The following community reporting format is to aid the delegate in creating a report for the APF and to also aid APF Admin in preparing the Agenda for the next APF. Bangladesh 2012

• Describe your NA Community's achievements since the last APF meeting.

1-    Creating help-line, Text massage system and putting NA contact numbers into national telephone directory.

2-    Holding concentrated workshops and holding women workshops throughout the region and creating web-site for areas.

3-    Holding different area convention and increasing learning days.

4-    Installing PI related posters into drugstores, clinics, institutions, buses and government offices and organizations.

5-    Publication of local news letter in some areas.

6-    Increasing public information works to official.

•  What are the 3 biggest obstacles facing your NA Community, are any of these obstacles new since the last APF?

 1-    Using of NA meeting to promote different religious beliefs.   

2-    Lack of suitable guidelines and overcrowded regional service committee and interruption of normal process.  Meetings overcrowd has affected the atmosphere of recovery.

3-    Lack of attention towards 12 concept, paying less attention to the lonely voices, long distance between metro-committee and ASCs ,and lack of mix meetings are among our obstacles.

•  Which of these 3 issues would your community most like to be discussed at the upcoming APF?

 Lack of suitable guidelines and overcrowded regional service committee and interruption of normal process.  Meetings overcrowd has affected the atmosphere of recovery.

•  How else can APF Admin tailor the agenda of the upcoming APF meeting to best address the needs of your individual community?

 1-    More F.D activities in our zone.

2-    Presenting practical experience by holding workshops by APF experienced members.

•       Demographics of  your fellowship:

a.    How many groups/meetings do you have?

 3913 groups 18195 meetings

b.    Approximate size of membership

 More than 400000 members

c.    How many members with clean time/service experience?

 17692 trusted servants in groups, metro-committees, ASCs and RSC. 

d.    How many newcomers, where are they getting their initial NA Message?

 The exact number of newcomers is not known but over 150000 white welcome  Key tags have been distributed.

e.    How far apart are your Groups, Meetings, and Areas?  Please describe any issues with travel etc.

 In some large areas groups, meetings and area may be a little far from each other, in other areas, they have not much difficulty with distance. Average distance between one group to another is 1 - 2 km. 

•   Describe your existing service structure:

a.    Numbers of Groups, Areas

3913 groups,  20 areas

 b.    Describe your current operating Sub-committees

.PI/PR sub committee

.meeting list

.LTC

.News letter

.H&I

.Training workshop

.Assembly

.Web-site

.Regional office

.Survey ad-hoc committee

 c.    Have you hosted any conventions or NA events since the last APF?

 Holding area convention in different areas.

•     Literature Projects:

a.    Literature approved by NAWS

b.    Existing Literature projects submitted to NAWS waiting for Approval

c.    Existing Literature projects being worked on by your local LTC

d.    Future planned Literature projects

•  NA Basic text. Sixth edition.

• 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#23[Participation and decision making ]
• Translation of the Bulletin#25[Public relations and the traditions]
• Translation of the WORLD SERVICE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BULLETIN #29 [Regarding Methadone and Other Drug Replacement Program] 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] Facilities] Translation of the Bulletin#20[Freedom from prejudice]

 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.

•    Who is your community currently in communication with? 

a.    NAWS    yes

b.    Other NA Communities  yes

c.    Professional Agencies (NGO'S)  yes

d.    Government Agencies  yes

•       Freeform Section: Please use this section to report anything else that your community would like to communicate to the APF that is not covered by the preceding questions.   

 Many thanks to all NA trusted servants. We hope that we can hold APF meeting in our region some time. Here is some suggestion from NA-IRAN RSC members;

 -Holding APFconvention in our zone.

 -Creating an online meeting list including all meetings in Asia Pacific zone.