VALUES IMPLIED & CREATING A BETTER WORLD
Mission
„The Mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society.“ The Mission was adopted at the 35th World Scout Conference in Durban, South Africa in 1999. Illustrating both the local and global impact of Scouting, the Mission of Scouting has been captured in World Scouting’s brand as „Creating a Better World”.
Vision
„By 2023 Scouting will be the world’s leading educational youth movement, enabling 100 million young people to be active citizens creating positive change in their communities and in the world based on shared values.“ The Vision for Scouting, Vision 2023, was adopted at the 40th World Scout Conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2014.
Strategic Priorities
The following Strategic Priorities were adopted at the 40th World Scout Conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2014.
Youth Engagement
Scouting should give young people the opportunity to develop the skills and
knowledge, empowering them to take an active part in the Movement and in their
communities. Involvement, recognition and
intergenerational exchange are key in providing a framework for our youth members.
Educational Methods
The Youth Programme should provide a non-formal learning environment,
strengthening the capacity of young people to face the challenges of tomorrow.
Scouting should attract, train and retain quality adult volunteers to deliver the
Youth Programme.
Diversity & Inclusion
Scouting should reflect the societies in which it exists and actively work to
welcome all individuals without distinction. This diversity should not only be
reflected in the membership, but also the methods and programmes used within
the Movement.
Social Impact
Every Scout should be involved in community service and share their experiences
to inspire others. Through activities and projects, Scouts contribute to their
communities and become leaders of positive change.
Communications & External Relations
Scouting’s profile should accurately portray what we do and why we do it,
reflecting our shared values. By using the most impactful methods of
communication, and engaging in strategically relevant partnerships, Scouting
should be recognised as the world’s leading youth movement.
Governance
The governance of WOSM should be transparent, accountable, efficient and
clearly linked to its overall strategy, and focused on achieving the mission
and vision of the Movement. The roles and responsibilities of the different
levels in the organisation should be clearly defined and understood, ensuring a
customer-focused approach. In doing so, we ensure high synergy across all
levels of WOSM with a high “return on investment”.
Before there were over 1.4. million Lions around the world, there was one man with a vision. He was a salesman from Chicago, Illinois, USA, named Melvin Jones. Driven by a dynamic personality and a heart filled with kindness, he helped create a service movement over 100 years ago that’s still thriving today. Melvin Jones was a dreamer, a doer and a pragmatist. He was an energetic, extroverted salesman who in private hours would reread Shakespeare. What better man to found the world’s largest association of service clubs?
The Lions International Board of Directors officially designated Jones as the founder of Lions Clubs in 1958—more than four decades after Lions Clubs held its first meeting. But, no matter what his official title, Jones’ impact on the Lions has been far-reaching. He provided the leadership, the organizational ability, the tenacity and the muscle necessary to establish the foundation for Lions Clubs International to become what it is today.
Jones was born on Jan. 13, 1879, at Fort Thomas, Arizona, a remote U.S. Army cavalry post where his father was a scout for the Army. At age 7, Jones’ family moved east and settled in Illinois. Gifted with a fine tenor voice, he considered making his career in music. Instead, he became an insurance salesman.
By 1913, Jones had formed his own insurance agency in Chicago. When he joined a networking luncheon club for businessmen in Chicago called the Business Circle, he quickly took the lead in recruiting new members and persuading backsliders to rejoin. But something about the club’s business-only focus didn’t square with Jones’ different, larger vision.
„What if these men who are successful because of their drive, intelligence and ambition, were to put their talents to work improving their communities?“ Jones asked. He saw a new kind of club with the desire to help others.
As Business Club secretary, Jones, with help from his wife—the championship golfer Rose Amanda Freeman—wrote scores of letters to clubs nationwide inviting them to take up his idea for a service-centered organization. Businessman interested in membership convened in Chicago, Illinois, and on June 7, 1917, Lions Clubs International was born.
Later that year, at Lions’ inaugural convention in Dallas, Texas, Jones was elected secretary-treasurer, a title he would hold for many years. Eventually, the board bestowed upon Jones the title of secretary general for life.
Jones was a prolific writer who could be clear and forceful on some occasions, and sentimental the next. His hand can be seen in founding documents like the Lions Clubs Objects and Code of Ethics. His columns in LION Magazine, which are still quoted today, helped articulate the organization’s principles and values.
