guide/Scout scarf throughout the entire duration of Roverway 2012. For reasons of health, educationality and safety, Roverway 2012 has declared itself as an event free of alcohol, tobacco and drugs. Please take the following notes into consideration. ALCOHOL Carrying, consuming or selling alcoholic drinks during the event will not be tolerated. TOBACCO Tobacco products will not be sold during the event. Smoking is only allowed during spare time and in areas specifically set aside and marked for that purpose. Throwing cigarette filters out in the nature is strictly forbidden to avoid forest fires. By Finnish law, persons under 18 years of age are forbidden to smoke or to possess tobacco products. DRUGS Possession, consumption or supply of any kind of illegal drugs is strictly forbidden. Anyone found in possession of, consuming or supplying such substances will be expelled from Roverway 2012 immediately. Possession and consumption of drugs (other than those for medical reasons) is strictly forbidden by Finnish law; all such matters will be handed over to the Finnish police. 13 PERSONAL BELONGINGS, DAMAGE AND LOSSES Participants are responsible for their own belongings at all times. Par- ticipants will be personally responsible for property damages resulting from improper actions and their consequences. Serious assault or theft will result in an immediate expulsion from Roverway 2012. All such matters will be handed over to the Finnish police. HANDICRAFT TOOLS It is permitted to bring handicraft tools to Roverway. Bringing or pos- sessing any kind of weapons such as firearms, “laser lights” or knives with blades longer than 12 cm is not allowed. UNIFORM AND CLOTHING Scout/Guide uniform should be worn on official occasions, namely: - Opening Ceremony: See the Beginning – Let’s go Roverway! (July 20th) - Closing Ceremony: Keep in Touch (July 28th) It is up to Tribe Leaders to decide which other occasions the uniform should be worn on. In order to show respect to different cultures, participants should be appropriately dressed at all times. 14 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS It is forbidden to indulge in attitudes, actions or activities which go against the physical, psychological or moral integrity of a person, or which may damage his or her emotional stability. Participants are expected to show mutual respect and not to display attitudes of intimacy in public. PUNCTUALITY Please observe the timetables. Being on time is quite essential for the proper organization of activities. In order to ensure that all participants are capable of participating fully in activities, silence will be observed from 24:00 to 07:00. Sub camps must be quiet during these times. During the Path stage, please follow the timetables set by your Tribe Leader. Participants who wish to continue to socialize should respect these hours and move to the Hungry Hearts night café.