Diversity workshop Diversify your programme – working with Diversity at local level Peter Stubkjær Andersen 6th Forum on Youth Programme and Adult Resources Obidos, Portugal, March 2009

Diversity workshop Aim of the workshop: “to explore how Diversity considerations can be taken into account when planning programme and activities at the local level.” Objectives of the Workshop:  Get to know key concepts in working with diversity in scouting  recognize the value of diversity  be able to start developing activities where diversity issues is taken into account

Schedule for the workshop Introduction Key concepts of Diversity Diversity work in Scouting Workshop group tasks DO! CHECK! Wrap-up

Introduction of participants Please introduce yourself by:  Name  Country  Association  Age  Religion  Gender  Experience in Diversity

What is Diversity? Diversity may refer to:  Multiculturalism, the ideology of including people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds Multiculturalism  Diversity (politics), the political and social policy of encouraging tolerance for people of different backgrounds Diversity (politics)  Diversity (business), the business tactic which encourages diversity to better serve a heterogeneous customer base Diversity (business)  Diversity training, the process of educating employees, students or volunteers to function in a diverse environment Diversity training  Biodiversity, the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem Biodiversity  Diversity scheme, a method for improving the reliability of a message signal by using multiple communications channels Diversity scheme

What is Diversity in Scouting? By Diversity in Scouting we mainly deal with cultural diversity (though political use of the term is important also) (Taken from Presentation on Cultural Diversity and work life)

Cultural Dimensions PERSONAL CORPORATE ETHNIC GENERATIONAL RELIGIOUS CLASS GENDER REGIONAL NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL / EDUCATIONAL

Why work with Diversity? Scouting is open til all – the implications of this means the you actually have to be open to all  Just open… or inviting? Recognize the value of Diversity – a realisation of the fact that diversity creates more opportunities  Realize… or celebrate? Strategic Priority at world level - ”Reaching out”  Just Strategic… or also operational?

Values of working with Diversity (examples) What are they? Inspire creativity Increase knowledge Improve understanding of differences Inspire to avoid discrimination Increase possible number of members Increased leader recruitment groups Etc.

Discrimination Discrimination means to treat people according to the stereotyped image of a certain group they belong to, e.g. treating all Scots as if they held on hard to their money. (Def. from Them ‘n Us) Discrimination ~ the opposite of “recognizing the value of Diversity” – and a reason for working with Diversity as scouts!

How to work with Diversity? Implementation of Diversity in Youth Programme  When developing new programme – incorporate Diversity in all working areas (~ ’Diversified’ activities)  Supplement on Diversity programme to existing programme  Guidelines on ’How to work with Diversity at local level” Recruitment  Diversity of leaders  Diversity of scout (~ mirror the society)

Who - the region’s work on Diversity For Youth Programme area:  Developing Guidelines on how to implement Diversity issues when developing new programme  Support the work of the Overture Network  Run Diversity Round table in autumn 2009 For Adult Resources area:  Raising awareness of Diversity in recruitment For Organisation Development:  Strategic, political, promotional term

Diversity resources (examples) Beyond Barriers (WAGGGS & WOSM) Them ’n Us (Translated from Swedish) Guidelines on Scouting for children in especially difficult circumstances (WOSM) Guidelines on Scouting for people with disabilities (WOSM) All different – all equal (European Youth Center) UNESCO – Declaration on Cultural Diversity

Workshop group task Develop an activity focused on local level that takes a specific Diversity issue into account according to scenario (ethnicity, gender, abilities):  List considerations and major concerns in working with the diversity issue  List pros and cons in working with this diversity issue  Develop a 3 minute game / activity /situation /etc. that deals with the diversity issue (based on your considerations and concerns)  Check the activity with the other participants  Receive applause and feedback

Scenario 1 You are a group of local cub scout leaders who are planning the coming scout year. You know that you after the summer holiday will have 25 cub scout in your unit. 5 of these have another ethnic background and have been in your country for 3-5 years. Based on these informations, do the group task. You are welcome to make your own further assumptions regarding the group :-)

Scenario 2 You are a group of local scout leaders who are planning the coming scout year. You know that you after the summer holiday will have 25 explorer scout (11-15 years)in your scout unit. 5 of these have another gender than majority group of 20 (you will decide whether the 5 (the minority) will be girls or boys). Based on these informations, do the group task. You are welcome to make your own further assumptions regarding the group :-)

Scenario 3 You are a group of local rover leaders who are planning the coming scout year. You know that you after the summer holiday will have 10 rovers in your unit. 1 of these is wheelchair user and has been this since childhood. Based on these informations, do the group task. You are welcome to make your own further assumptions regarding the group :-)

CHECK Present (DO/CHECK) your activity for the others and receive feedback. Afterwards explain your considerations and concerns

Diversity Wrap-up IMPACT – How can we, as NSO/NSAs assist and support our local groups in working with diversity? How can our local groups support us in working with diversity? How can the European Scout Region assist and support the NSO/NSAs in working with diversity?

Thank you for you attention