International travel<\/strong><\/p>\n

While travel in 2020 was limited, members of the Area 2 <\/span>dewan <\/span><\/i>visited South Africa and Malawi, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Portugal (also joined by Isti da Silva from Area 1). We received a great and warm welcome everywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cape Town group is very committed and own their premises, which they have renovated. In Johannesburg, the premises have also been renovated. The group meet once a week as the area is dangerous. Malawi is a group of relatively young people, and they have just moved premises. They are all very dedicated to the <\/span>latihan<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Angola, the two groups in Luanda practice the <\/span>latihan <\/span><\/i>in members\u2019 spaces. In DRC, we did <\/span>latihan <\/span><\/i>in the Kinshasa and Matadi Subud houses, and with the group in Kisantu.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We visited Susila Dharma Congo projects in Kingantoko and Kwilu Ngongo, and a member\u2019s school enterprise in Matadi.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Portugal, we visited the Porto group, which has a strong Subud family spirit, and did <\/span>latihan<\/span><\/i>. We also participated in the National Congress in Lisbon, and the agenda included approval of budgets, and the Bucelas restructuring project.<\/span><\/p>\n

Overcoming 2020\u2019s challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Covid-19 restricted travel, we used Zoom to keep in touch with the countries. There is an Area 2 <\/span>latihan <\/span><\/i>every Sunday morning that many people attend and feel connected through.<\/span><\/p>\n

We virtually attended National Congresses, the Annual Meetings of Zone 3 and Zone 4, and the <\/span>kejiwaan <\/span><\/i>meeting of the female helpers in Zone 4. We had two all-African zooms, and a virtual meeting with Subud Greece.<\/span><\/p>\n

It has been noticed that more people are expressing themselves during online meetings than is possible in live meetings (e.g. Zone 4 female helpers meeting).<\/span><\/p>\n

The predominant topic for members is doing <\/span>latihan <\/span><\/i>alone. Most members and office holders miss meeting in person. A common issue is the aging membership. Financial contributions have also been an issue as they are dropping in many countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Supporting th<\/strong>e <\/span>kejiwaan<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

In addition to reviving the Area 2 Sunday <\/span>latihan<\/span><\/i>, we have been offering to meet with Kejiwaan Councilors and Zone Representatives and have joined helpers in casual and more formal meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n

We supported WSA, WSC, and MSF meetings, and SICA, SIHA, SESI, Care Support, and Archives, as International Helper liaisons.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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