Buenos Aires, March 2004

Dear friends from the member associations and correspondents of the ICCG:
 

We are happy to be in touch again. This time we will  tell you the activities that have been taking place since our last communication (2^nd. Letter, december, 2003).

Between the 2^nd. and the 8^th. of January, we had the first meeting of the world team. During that week, we worked hard, and we were able to define the working plan 2003-2006, which we want you to know.

Plan of work 2003 - 2006

The plan of action comes from the reading and analisys of the Buenos Aires Council resolutions and from the appreciations and points of view of the Regional Responsible regarding the place, presence and mision of the ICCG in relation with the Guide-Scouts national organizations and the ICO (International Catholic Organizations).

          ♣  The main working point will be communication: between the World Team and the Guide National Associations, and with other organizations, the Church, the WAGGGS, the ICCS, in order to build a culture of peace and self identity.

This calling to communicate, is also an invitation to each Organization to share its thoughts, projects, documents. As it was proposed in the Council, the world and regional levels will inform annually all the things that are done.

We want to enrich the ICCG web site, so that it can be a resourse to the different organizations in faith education.

                    ♣ A second aim will be to deepen our catholic identity and oppening to
     everybody, trying to make the Associations discuss the document made in
     Rome,  2001 (“Opening to everybody and religious identity”).

       ♣ Seing how urgent it is to commite to the permanent education of leaders, one of the things to do is to produce materials related to the history of the ICCG, new solidarities, guide pedagogy, the importance of working in groups, and the pacific conflicts salving, the reconciliation as a path towards peace.

         ♣ Finally, we will seek a group re reading of the spirituality document of the WAGGGS.

SEE ! This working plan is attached.       Click here >>
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In Paris, we make contact with members of the CCFD (le Comité catholique contre la faim et pour le développement)  to explain them the working proposals and needs of the ICCG.

  With the same intention we had a meeting in Essen (Germany) with the ADVENIAT responsabile for Latin America projects at a continental level with the regional responsabile.

  In the Vatican city, the 12^th.  of January, we met with Lucienne Salle and Prof. Guzmán Carriquiry, who offered their support to adjust the statut, and they showed their appreciation of the ICCG work to accompany the catholics in the Guidism.

  The following day we had a meeting with Mons. Caccia and Mons. Desiré, from de Secretary of State, who encouraged us to deepen the solidarity topic, educating girls and teenagers in the ability to respond to the needs of their surrounding, to respect the originality of each culture and to grow in communion and union.

  You have surely already received the letter from Marie Therese Marchand, ICCG treasurer. We are all aware of the need of financial resources to make the plan of action possible. The Associations that need details of the status of their paying quotas can make contact with her through the following e-mail
                                            mtm@guidesdefrance.asso.fr.

  Wishing you all a good work we say goodbye till our next communication. 

    En María de Guadalupe

    Silvia Staib de Chanes
    World Coordinator

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