Woman of Outstanding Achievement

This award is given to women who have made an outstanding contribution to WAGGGS' mission in their chosen professional or volunteer work at a regional level.

It honours women who stand out as models in their professional and volunteer work, who have achieved much in the promotion of women’s rights and to advance the status of women.

The award is presented by each WAGGGS Region once every three years. Recipients for 2004 are:

• Europe
  April 2004 - Gro Harlem Brundtland, first female Prime Minister
  of Norway and former Chief of the World Health Organisation

• Asia Pacific
  May 2004 - Dr Estefania Aldaba Lim

• Africa
  July 2004 - Isabella Winkie Direko, second Woman Premier and
  Premier of the Free State Province, South Africa