International
Every Girl Guide in South Australia is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). There are over 10 million members in more than 144 countries, who all live by the Guiding spirit.
There are so many opportunities to be involved with Guides in other countries. You might like to send postcards to a Unit overseas for Thinking Day, apply for an international postcard, or even travel overseas to visit Guides in other countries as an older Guide.
Girl Guides have a lot to travel for. Here is some information which might be useful for setting goals and planning international travel.
For further information about international Guiding, see Guides Australia
Planning an Overseas Trip
If you or a member of your Unit is planning a trip overseas, please contact your International Co-ordinator for a WAGGGS Introduction Card form. This form needs to be sent to Guide House. The introduction card will be sent to you once the form has been received and processed by Guide House.
If you are planning to take members of your Unit overseas you must contact the International Co-ordinator before you start making any arrangements. This is very important as any such trip has to go through the International Manager.
Anyone looking to attend an International event or wishing to be informed of upcoming international events is advised to contact the International Co-ordinator.
Your details will be placed on a "Ready to Go-list" so you will be one of the first to find out about International events. Notice for some events have a very short lead time so can't be advertised in Magpie.
Post Box (Penfriends)
Linking Girls, Adults and Units with penfriends around the World
It's rather wonderful, I think,
When friends are made by pen and ink.
A piece of paper, blue and white.
Someone decides that she will write,
To someone she has never seen,
Who lives where she has never been.
A pen becomes a magic wand,
When strangers start to correspond.
It's truly beautiful, I think,
The friendship sprung from pen and ink.
International Resources
For Girl Guides and Leaders who would like to use International resources, please contact International Co-ordinator through Guide House. Resources include:
- international Uniforms
- maps
- games
- resources on Guiding in other countries
- information on Four World Centres
- WAGGGS
Friends of the World Centres
Become a member of Friends of the World Centres - enjoy news from around the world, gain new international program ideas, find out about your opportunities to experience Guiding overseas, relive memories of past travels - discover your international Guiding potential!
As an Australian member of the Friends of the World Centres, you will receive one newsletter every term, covering:
- current news from each World Centre, including celebrations, renovations, seminars and new programs
- reports and photos from members working or visiting the World Centres
- information on upcoming opportunities for working at or visiting the World Centres
- fundraising ideas and reports; and
- recipes, crafts and games to help introduce you to Switzerland, India, England and Mexico - homes of our four World Centres.
You will also have the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping to ensure the continued operation of our four World Centres, providing hundreds of Guides and Girl Scouts with the opportunity to experience international Guiding.
All this can be yours for only $10 (adult members and Girl Guide Units) or $5 (youth members).
To become a Friend of the World Centres, send your expression of interest to International Co-ordinator through Guide House.
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