IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE WORLD SCOUT YOUTH FORUM AND THE YOUTH ADVISOR SYSTEM FULL REPORT © World Scout Bureau Scouting Development June 2013 World Scout Bureau Rue du Pré-Jérôme 5 PO Box 91 CH – 1211 Geneva 4 Plainpalais Switzerland Tel.: (+ 41 22) 705 10 10 Fax: (+ 41 22) 705 10 20 [email protected] scout.org Reproduction is authorized to National Scout Organizations and Associations which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Credit for the source must be given. IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE WORLD SCOUT YOUTH FORUM AND THE YOUTH ADVISOR SYSTEM FULL REPORT Table of Contents Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 4 1. World Scout Youth Forum .......................................................................................................................... 6 1.1. Quantitative Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 7 1.1.1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.2. Age Distribution of Participants ........................................................................................................... 8 1.1.3. Gender Distribution of Participants ...................................................................................................... 8 1.1.4. Regional Distribution of Forum Participants ........................................................................................ 10 1.1.5. Representation of National Scout Organizations .................................................................................. 11 1.1.6. Distribution of Forum Participants Attending the World Scout Conference ............................................... 13 1.1.7. Distribution of Conference Participants per Age Category and per WOSM Region ..................................... 20 1.1.7.1. WOSM Regions’ Share in Each Age Category .................................................................................. 23 1.1.8. Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 25 1.2. Qualitative Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 27 1.2.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 27 1.2.2. Former Participants’ Opinions about the Forum ................................................................................... 27 1.2.2.1. Background Information of Survey Respondents ............................................................................. 27 1.2.2.2. Added Value of the WSYF towards the Participant ............................................................................ 30 1.2.2.3. Preparation for the World Scout Conference ................................................................................... 34 1.2.2.4. Importance of WSYF Recommendations for the Participants .............................................................. 37 1.2.2.5. Added Value of the Participant towards her/his NSO/Region ............................................................. 38 1.2.3. NSO/NSA Representatives’ Opinion about the World Scout Youth Forum ................................................ 40 1.2.3.1. Assessment of the Impact of the WSYF on NSOs/NSAs .................................................................... 41 1.2.4. Interviewees’ Opinions about the World Scout Youth Forum ................................................................. 44 1.2.4.1. The WSYF as a Tool for Enhancing Youth Participation in Decision-Making .......................................... 44 1.2.4.2. Recommendations for the next World Scout Youth Forum ................................................................. 46 1.2.4.3. Interviewees’ Impressions and Stories ........................................................................................... 47 1.2.5. Qualitative Analysis of WSYF Output .................................................................................................. 48 1.2.5.1. WSYF Recommendations conducted and approved as WSC Resolutions .............................................. 48 1.2.5.2. Interviewees’ Input ..................................................................................................................... 50 1.2.6. Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 52 2. Youth Advisor System ............................................................................................................................. 54 2.1. Quantitative Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 55 2.1.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 55 2.1.2. Youth Advisor’s Background Information ............................................................................................ 56 2.2. Qualitative Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 58 2.2.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 58 2.2.2. Youth Advisors’ Opinions about the Youth Advisor System .................................................................... 58 2.2.2.1. Survey Respondents’ Background ................................................................................................. 58 2.2.2.2. Added Value of the Youth Advisors to the Work of the World Scout Committee .................................... 59 2.2.2.3. Added Value of the Youth Advisors towards their WOSM Region and National Scout Organization ........... 63 2.2.2.4. The Impact of the Youth Advisor Experience on the Youth Advisors Themselves .................................. 66 2 2.2.3. NSO/NSA Representatives’ Opinions about the Youth Advisor System .................................................... 69 2.2.4. World Scout Committee Members’ Opinion of the Youth Advisor System ................................................ 71 2.2.4.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 71 2.2.4.2. Assessing the Quality of Input of Youth Advisors at World Scout Committee Meetings .......................... 72 2.2.4.3. Assessing the Impact of the Youth Advisor System .......................................................................... 72 2.2.5. Interviewees’ Input ......................................................................................................................... 74 2.2.6. Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 80 3. Regional Forms of Youth Participation ....................................................................................................... 82 3.1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 83 3.2. Africa Scout Region ............................................................................................................................ 84 3.3. Arab Scout Region .............................................................................................................................. 85 3.4. Asia-Pacific Scout Region ..................................................................................................................... 86 3.5. Eurasia Scout Region .......................................................................................................................... 87 3.6. Europe Scout Region ........................................................................................................................... 88 3.7. Interamerica Scout Region .................................................................................................................. 89 4. Annexes ............................................................................................................................................... 90 3 Executive Summary As a response to Resolution 8/11 (Youth Involvement in Decision-Making in National Scout Organizations and within WOSM), the Youth for Change World Priority Area Working Group of the World Scout Committee has identified an impact assessment of the World Scout Youth Forum (WSYF) and Youth Advisor (YA) system as one of its tasks during the current triennium. The results of the impact assessment research, conducted between November 2012 and February 2013 are presented in the Report on the Impact Assessment of the WSYF and YA system. The Report gives a detailed quantitative analysis of the WSYF participants’ (from the past five Forums) and YAs’ background information, and a qualitative analysis of four surveys conducted with i) former Forum participants, ii) former and current YAs, iii) NSO representatives and iv) World Scout Committee members.