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Regional Governing Body Country Representatives. Discussion Presentation to the ELM held at Villa Vrindavana September 2011. What is the European RGB area. What is an RGB. -Is a national secretary that also has a European focus -Assists the GBC of his area
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Regional Governing Body Country Representatives Discussion Presentation to the ELM held at Villa Vrindavana September 2011
What is an RGB -Is a national secretary that also has a European focus -Assists the GBC of his area -A person who looks at the interests of the country and not just his local project -Looks at the interests of Europe -Represents country to Euro RGB
What do they do • Help the GBC of their area • Sets a good standard • Helps countries cooperate together • Helps Europe cooperate together • Represents their area to the RGB body • Helps the projects in their area with inspiration, guidance, supervision and governance
Qualifications • Have some success in their projects • Have good demonstrable practices • Know how to inspire • Cooperation • Work under the authority of others • Can look beyond their own project
Training • Presently no formal training. • Experience from other roles. Deep end • Perhaps we need an RGB course (we don’t have one for TP’s at present, or GBC’s, we recently started one for Gurus) • Perhaps there should be annual or regular on going training
Funding • Presently Zero • Self funding • Own work • Preaching • Work (self employed or employed) • Inheritance • From country • Costs • Travel (temple taxis, flights) • Computer • Phone
A thought • When SrilaPrabhupada established the GBC there were 12 GBC’s and 36 temples • This is a starting ratio of 1 GBC to 3 temples • How many projects can be properly overseen by one person?
Which countries have an RGB Representative • Portugal –VedavyasaPrabhu • Spain –VedavyasaPrabhu • France –None (hrd’CaitanyaPrabhu is GBC) • Ireland –None (PraghosaPrabhu is GBC) • UK –None(PraghosaPrabhu is GBC • Benelux –None (Hrd’caitanya P rabhu is GBC) • Switzerland –None (D’saranaPrabhu is GBC) • Germany –MangalanandaPrabhu • Austria –MangalanandaPrabhu • L’stein –MangalanandaPrabhu • Norway –JanesvaraPrabhu • Sweden –JanesvaraPrabhu • Denmark – JanesvaraPrabhu • Finland –TattvavadaPrabhu • Poland –TrisamaPrabhu • Czech – None • Slovakia –None • Hungary -None • Slovenia –Prah’ananda Maharaja • Serbia –Prah’ananda Maharaja • Croatia –Prah’ananda Maharaja • Bosnia –Prah’ananda Maharaja • Albania –None • Macedonia -None • Greece –None • Bulgaria –none • Romania –none
Which countries do we need to cover • France – • Ireland – • UK – • Benelux – • Switzerland – • Czech – • Slovakia – • Hungary – • Albania – • Macedonia - • Greece – • Bulgaria – • Romania – • Slovenia –Prah’ananda Maharaja • Serbia –Prah’ananda Maharaja • Croatia –Prah’ananda Maharaja • Bosnia –Prah’ananda Maharaja
Process to get more • National council make recommendations to RGB • RGB considers and ratifies