Participants from four different Regions at the Partnership Event in Soest

Earlier this month 85 participants from 22 countries and four Scout Regions gathered in Soest, the Netherlands at this year’s Partnership Event to share, create and experience the topic of partnerships with the focus on how to evaluate and measure the impact of partnerships on the young people engaged in the activities and our Scout practices. The overall objective of the event was to provide opportunities to National Scout Organisations (NSOs) engaged in partnerships within scouting to reflect on their current relationships, strengthen them and get the possibility to create new ones.

Small Group work to identify common objectives

The participants discovered the Inter-America Region of WOSM, how Scouting is structured in these countries and what are the existing partnerships ongoing between NSOs of the European and Inter-America Regions. A speed dating was organized to allow each participant to really network among them and start in the future new projects and collaboration.

A speed-dating game to encourage networking

One of the objectives of the event was also to promote multilateral partnerships. The participants therefore had the chance to discover a very successful multilateral collaboration involving French, Swedish, Germans, Burundi, Congolese and Rwandans Scouts: the Amahoro Amani project.

Presentation of results Partnership Patrol work (1)

The Unguvu Coalition also held its usual meeting and two NSOs from the European Region showed interest to joining this partnership project of the African adn European Regions. The meeting was an excellent opportunity to coordinate among NSOs for developing concrete follow up collaborations.

Presentation of results Partnership Patrol work (2)

Finally, the last day was dedicated to present the outcomes of the “patrol work” done by all the participants with diverse focus such as “youth exchanges”, “fundraising”, “Erascout”. Lots of inspiring ideas and best practices have been shared during these peer-groups times that took place every evenings.

For more details about the Partnership Network and its annual Partnership Event check the website and join its Facebook Group.

Project co-founded by the European Union.

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