8eachlng ouL Lo volunLeers from

lmmlgranL groups
Claude lranLzen Laura ka[ala
esslon CuLllne
1 1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
2 Cpenlng Mlnds AcLlvlLy AssoclaLlon Check LlsL on ulverslLy
3 1heorles and Approaches ln Lhe fleld
4 1he challenges ln recrulLmenL/reLenLlon (followed by prlorlLlzaLlon of challenges)
3 Lxchange and bralnsLorm on Lhe challenges (followed by a round up)
6 1he role of Lhe nC/MCs naLlonal level
7 AdapLaLlon Lo lmmlgranL volunLeers vs looslng Lhe essence of Lhe movemenL
(followed by a round up)
8 lan a pro[ecL/pollcy Lo open up" (followed by a round up)
esslon CuLllne
1 1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
2 Cpenlng Mlnds AcLlvlLy AssoclaLlon Check LlsL on ulverslLy
3 1heorles and Approaches ln Lhe fleld
4 1he challenges ln recrulLmenL/reLenLlon (followed by prlorlLlzaLlon of challenges)
3 Lxchange and bralnsLorm on Lhe challenges (followed by a round up)
6 1he role of Lhe nC/MCs naLlonal level
7 AdapLaLlon Lo lmmlgranL volunLeers vs looslng Lhe essence of Lhe movemenL
(followed by a round up)
8 lan a pro[ecL/pollcy Lo open up" (followed by a round up)
1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
1rends
ln vlrLually all Luropean counLrles we see LhaL Lhe culLural dlverslLy of
Lhe socleLy ls lncreaslng as a resulL of mlgraLlons 1hls due Lo asylum
seeklng and lncreaslng [obmoblllLy maklng people move where Lhe
[obs are and Lhelr quallflcaLlons are valued mosL
1he Luropean lnLegraLlon and Lhe noLlon of Luropean ClLlzenshlp make
mlgraLlons easler and legal wlLhouL speclal requlremenLs 8uL also
lllegal lmmlgraLlon ls bound Lo lncrease even more as Lhe wealLh gap
beLween Lhe wesLern Luropean naLlons and Lhe surroundlng reglons
lncreases
1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
1rends
Luxembourg beaLs Lhe record wlLh 437 lorelgn naLlonals
1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
1rends
lf youLh organlsaLlons llke guldes and scouLs wanL Lo keep havlng a
relevanL lmpacL ln socleLy and be a ma[or acLor ln lnformal educaLlon
Lhey need Lo reach ouL Lo more young people wlLh lmmlgranL
backgrounds
1he quesLlon here ls lf a youLh organlsaLlon ls flexlble and lnvenLlve
enough Lo be able Lo reflecL socleLy wlLhln lLself and lf lL can offer Lhe
rlghL program and seLLlng LhaL makes lmmlgranLs feel LhaL Lhey can be a
parL of Lhe organlsaLlon
1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers 1he
rlghL mlx
ln order for youLh organlsaLlons Lo keep on offerlng a program LhaL
aLLracLs boLh members from Lhe LradlLlonal backgrounds as from
lmmlgranL background Lhey need Lo have Lhe rlghL mlx ln Lhelr
volunLeerlng sLrucLure
1he more presenL a culLural dlfference ls Lhe more lmporLanL lL ls Lo
have Lralned leaders and volunLeers wlLh lmmlgranL backgrounds LhaL
can bulld Lhe brldge over Lhe culLural barrlers LhaL mlghL exlsL
1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
AdvanLages of lmmlgranL volunLeers
ln order Lo reach ouL and Lo help reduce barrlers volunLeers from
lmmlgranL backgrounds are cruclal as Lhey
W have a beLLer [udgemenL on whaL could be a barrler for lmmlgranLs
Lo [oln
W are able Lo use Lhelr lmmlgranL neLwork Lo adverLlse for Lhe
