wagggs is the world’s largest international voluntary organization for girls and young women...
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• WAGGGS is the world’s largest international voluntary organization for girls and young women
• WAGGGS is the umbrella for National Member Organizations in 144 countries
• WAGGGS represents 10 million girls and young women worldwide from different beliefs, origins and backgrounds through its Member Organizations
• WAGGGS provides girls and young women with opportunities for
self development through non-formal education
• WAGGGS builds on many decades of experience in running projects and providing high quality programmes
Our Mission
“to enable girls and young women to develop their
fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world”
Our Values
P rogressive R ecognition of a higher being O pen to all G lobal commitment R esponsibility E qual opportunities S ervice mindedness S ustainability I integrity V oluntary commitment E nvironmentally conscious
Our Vision for 2011
We are a growing worldwide Movement
the voice of girls and young women
who influence issues they care about and build a better world
Our strategic priorities 2006 to 2008
We centre our work around three strategic goals to achieve our vision
1 Leadership development - capacity building
2 Strong and growing Member Organizations – revitalizing the Movement
3 The voice of girls and young women - build a better world
To support our Vision and our Strategic Plan we began Repositioning in 2005
• We consulted with individual members/Member Organizations
• Engaged an international branding agency
The results
• Our new look logo featuring our new strapline
Further result
• A refocus on our advocacy work which resulted in our first global survey on adolescent health
with more than 6,000 members
• Seven key messages from survey
• WAGGGS is governed by a World Board with 17 elected members from Member
Organizations around the world, including Regional Chairs from five Regional Committees
• Member Organizations meet at World Conference every three years to agree on
policies and elect World Board members
• Regional Committee members are elected at Regional Conferences held every three years.
Our structure
Around 35 staff members including the CEO are based at World Bureau, Olave Centre in London, England
Around 33 staff basedin regions and World Centres around the world
Our world headquarters staff
We have five Regions
Africa Region30 Member Organizations
Arab Region13 Member Organizations
Asia Pacific Region27 Member Organizations
Europe Region38 Member Organizations
Western Hemisphere Region36 Member Organizations
Our Chalet in Switzerland (1932)
Our Cabaña in Mexico (1957) Sangam in India (1966)
Pax Lodge in UK (1991)
We have four World Centres
International experienceLeadership opportunities
Adventure for girls and young women
Girls and young women develop leadership and life skills through self-development, challenge and adventure
Girl Guides/Girls Scouts learn by doing
Strategic Goal 1:
Leadership Development - Capacity Building
• Regular leadership seminar for young women aged under 24
• September 2006 themed “Value based leadership in an international setting”
• 43 young women participated each from a different country
Example 1: Juliette Low Seminar
Example 2: Helen Storrow Seminar
International seminar for young women to
• Discover new knowledge and skills
• Gain practical tools
• Implement initiatives in their Girl Guide/Girl ScoutOrganization
Our strength lies
• in the millions of girls and young women we serve
• the impact they have among their peers, their families and their wider communities
Strategic Goal 2:
Strong and growing Member Organizations
Educational project to combat ethnic prejudice in the Great Lake Region, Africa
• Organize peace clubs for young people
• Hold peace and reconciliation days and train mediators
• Finale in 2007 - peace caravan joined by Guide and Scout Associations from Europe
Example 1: The Amahoro Amani Project
• Membership in Mexico has quadrupled to more than 4,500
• In Malaysia 40 per cent growth instead of 20 per cent target; around 3,500 adults have been recruited
• Hong Kong Girl Guides started promoting volunteerism in China
Example 2: Signature Programme – Volunteerism
Project run with UPS in Mexico, Malaysia and Hong Kong since 2004 to promote volunteerism
Our members work with UN agencies and other international NGOs on projects to
• make the voice of girls and young women heard worldwide
• to influence issues they care about
Strategic Goal 3:
The voice of girls and young women – building a better world
• We have 17 UN representatives in six teams around the world: Geneva, Nairobi,
New York, Paris, Rome, and Vienna
• They liaise with UN and its agencies, initiate and carry out joint projects
• They focus their advocacy work on adolescent health
Example 1:WAGGGS’ representatives at the UN
Co-operation on public/private sector to
• Make the voice heard worldwide and
influence issues
• Empower girls and young women to stand up and build a better world
• The Alliance of Youth CEOs• International Alliance Against
Hunger• Conference of Non- Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO)• CIVICUS • Soroptomist International•The UPS Foundation• Carpe Vitam Foundation
Example 2: WAGGGS’ global project partnerships
1909 Birth of Guiding: girls demanded to participate in Scouting activities
By 1910 Agnes Baden-Powell founded the Girl Guide Movement. Later Lady Olave Baden-Powell took over
1928 WAGGGS was established in London as umbrella for all National Member Organizations
History
We are proud of our traditions and values
We continue developing constantly to stay relevant
for girls and young women
in the 21st century