Regional committee report to APF Bangladesh 2012:
Regional treasurer's repot
News letter sub-committee report
LTC sub-committee
Workshop sub-committee
Web site sub-committee
Meeting list sub-committee
Regional office report
H&I sub-committee
PI & PR sub-committee
Regional assembly sub committee report
Survey ad- hoc committee.
NA-IRAN RSC held 12 meetings since last APF. 4 new areas have been added to RSC and one of our biggest achievements was continuation of holding regional assembly this year.
NA-IRAN RSC is consisted of different sub-committees which their reports are as following pages:
Regional treasurer's report
After donating 20.000 USD to APF.
Total balance; 55000 USD
News letter sub-committee report
This sub-committee started its activity with 5000 issue of news letter and has been increased to 80000 issues. Right now we have had a close cooperation with De.j.the editor of NA way and have learned a lot from her. We have already translated few articles from Payam e Behboodi and forwarded them to De.J
This news letter has also had a positive impact in prisons and re-hab centers.
Some of our members have received the message of recovery through out this news letter and we are receiving many letters from across the region through out the year.
It is 8th anniversary of this news letter activities.29 issues of news letter have been published and previous issues are accessible through www.na-iran.org
LTC sub-committee
These projects have been done by NA Iran LTC:
- Revising the NA white booklet.
- Revising the NA Basic text.
- Translation of the H&I Handbook.
- Translation of the PR Handbook.
- Translation of the "A Guide to World Service IN NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS".
- Translation of the "Public Relations Basics"
- Translation of the "Planning Basics"
- Translation of the Bulletin#15[Open and closed NA meetings]
- Translation of the Bulletin#17[What is addiction]
- Translation of the Bulletin#18[Special interest meetings]
- Translation of the Bulletin#19[Gender-specific language]
- Translation of the Bulletin#20[Freedom from prejudice]
- Translation of the Bulletin#23[Participation and decision making ]
- Translation of the Bulletin#25[Public relations and the traditions]
- Translation of the H&I Service Bulletin # 2[WHO IS BEST SUITED TO CARRY THE MESSAGE IN AN H&I SETTING?]
- Translation of the H&I Service Bulletin # 3 [H&I MEETINGS INMETHADONE CLINICS]
· Translation of the H&I Service Bulletin # 5 [Men working with Men, Women working with Women]
- Translation of the H&I Service Bulletin # 6[Carrying the MessageInto Adolescent Facilities]
- Translation of the WORLD SERVICE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BULLETIN #29 [Regarding Methadone and Other Drug Replacement Program]
At present, NA Iran LTC is working on the 2 projects:
- Revising the translation of the "Just for Today".
- Making a database and glossary for the words, expression and abbreviations in NA Farsi literature.
Workshop sub-committee
Iran regional workshop sub-committee offers its services in accordance with the needs of regional and area requirement. The aim of offering these services is to enhance and increase the knowledge of groups and members and to support other sub-committees. This committee has held 500 workshops across NA-IRAN region. Some of the topics of work shops are as below:
Spiritual principals of 12 steps. Financial management in NA. Effective facilitation.12 tradition & 12 steps. H&I. P.I. Service structure and service guidelines. Unity and similarity in service. Budget planning in service.
Facilitator and speaker training workshop.
142 members of this committee have been dispatched to different areas to hold different workshops.
Web site sub-committee
One of our active sub-committees is web site .many Iranian and foreigners
refer to our site which has much reliable information for members and official.
We are a committee consisting of seven members and NA-IRAN web site includes following pages:
- Public information and pamphlets.
- Downloadable page of Payame e behboodi & NAWAY.
- Selected materials from Payame e beboodi.
- Downloadable page for NAWS bulletins.
- Page for different service committees.
- Related links.
- Meeting list & E-mail, Phone list.
- Clean time calculator.
- Page for SMS system.
- Site newsletter.
- Q&A Forum.