organlsaLlon
W could help seLLlng up Lhe rlghL communlcaLlon wlLh Lhe parenLs of
lmmlgranLs
W are a valuable resource ln seLLlng up Lhe rlghL program for all
members
W show Lhe commlLmenL of an organlsaLlon Lo openup
1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
Long1erm volunLeerlng
Ludles have showed LhaL one of Lhe blggesL challenges LhaL lles wlLh
Lylng up lmmlgranL volunLeers ls less Lhe recrulLmenL Lhan Lhe
reLenLlon lL ls shown LhaL long Lerm commlLmenL ls far less spread
among lmmlgranL volunLeers Lhan Lhose from LradlLlonal backgrounds
1he quesLlon here ls Lhe WP?? ls lL Lhe mlgranL LhaL due Lo hls
slLuaLlon ls less wllllng Lo be commlLLed or ls lL Lhe assoclaLlon LhaL ls
noL able Lo provlde Lhe rlghL seLLlng for Lhls commlLmenL Lo happen
robably lL ls a mlxLure of boLh
1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
Covernance
8elng open" as a Culde and couL AssoclaLlon cannoL [usL be reflecLed
an lmplemenLed aL Lhe grass rooL level ln order Lo show LhaL an
assoclaLlon ls wllllng Lo be dlverse Lhe governance bodles need clear
dlverslLy pollcles and encourage lncluslon ln Lhose bodles
ln 2010 ln Cermany only 14 of Lhe youLh organlsaLlons had aL leasL
one volunLeer wlLh an lmmlgranL background ln Lhelr board and only
6 had aL leasL one member of Lhe permanenL personnel who had a
mlgraLlon background
As mosL organlsaLlons are also employers dlverslLy ln Lhe sLaff mlghL
be a good sLarLlng polnL especlally when fllllng poslLlon relaLed Lo
program developmenL neLworklng or recrulLmenL programs
1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
8ecrulLmenL and 8eLenLlon
As mosL oLher youLh organlsaLlons guldes and scouLs are ofLen noL
dlverse enough Lo beneflL from a large neLwork ln Lhe mlgranL
communlLles or Lo be able Lo fully undersLand Lhe barrlers LhaL mlghL
exlsL beLween Lhem and Lhe poLenLlal volunLeers A few ldeas
W Cffer parLnershlps wlLh exlsLlng lmmlgranL assoclaLlon
W 1ry Lo grow" lmmlgranL volunLeers from wlLhln Lhe young
members (buL Lhls can Lake long and be ouL of daLe when reached)
W Pave a communlcaLlon LhaL shows Lhe beneflLs (ex !ob markeL
lnLegraLlon program) of volunLeerlng ln Lhe organlsaLlon
W 1ry Lo play Lhe lnLernaLlonal card" of scouLlng by flndlng exscouLs
among Lhe lmmlgranL communlLles
W Cffer [obs and lnLernshlps ln Lhe organlsaLlon Lo lmmlgranLs
esslon CuLllne
1 1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
2 Cpenlng Mlnds AcLlvlLy AssoclaLlon Check LlsL
on ulverslLy
3 1heorles and Approaches ln Lhe fleld
4 1he challenges ln recrulLmenL/reLenLlon (followed by prlorlLlzaLlon of challenges)
3 Lxchange and bralnsLorm on Lhe challenges (followed by a round up)
6 1he role of Lhe nC/MCs naLlonal level
7 AdapLaLlon Lo lmmlgranL volunLeers vs looslng Lhe essence of Lhe movemenL
(followed by a round up)
8 lan a pro[ecL/pollcy Lo open up" (followed by a round up)
esslon CuLllne
1 1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
2 Cpenlng Mlnds AcLlvlLy AssoclaLlon Check LlsL on ulverslLy
3 1heorles and Approaches ln Lhe fleld
4 1he challenges ln recrulLmenL/reLenLlon (followed by prlorlLlzaLlon of challenges)
