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From a Girl Guide to a change-maker - How a Tanzanian Girl Guide is turning the tide on malnutrition
Valentine believes that commitment is everything and that true leadership means leading by example. As a Girl Guide, she fights for better nutrition and the empowerment of adolescent girls and women.
- 27th March 2020
- Africa
- Tanzania
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Food for thought! Girl Guide Najma Mohamed gets school meals on the agenda in Tanzania
17 year old Najma Mohamed is a Girl Powered Nutrition Advocacy Champion in Tanzania. She joined the girl scouts movement (WAGGGS) when she was 8 years old. Encouraged by her parents, she started developing leadership skills at an early age.
- 28th Jan. 2020
- Africa
- Tanzania
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Action on Body Confidence: Guides in SA hold body confidence photo shoot
Group Leader Segomotso and her guiding group, The Kgato Girl Guides Unit, took part in the Action on Body Confidence programme by holding activities including a swim suit photoshoot to celebrate body diversity.
- 14th Jan. 2020
- Africa
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Young women in Eastern Uganda stand up against gender based violence
Faith, Joan and Melda are three young leaders taking part in the Girls as Drivers of Change programme, which brings 22 WAGGGS young leaders and 22 of Save The Children’s young facilitators together to learn about ways to tackle gender based violence.
- 21st Oct. 2019
- Africa
- Uganda
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From Africa to Belize… more girls around the world take action against plastic pollution
For the last few months, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in Kenya and across Africa have been making changes in their lives and learning to become leaders in their communities as they work towards the 2019 Tide Turners Challenge Badge.
- 10th Sept. 2019
- Africa
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In remembrance - Juliah Mwashi
Juliah Mwashi, joined the Kenyan Girl Guide Association in 2016. She worked in the programme department as a branch coordinator in charge of the Young Leaders programme.
- 11th March 2019
- Africa
- Kenya
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Girl Guiding, the bridge for girls to cross divides of apartheid
Years before apartheid ended in South Africa, Girl Guides were meeting in secret, using their sisterhood and common passion to build bridges between segregated communities.
- 11th Oct. 2018
- Africa
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May your future remain unblessed
Kaelynne and Kamogelo are Girl Guides from Kenmare near Johannesburg and speaking out against blessers.
- 11th Oct. 2018
- Africa
- South_Africa
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No more human trafficking in our community
When then Sosukwana Girl Guides heard about a problem in their community they took action to make their streets safer. Read about their story and find out how you can take part in #16Days.
- 11th Oct. 2018
- Africa
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