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Miss India Shreya Chopra Takes Guiding Oath, Becomes Brand Ambassador of Bharat Scouts and Guides
Bharat Guides and Scouts has been reaching out to successful people from different walks of life to spread the word about scouting and guiding – in part to attract more young people to the movement.
- 17th Jan. 2019
- Global
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Guides in Chile campaign to outlaw street harassment
Guides and Scouts in Chile staged a flashmob on the streets of their capital city to demand laws to eradicate street harassment.
- 19th Dec. 2018
- Western_Hemisphere
- Chile
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Take part in Giving Tuesday 2018
We're proud to be an official partner of Giving Tuesday 2018.
- 16th Nov. 2018
- Global
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Malaysia Guides meet Government officials in drive to end child marriage
Girl Guides in Malaysia are at the forefront of a campaign to ban child marriage to protect generations of vulnerable girls.
- 13th Nov. 2018
- Asia_Pacific
- Malaysia
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The leadership event with a 100,000 reach
In 2019 the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) is hosting a leadership event which aims to reach over 100,000 young people.
- 11th Oct. 2018
- Global
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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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Girls represent WAGGGS at world's largest climate change conference
This December a team of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts will attend the world’s largest climate change event, Conference of the Parties, or COP 24. They will represent 10 million girls in 150 countries.
- 11th Oct. 2018
- Global
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Young people want action to end street harassment
Street harassment highlighted as part of global campaign to end gender-based violence.
- 11th Oct. 2018
- Global
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Guides aim to end gun violence and make streets safe
At the start of June Durban was awash with orange. Not in celebration, but in mourning for 9 year old Sadia, the latest casualty of South Africa’s gun violence problem.
- 11th Oct. 2018
- Global
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Cork collecting for kids and planet
Over 11 years Portugal Girl Guides collected enough corks to equal the weight of 32 cars, while also raising money to support children in need.
- 11th Oct. 2018
- Global