3 Lxchange and bralnsLorm on Lhe challenges (followed by a round up)
6 1he role of Lhe nC/MCs naLlonal level
7 AdapLaLlon Lo lmmlgranL volunLeers vs looslng Lhe essence of Lhe movemenL
(followed by a round up)
8 lan a pro[ecL/pollcy Lo open up" (followed by a round up)
1heorles and Approaches
WhaL ls dlverslLy
ulverslLy means dlfference And people's dlfferences can be many
and varled race culLure naLlonal orlgln geographlcal reglon gender
rellglon eLhnlclLy dlsablllLy socloeconomlc dlfferences famlly
sLrucLure healLh values and more
ulverslLy work ls abouL brlnglng LogeLher lndlvlduals wlLh varled
demographlc culLural human lnLellecLual and phllosophlcal
dlfferences Lo help creaLe an envlronmenL LhaL honors and respecLs
Lhose dlfferences ln a safe and supporLlve envlronmenL
1heorles and Approaches
WhaL ls dlverslLy
lL ls lmporLanL Lo dlsLlngulsh beLween dlverslLy and anLl
dlscrlmlnaLlon ln us and 1hem" a Lralnlng manual by Lhe wedlsh
Culde and couL Councll Malln kasper 8urns explalns LhaL worklng
wlLh dlverslLy ls noL Lhe same Lhlng as worklng agalnsL raclsm ln Lhe
'80s ulverslLy ls more Lhan LhaL
Worklng wlLh dlverslLy has Lwo dlmenslons anLldlscrlmlnaLlon and
dlverslLy as such AnLldlscrlmlnaLlon deals wlLh dlscrlmlnaLlon llnked
Lo belonglng Lo a cerLaln group eg gender eLhnlclLy rellglon
dlsablllLy sexual orlenLaLlon ulverslLy ls abouL welcomlng lndlvlduals
wlLh dlfferenL personal experlences values and characLerlsLlcs"
1heorles and Approaches
WhaL ls dlverslLy
ulverslLy ls rooLed ln equallLy buL lL ls more Lhan [usL belng 'pollLlcally
correcL' or havlng an equal opporLunlLles pollcy wlLh an alm Lo
mlnlmlzlng Lhe effecL of dlscrlmlnaLlon and encouraglng equal
LreaLmenL
It |s a move away from po||c|es and procedures embedd|ng
d|vers|ty |nto the organ|zat|on's cu|ture and ce|ebrat|ng d|fference
1heorles and Approaches
WhaL ls dlverslLy
CrganlzaLlons LhaL embrace dlverslLy are able Lo harvesL Lhe beneflLs
and value of our dlfferences Laklng poslLlve advanLage of Lhe
dlfferences beLween lndlvlduals and worklng agalnsL pre[udlce 1here
are many deflnlLlons of a dlverse organlzaLlon
Pere are a few deflnlLlons from some Culde and couL Lralnlng
handbooks ln Lurope
1heorles and Approaches
WhaL ls dlverslLy
D 1he Scout Assoc|at|on (vololoq ulvetslty 1tololoq Mooool)
'A dlverse organlzaLlon ls one whlch values dlfference lL ls one whlch
recognlzes LhaL people wlLh dlfferenL backgrounds skllls aLLlLudes
and experlences brlng fresh ldeas and percepLlons ulverse
organlzaLlons encourage and harness Lhese dlfferences Lo make Lhelr
servlces relevanL and approachable A dlverse organlzaLlon draws
upon Lhe wldesL posslble range of vlews and experlences so lL can
llsLen Lo and meeL Lhe changlng needs of lLs users sLaff volunLeers
parLners and supporLers'
1heorles and Approaches
WhaL ls dlverslLy
Sweden 1he Swed|sh Gu|de and Scout Counc|| (1oolbox
ulvetslty Mooool)
1he wedlsh scouL movemenL ls separaLlng dlverslLy from
dlscrlmlnaLlon Cur work agalnsL dlscrlmlnaLlon alms Lo make sure
LhaL all people no maLLer whlch group Lhey belong Lo should geL Lhe
same opporLunlLy Lo geL lnvolved 1he dlverslLy work on Lhe oLher
hand alms LhaL everyone ln Lhe scouL movemenL regardless of