You can contact us by www. nairan.org - na-iran.org
Meeting list sub-committee
The aim of meeting list sub-committee is to make easy access to narcotics anonymous meeting for addicts. This committee has also been responsible for collecting and updating the list of approximately 18195 meetings and 3913 groups. All over Iran region which has been printed in a big book now.
One of the serious problems in this committee is too much changes in meeting list .we hope all trusted servants are safe and sound there.
Regional office report
Iranian regional office is regularly offering its services to all areas.
All regional sub-committee meetings are held in this office.
Helpline phone of narcotics anonymous of Iran is located here with 10 different phone lines.
PI and PR works are based here and different type of letters and documents are issued as well for officials and other organization in society.
Regional office annual activity in last year;
- Answering 5000 telephone call to society and members in service.
- Holding 50 coordination meeting for committees and RSC members.
- Multiplication, typewriting and filing of committee and sub committees report.
- Donating of free literature to visitors to enhance their awareness of NA program.
- Making accessibility of office electronic component to 20 areas.
- Total office expense in last year: 25000 USD.
H&I sub-committee
Activities and achievement of H&I in last year:
-295 weekly meetings in jails.
-319 weekly meetings in institutions.
-Dispatching of 1908 trusted servants to institutions.
-Holding of 6 coordination meetings with ASC H&I members.
-6 common meeting with PR.
-6 common meeting with jail professionals with the presence of PI members.
-Dispatching of 25 H&I members to area workshop.
PI & PR sub-committee
- More than 180 case of pi works to official by forwarding letters.
- All services of NA-IRAN central office were activated under the cover of PR.
- Cooperation of PR/PI members in a teamwork stance.
- Active in media.
- Holding different panels to inform society and organizations about our program.
- Holding different booths in different events that NA has been invited.
- Legal follow up for fellowship registration.
- Inviting official to visit our central office.
- Holding overall workshop for PI members.
- Holding 6 training workshops for PI members from 17 areas.
Survey ad-hoc committee
This newly created ad-hoc committee has been created for the following
goals:
- Budget planning.
- Recognize our priorities and challenges.
- Better communication and interactive.
-Financial management.
Regional assembly sub committee report
The aim of holding regional assembly is as follow;
1- Creating a direct communication between NA groups, RSC and NAWS.
2- Coordination of NA group needs with different service structure of RSC and NAWS.
3- Creating an appropriate atmosphere of unity in NA groups (tradition#1).
4- Help to support groups and service structure.
It was impossible to hold NA-IRAN assembly at once; this was due to the large number of members. So we hold assembly in six different phases, each phase including tow or three areas. Finally this committee could hold NA-IRAN assembly in 13 months.
Main duties of regional assembly committee for holding this assembly are as below:
1- Preparing of appropriate theme in gaining the group conscious and idea to present and describe them different part of service structure in our region, APF and WSC.
2- To present the report of regional service committee, APF and NAWS activities to the groups.
3- To assign the strategy for Narcotics Anonymous of IRAN.
However presentation and description of different issues were in brief but they were accurate. We also planned to ask four key questions in this assembly and we have got different answers from GSRs. Some of the shared topics and GSRs input are as below:
1- What kind of topic would your group like to be offered in WSC 2012 by NA-IRAN delegates?
- Suggestion for publication of a resource hand book for working 12 traditions.
- Holding WSC in IRAN.
- How can we encourage members to work 12 steps.
- Publication of a literature that emphasizes our program is spiritual not religious.
- Making simpler communication between NAWS and groups.
2- Are written reports easily exchanged between RSC to Area, Area to Metro-committee, Metro-committee to Groups and vice versa?
- RSC and sub-committees send their report to Groups by E-mail.
- Creating post office box for Groups.
- Eliminating metro-committees from current service structure.
- Creating new service position for delivering reports to the Groups.
- By phone line.
3- Do you think our fellowship needs new literature?
- Publication of a guide for working 12 traditions.
- Creating a literature about offering suitable service to new comers.
- Creating a literature to explain step 6 and 7.
- Creating a literature for disabled members.