1. Day Month Year
Venue

2. Aim
To enthuse participants and increase awareness of the wide variety of international experiences available to all members of Girlguiding.

3. Objectives
The objectives of this session are to enable participants to:
have a greater awareness of WAGGGS and the countries that are members
have more of an understanding of where they fit in the WAGGGS family
be able to locate WAGGGS resources and create opportunities to use them in the unit
put together some exciting information about international opportunities to take back to the unit, and know where to discover more.

4. Where does this session fit into the Travelling Abroad Training Programme?
Discovering International Guiding
Made Easy…
Planning and Preparing
Participants and Parents
Leading and Evaluating
Further Afield

5. Where do we fit into the world of guiding?

6. Where do we fit into the world of guiding?
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
WAGGGS Region
Girlguiding
Country/Region
County
Division
District
YOU and the girls

8. WAGGGS > Take Action > Activities and Badges

9. Where are there WAGGGS countries?

10. Activity 1: Answers

11. WAGGGS World Regions

12. Pax Lodge

13. Our Chalet

14. Our Cabaña

15. Sangam

16. Departure Lounge Girlguiding UK Charity Challenges
Guiding Overseas Linked with Development (GOLD)
international camps in the UK
international camps abroad
joint trips with Scouts
County trips
International Community Experience (ICE)
Country/Region trips
exchange trips
open application trips where other participants are unknown
large international events (often run by Countries/Regions eg Capital Jig, Roam to Rome)
unit trips
service crew opportunities
Disneyland Paris etc
inter-railing trips
holidays at an accredited activity centre
World Centre trips

19. ‘A once-in-a-lifetime experience where I developed many life skills and made new friends.’

22. ‘Realising what is actually important in life, I don't really think I completely understood before.’

24. I otherwise never would have had the opportunity
‘Experiencing things
I otherwise never would have had the opportunity
to experience.’

26. ‘I am so grateful to those who made the trip possible and having thoroughly enjoyed myself, I would love to be able to provide these opportunities to others in the future.’

29. ‘It wouldn’t have been as special if we hadn’t planned it ourselves
‘It wouldn’t have been as special if we hadn’t planned it ourselves. We chose what we wanted to do and how we wanted to do it.’

31. ‘There were so many highlights of the trip, from adrenalin adventures and wildlife to cultural experiences, but the overall high was the group itself – an amazing group of girls and the close bonds and friendships we all made and will keep.’

34. ‘It has also shown me what other opportunities life can hold for me.’

36. ‘Doing something to give back
what I have gained from guiding.’

38. ‘The group I travelled with made it the trip of a lifetime; I have made friends I will keep in touch with for a long time.’

40. ‘The most amazing thing I've ever done in my life
‘The most amazing thing I've ever done in my life. Words can't describe how much this experience has changed my view of the world and my goals for the future.’

44. ‘I feel so lucky to be involved in guiding and be given such amazing opportunities.’

45. Summary Discovering International Guiding Made Easy…
Planning and Preparing
Participants and Parents
Leading and Evaluating
Further Afield