personallLy or quallLles should be able Lo grow as a person 1hls ln
our mlnd ls Lhe meanlng of Jlvetslty
1heorles and Approaches
Why lnvesL ln ulverslLy
ln Lhe book A curlous poL of asLa" Lhere ls an arLlcle by WouLer
PlllaerL ans Pannelore Perremann on exacLly Lhls quesLlon
ln Lhe arLlcles Lhe auLhors name 3 argumenLs ln favor of dlverslLy ln
youLh work
1 1he ocraLlc ArgumenL ulverslLy helps Lo evaluaLe your mlsslon
2 1he CuallLy ArgumenL ulverslLy lmproves your acLlvlLles for all
members
3 1he Lconomlc ArgumenL ulverslLy helps your organlsaLlon Lo
survle
1heorles and Approaches
Why lnvesL ln ulverslLy
1he Socrat|c Argument ulverslLy helps Lo evaluaLe your mlsslon
Pere Lhe argumenL ls LhaL Lhose assoclaLlons LhaL are openly and
acLlvely seeklng Lo open up" and are quesLlonlng Lhemselves on a
regular basls ln order Lo allow Lhemselves Lo reach ouL know Lhelr
core values much beLLer are more dynamlc and changlng rlgldlLy LhaL
forms ouL of LradlLlons ouLslde of Lhe Lhe core values and have a
clearer vlslon of where Lhey wanL Lo go as an assoclaLlon
outh Work shou|d |nvest |n d|vers|ty to cont|nue to be a dynam|c
organ|zat|on that knows what |t stands for but that |s a|so open to
act|ve|y quest|on|ng |tse|f
1heorles and Approaches
Why lnvesL ln ulverslLy
1he Lconom|c Argument ulverslLy helps your organlsaLlon Lo
survlve
Pere Lhe auLhors use Lhe argumenL of numbers LhaL clearly show
LhaL our wesLern Luropean socleLles are geLLlng more and more
dlverse and LhaL lf we don'L open up we mlghL slmply be ouLgrown
and marglnallzed ln Lhe fuLure
outh Work shou|d |nvest |n d|vers|ty to stay |n tune w|th the
rap|d|y evo|v|ng market ure Darw|n
1heorles and Approaches
ulverslLy as a rocess
Worklng on dlverslLy and creaLlng dlalogue beLween culLures
requlres Llme and experlence lL ls a process LhaL depends noL only
on people's openness buL also on Lhe organlzaLlonal sLrucLures and
pollcles Lo faclllLaLe Lhls process
lf we are Lo move from mulLlculLural socleLles Lo lnLerculLural
socleLles we wlll need Lo work Lowards challenglng
W our personal aLLlLudes
W Lhe organlzaLlonal sLrucLures and pollcles whlch resulL ln
lnequallLy
1heorles and Approaches
ulverslLy as a rocess
WlLhouL belng Loo sLrlcL and Laklng Lhe followlng llsL as a seL model
for our behavlour we can neverLheless see LhaL lL ls necessary Lo
pass Lhrough cerLaln sLages namely
W AccepLlng LhaL everyone ls on Lhe same level accepLlng equallLy
of rlghLs values and ablllLles prosecuLlng raclsm and
dlscrlmlnaLlon
W CeLLlng Lo know each oLher beLLer engaglng ln dlscusslon
knowlng abouL oLher people's culLures movlng Lowards Lhem
seelng whaL Lhey do
1heorles and Approaches
ulverslLy as a rocess
W uolng Lhlngs LogeLher coorganlslng collaboraLlng helplng each
oLher
W Comparlng and exchanglng exchanglng vlewpolnLs experlenclng
each oLher's culLures and ldeas accepLlng muLual crlLlclsm
reachlng agreemenLs and Laklng declslons LogeLher"
1heorles and Approaches
volunLeers from dlverse background
lf you wont to hove o scout cu/ture chorocterited by
diversity the /eoders ond vo/unteers must ref/ect
diversity in thot they represent ond opp/y both
outword ond inner diversity!
