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What is Girl Guiding / Girl Scouting?
WAGGGS' Mission is :
'to enable girls and young women to develop their
fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world'
What does this mean?
As responsible world citizens, we are responsible for ourselves, our communities and for the world at
large.
How does WAGGGS achieve this mission?
Through its Membre Organization, WAGGGS provides a hgh quality non-formal educational programme that provides dynamic, flexible and values-based training in life skills, leadership and decision making.
WAGGGS offers projects and programmes at an international level that enable Girl Guides and Girl Scouts to be responsible world citizens through action and activity in the community.
Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting is
FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN
Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting is open to all girls and young women without distinction of creed, race, nationality, or any other circumstance.
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts believes that the education of girls, as well as the education of boys, includes 'education for equal partnership'. Young men and young women are taught to recognize their differences and their similarities, and to respect eachother as individuals.
Each WAGGGS Member Organization chooses how it believes it can best promote this, taking into account its culture and the needs of its young people. Some choose to work with girls alone in a single sex environment in order to break down stereostypes and to give girls and young woman the confidence to take thier place in society. Other Member Organizations prefer to work with mixed groups to enable young women and young men equal partnership withing their units. Some Organizations mix co-educational and single sex approaches according the age and the prefences of the young people. Whatever approach is chosen, it is always chosen in order to fulfil the Mission of WAGGGS, to enable girls and young women to develop their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world.
VALUES-BASED
Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting is based on a core set of values that are found in the Girl Guide/Girl Scout Promise and Law. Each Girl Guide and Girl Scout promises to do her best to her faith and to others, and in so doing she realizes her fullest potiential as a responsible citizen.
VOLUNTARY
The organization relies on over 100,000 vollunteers around the world to implement exciting and relevant programmes for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, and to give girls and young women support and leadership.
The World Board is made up of volunteers from around the world and governs the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
INTERNATIONAL
There are over 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 140 countries. Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from around the world can meet each other at international events at one of the four World Centres. There are many opportunities to attend international events run by the UN or other Non-Governmental Organizations ons on behalf of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
EDUCATIONAL
Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting uses non-formal educational methods. Non-formal education is organized educational activity outside schools and colleges.
What are the key components of non-formal education youth organizations?
Values-based
Young people can develop life skills and attitudes based on an integrated value systemPeer Education
Young people learn from each other.
Experiential learning
Young people learn through activities and practical programmes that are created by young people for young people
Voluntary
Young people volunteer to join non-formal education organizations that are led also by volunteers. This ensures commitment and maximum learning.
YOUTH-CENTRED
Each Girl Guide/Girl Scout defines her own progress and development according to her needs and aspirations within the framework programme provided. This contrasts with many formal education systems where young people must fit themselves into a rigid structure with little recognition of individual needs and differences.
The Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting method can be used equally effectively with girls of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.
What is the Girl Guide/Girl Scout Method?
"Our method of training is to educate from within rather than to instruct from without; to offer games and activities which, while being attractive to the girl, will seriously educate her morally, mentally and physically."
Girl Guiding by Lord Baden-Powell (1918)
The Girl Guide/Girl Scout method is the specific way we work with girls and young women to achieve the mission of WAGGGS. It is an integrated approach with certain key elements:
Commitment through the Promise and Law
Progressive self-development
Learning by doing
Teamwork though the patrol system and training for responsible leadership
Active cooperation between young people and adults
Service in the Community
Outdoor activities
Symbolism
Girl Guides and Girl Scouts are trained in leadership and decision-making, and are encouraged to participate in the governance and leadership of WAGGGS.
DEMOCRATIC
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is an organization run by women for girls and young women. Each individual unit is democratically run with Girl Guides and Girl Scouts actively involved in leadership and in decision making. Members Organizations of WAGGGS are independent of any political organization or any political party.
The World Board is made up of 17 active members from around the world who are democratically elected by all Member Organizations at the World Conference and which includes the Chairmen from each of WAGGGS? five Regions.
RELEVANT
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts provides girls and young women with excellent training and programmes addressing their intellectual, spiritual, mental and physical needs. Girls and young women are equipped to become leaders and decision-makers. Girl Guides and Girl Scouts can enjoy exciting international projects with influential partners. The Building World Citizenship project enables girls and young women to make a difference in the world on a large variety of issues. There are opportunities for travel and for international friendship.
