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Empowering girls to fight HIV and AIDS

28 November 2008 On World AIDS Day, 1 December, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) spread the word: girls worldwide say “stop the spread of AIDS, malaria and other diseases”. This message is the new theme for World Thinking Day,linked to United Nations Millennium Development Goal 6. Read more...

Youth CEOs gather at Pax Lodge

28 November 2008 At the twice-yearly meeting of the Alliance of Youth CEOs, the heads and senior staff of the six largest international youth-oriented organizations and UNICEF were welcomed to Pax Lodge by WAGGGS Chief executive Mary Mc Phail on Friday 28 November. Read more...

WAGGGS Bronze Medal for Mary Lynn Myers

27 November 2008 Mary Lynn Myers from the USA was awarded WAGGGS Bronze Medal at the 51st GSUSA Convention in November 2008 for her extraordinary service and dedication to the Girl Guides and Girl Scouts of the world. Read more...

WAGGGS Network – now easier to access!

26 November 2008 The WAGGGS Network is the place to ‘Share’ best practise, ‘Support’ other Member Organizations through the Mutual Aid Scheme and ‘Connect’ with others through partnerships and twinning. The Network is now available on the main WAGGGS website. Read more...

World Thinking Day 2009

6 October 2008 The World Thinking Day 2009 website has been launched. It contains all the information you will need to prepare activities for members on the theme: girls worldwide say “stop the spread of AIDS, malaria and other diseases”. Read more...

Juliette Low Seminar 2008 focused on leadership

15 November 2008 - 23 November 2008 ‘Peak experiences in leadership development’ was the theme of the Juliette Low Seminar (JLS), which took place at Our Chalet from 15 to 23 November. The programme was based on three of the WAGGGS Leadership Development Programme (WLDP) modules and included preparatory homework, tasks to reflect on personal experiences with leadership and prepare presentation of narratives of personal development. Read more...