1heorles and Approaches
volunLeers from dlverse background
A few Culdellne for worklng wlLh volunLeers form mlnorlLles
W volunLeers from mlnorlLy groups have lndlvldual as well as group
ldenLlLles 8especL Lhe dlverslLy wlLhln mlnorlLy groups
W ln parLlcular don'L assume LhaL because Lwo or more people share
a common mlnorlLy ldenLlLy Lhey wlll geL on
W ConsulL wlLh all volunLeers ln Lhe deslgn lmplemenLaLlon and
evaluaLlon of acLlvlLles or programmes ln whlch Lhey are lnvolved
W AllocaLe adequaLe Llme and space Lo poslLlve aspecLs of Lhe
mlnorlLy ldenLlLy
1heorles and Approaches
volunLeers from dlverse background
W 1ry noL Lo be paLronlslng or be afrald Lo say you don'L know uon'L
preLend Lo undersLand lf you don'L
W 8ecognlse Lhe poslLlve conLrlbuLlon LhaL young volunLeers from
mlnorlLy groups can make Lo youLh work and socleLy generally
W Agree some ground rules wlLh Lhe group such as on Lhe use
of approprlaLe language respecLlng dlverse oplnlons and noL
Lelllng offenslve [okes
W rovlde lnLerculLural and developmenL educaLlon for all
young people parLlclpaLlng ln your programmes on an
ongolng basls
esslon CuLllne
1 1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
2 Cpenlng Mlnds AcLlvlLy AssoclaLlon Check LlsL on ulverslLy
3 1heorles and Approaches ln Lhe fleld
41he challenges ln recrulLmenL/reLenLlon
of volunLeers
3 Lxchange and bralnsLorm on Lhe challenges (followed by a round up)
6 1he role of Lhe nC/MCs naLlonal level
7 AdapLaLlon Lo lmmlgranL volunLeers vs looslng Lhe essence of Lhe movemenL
(followed by a round up)
8 8lan a pro[ecL/pollcy Lo open up" (followed by a round up)
1he challenges ln
recrulLmenL/reLenLlon of volunLeers
us and 1hem
#Ds and 1hem" (from Lhe wedlsh Culde and couL Councll)
ulsLlngulshlng among ourselves and oLhers ls lmporLanL for creaLlng
one's ldenLlLy We draw llnes ln many lnsLances LhroughouL our llfe
my famlly and yours my professlon and yours my local fooLball Leam
and yours my scouL unlL and yours eLc
1hese dlsLlncLlons are naLural and necessary buL when Lhey Lurn lnLo
condemnaLlon of Lhe oLhers your welrd fooLball Leam your crazy
scouL unlL your sLrange famlly Lhey may lead Lo excluslon and
segregaLlon 8y aLLrlbuLlng Lhe 1PLM characLerlsLlcs LhaL we do noL
wanL Lo be concerned wlLh eg 1PL? are revengeful 1PL? humlllaLe
women eLc we declare LhaL WL are noL so and do noL We aLLrlbuLe
Lo oLhers whaL we conslder Lo be our or negaLlve opposlLe
Cn purpose scouLlng has many elemenLs whlch wlll creaLe a feellng of
us/we" Lhe paLrol Lhe small unlL and Lhe larger scouL unlL 1hese
elemenLs are lmporLanL ln esLabllshlng selfesLeem and a splrlL of
communlLy Many of us know LhaL slngllng ouL Lhem/Lhey" ls a
shorLcuL Lo feellng LhaL we belong Lo an us" 1hey" are Lhe oLher
unlL Lhe nelghbourlng unlL or nonscouLs very ofLen slmple acLlvlLles
llke Lhls make Lhe group wanL Lo do Lhelr besL buL lL ls lmporLanL Lo
Lake care LhaL we do noL creaLe self" and group" esLeem aL
somebody else's expense
lf we wanL Lo openup" we face noL only exLernal challenges buL also many lnLernal
one
1he challenges ln
recrulLmenL/reLenLlon of volunLeers
us and 1hem
anguage and name
A unlLlng language hasLens Lhe ldenLlLy process 1hls happens parLly by havlng a
common vocabulary of speclal words or a speclal meanlng of oLher words hlke llfe
llne lashlng or offslde or parLly by Lhe names (lndlvldual names LhaL musL be known
