Our Council meeting was filled with good discussions! There are open and free communications developing in our group.

WSA Treasurer Marzuki Muhamad presented the 2026 WSA Budget, going over the different expense categories in detail and our sources of income. The July in-person Council meeting in Rungan Sari is in the budget with support for all zones to attend. Although we have reserve funds to make up the difference between income and expenses, in the future a plan for increasing funding should be addressed. The budget was provisionally approved, with a final vote at the March meeting.

The Safeguarding working group chair, Farah Czwiertnia, presented drafts of a  WSA Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. The group includes Harissa Delgado, Sandra Egege, Hannah deRoo, Amanda Rivera, Alexandra Daly and International Helpers Grace Hodgson and Hoan Toan Phan. It was emphasized that these documents are for WSA members, not member countries, who will be asked to develop their own safeguarding policy. It is requested that zones share these documents with their countries to gather feedback for the working group.

At the Kalimantan World Congress, the last delegate resolution passed was to develop a standardized and more detailed resolution form. A working party formed with proposers of this resolution: Antony Tibbs, Feodora Shukuro and Alberto Urrejola, and their draft form was shared with the Council for feedback. The group will incorporate this feedback and a revised draft will be distributed to the countries for review, as they provide the delegates and will be using the form.

ISC Chair Arifin Konrad gave updates on the July 2026 in-person Council meeting at the Rungan Sari Resort. Zone members arrive July 15 for MSF trustee testing on July 16, and the meeting starts July 17 with a departure date of July 26. Registration for Council members and those who wish to attend the meeting will be available next week. There are plans to travel to Suka Mulia for those who want to stay extra days in Jakarta after the meeting.

Arifin thanked Matthew Moir for his work with the WSA Archives Subcommittee upon his stepping down in July from this position. There will be more information forthcoming about testing in Rungan Sari in July for additional Archive Subcommittee members.

WCOT coordinator Hamid DaSilva was unable to attend but reports that the team is meeting monthly with an in-person meeting in June at Fatima. Each teams’ leaders are busy establishing foundational information. The Program Team has been setting up zoom meetings with all parties who will be requesting space and activities at the World Congress.

The next Council meeting is March 21 – 22 (check your time zone for actual dates) with the first day being a kejiwaan day with the International Helpers. Rifka suggests if there is time we also have informal country reports. The second day is the meeting.

I send grateful thanks to the very engaged and harmonious Council members, and the brothers and sisters who attend via the YouTube channel. Your input is welcome; please email me with any comments or questions.

Best wishes and love from Rifka

Rifka Several, WSA Chair

Rifka Several

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

Best wishes for a very happy and blessed new year! After a December holiday break, the World Subud Council met on January 10. The minutes from the Council’s in-person meeting in Fatima, July 2025, are available, as are the Kalimantan World Congress minutes.

The first business was the review and approval of the Mhd Subuh Foundation budget. MSF was warmly thanked for their grants to improve and build Subud houses and provide support for International Helper travel and the WSA Archives.

A reminder: nominations are open for new MSF trustees, who will be tested at the July 2026 in person Council meeting in Rungan Sari. Contact Elaina Dodson, chair, for more information, or feel free to contact any trustee, including myself, for more information.

Using consensus in decision-making and problem-solving in Subud was approved as a delegate resolution at the Kalimantan World Congress. Now we are working on implementation. The Council had a robust discussion of a report requested from Hannah deRoo and Raymond Lee about the role WSA might have in achieving consensus in areas other than our Council, subcommittees, and other entities under ISC. It was deemed not clear what role WSA has. The International Helpers will review the report, and this area will have further Council discussion. We do truly want centers and national organizations to be able to reach consensus, especially on some long-standing issues and conflicts.

The International Helpers gave a brief report on their discussions about testing for international positions. At present this will be done in person with them.

Hamid DaSilva, WCOT (World Congress Organizing Team) chair, presented the list of dedicated and talented team members in areas such as program, accommodations, transportation, and other key areas for planning. I met this team last November and feel so blessed they were moved to commit to this extraordinary WSA event. Work on meeting space and hotel contracts is proceeding.

Invitation to attend: the Council will meet in person in Rungan Sari, July 17-25. Information and registration will be available soon, and participants are welcome.

Archives news: WSA and ISC are collaborating with Subud Britain on the development of another archives center. The History Of Subud books are newly printed – I am looking at the copies now! What an achievement.

Anna Maimer, chair of SIHA (Subud International Health Association), reports they are working on an anonymous survey of Subud members exploring various aspects of personal health and health-related topics of interest. A link will be sent out.

We start our meetings with latihan, and end with a moment of gratitude and quiet. The next Council meeting will be on February 14, and a YouTube link will be available.

Sending you all my best wishes, love from Rifka