Roger S Aotearoa New Zealand
Plenty to talk about!! Geography Communities History Funding Meetings Fellowship Development Translations Videos, Photos 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Draft world zonal map 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
APF: 1,845 Rocky Mountain: 701 Iran: 18,200 Plains States: 1,297 Autonomy: 2,515 Afri-Can: 317 Midwest: 3,240 Russian: 1,033 Southern: 3,613 CANA: 1,360 South East: 4,471 Brazilian: 3,581 North East: 4,622 EDM: 4,212 Western: 6,733 Latin American: 9,074 Total US: 27,192 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Spans one-third of the planet! Population: 3.5 billion 8 time zones NA meetings: 1,845 Plus Iran: 18,200 Total: >20,000 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
It’s not always about “regions” Aotearoa NZ Australia Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China Guam Hawaii Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Japan Kuwait Malaysia Maldives Nepal NERF Pakistan North Pakistan South Philippines Saudi Arabia Siberia/FE Russia Singapore South Korea Thailand UAE Viet Nam 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Kazakhstan: 3 Oman: 3 Qatar: 5 Kyrgyzstan: 4 Tajikistan: 1 Uzbekistan: 2 French Polynesia: 1 Northern Marianas: 3 Sri Lanka: 2 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Just 9 are seated . . . Aotearoa NZ (1989) Australia (1985) Hawaii (1980) India (1994) Iran (2006) Japan (1986) Nepal (2008) NERF (1998) Philippines (1993) 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
(numbers from the World Map) Iran: 18,200 Nepal: 90 Australia: 447 Indonesia: 67 Japan: 437 Philippines: 60 India (SIRSCONA): 251 Pakistan: 41 Siberia/FE Russia: 139 Saudi Arabia: 36 Hawaii: 125 Bangladesh: 30 Aotearoa NZ: 112 Bahrain: 21 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
From the World Map [Afghanistan: ~20] Bhutan: 6 NERF: 20 UAE: 6 Malaysia: 18 Cambodia: 5 Thailand: 16 Hong Kong: 4 Maldives: 16 Singapore: 4 Kuwait: 11 South Korea: 1 China: 8 Viet Nam: 1 Pakistan South: 7 Guam: 1 Multi Zonal Service Symposium – September 2014
Early days . . . First meeting - WSC 1992 Dallas http://www.apfna.org/other/history/ 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Iran website (history) The Fix article - "The Remarkable Rise of NA in Iran" 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Who attends? RDs, ADs (RD Alts) – 17 or 18 communities Translators Admin committee Fellowship Development Co-ordinator World Board (1 or 2) NAWS staff (1 or 2) Local fellowship Visitors 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Where & When 2001 – Jakarta, Indonesia 2002 – Byron Bay, Australia 2003 – Katmandu, Nepal 2004 – Bali, Indonesia 2005 – Philippines 2006 – Thailand 2007 – Katmandu, Nepal 2008 – KL, Malaysia 2009 – Manila, Philippines 2010 – Kolkata, India 2011 – Manama, Bahrain 2012 – Dhaka, Bangladesh 2013 – Imphal, NERF 2014 – Cebu, Philippines 2015 – Manila, Philippines 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Expenditure: US$20-25k annually 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Income Larger contributors Hawaii Australia Aotearoa New Zealand Japan Individual NA members Iran Merchandise Sales WCNA35 US$3,750 WSC World Markets APF meetings 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Income Other sources Chesapeake & Potomac Area Unity Day – California Camp – Pittsburg Thank You 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
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General Agenda Reports Admin, Fellowship Development, Web Regions – challenges and successes NAWS update Elections, Old/New Business Workshops Welcome Dinner, Unity Event Recovery meetings. Convention 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
2006 - 2009 What is going well, what not so well? Where to from here – make plans, set goals Outcomes Workshops, learning days Translations Work with NAWS, EDM Create Fellowship Development role Communities with needs, others who can help 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
What does this mean? A variation of our primary purpose Next level of one addict helping another One NA community helping another Inspired by successful EDM projects Challenges Diversity – cultural, geography Willingness Money 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Types Traditional FD Send travellers to community Assistance provided in a community with need Reverse FD Invite representatives to attend APF Provide training, workshops Leader identification, support APF’s impact on local community 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Budget 2011 & 2012: US$10,000 2013: US$8,000 2014: US$5,000 Partnerships with NAWS Support with literature Funding Trusted servants / WB / Staff 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
2010 Maldives (with follow up in 2011) Bhutan Malaysia 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
2011 - 2013 Afghanistan Joint ventures with NAWS NAWS funding, APF planning & delivery Functioning Area, 1,000+ members Assistance from Iran members Introduce Area service structure Workshops 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Afghanistan 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
2011 Maldives (follow-up) Bangladesh United Arab Emirates NAWS FD Malaysia, Kuwait, NERF (North East Regional Forum) NERF FD Bhutan 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
2012 India Siberia Indonesia – 2 events APF (learning days) NAWS (unity & service events) Korea Qatar Internal FD efforts to remote areas NERF India 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
2013 NAMEC – FD workshop Gulf Forum – Service workshop Bangladesh – Service workshops Bhutan Follow on visit, India Region members fund Train new members. Re-organise service structure. Create unity Internal FD activities SIRSCONA (India) NERF (North East Regional Forum) 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
2014 Bhutan Attended APF 2014 = “Reverse FD” 1 group Area & 5 groups seated at APF 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Official recognition / registration NAWS “special consultative status” with UN Thailand Philippines Bangladesh Malaysia Maldives Iran Nepal 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
1.35 billion people 8 meetings No functional service structure People moved away Bi-lingual website Phoneline Literature translations, recently published IPs 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Taiwan Reaching out for help Concern about legality of meeting 7 th Trad – what to do with it? Meeting info not published 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
“Every addict in the world has the chance to experience our message in his or her own language and culture and find the opportunity for a new way of life” Translation Basics (service material area, na.org) 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Summaries Languages spoken: 32 IP #1 published: 16 languages Active draft projects: 55 Handout – latest NAWS data Published projects Projects by language 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
The newest zonal forum Formed in May 2013 Co-chairs attend EDM, APF Funded by NAWS Learning exercise 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
Email me / facebook message Website www.apfna.org Email apf@nzna.org Video? 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015
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