and pronounced rlghL) and a common name for Lhe group eg Lhe paLrol or Lhe
baskeL Leam
Dn|forms symbo|s and a spec|a| p|ace
1he feellng of resembllng someone else becomes sLrong lf we look allke for lnsLance
by wearlng Lhe scouL shlrL or Lhe Lee shlrL from our camp CuLslde scouLlng Lhlnk of
Lhe bus drlvers unlform lf ln addlLlon Lo Lhls you have symbols shared by everyone ln
Lhe group eg Lhe couL Lmblem and Lhe aLrol llag Lhe splrlL of communlLy wlll
grow Pavlng our own separaLe place where we make Lhe declslons and where no one
else has access eg your very own paLrol corner or den your scouL premlses or Lhe
youLh club wlll qulckly creaLe group ldenLlLy
1he challenges ln recrulLmenL/reLenLlon of volunLeers us and 1hem
Cu|ture
very Lyplcal scouL culLural symbols llke Lhe camp flre Lhe couL ong Lhe books of
AsLrld Llndgren and oLher Lhlngs scouLs have ln common lnvlslble norms and
behavlour as well wlll soon Lell who belongs and who does noL We may noL be able
Lo express whaL consLlLuLes Lyplcal scouL behavlour buL we noLlce aL once when
someLhlng devlaLes from lL
n|story trad|t|ons ceremon|es
All groups have Lhelr own hlsLory wheLher lL be connecLed wlLh scouLlng or someLhlng
else lncludlng companles and Lhey all have lnsLlLuLlonal memorles of whaL has
happened slnce Lhe presenL group sLarLed 1radlLlons bullL on hlsLory and ceremonles
ofLen bulld on LradlLlons and all of Lhls helps Lhe group dlsLlngulsh lLself from oLher
groups
ou can choose amount the 4 d|fferent #|nterna|" cha||enges to debate |n sma||
rounds or choose to debate on a d|fferent cha||enge that we face |n th|s top|c
1he challenges ln recrulLmenL/reLenLlon of volunLeers us and 1hem
esslon CuLllne
1 1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
2 Cpenlng Mlnds AcLlvlLy AssoclaLlon Check LlsL on ulverslLy
3 1heorles and Approaches ln Lhe fleld
4 1he challenges ln recrulLmenL/reLenLlon of volunLeers
3Lxchange and bralnsLorm on Lhe
challenges (followed by a round up)
6 1he role of Lhe nC/MCs naLlonal level
7 AdapLaLlon Lo lmmlgranL volunLeers vs looslng Lhe essence of Lhe movemenL
(followed by a round up)
8 lan a pro[ecL/pollcy Lo open up" (followed by a round up)
esslon CuLllne
1 1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
2 Cpenlng Mlnds AcLlvlLy AssoclaLlon Check LlsL on ulverslLy
3 1heorles and Approaches ln Lhe fleld
4 1he challenges ln recrulLmenL/reLenLlon of volunLeers
3Lxchange and bralnsLorm on Lhe
challenges (followed by a round up)
6 1he role of Lhe nC/MCs naLlonal level
7 AdapLaLlon Lo lmmlgranL volunLeers vs looslng Lhe essence of Lhe movemenL
(followed by a round up)
8 lan a pro[ecL/pollcy Lo open up" (followed by a round up)
1he 8ole of Lhe nC/MC
1he naLlonal level
Whlle Lhe recrulLmenL and Lhe change of menLallLy has Lo happen aL
Lhe local level Lhe naLlonal level has Lo Lake up hls parL Loo
Lvery assoclaLlon needs a clear and reallsLlc plan Lo open up and Lo
recrulL more volunLeers from mlgranL groups lf Lhe naLlonal board
and lL's bodles ls behlnd openlng up" and shows Lhls ln lL's
publlcaLlons Lralnlng sesslons ln Lhe composlLlon of lL's boards
and ls leadlng by example Lhe local level of Lhe assoclaLlon wlll have
an easler Lask Lo reach ouL
1he 8ole of Lhe nC/MC
1he naLlonal level
1hls Lask can Lake dlfferenL forms
W Maklng avallable Lhe promoLlonal maLerlal needed (flyers ln
dlfferenL languages Lhe homepage eLc)