He also loved aphorisms. Never one to sugarcoat the truth, Jones had one favorite saying neatly framed in his office: “Truth and roses have thorns about them.”
Jones gave up the insurance business in 1926 to become Lions’ de facto CEO and global goodwill ambassador. He played both roles brilliantly—building and managing an expanding headquarters operation and travelling constantly for club visits and speaking engagements. The pace never stopped.
https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/discover-our-clubs/melvin-jones-biography
As Lions, we hold ourselves to the absolute highest standards in everything we do. Our members and clubs are dedicated to serving others, and it shows. We champion kindness in our communities and actively work to improve the lives of all people.
Our Purpose
To Organize, charter and supervise service clubs to be known as Lions clubs.
To Coordinate the activities and standardize the administration of Lions clubs.
To Create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.
To Promote the principles of good government and good citizenship.
To Take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community.
To Unite the clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding.
To Provide a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided, however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members.
To Encourage service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavors.
Our Code of Ethics
To Show my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious application to the end that I may merit a reputation for quality of service.
To Seek success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of my own self-respect lost because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part.
To Remember that in building up my business it is not necessary to tear down another’s; to be loyal to my clients or customers and true to myself.
Whenever a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or action towards others, to resolve such doubt against myself.
To Hold friendship as an end and not a means. To hold that true friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one to another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given.
Always to bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, my state, and my community, and to give them my unswerving loyalty in word, act, and deed. To give them freely of my time, labor and means.
To Aid others by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my aid to the weak, and my substance to the needy.
To Be Careful with my criticism and liberal with my praise; to build up and not destroy.
https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/discover-our-clubs/purpose-and-ethics
Caritas Internationalis, (Latin: “Love Between Nations”) formerly Caritas and Caritas Catholica, international confederation of Roman Catholic charitable organizations and international groups dedicated to promoting peace, economic justice, and human welfare. In the early 21st century its membership included more than 160 organizations active in more than 200 countries. Headquarters are in Vatican City.
Originally known as Caritas, the organization was founded in Germany in 1897 by a young Roman Catholic priest, Lorenz Werthmann, to provide social welfare services to the poor and disadvantaged. Similar groups soon formed in other countries. International coordination efforts led in 1924 to the creation of a regular conference of national Roman Catholic social welfare organizations, which was given the name Caritas Catholica in 1928. In 1947 Caritas Catholica became the official relief organization of the Vatican, and in 1954 it was renamed Caritas Internationalis to reflect its global mission.
The work of Caritas Internationalis is inspired by the principles of Catholic social teaching, which were developed in the 19th century in response to the social and economic changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution. Its activities are focused on six main areas: peace and reconciliation, with an emphasis on interreligious understanding; emergencies, including natural and human-made disasters; economic justice; climate change and its impact on the poor; HIV and AIDS; and the rights of women and immigrants. Its membership includes national charitable organizations that work within the structure of the Roman Catholic Church and international charities and other organizations that have been recognized by the Vatican as dedicated to human advancement and development.
Caritas Internationalis is headed by a president, who is elected by a general assembly that convenes once every four years in Vatican City. The general assembly also elects a secretary general, a treasurer, an executive committee, and the presidents of each of the organization’s seven administrative regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, North America, and Oceania.
What does „The Potential of Social Europe“ mean? (INTRODUCTION)
How do the organisations above pursue their mission of „Building a Better World“?
Prepare and hold a presentation on the topic „Luxury of the Western Civilisation“ regarding the actual implementation of the values they declare. Focus on the word „Luxury“ in this connection and if necessary, make additional research.
Create a scenario concerning the current and future tasks of the Western world with reference to poverty, climate change and worldwide migrations.
Is the idea of strengthening the cultural, political and economical position of the Western civilisation the right one? If so, what is the way?
Can the Western civilisation aid others from the position of weakness?
The purpose of this project is to demonstratet the caring side of the Western culture and to make aware how this bonus, which is often taken for granted, is implemented and shared with others.
It should show that only reaching for an ideal, i.e. serving others and giving them opportunities, can lead to the highest standards of achievement.
Moreover, it should make clear that „becoming an awesome adult“ begins with having the right role models in the years of childhood and throughout the whole life.
This project does not include the RESEARCH section, as the organisations listed above speak for themselves.
It neither intends to handle the problems of the current shape of the European Union.
