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About Region 9  

 Region 9 is one of OA’s 10 Regions. It is composed of countries and territories in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Western Asia.

 

The area of Region 9 is over 70,400,000 sq Km and in that area there are over 100 different countries and 756 OA groups. But these groups are not distributed evenly through the region – there are still OA groups in less than half the countries of Region 9

 

There are OA meetings in 43 different countries.

In 11 of these countries there is only one group,

In 14 countries there are 2 to 4 groups,

In 10 countries there are 5 to 20 groups,

In   5 countries there 21 to 100 groups

In   3 countries there are over 100 groups.

 

 

 

C o u n t r y

GROUPS

 

C o u n t r y

GROUPS

1

Austria

3

23

Luxembourg

1

2

Belgium

10

24

Malta

2

3

Bosnia & Herzegovina

1

25

Namibia

1

4

Czech Republic

2

26

Netherlands

11

5

Denmark

12

27

Norway

2

6

Egypt

1

28

Nigeria

1

7

England

129

29

Oman

2

8

Finland

5

30

Pakistan

1

9

France

44

31

Poland

4

10

Germany

151

32

Portugal

1

11

Gibraltar

1

33

Russia

2

12

Greece

6

34

Scotland

4

13

Iceland

13

35

Slovenia

3

14

India

3

36

South Africa

14

15

Iran

1

37

Spain

42

16

Ireland   (Republic of)

35

38

Sweden

29

17

Ireland  (Northern)

5

39

Switzerland

10

18

Israel

124

40

Turkey

2

19

Italy

63

41

United Arab Emirates

2

20

Kenya

1

42

Wales

7

21

Latvia

2

43

Zimbabwe

2

22

Lebanon

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At least one loner in the following countries

 

1

Cyprus

2

Hungary

3

Slovakia

 

 

 

The huge size and the varieties of language and currencies make tough demands on the Region. But also give us many advantages.

 

Every year the region has an assembly & convention. .  Each year it is held in a different country.  In the assembly we conduct the business of the region: in the convention we share our recovery.  But even more than this we build contacts and learn from one another.

 

For growth in recovery literature in one’s own language is essential. Translating and making literature available is very consuming of time and money. Yet there are many members who give hours of service to make translated literature available.

 

It is not just literature that has to be translated but also all the information from WSO and the region is sent out in English so has to be translated. As well as that delegates to WSBC and to region need to be good English speakers.  Region 9 is very fortunate in the members who have the skills and are willing to serve.

 

                Region nine’s Statement of Purpose

 

Our primary purpose is to carry the OA message to the still suffering compulsive overeater, wherver they may live and whatever language they may speak. In fulfilling our purpose we should ever strive to achieveworldwide unity and common policies among all countries. With love and tolerance as our code. Together we can do what we could never do alone.

The mission of Region 9 is to make OA known throughout the Region so that anyone with the desire to stop eating compulsively may find an OA group, and provide support so that any OA member can have recovery from compulsive eating through the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous. The purpose of this website is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, to be aware of and serve the needs of member Groups and to carry the message of Overeaters Anonymous to the compulsive overeater who still suffers.


About OA  
Overeaters Anonymous® is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope are recovering from compulsive overeating. We welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for members; we are self-supporting through our own contributions, neither soliciting nor accepting outside donations. OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology or religious doctrine; we take no position on outside issues.

Our primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive overeating and to carry this message of recovery to those who still suffer.


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