W lncludlng Lhe Loplc ln Lhe leader Lralnlng currlculum
W 8epresenLlng guldlng and scouLlng aL evenLs LhaL aLLracL mlgranL
groups (falrs volunLeer evenLs)
W Maklng Lhe llnk wlLh Lhe mlgranL assoclaLlons
W eLLlng Lhe sLandards ln Lhe fleld
1he 8ole of Lhe nC/MC
1he naLlonal level
1o aLLracL volunLeers from mlgranL groups lL mlghL be lnLeresLlng Lo
be able Lo show Lhem whaL can be learned Lhrough guldlng and
scouLlng
A recognlLlon (Lool) porLfollo mlghL be an lnLeresLlng feaLure Lo
presenL poLenLlal volunLeers Lhe kC knowledge kllls and
CompeLences" LhaL can be learned ln guldlng and scouLlng
lf we show (ex 8ecognlLlon CerLlflcaLe) Lhe kC galned and explaln
LhaL Lhose are leadlng Lowards beLLer chances ln Lhe [ob markeL we
have beLLer chances Lo aLLracL new volunLeers
1he 8ole of Lhe nC/MC
1he naLlonal level
1here ls no one model ln dlverslLy work 1here are many ways Lo
lnclude volunLeers from mlnorlLles ln Culdlng and couLlng Pere are
some Lhlngs LhaL may affecL Lhe declslon of how a Culde and couL
assoclaLlon lncludes mlnorlLles
W 1he culLure of Lhe counLry and Lhe AssoclaLlon
W 1he slLuaLlon ln Lhe socleLy ln some socleLles mlnorlLles llve ln a
proLecLed envlronmenL" Lherefore Culdlng and couLlng can
offer a posslblllLy Lo expand Lhelr llfe experlence
W 1he resources of Lhe AssoclaLlon (leaders Llme eLc)
W 1he wlshes of currenL and poLenLlal members from mlnorlLy
groups
1he 8ole of Lhe nC/MC
1he naLlonal level
We have Lo be openmlnded when we wanL Lo lnvolve more
mlnorlLles ln our AssoclaLlons we musL look aL more Lhan one opLlon
buL a varleLy of posslble ways
Model 1 lnLegraLed lncluslve unlLs
Model 2 CooperaLlon a peclallsL unlL wlLhln an exlsLlng group
Model 3 eparaLe new Croup for Lhe mlnorlLy communlLy
Model 4 horL1erm unlLs and Cpen" AcLlvlLles
Model 3 MlnorlLy choolbased
An assoclaLlon can accepL more Lhan one model buL need Lo clearly
communlcaLe whaL ls accepLable" for hlm and whaL noL
1he 8ole of Lhe nC/MC
1ool 10 8ecrulLmenL urlve Leps
Steps to |ann|ng a kecru|tment Dr|ve
Step Ident|fy the prob|em |nvest|gate the needs of the area
Step 2 Set Cb[ect|ves
Step Dec|de how you can meet the ob[ect|ves
Step 4 Dec|de who w||| do the work
Step S Set rea||st|c t|me sca|es
Step 6 Suggested t|me sca|es
Step 7 Get the resources you need
Step 8 Do|ng the work
Step 9 kev|ew|ng your progress
Step kev|se your p|an
exttoct ftom kectoltmeot ooJ keteotloo toolklt wACCC5
1he 8ole of Lhe nC/MC
1ool 8ecrulLmenL for ulverslLy
1hls Lool provldes an acLlon plan almed Lo broaden membershlp
by recrulLlng new members from mlnorlLy groups and lnLroduclng
Culdlng and couLlng ln new nelghbourhoods whlch may noL
currenLly have any Culde and couL unlLs or areas LhaL have
Culdlng and couLlng buL do noL aLLracL young people or adulL
volunLeers from mlnorlLy groups
%exttoct ftom kectoltmeot of ulvetslty Mooool ptoJoceJ by tbe
5weJlsb 5coot ooJ ColJe cooocll)
1he 8ole of Lhe nC/MC
1ool 1ecrulLmenL for ulverslLy
8roadenlng our reach should be one of Lhe parameLers ln our
efforLs Lo geL new members and lL ls recommended LhaL Lhe plan
below be used by all scouL unlLs lL ls a 4 sLep plan
1he 8ole of Lhe nC/MC
lnLernal Awareness
Interna| channe|s of commun|cat|on offer an opportun|ty to
|nf|uence Gu|des and Scouts by open|ng the|r m|nds
howlng an AssoclaLlon ls open Lo all" by presenLlng pro[ecLs and
acLlvlLles wlLh members from all segmenLs of socleLy ls a flrsL sLep Lo
change aLLlLudes!
1he 8ole of Lhe nC/MC
lnLernal Awareness
8ecelvlng lnformaLlon ls a ma[or parL of lncludlng volunLeers form
dlvers backgrounds and of equallLy
W Are your lnLernal channels of lnformaLlon avallable for all leaders
and volunLeers?
W uoes every volunLeer of Lhe AssoclaLlon have Lhe posslblllLy of
recelvlng lnformaLlon ln a sulLable formaL?
W Cood lnLernal communlcaLlon guaranLees LhaL aL leasL Lhose LhaL
need lL can flnd lL!
1he 8ole of Lhe nC/MC
lnLernal Awareness
AdverLlslng and represenLlng an lncluslve pro[ecL or a new
recrulLmenL Lool for volunLeers form mlgranL back grounds ls cruclal
W CommunlcaLe aL leader Lralnlng courses or general assembly
W arranglng mlxed gaLherlngs beLween dlfferenL unlLs
W wrlLlng arLlcles ln Lhe naLlonal newsleLLers and webslLes are all
good ways Lo geL people lnLeresLed
1hese dlfferenL lnLernal channels are also useful Lo glve supporL Lo
Lhe leaders from dlverse backgrounds who are already lnslde Lhe
movemenL 1he mlghL offer Lhelr help
1he 8ole of Lhe nC/MC
LxLernal Channels
LxLernal communlcaLlon offers a way Lo promoLe Lhe work and
sLrongly lnfluence Lhe exLernal lmage of Lhe AssoclaLlon LxLernal
lmage plays a cruclal role especlally wlLh recrulLmenL and reLenLlon
of volunLeers fundralslng and publlc relaLlons
Culde and couL assoclaLlons can beneflL from a poslLlve exLernal
lmage ln several ways
W 8campalgns showlng fun acLlvlLles for all
W ALLracLlng a wlder poLenLlal membershlp for recrulLmenL
W lundralslng posslblllLles
W arLnershlps wlLh oLher nCCs
esslon CuLllne
1 1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
2 Cpenlng Mlnds AcLlvlLy AssoclaLlon Check LlsL on ulverslLy
3 1heorles and Approaches ln Lhe fleld
4 1he challenges ln recrulLmenL/reLenLlon (followed by prlorlLlzaLlon of challenges)
3 Lxchange and bralnsLorm on Lhe challenges (followed by a round up)
6 1he role of Lhe nC/MCs naLlonal level
7 AdapLaLlon Lo lmmlgranL volunLeers vs
looslng Lhe essence of Lhe movemenL
(followed by a round up)
8 lan a pro[ecL/pollcy Lo open up" (followed by a round up)
esslon CuLllne
1 1he need for lmmlgranL volunLeers
2 Cpenlng Mlnds AcLlvlLy AssoclaLlon Check LlsL on ulverslLy
3 1heorles and Approaches ln Lhe fleld
4 1he challenges ln recrulLmenL/reLenLlon (followed by prlorlLlzaLlon of challenges)
3 Lxchange and bralnsLorm on Lhe challenges (followed by a round up)
6 1he role of Lhe nC/MCs naLlonal level
7 AdapLaLlon Lo lmmlgranL volunLeers vs looslng Lhe essence of Lhe movemenL
(followed by a round up)
8 lan a pro[ecL/pollcy Lo open up" (followed
by a round up)